Forget those pesky X’s and O’s. Maybe all it takes to win the Pac-12 South is redirecting one’s vast internal resources to foster a multidimensional approach that will leverage innovative synergies into elevated results.
Arizona State either provided a novel blueprint for success when it hired coach Herm Edwards and announced a new NFL-style management structure or merely took corporate-speak to unprecedented levels of gobbledygook.
UCLA brought in Chip Kelly in hopes of making the Rose Bowl a regular destination beyond its home games. It may take at least a year to get there, considering that sports betting website Bovada listed the over-under on the Bruins’ victory total this season at 5½.