With college football season just around the corner, most of the buzz around the country is centered around defending champion Alabama and whether some of the other heavyweights around the country can knock off the Tide.
Will it be Clemson or Miami from the ACC? Ohio State or Michigan from the Big Ten? How about Georgia or Auburn from the SEC?
The Pac-12, meanwhile, comes into the season with some reputation building to be done and an early opportunity to make some national noise.
After going 1-8 in bowl games last season — the worst bowl record ever for a Power 5 conference — and missing the College Football Playoff for the second time in four years, the Pac-12 is viewed as a notch below its peers.