[Cardinal96]

(My prediction for Colorado- another butt-ugly game that we find a way to win, perhaps with another key stop by our defense in the fourth quarter.)

If that happened, we would have reached a new low.  The WSU/Colorado game notwithstanding, Colorado is much worse than WSU (and was very lucky to come back and win that game).  They are, by far, the least talented team in the Pac 12.  An average Pac 12 squad should demolish them.

I may be criticized for being negative about a 6-2 season.  There is nothing wrong with a 6-2 season and oddsmakers suggest that is where we should have ended up.  However, it isn't about the record for me.  It is a question of whether our team has played to our fullest potential and whether we see improvements week to week.  In many ways, we regressed yesterday, particularly on offense.  While Nunes threw no interceptions, there were several throws that could have been (and probably should have been) picked.  We scored 17 points against one of the worst Pac 12 defenses.  The pick six was from the defense.  And it should be noted that in our two losses, we held Washington to net 10 points (backing out the pick six) and Notre Dame to net 6 points in regulation (backing out the strip sack fumble TD).

[Cardinal96]

(My prediction for Colorado- another butt-ugly game that we find a way to win, perhaps with another key stop by our defense in the fourth quarter.)

If that happened, we would have reached a new low.  The WSU/Colorado game notwithstanding, Colorado is much worse than WSU (and was very lucky to come back and win that game).  They are, by far, the least talented team in the Pac 12.  An average Pac 12 squad should demolish them.

I may be criticized for being negative about a 6-2 season.  There is nothing wrong with a 6-2 season and oddsmakers suggest that is where we should have ended up.  However, it isn't about the record for me.  It is a question of whether our team has played to our fullest potential and whether we see improvements week to week.  In many ways, we regressed yesterday, particularly on offense.  While Nunes threw no interceptions, there were several throws that could have been (and probably should have been) picked.  We scored 17 points against one of the worst Pac 12 defenses.  The pick six was from the defense.  And it should be noted that in our two losses, we held Washington to net 10 points (backing out the pick six) and Notre Dame to net 6 points in regulation (backing out the strip sack fumble TD).