ESPN: It'll take more time for the Pac-10 to shake out

By Ted Miller

What we know about the Pac-10 at midseason is that we don't really know much just yet.  We don't know if USC matches past Trojan vintages and therefore is a prime national title contender, whether they are presently ranked Nos. 2 or 3 or 23. Sure, they ventured to Arkansas and feasted on piggy, but the Razorbacks certainly aren't an elite SEC team like, say, Auburn.  Whoops.

We also don't know what to make of California, which threw up on itself at Tennessee but still may be one of the nation's best teams -- see a dominant five-game stretch capped last weekend with a 45-24 manhandling of a good Oregon squad.

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