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Preview continued from page 1B struggled early in the season. Stan ford was blown out in consecutive weeks by Arizona State, Notre Dame and Washington State, but the Car dinal have since beaten both Ari zona and UCLA. But more than focusing on Stan ford, Bellotti is worried about keep ing his own team from falling apart at the seams after consecutive losses to ASU and Southern California. “The reality is we’re 6-2. There’s only two teams in the conference that have one more victory than we do; this team could win 10 games this year, which has only been done one time in the history of the school, and we’re still ranked 16th in the na tion,” Bellotti said. “There’s a lot of things they need to look at and real ize, we’re not 0-2, we’re 6-2.” The Ducks’ defense — especially the secondary — has been the sub ject of the most criticism after giving up 536 passing yards to the Sun Devils’ Andrew Walter and 448 yards, along with five touchdowns, to USC’s Carson Palmer. So Oregon secondary coach Mike Gillhamer attempted to douse the fire by showing his comerbacks and safeties a tape. The tape featured all the secondary’s negative plays against USC, spliced together in a big, macabre movie. “To see all the negative plays from one game is pretty hard. You know the next play is going to be negative, you just hope it’s not you,” free safe tv Keith Lewis said. “But everybody knows they messed up at some point in that game. We just need to pick our heads up and keep going.” “Right now it’s about pride more than anything. Everybody’s trying to get their pride up,” Lewis said. “It’s one of those things — you’re going to be ripped to pieces.” The Oregon offense isn’t attempt ing to lay all the blame on the defense, by any means. The offense sputtered against USG in the crucial third quar ter, as Fife completed less than half his passes for the game and running back Onterrio Smith was held to less than 100 yards rushing for the first time this season. That may have been because of a small knee injury Smith suffered in the second quarter Satur day - an injury that may keep Smith from starting against Stanford. But despite all the adversity they’re facing this week, the Ducks are fired up to play the Cardinal. “Everybody wants to kick us be cause they think we’re down, but we’re coming up swinging this week,” Wrighster said. “Of course, nobody’s happy about losing two games in a row. Nobody likes the taste of one loss, never mind two. But everybody’s anxious to get an opportunity to get another victory.” Fife put it another way. “We talked about being in shock after (the loss to USC),” Fife said. “But now the shock’s over, and it’s time to get back to business, start kicking ass again.” Contact the sports editor at peterhockaday@dailyemerald.com. THE ART of HAIR Haircuts, Perms, Weaves Specializing in Color 10% off all Hair Care and Styling Products with coupon 1669 Willamette St. Eugene 686-9907 942-8730 484-1927 GOLF 9 HOLES $10 | Students Only. Must show ID. (Monday - Friday) » GIVE A PINT FOR YOUR TEAM. NOVEMBER 4 - 20 CIVIL WAR BLOOD DRIVE RALLY This year, Oregon's football teams won't just be competing for points ... they're out for blood. Duck fans, friends, students, staff, and alumni are invited to roll up their sleeves and donate to the local blood supply in the 1st Annual Civil War Blood Drive Rally. If you donate blood between November 4 -11 your name will automati cally be entered in a ’ drawing for OSU and UO merchandise. For more information or to schedule a blood donation call the Lane Memorial Blood Bank at 541-484-9111 or visit www.lmbb.org. Sponsored by Lane Memorial Blood Bank, the University of Oregon Lane County Alumni Chapter, and the Red Cross Oregon Pacific Chapter LANE MEMORIAL bioodbank American Red Cross Oregon Pacific Chapter || I If n The store for any budget 15% off for one time purchase only (show student ID) HOURS: mon-sat 11-6, sun 12-4 1510 Coburg Road • 685-0335 _in breezeway near Safeway Your Community Soccer Source The Best In Italian Dining Since 1973 HOMEMADE pizza • shrimp fettucini • manicotti • calzone • ravioli • cannelloni • spinach lasagna • specialty dinners • fresh pasta florentine • fresh salads LUNCH • DINNER • FINE WINES • MICROBREWS TUESDAY: All You Can Eat Spaghetti & Garlic Bread: $3.50 Free Delivery • 484-0996 2673 Willamette (27th & Willamette) • 2506 Willakenzie (Oasis Plaza) Warm Friendly Atmosphere EUGENE Jhu&l/aSue. HARDWARE • Hardware • Electrical • Plumbing 014421 • Paint • Lawn & Garden • Housewares 342-5191 2825 Willamette - Eugene, Oregon
