[StanfordMatt]

Ducks go down. Good riddance.

We root for the Pac. Oregon lost to almost a complete team of transfers.

I know I'm in the minority on this but I've never been able to root for other PAC-10/12 teams in the postseason. It just seems so unnatural to cultivate an animosity towards conference rivals in the regular seasons of respective sports year after year and then flip the switch and start cheering for them in the postseason. Yankee fans don't cheer for the Red Sox in the World Series simply because they both represent the AL East.

In years past, there was an argument to be made that the collegiately of conference members was what separated college sports from the pros and why it made sense to support one another. I think that fairy tale has been debunked in the era of conference realignment. If Oregon or Arizona or Colorado think it's in their best interest to bolt for the Big 10 or Big 12, they're going to do it and not give "loyalty" to other PAC-12 schools a second thought. It's a business just like the pros.

The other arguments I've heard in favor of supporting conference foes are that their success buoys the rest of the conference's strength of schedule and that the postseason payouts support all conference members. I've just never found either of these very compelling.

[StanfordMatt]

Ducks go down. Good riddance.

We root for the Pac. Oregon lost to almost a complete team of transfers.

I know I'm in the minority on this but I've never been able to root for other PAC-10/12 teams in the postseason. It just seems so unnatural to cultivate an animosity towards conference rivals in the regular seasons of respective sports year after year and then flip the switch and start cheering for them in the postseason. Yankee fans don't cheer for the Red Sox in the World Series simply because they both represent the AL East.

In years past, there was an argument to be made that the collegiately of conference members was what separated college sports from the pros and why it made sense to support one another. I think that fairy tale has been debunked in the era of conference realignment. If Oregon or Arizona or Colorado think it's in their best interest to bolt for the Big 10 or Big 12, they're going to do it and not give "loyalty" to other PAC-12 schools a second thought. It's a business just like the pros.

The other arguments I've heard in favor of supporting conference foes are that their success buoys the rest of the conference's strength of schedule and that the postseason payouts support all conference members. I've just never found either of these very compelling.