Best Case, Worst Case

Ted Miller has an interesting "best case/worst case" feature he's rolling out at his Pac-10 blog. He's working through the conference from top to bottom in expected order of finish, and in each post he details his idea of best case/worst case for each squad.

He's done four so far - so there'll be a couple more before he reaches UW - but it raises the question...what is the best case scenario for the Dawgs this year, and what is the worst case?

Obviously, we're getting an early taste of 'worst case' as Jake is shelved with a tweaked hammy. Assuming he rests up and is healthy for August 30, I tend to think the best case scenario could be pretty damned good. Without Jake, the glass is definitely half empty...