The Pac-12 has not been back to the College Football Playoff since Washington last appeared in the 2016-17 season. To some, the idea of an 8-game schedule to boost teams' records (and, by default, their CFP hopes) is something the conference could do to get a team closer to the final 4 at the end of the College Football regular season. Though it would be the same number of conference games as the SEC and ACC play, this approach to getting a CFP-caliber team from the west coast is misguided.
On today's episode of Locked On Pac-12, Spencer McLaughlin explains why an 8-game conference schedule is not a good idea despite some thinking otherwise. For a Pac-12 team to get back to the CFP, playing 1 less conference game has not been what has held west coast teams back from getting there in the past. Aside from Oregon in 2019, no team was "1 game away"--and even then, having an 8-game conference slate would not have assured the Ducks a slot in the Playoff.
The next Pac-12 Football coach to get an evaluation on the show is Cal Bears HC Justin Wilcox. Entering his 5th full season (6th overall), Wilcox might have a slightly warm seat underneath him up in Berkeley. Despite being at a program without a rich tradition of winning, the pressure may slowly be mounting for Wilcox to get things moving in a forward trajectory--and the offense has to be better for that to happen.
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