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By Jeff Smith /- , ; ^ly I p
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By late Saturday night, the No. 6 Oregon Ducks
could have their ticket to Pasadena in their hands.
Or they could be dreading the fact that a trip to the
Rose Bowl will be decided in a Nov. 18 road game at
No. 10 Oregon State in the always-heated Civil War
matchup. '
Should the Ducks knock off California Saturday at
Autzen Stadium, they would gain at least a share of the
league title for the first time in seven years. If Oregon
does win, and Oregon State loses to Arizona in Thcson,
Ariz., in a 7:15 p.m. game, then the Padfic-10 Confer
ence championship — and Rose Bowl berth ~ would
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All this makes for a rather interesting Saturday for
Oregon fans, players ancTcoaches.
“I think that everybody is a bit more excited,” said
Son head coach Mike Bellotti, who has led the
f ‘S to their highest national ranking in school histo
ry. “But I hope that we as coaches and players do a nice
job of diffusing that attention because I think the best
thing for us is to relax and play hard.”
Even though Cal does have an inferior record (3-6, 2
4) to Oregon’s, this game is, as Bellotti likes to say, no
"gimmie.” During the past two weeks, the Ducks’ tight
overtime wins against Arizona State and Washington
State have proved that no team can be taken lightly.
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Sophomore tailback Allan Amundson
has rebounded from an injury-plagued
freshman campaign and become a
crucial member of the Ducks.
Oregon’s lethal one-two offensive punch
of Joey Harrington and Maurice Morris
prepares to do batde against
California Saturday.