There was a mano a mano attitude prevalent as UCLA and Washington State prepare to play at the Rose Bowl on Saturday.
"My mind-set is the guy across from me is not going to win no matter what, 10 out of 10 I'm going to win," Washington State receiver Dominique Williams said.
The counterpoint was offered by UCLA safety Jaleel Wadood.
"That might be his mind-set, but we have a mind-set of our own that we're not going to get beat," Wadood said. "We'll see what happens."
Those individual moments will do a lot to frame the big picture in the Pac-12.