For the first 2 years of the Pac-12, I would go:
1. USC
2. UCLA
3. ASU
4. Utah
5. Arizona
6. Colorado
We are 13-12 and 7-11 in conference. Arizona is 12-13 and 6-12 in conference. 1-1 head to head with each team winning on the road. If the top 3 don't change, then the winner of the Utah-Arizona game this year will have the edge in perception/expectations moving forward.
FWIW, from the USC newsletter that I get:
Haden's outlook for the 2013 football season...
If you told me all 67 of our currently healthy and eligible scholarship guys will remain healthy, we could have a really good season. Injuries will happen, as they do in football, so depth is going to be the biggest question for us. I am optimistic though. I think our defense is really going to be a lot better from what I have seen. When I evaluated last season, everyone talks about offensive issues, but it was really defense. We lost games scoring 51 and 36 points. New defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast has a different style, and with an influx of impact freshman on defense, I expect us to improve on that side of the ball.
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