
 By Spencer McLaughlin of Locked on CFB for SuperWest Sports
October 2, 2023

The best performances often came from teams like Colorado and Arizona in losing efforts—which bodes well for those teams going forward despite the loss.
On today’s episode of Locked On Pac-12, I look at how each Pac-12 fanbase should be feeling after their week 5 performances.
USC had the most letdown performance on Saturday by allowing Colorado to go for over 550 yards of total offense in what turned into a closely contested game.
Conference realignment has, and currently is, threatening traditional rivalries in College Football.
The Pac-12 is poised to lose several decades-long matchups once the league disperses, but what about some of the biggest rivalries like the Apple Cup and the Civil War?
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