In early June of 2009, Sam Saig and I launched http://www.allpac10.com.

After doing some extensive research in the field, we realized that with the exception of Ted Miller on ESPN, no one on the internet had a substantial blog dedicated to the Pac-10 as a conference. There are plenty of great blogs out there for each individual team, but the conference as a whole is largely uncovered.

With the help of Wordpress, I was able to design the site from scratch. I also did all of the graphic design on the site, including the banner and the layouts of the individual posts.

Google News recognized Allpac10.com as a source for sports news, and published our articles at http://news.google.com/.

From July 2009 – November 2009, Allpac10.com averaged over 17,000 visits per month.

Allpac10.com was active from June 2009 – January 2010.

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FEATURES

Position Breakdowns – During the preseason, Sam and I wrote in-depth previews of every position on each team. I wrote the offensive line and defensive line pieces.

Matchups and Notes – Sam and I broke down and gave our predictions on every Pac-10 game of the 2009 football season, and also wrote post-game notes for every team each week.

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OPINION ARTICLES

11/01/09: Arguing Both Sides – Oregon Ducks and Boise State Broncos

09/12/09: Matt Barkley becomes a hero overnight as USC Trojans beat Ohio State Buckeyes

09/04/09: LeGarrette Blount’s post game punch should result in season long suspension

07/25/09: Pete Carroll Does it Again; QB Jesse Scroggins Commits to USC

06/11/09: Nick Montana – Taking the Hard Road

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