SPORTS EDITOR: JEFF SMITH Smittside@aol.com
2001 Civil War to be on national television
■ Besides the Civil War’s date change, the Ducks
will tread new stadium turf in 2001
By Scott Pesznecker
Oregon Daily Emerald
The Civil War has seen its share of
drama in the last three seasons; so
much, in fact, that the sports fans out
side of Oregon are beginning to notice.
And next season, in the wake of the
Ducks’ and Beavers’ top-10 finishes,
anyone in the United States with a tel
evision will be able to witness the 104
year-old rivalry.
The 105th Civil War will be tele
vised during ABC Sports’ “Champi
onship Saturday” on Dec. 1 next sea
son, airing between the Miami vs.
Virginia Tech matchup and the Big 12
Conference Championship.
“It’s exciting to have the opportuni
ty for this game to be showcased
throughout the entire country and in a
time slot that should generate a lot of
attention,” Oregon head coach Mike
Bellotti said in a released statement.
“But it also will allow us an extra week
of preparation and time to get every
one healthy at the end of the season. I
couldn’t be more pleased with the net
work’s decision.”
Kickoff for the game — on which
will become the latest Civil War date
since the two teams played on Dec. 1,
1945 — is tentatively scheduled for
1:30 p.m.
Both Oregon and Oregon State are
expected to receive about $600,000 for
the national television appearance,
compared to a $270,000 payout the
schools would receive for regional
ABC coverage.
Only six other Division I rivalries in
the country have taken place more fre
quently than the Civil War, which orig
inated in 1894 and has remained unin
terrupted since 1912, with the
exception of 1943-44 during World
War II.
The Ducks recently capped their
first 10-win season in school history,
while the Beavers upped them with an
11-win season. Both teams, along with
Washington, tied as co-Pacific-10 Con
ference champions.
Oregon State ended its season
ranked No. 4 in the country. Oregon
finished at No. 7.
An improved playing field
Many sports fans attribute Oregon’s
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Pac-10 goes off-court for controversy in week three
Between
Washington
State’s
suspensions
and Lute
Olson’s return,
the Pac-10’s
controversies
were more
interesting
than the games
last weekend
By Peter Hockaday
Oregon Daily Emerald
Underage drinking, emo
tional speeches and shaken
up line
u p s
mean
that Pa
cific-10
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e n c e
men’s
basket
ball fans have been watch
ing newspapers more close
ly than basketball courts
recently.
After all, most of the Pac
10’s action took place in the
league’s locker rooms last
week.
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Paul Graham suspended six
players and, subsequently,
the Cougars lost to Oregon
by 15. The Ducks shook up
their lineup after losing
three straight and then dis
patched the Cougars.
Stanford took another
step towards a perfect sea
son by playing balanced
basketball against California
and New Mexico.
Lute Olson returned to
coach his Arizona team to
victories over UCLA and
Southern California, and
Wildcat point guard Gilbert
Arenas earned Pac-10 play
er of the week honors to cap
Arizona’s return to domi
nance.
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