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IsportsF7 The Ducks don’t expect an easy oppo nent in the Vikings, said Oregon cap tain Tyler Shaffar. “Last year they were a really good team,” he said, noting that the Vikings field one of the best players in the league in forward Julien Lalonde from Quebec, Canada. “They’re underrated,” Shaffar said. “They have a really solid or ganization, top notch.” Oregon defenseman Tim Gib bons agrees: “I’m expecting a tough game. We’ll work hard and give it 60 minutes of focus.” In preparing for the weekend’s games, the Ducks have looked back on what didn’t work leading up to these games. The last few games have been frustrating for the Ducks, especially in Seattle where Oregon dropped two games to Northwest rival Washington. This week’s practice has re volved around simplicity, Shaffar said. Simple vortex, quick passing and timing to refocus what’s hap pening on the ice. “We have the better skills, but we’re not executing. We just don’t work together,” Shaffar said. “We should not be 6-7 right now.” On a brighter note, almost every one is back injury-free after a game less weekend that healed the wounds from Seattle. Josh Hardin will be back as the main goalie, but the starting line for Friday has not yet been picked, Shaffar said. Friday is also a mini-Greek night, Shaffar said. “We’re hoping to get a decent sized crowd this weekend,” he said. Both games will be played at the Lane County Ice Arena at 7:30 p.m. Pac-10 may consider withdrawing from BCS LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pa cific-10 Conference could with draw from the Bowl Championship Series if No. 5 Oregon State isn’t picked for the Fiesta Bowl. “I think the BCS has been very good for college football, but it has to be good for all the participants,” commissioner Tom Hansen told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday. The Fiesta Bowl is preparing for Sunday’s pick of teams to play in one of the BCS’s four major bowls. No. 2 Miami and No. 11 Notre Dame are the leading teams for the Fiesta Bowl. Oregon State (10-1), whose only loss was by three points at Pac-10 champion Washington, could lose out on the big payoff of a BCS bowl. Relegating the Beavers to the Holiday Bowl would cost the Pac-10. which shares bowl rev enues, about $4 million. The Pac-10 contract to take part in the BCS expires in 2006. “There is an extra burden on the Fiesta Bowl this year. I hope they feel that,” Hansen said of the possi bility that Fiesta officials could ig nore Oregon State’s higher BCS standing and go for a Notre Dame Miami matchup. Another scenario has No. 8 Kansas State getting an automatic Fiesta berth if it beats current No. 1 Oklahoma in the Big-12 title game. That would give the Fiesta selectors just one at-large choice for their game, which has a $13.5 million payout. The Rose Bowl is in the BCS ro tation to have a No. 1-2 game once every four years. But the No. 2 team in the Pac-10 has regularly been shut out of the other premier bowls in the BCS. Arizona was the only at-large selection for a major bowl in recent years, going to the 1994 Fiesta Bowl. In 1997, No. 5 UCLA was by passed by the Sugar Bowl in favor of No. 9 Ohio State. UCLA instead went to the Cotton Bowl. “The Pac-10 may be better off go ing back to the Rose Bowl and for getting the rest,” Hansen said. “I wouldn’t want to continually sub ject our teams to the anticipation oi being selected and fairly consid ered when it just doesn’t happen.” The BCS rankings have Oregon State at No. 6 and Fiesta Bowl offi cials have said the Beavers are still a high consideration. Holiday hooks'Horns By Bernie Wilson The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Holiday Bowl has hooked the Texas Long horns for its game Dec. 29. Or, as Texas coach Mack Brown sees it, the ’Horns hooked the Holi day Bowl. “I feel the Holiday Bowl is really excited about this team, but they can’t be more excited about us than we are about going,” Brown said af ter the Longhorns accepted the Hol iday Bowl’s invitation Wednesday. The No. 12 Longhorns (9-2) have a lot to look forward to on their first trip to San Diego, which happens to be the hometown of Ricky Williams, who won the Heisman Trophy at Texas in 1998. The Longhorns wanted to play in this game not only for the chance to play a top 10 team from the Pacific 10 Conference and hopefully finish in the top 10 themselves, but also for recruiting exposure in Southern California. “They really, really want to be here,” Holiday Bowl executive di rector John Reid said. The Holiday Bowl would like to bring in No. 5 Oregon State (10-1), but the Beavers remain in the Bowl Championship Series picture. If the Beavers receive an invitation to a BCS game on Sunday, the Holiday Bowl will invite No. 9 Oregon (9-2). Regardless of the opponent, Brown got a head start on scouting. “I got the Oregon-Oregon State film out today and started watching it,” he said during a conference call. “I figured that’s about all we can do between now and Sunday.” The Longhorns are on a six-game winning streak going into their third straight bowl game under Brown, and their 40th overall. >
