I concur, the 12 still has 3 games to play and we could still end up a 500 conference. Where as the PAC 10 can do no worse than 60% in there bowls.
"I concur, the 12 still has 3 games to play and we could still end up a 500 conference. Where as the PAC 10 can do no worse than 60% in there bowls."
You're right except the 12 put in 8 teams and 6 of these are average at best and 5 of the 8 were underdogs so 500 would be considered a solid above average performance especially considered how maligned the 12 has been this year. The 10 on the other hand put in 5 teams so the concentration of better teams is significant. Of those all five were favorites and some significantly. From a betting standpoint the 10 should fare well with 3-2 being an under achieving performance. Against the spread the 10 is 1-3 and the 12 is 5-0. That says alot about performance against expectations and against the level of competitiion each has faced so far. The 10 hasn't played a ranked team in the bowls yet while the 12 has knocked off three ranked teams including the #6 Ducks.
I just wish our guys coulda played unranked teams Rutgers, BYU, Northwestern, and Oklahoma instead of #23 Clemson, #20 Michigan, #6 Oregon, #14 TCU, #13 Alabama, and unranked South Carolina and Houston.
Though, in their 4 games, the Pac 10 has given up 124 points, while the Big XII has given up only 105 in 5 games. That is notable, I think.