ESPN has put out their updated SP+ numbers. Obviously doesn't mean a lot, but here is where we rank vs our competition:
45. Wash. St. 7.9 39.1 (13) 31.1 (101)
114. Utah St. -10.8 23.0 (99) 33.8 (113)
Unranked - Portland State
14. USC 19.7 40.4 (9) 20.7 (33)
21. @ Utah 16.7 34.3 (35) 17.6 (14)
53. @ California 6.0 31.7 (51) 25.6 (60)
78. Oregon St. 0.6 34.4 (34) 33.8 (114)
64. Stanford 3.3 32.3 (48) 29.1 (92)
31. BYU 12.9 36.1 (24) 23.1 (47)
22. @ Arizona St. 16.3 35.2 (29) 18.9 (20)
15. @ Oregon 19.0 38.0 (19) 19.0 (21)
96. Arizona -4.9 28.3 (75) 33.2 (111)
13. @ Washington 20.2 39.7 (11) 19.5 (25)
If their predictions are any kind of accurate, Utah State, Portland State, Oregon State, Stanford and Arizona are all games that we should be well positioned to win. We get them all in Pullman and on paper, ESPN views WSU as the stronger team. Utah, ASU, Oregon and UW all look like probable road losses. USC looks like a home loss at this point.
Our bowl chances look to ride on how we fare against Cal in Berkeley and at home against BYU. Nothing really revolutionary of course. If our defense ends up being stronger than expected, which a lot of people on here and other places seem to be confident of, 7-5 (4-5) starts looking pretty likely. Utah has proven that they can be pretty mediocre when their QB play isn't up to snuff and that might be the case this year and ASU has plenty of controversy surrounding their program. Even though I don't think we'll win either one of those, I think either one is vulnerable if our pass defense is better.
Glad to be getting close to the season.
45. Wash. St. 7.9 39.1 (13) 31.1 (101)
114. Utah St. -10.8 23.0 (99) 33.8 (113)
Unranked - Portland State
14. USC 19.7 40.4 (9) 20.7 (33)
21. @ Utah 16.7 34.3 (35) 17.6 (14)
53. @ California 6.0 31.7 (51) 25.6 (60)
78. Oregon St. 0.6 34.4 (34) 33.8 (114)
64. Stanford 3.3 32.3 (48) 29.1 (92)
31. BYU 12.9 36.1 (24) 23.1 (47)
22. @ Arizona St. 16.3 35.2 (29) 18.9 (20)
15. @ Oregon 19.0 38.0 (19) 19.0 (21)
96. Arizona -4.9 28.3 (75) 33.2 (111)
13. @ Washington 20.2 39.7 (11) 19.5 (25)
If their predictions are any kind of accurate, Utah State, Portland State, Oregon State, Stanford and Arizona are all games that we should be well positioned to win. We get them all in Pullman and on paper, ESPN views WSU as the stronger team. Utah, ASU, Oregon and UW all look like probable road losses. USC looks like a home loss at this point.
Our bowl chances look to ride on how we fare against Cal in Berkeley and at home against BYU. Nothing really revolutionary of course. If our defense ends up being stronger than expected, which a lot of people on here and other places seem to be confident of, 7-5 (4-5) starts looking pretty likely. Utah has proven that they can be pretty mediocre when their QB play isn't up to snuff and that might be the case this year and ASU has plenty of controversy surrounding their program. Even though I don't think we'll win either one of those, I think either one is vulnerable if our pass defense is better.
Glad to be getting close to the season.