Pac-12 preview

UCLA and Washington the surprises

Transcript

00:00 Arizona looks like the class of the field. I mean, they're the only ones in the top 25 and Arizona's in the top 5.

00:07 So they are clearly the best team at this point. Now, UCLA has been a major disappointment.

00:13 Now, I know they have a loss of a lot of talent from that team, but you just sort of expect Mick Cronin to make something out of that squad.

00:22 And I still expect him to do so. Now, I don't know whether they're going to challenge Arizona for the conference title,

00:27 but they've got to be better than what they've shown so far. The surprise so far is Washington.

00:32 And the one that's the game that sticks out is that win over Gonzaga.

00:36 That's a really nice win for Washington. Whether they can continue to do that when teams are preparing for them, we'll see.

00:44 USC is another team that sort of hasn't been as good as we expected them to be.

00:48 I expect them to be one of the standout defensive teams, as they usually are under infield.

00:53 Hasn't been that way. Cal is a big question mark.

00:57 They have some nice individual players, and they've very seldom had all five of their top players together.

01:04 I think they will when conference play starts, so we'll see whether that actually has an effect on them.

01:11 Washington State is an interesting squad. They're going to be tough to beat, especially up in Pullman.

01:18 So we'll see what happens.