OREGON VS. OREGON STATE IN THE 104TH CIVIL WAR
■After a week of intense build-up, the fifth-ranked Ducks take on the No. 8
Beavers in a Civil War showdown for the ages
By Jeff Smith
Oregon Daily Emerald
If there is a VCR available, use it. It could
be another 103 years before a game like this
blows through the state again.
This, the 104th edition of the fabled Civil
War, is the most anticipated, most hyped
and most important Oregon vs. Oregon State
battle ever.
Sure, there were pre
vious wars that had se
rious postseason impli
cations, but never have
both teams entered the
game ranked among the
top-10 teams in the na
tion, along with having legitimate Rose
Bowl hopes.
The game, which kicks off at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, is al
ways the main event in the state of Oregon,
but this one tops the charts.
After all, Oregon (9-1 over
all, 8-0 Pacific-10 Confer
ence) must simply win and it
goes to the Rose Bowl in
Pasadena, Calif., for only the
fifth time in school history.
Oregon State (9-1, 6-1), meanwhile, must
win and then hope Washington State defeats
Washington in the 3:30 p.m. Apple Cup to
give the Beavers their first smell of roses
since 1965.
It’s enough to divide a few households for
at least a week.
“I don’t think there are many people in
this state who are neutral,” Oregon quarter
back Joey Harrington said. “You’re either a
Duck or a Beaver. I don’t think there’s much
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