There’s lots to dissect in this season’s unusual 7-game schedule. The shortened season and unusual timeline with the delayed start have captured most of the headlines. Outside of those storylines, we’ve all gone through our usual schedule analysis. When’s the big games? Who do we travel to? Who did we draw as our cross-division opponent?
While the big games and usual questions suck all the oxygen out of the room, its the trap games that have been bigger stumbling blocks in recent years. Everyone knows that we’ll bring our A-game against Oregon, Stanford, and Cal. Those are the games that have decided the Pac-12 North in recent years, but the shortened season makes every game worth that much more.