Monthly Archives: September 2012

The Pac-12 is full of early surprises. Jon Embree’s Buffs are in first place in the South (tied with Arizona State) and Mike Riley’s Beavers are tied with No. 2 Oregon and No. 8 Stanford in the North. Congratulations to … Continue reading →

The Pac-12 had an impressive non-conference run with notable wins over Illinois, Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Wisconsin. Five conference members are ranked in this week’s Associated Press poll. And then there are the Buffs. At least for one more day … Continue reading →

The Buffs will take a one-game road winning streak to Fresno State. OK, there’s your positive note of the week. And now it’s time for my Week 3 Pac-12 predictions sure to go wrong: TONIGHT’S GAME Washington State (1-1) at … Continue reading →

Once I asked Tad Boyle why his practices are open to the media when so many of his peers’ are closed. “We’re not curing cancer in here,” Colorado’s head coach noted. On Thursday, Boyle will actually do his part to … Continue reading →

Week 2 was a rough one for the old Under the Rim crystal ball. I went a humbling 7-5 and fell to 0-2 picking the Buffs straight up. Outside of Boulder, it was a surprisingly good week for the Pac-12, … Continue reading →

The Pac-12 went 8-3 on opening weekend, including a 2-2 record against the Mountain West. This week the conference will be tested more nationally with three games against Big Ten competition and matchups with the ACC, Big East and SEC. … Continue reading →

I would pat myself on the back for going 10-1 straight up on my Week 1 Pac-12 picks, but the team I’m supposed to know the best was the one I didn’t recognize on Saturday. Blaming the closed practices in … Continue reading →