On the Pac-12 bowl picture, the Heisman, the Eagles’ curious two-point call and more …
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On the Pac-12 bowl picture, the Heisman, the Eagles’ curious two-point call and more …

A few football thoughts, along with a closing note about golf …

• The lineup of Pac-12 bowl affiliates has been slimmed considerably with the shut-down of the Sun, Holiday, Redbox and Las Vegas Bowls for this year due to COVID-19 complications.

That leaves the Rose Bowl — a CFP semifinal game this year, meaning that the Pac-12 will almost certainly not be a participant — the Alamo Bowl, the L.A. Bowl and the Independence Bowl. The Pac-12 requires a team to be .500 or better to be bowl eligible, so if a team is able to get in its scheduled seven games, it must go 4-3.

The conference has yet to announce a plan for the final weekend of regular-season play (Dec. 18-19).

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From Lincoln Logs to football stadiums: Jim Wilson’s thoughts on each of the Pac-12 venues …
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From Lincoln Logs to football stadiums: Jim Wilson’s thoughts on each of the Pac-12 venues …

It is a strange feeling to watch a football game without fans in the stands. It is even stranger to watch college football on Saturdays knowing that Pac-12 football stadiums are sitting idle.

Through these unprecedented times, I’ve learned how much I appreciate all the pageantry and build-up around the stadiums and the energy that college football fans bring to the overall atmosphere.

And I miss the stadiums themselves.

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