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n . Erin Swanson-Davies Oregon senior defensive end Saul Patu (48) gets a lift up from a teammate Saturday night as linebacker Kevin Mitchell (39) looks on. ■ Football continued from page 7 color photo of receiver Marshaun Tucker celebrating his second touchdown of the game. The story’s opening sentence read, “You don't hear them men tioned as a national championship contender, but perhaps the 10th ranked Ducks should start quack ing.” On collegebcs.com, an online fan poll asked which team should win the national championship. The eight choices were Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Ne braska, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech or someone else. The Huskers led with 24 per cent of the vote, followed by the Sooners (22 percent) and the Hok ies (14). “Someone else” was in fourth place with 12 percent of the vote. Who could that someone else be? Even the national media is sug gesting Oregon may be Miami bound. “I don’t have any thoughts on that; my thoughts are on Arizona State,” Bellotti said. “For us, the one thing I do know is that if we win out we control our opportuni ty to go to the Rose Bowl. We’re be coming a good football team, we’ve got the attention of people, but we have to continue to prove that.” With the right losses in the up per echelon of the NCAA, the Ducks could be going somewhere besides Pasadena this winter. Three teams in the Associated Press poll’s top six will lose at least once in the coming weeks. Top ranked Nebraska and No. 3 Okla homa, both undefeated, face each other Saturday, and the Pluskers later play No. 10 Kansas State. Sec ond-ranked Virginia Tech, also un defeated, battles No. 4 Miami. Un defeated Clemson, ranked fifth has to play No. 6 Florida State and No. 8 Florida. The most likely outcome of all those top-six matchups is that Ne braska will probably be the only undefeated team in the NCAA by season’s end, possibly leaving the BCS standings’ No. 2 spot up foi grabs. The Ducks will need help to have a shot at the national title. Nebraska must blow out Okla homa to push the Sooners down in the polls. Miami must beat Vir ginia Tech. Clemson must lose a game but beat either Florida State or Florida, or both. “They talk about it, but with things like that we’ve really got to stay focused on the season,” Tucker said. “Once you start thinking about those teams, you get relaxed on different teams during the week. It doesn’t mat ter. Wherever God blesses us with, that’s where we’re going to go-” Oregon could have been a solid Orange Bowl candidate this sea son, had a few things worked out differently. What if the Ducks weren’t snubbed behind Washington in the coaches’ poll? What if Notre Dame had beaten Nebraska on Sept. 9, instead of losing in overtime? Or, the big question: Where would the BCS rank Oregon if it had beaten Wisconsin? Perhaps CNNSI.com said it best in an article by staff writer Stewart Mandel. “Moral of the story, for all you nervous Florida and Oregon fans out there, is this,” he writes. “It's fun to speculate, it's great to dream, but the mind is a terrible thing to waste — on math.” ARE YOU SCARED OF WHAT'S ON YOUR BALLOT THIS HALLOWEEN! Everyone on campus be ware this Halloween season of 3 scar}' ballot measures brought to vou bv Bill Sizemore and Don Mclntire; Measures 8. 91 and 93. These spooky measures will butcher, axe. and slash our university budgets. But, don t be scared of this nightmare — wake up and vote NO on Measures 8,91, and 93! MEASURE 8* COSTLY AND UNNECESSARY; This arbiti ary spending limit would cut the stale budget by 18%, and with it the funding of our state universities. It is loaded with unintended consequences, such as requiring the return of federal matching funds (up to 3.8 $Billion), and even private donations, if they would paft the state over the limit. Both sources are critical to state universities. MEASURE 91J A TAX CUT YOU WON'T SERVICES YOU WON'T OETt The majority of Oregon taxpayers would see no savings under this Bill Sizemore measure. It would give tin unfair break to the wealthy, at the expense of Oregon state universities. Assuming an ac ross the board ait in slate budgets, the Oregon University System would face a 20% cut ‘ this budget cycle resulting major tuition hikes. ' Wm / # MIA5UH «: UNNKIHWy AND BUUAUMATK NlfiHTMAU. Under Measure 93, voters would be forced to approve hundreds of state and local taxes and fees every election cycle. Every general election, the ballots would be crowded with votes on everything front hairdresser license fees to egg breaker permit fees 0 ^ E ^WOTB MO ON MEAJURi 8, 91, * »j: LOCAL *» TOO UTTMTO GAIN? TOO MUCH TO LOSE) ts§»^ . ! f Jf cs QiEMM M I or More Information check out www.uoffigon.orc or call 503-231-0609 *!sJr£xf ’*•*' «•*, «W*K *•*. «n*w «yi. (
