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UCLA defeats USC 38-28 and represents Pac-12 South for second year
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For only the second time in 14 contests, UCLA has defeated arch-rival USC. This time the Pac-12 Championship game was on the line, for both teams. The probably was the expected outcome when the Pac-12 South Division was formed.
Is this a championship? Or are the division winners just representatives to the Championship?
Here is what the media guides said for last season:
Media guides
The USC 2012 Football media guide says:
"Troy beat both representatives in the Pac-12 Championship Game, Oregon and UCLA" pg 12, similar on pg 6
"Despite finishing 2 games behind USC in the standings, UCLA entered the game guaranteed to be the Pac12 South’s representative in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game in place of the Trojans." pg 64
[Conference Finish] "10-2, 7-2, 1st South" "USC banned from Pac-12 Championship Game and post-season bowls because of NCAA penalty" Pg 93
"USC has captured 38 conference championships" (multiple pages, also in the Pac-12 media guide. This is the full conference championship, Oregon was the 2011)
The UCLA 2012 Football media guide says:
"Eighth-ranked Oregon topped South Division Champion UCLA in the ?rst annual Pac-12 Championship contest." pg 74
"[Conference Finish] W-6, L-8, T-0; Pct. .429 Pac-12 South Division Champion" pg 137
The Pac-12 Media guide says:
"[UCLA] 2011 RESULTS (6-8, 5-4 in Pac-12 South, 1st)" pg 25
"[Lane Kiffins coaching record] 2011 USC 10-2 7-2 [Place] 1st* * - Ineligible for postseason Pac-12 Football Championship Game" pg 26
"[USC] 2011 RESULTS (10-2, 7-2 in Pac-12 South, 1st)" pg 27
"The Ducks were the North Division representative, and with the best overall conference record (8-1), served as hosts of the inaugural game, while the Bruins were the South Division representative. " pg 34
"The Championship game will match the winner of the North Division vs. the winner of the South Division. "
USC had the best record in the South Division of the Pac-12 in 2011, and a first place finish. But, they were not the South Division champion, and do not claim to be in their media guide. They were not eligible for any further play following their last regular season game. UCLA does make the claim of being South Division Champion in their media guide. The Pac-12 media guide is ambiguous as to the word "champion" in reference to the division winners. The word champion is used many times in the Pac-12 media guide, but not to refer to the winners of the football divisions. Any claims by either team get an asterisk. The asterisk is due to USCs violations and subsequent penalties stemming from playing Reggie Bush in the 2005 season.
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Posted on Friday, November 23, 2012 @ 12:48:08 UTC by BB
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