The pandemic-shortened Pac-12 schedule worked out well for the Huskies, as long as the top priority is maximizing the number of wins in the conference. Washington drew Arizona at home. For all the historical trouble with teams from the desert, the Wildcats look like one of the conference’s weaker teams this season and they’re likely to pose less of a challenge than most of the other options from the South.
Today, let’s consider who we would most like to face if given the option of playing another Pac-12 South team. Would it be better to increase the odds of a bankable victory, or improve our overall resume against a more challenging foe?