Non doog take:
Washington, at this point, is a better program than the middle grouping of Wisconsin, Iowa, MSU, UCLA. Washington is a step below the blue bloods OSU, Michigan, SC as well as Penn St.
IMO the first 2-3 seasons in the BIG will be an opportunity for the near future power dynamic to be set that will influence the following decade for recruiting, tv time slots, a seat at the table for future decision making on CFBs direction.
Obviously winning against the top of the conference would be nice but short of that beating those middle teams as well as Nebraska (sleeping not dead) and Oregon, who are most likely viewed as UWs contemporaries, consistently will be important.
I need an editor.
USC is something like 1/5 in conference championship appearances in the Pac 12 in the easiest division in power 5.
Last year they missed Oregon and Washington and still lost to fucking Utah twice.
Lost to Tulane with their talent.