sidelines Emerald sports magazine Wednesday, November 9, 1983 Can we compete in the Pacific-10? 4B Can anything be done? Oregon spends much of its time serving as the Pacific-10 Conference’s doormat. Athletic Director Rick Bay offers how the Ducks can get out of their rut — and re main in the Pac-10. 6B Oregon once an independent? For four years in the early 1960s, Oregon was an independent before joining the Pacific-8 Con ference in 1964. 8B Abandon the Pac-10? Should Oregon aban don the “Race for the Roses” and hook up with another league — like the Western Athletic Conference.