The best part of the start of conference play in the PAC 12 is the sense that the games finally start "for real" and that what we see on the field from here on out is a good representation of what each team is and is not. No more do we need to qualify our observations about the competition with "but look who they played".
The second best part of the start of conference play is that the number of words required to write this piece each week shrinks dramatically. That's good for you and for me.
WIN / WIN, baby.