Podcast of Champions

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping the final five bowl games for the Conference of Champions including a pair of disappointing losses in New Year’s Six bowls and a pair of late game collapses by the Los Angeles programs. Overall the Pac-12 went 3-4 in bowl games, an improvement over the 0-7 bowl record for the conference from the previous two seasons, but still a disappointing finish with USC losing to Tulane in the Cotton Bowl and Utah losing to Penn State in the Rose Bowl.

There was some good news for the PAC with yet another 1-point bowl win for Oregon (third in a row), taking down North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl and Washington’s victory over Texas in the Alamo Bowl.

As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics.

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FINAL Season Record for Picks ATS: Ryan (52-44-2), Dave (56-40-2)

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In this episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio recapping the first two Pac-12 bowl games with Oregon State absolutely crushing Florida in the Las Vegas Bowl and Washington State getting absolutely crushed by Fresno State in the Los Angeles Bowl. Newly extended head coach Jonathan Smith led the Beavers to an incredible 10-win season (including field goal losses to USC and Washington), setting OSU up for what should be another impressive season in 2023. Jake Dickert’s Cougars have more work to do, replacing both coordinators plus several transfers and finding an offense that is capable of getting the ball down the field.

The guys also preview the final five bowl games for the Conference of Champions including Utah’s second-straight Rose Bowl and USC heading to Texas for the Cotton Bowl.

Oregon got some good news this weekend when quarterback Bo Nix announced that he would be returning to the team in 2023. The Pac-12 quarterback situation is as bright as it has ever been with Nix, Michael Penix coming back at Washington and of course Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams at USC.

The UC Regents approved UCLA’s departure for the Big Ten but the Bruins will likely be paying the University of California at Berkeley several million dollars per year to help out the Golden Bears athletic department.

As always Dave and Ryan spend the last part of the show answering your voicemails, texts and emails with questions about Pac-12 football plus lots of other topics.

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Bowl picks against the spread:

• No.15 Oregon vs. North Carolina (+14.5) – Ryan (Oregon), Dave (NC)
• No. 20 Texas vs. No.12 Washington (+4) – Ryan(Texas), Dave (UW)
• Pittsburgh vs. No.18 UCLA (-4) – Ryan (Pitt), Dave (UCLA)
• No. 16 Tulane vs. No.10 USC (-2.5) – Ryan (USC), Dave (Tulane)
• No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 8 Utah (-2.5) – Ryan (PSU), Dave (Utah)

Picks ATS Season record: Ryan (50-41-2), Dave (53-38-2)

POC POWER RANKINGS:

1. Utah
2. USC
3. Washington
4. Oregon State
5. Oregon
6. UCLA
7. Washington State
8. Arizona
9. Arizona State 
10. California
11. Stanford
12. Colorado

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In this episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio talking about the Pac-12 landing a major award with USC quarterback Caleb Williams winning the Heisman Trophy, the first for the Conference of Champions since Marcus Mariota took home the hardware for Oregon in 2014. Williams nabbed 544 of the 929 first place votes and won all six regions while landing on 88.5% of the ballots (10th best all-time). Washington quarterback Michael Penix led the nation in passing yards and finished in the top-10 of the Heisman voting.

Later this week Oregon State will take on Florida in the Las Vegas Bowl and Washington State will face off against Mountain West Champion Fresno State in the LA Bowl. Ryan and Dave preview both of these match-ups and give their picks against the spread.

The guys also talk about some major coaching and player news throughout the Pac-12, starting with Stanford hiring Sacramento State head coach Troy Taylor to take over for David Shaw. They also discuss new Colorado head coach Deion Sanders filling out his staff and hitting the transfer portal and recruiting path with a purpose. Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham is also making some big hires including a couple from within the conference and a legendary Arizona high school coach.

There has also been some major roster movement in the Pac-12 via the NCAA Transfer Portal including a team captain leaving Tempe for Michigan and stud linebacker departing Stanford for Salt Lake City.

And sadly the guys talk about former Washington State head coach Mike Leach passing away at the age of 61. Ryan and Dave share some of their favorite stories about The Pirate whose wide open spread offenses changed college football as we know it today.

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Bowl picks against the spread:

• Florida vs. No. 14 Oregon State (-10) – Ryan (OSU), Dave (OSU)
• Washington State vs. Fresno State (-3) – Ryan (WSU), Dave (FSU)

Picks ATS Season record: Ryan (49-40-2), Dave (51-38-2)

POC POWER RANKINGS:

1. Utah
2. USC
3. Washington
4. Oregon State
5. Oregon
6. UCLA
7. Washington State
8. Arizona
9. Arizona State 
10. California
11. Stanford
12. Colorado

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In this episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio talking about the Utah Utes defeating the USC Trojans 47-24 in Las Vegas. The victory secured Kyle Whittingham’s second-straight Pac-12 Championship and another Rose Bowl berth, this time against Penn State.

Colorado was also making noise in the Pac-12 footprint by hiring Coach Prime to take over the struggling football program. Deion Sanders is leaving Jackson State to come to Boulder and there will likely be a lot of roster turnover before the start of the 2023 football season. Ryan and Dave talk about this monumental hire in the Conference of Champions and why they think this can work for the Buffs.

The guys also go over where the rest of the Pac-12 programs are going bowling and how the Conference of Champions is being impacted by the newly opened NCAA Transfer Portal.

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Picks ATS Season record: Ryan (49-40-2), Dave (51-38-2)

POC POWER RANKINGS:

1. Utah
2. USC
3. Washington
4. Oregon State
5. Oregon
6. UCLA
7. Washington State
8. Arizona
9. Arizona State 
10. California
11. Stanford
12. Colorado

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In this episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back in studio previewing the Pac-12 Championship between the USC Trojans and the Utah Utes. These two squads faced off back on October 15 with Kyle Whittingham’s Utes edging out Lincoln Riley’s Trojans 43-42 on a two-point conversion with under a minute to play in the game.

The guys talk about how they think this match-up will go and make their pick against the spread, currently listed as USC -3 over Utah. They also discuss the Pac-12 decision to eliminate divisions in an attempt to create a better matchup that in this case potentially took away the more compelling game. With the division format USC would have won the South and faced off against Washington who would have won the North. The Huskies not only have one more win than Utah but they also have one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the country, Indiana transfer Michael Penix.

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Pac-12 Championship Picks ATS:

No. 11 Utah at No. 4 USC (-3) – Ryan (USC), Dave (USC)

Picks ATS Season record: Ryan (49-39-2), Dave (51-37-2)

POC POWER RANKINGS:

1. USC
2. Utah
3. Washington
4. Oregon State
5. Oregon
6. UCLA
7. Washington State
8. Arizona
9. Arizona State 
10. California
11. Stanford
12. Colorado

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In this emergency episode of the Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods give their thoughts on the breaking news that Stanford head coach David Shaw announced he is stepping down from his position effective immediately. Saturday night the Cardinal fell to BYU at home 35-26 but Shaw said his decision was already made over the Thanksgiving weekend. Ryan and Dave talk about this major shakeup in the Pac-12 coaching ranks with the four-time Pac-12 coach of the year and winningest coach in Stanford history finally moving aside.

They also discuss the other major head coaching news with Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham returning home to Tempe, taking over as head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. Dillingham was officially announced as ASU’s head man just hours after the Ducks lost a stunner in Corvallis that, along with Washington’s win in the Apple Cup, knocked them out of a chance to play for the Pac-12 Championship.

Oh, and there is also a ton of Pac-12 football the boys will recap including the Trojans putting a capper on an 11-1 season with a controlling win over Notre Dame, Utah scoring all the points against Colorado, Jedd Fisch getting some Territorial revenge and lots more!

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Picks ATS week 13: Ryan (5-2), Dave (6-1) – Season record: Ryan (49-39-2), Dave (51-37-2)

POC POWER RANKINGS:

1. USC
2. Utah
3. Washington
4. Oregon State
5. Oregon
6. UCLA
7. Washington State
8. Arizona
9. Arizona State 
10. California
11. Stanford
12. Colorado

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Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping what they thought would be an all chalk Pac-12 football weekend with heavy home favorites cruising to victories. Turns out, week 11 was total chaos with Conference of Champions cannibalism going on, knocking out two of the three hopefuls for the Pac-12 to make the College Football Playoffs for the first time since 2016.

Things got off to a rocky start Friday night with Colorado leading USC 3-2 after the first quarter. The Trojans righted the ship and blew out the Buffs as expected, but it set the table for a bad vibes Saturday for two of the other title contenders. Oregon had the marquee matchup with Washington, but the Ducks were still two touchdown favorites at home. The Huskies had other plans and pulled off the stunning upset thanks to another huge night from transfer quarterback Michael Penix. With Oregon losing, it opened up conference championship opportunities and eliminated some strange tiebreakers for the LA schools. In one of the Pac-12 After Dark games UCLA couldn’t take advantage and fell to three touchdown underdog Arizona, putting their Pac-12 title on life support.

Week 12 features another full slate of Pac-12 games with a virtual semifinal that has USC travelling to the Rose Bowl to take on UCLA and Utah heading to Eugene to take on Oregon.

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Pac-12 Week 12 Picks ATS:

• Washington State at Arizona (+4) – Ryan (WSU), Dave (Arizona)
• Oregon State at Arizona State (+7.5) – Ryan (ASU), Dave (OSU)
• Stanford at California (-4.5) – Ryan (Cal), Dave (Stanford)
• No. 8 USC at No. 12 UCLA (+2.5) – Ryan (USC), Dave (USC)
• Colorado at No. 25 Washington (-30) – Ryan (UW), Dave (UW)
• No. 13 Utah at No. 8 Oregon (-3) – Ryan (Utah), Dave (Utah)

Week 11 record: Ryan (3-3), Dave (3-3) — Season record: Ryan (40-36-1), Dave (42-34-1)

POC POWER RANKINGS:

1. Utah
2. USC
3. Washington
4. Oregon
5. UCLA
6. Oregon State
7. Washington State
8. Arizona
9. Arizona State 
10. California
11. Stanford
12. Colorado

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Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping what started off as a competitive Pac-12 football weekend with a compelling Friday night game between Washington and Oregon State but quickly turned into what was mostly blowout central on Saturday. After an impressive run picking against the spread last weekend Ryan and Dave struggled in their predictions for week ten.

Week eleven is another full slate of Pac-12 games kicking off on Friday again with USC and Colorado followed by some potential clunkers on Saturday outside of the main event, Oregon hosting Washington in one of the best rivalries in the conference.

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Pac-12 Week 11 Picks ATS:

• Colorado at No. 8 USC (-34) – Ryan (CU), Dave (CU)
• Arizona State at Washington State (-8) – Ryan (WSU), Dave (WSU)
• No. 25 Washington at No. 6 Oregon (-13.5) – Ryan (Oregon), Dave (Oregon)
• California at Oregon State (-14) – Ryan (OSU), Dave (OSU)
• Stanford at No. 13 Utah (-24) – Ryan (Utah), Dave (Utah)
• Arizona at No. 12 UCLA (19.5) – Ryan (UCLA), Dave (UCLA)

Week 10 record: Ryan (1-5), Dave (2-4) — Season record: Ryan (37-33-1), Dave (39-31-1)

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POC POWER RANKINGS:

1. Oregon
2. UCLA
3. Utah
4. USC
5. Washington
6. Oregon State
7. Washington State
8. Arizona State
9. Arizona
10. California
11. Stanford
12. Colorado

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Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping another exciting weekend of Pac-12 football that featured five games, four with double-digit spreads and four road favorites notching victories. The action got started on Thursday night with a hobbled Utah squad that took down Washington State in Pullman despite the biggest surprise of the weekend, star quarterback Cam Rising who was a game time scratch.

On Saturday the Ducks continued their winning ways with an 18-point road win over Cal in which Bo Nix accounted for six touchdowns including three on the ground. USC was also banged up heading into the desert without top starters on both sides of the ball, but was still able to hold on for an 8-point win over Arizona. In the interim head coaching bowl Arizona State outlasted Colorado in Bounder and UCLA decimated Stanford at the Rose Bowl.

The guys also discuss the Big 12’s new media rights deal and what they think it means for the Pac-12 and Stanford stamping out fun by banning the Tree mascot for the rest of the season. Plus with Oregon, Utah, USC and UCLA 15-0 against the rest of the conference, which program has the best shot to knock off any of the top-4? And congrats to Oregon State who entered the AP top-25 despite being on a bye week!

Looking ahead to week ten all 12 teams are in action featuring Oregon State at Washington on Friday night.

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Pac-12 Week 10 Picks ATS:

• No. 24 Oregon State at Washington (-4.5) – Ryan (UW), Dave (UW)
• No. 8 Oregon at Colorado (+31.5) – Ryan (CU), Dave (Oregon)
• Washington State at Stanford (+5.5) – Ryan (Stanford), Dave (Stanford)
• Arizona at No. 12 Utah (-17.5) – Ryan (Utah), Dave (Utah)
• No. 10 UCLA at Arizona State (+10.5) – Ryan (ASU), Dave (ASU)
• California at No. 9 USC (-21) – Ryan (USC), Dave (USC)

Week 9 record: Ryan (4-1), Dave (5-0) — Season record: Ryan (36-28-1), Dave (37-27-1)

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POC POWER RANKINGS:

1. Oregon
2. UCLA
3. USC
4. Utah
5. Oregon State
6. Washington
7. Washington State
8. Arizona State
9. Arizona
10. California
11. Stanford
12. Colorado

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Podcast of Champion hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back together again in studio recapping another exciting weekend of Pac-12 football that once again showed how important home field advantage is in the conference. Week eight had only four contests and three of the four home teams notched victories with the lone road team (Washington) failing to cover the 7.5 point spread at Cal. The marquee match-up was of course the Bruins on the road at Oregon leaving the Ducks as the lone Pac-12 team left undefeated in conference play. There are some wild scenarios for which two teams make the conference title game in this first season with no divisions with UCLA, Oregon, USC and Utah as the main teams in contention to make it to Las Vegas.

The guys also discuss what Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkiff had to say at basketball media day including comments about his letter to the UC Board of Regents that asked the board to block the Bruins from leaving the conference. He also doubled-down on his statement that UCLA would be worse off financially leaving for the Big Ten than it would be staying in the Pac-12.

Looking ahead to week nine we get things started with a tough road test for Utah heading to Pullman to play Washington State on Thursday night followed by what mostly look like lopsided contests on Saturday outside of the interim coach bowl with Arizona State at Colorado.

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Pac-12 Week 9 Picks ATS:

• No. 14 Utah at Washington State (+7) – Ryan (WSU), Dave (WSU)
• No. 8 Oregon at California (+17) – Ryan (Cal), Dave (Oregon)
• No. 10 USC at Arizona (+15.5) – Ryan (Arizona), Dave (Arizona)
• Arizona State at Colorado (+13.5) – Ryan (Colorado), Dave (Colorado)
• Stanford at No. 12 UCLA (-16.5) – Ryan (UCLA), Dave (UCLA)

Week 8 record: Ryan (2-2), Dave (1-3) — Season record: Ryan (32-27-1), Dave (32-27-1)

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POC POWER RANKINGS:

1. Oregon
2. UCLA
3. USC
4. Utah
5. Oregon State
6. Washington
7. Washington State
8. Arizona
9. Stanford
10. Arizona State
11. California
12. Colorado

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