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Slow Pac-10 week could
lead to bowl implications
Pac-10 teams are looking to go
bowling, but a slow week may
hinder some in their progress
Around the Pac-10
Hank Hager
Sports Reporter
The Pacific-10 Conference rum
bles on with Week 9 of the season
looming ahead. This week’s matchups
are weak, with many of the confer
ence’s best taking on the worst.
Still, upsets can dramatically
change the outlook of a season. One
interception, one fumble, maybe
even one extra yard gained could
ruin a team’s season.
Oregon State
(6-3 overall, 2-3 Pac-10)
at Washington
(4-5, 1-4), 12:30 p.m.
Washington has a losing record
and Oregon State is riding the coat
tails of a two-game winning streak.
Could this really be happening?
Apparently so, as the folks in the
Northwest are spinning on their
heads trying to figure this one out.
Washington, normally a program
that enjoys unadulterated success, is
having a down season by most every
one’s standards. The Beavers are not
having a spectacular one as well, but
are far ahead of the Huskies.
“We find ourselves in a place where
I don’t think we envisioned ourselves
to be,” Washington head coach Rick
Neuheisel said. “(Oregon State)
coach (Dennis) Erickson just said,
‘we are where we are’, but there’s still
many things left to play for.”
If anyone knows how it feels to be
the Huskies, the Beavers would. Ore
gon State has survived just long enough
this season to stay competitive, but is
seemingly teetering every week.
No. 10 USC (6-2, 4-1)
at Stanford (2-6,1 -4),
4 p.m., ABC
The Trojans lead the all-time se
ries, 53-24-3, but have fallen to Stan
ford the last three games by a com
bined total of 11 points.
Don’t expect the same, though, as
USC is riding high on the passing
arm of senior quarterback Carson
Palmer. He is second in the Pac-10
in passing yards with 303.6 per
game, and leads the conference’s
third-ranked offense.
“I think he’s playing great football,
he's a fantastic player,” USC head
coach Pete Carroll said. “I think
we’ve allowed him to throw the
things that show the variety of style
he has. He’s a great thrower on the
run. He’s a terrific pocket passer and
really quick rhythm guy.”
The Cardinal will need every bit of
the conference’s third-ranked rush
ing attack to match up with the Tro
jans. USC, a contender for the Pac
10 Championship, should coast.
UCLA (6-3,3-2) at
Arizona (3-6,0-5), 6 p.m.
If Arizona fails to win a Pac-10
game, will anybody notice?
Aside from the record-keepers,
probably not, as the Wildcats have
suffered through a dismal season.
Quarterback Jason Johnson has
thrown for just 11 touchdowns, and
has also been picked off nine times.
UCLA, on the other hand, has been
both consistent and inconsistent this
season. After dropping two straight to
Oregon and California, the Bruins have
gone on a two-game winning streak, de
feating Stanford and Washington.
“They have the best athletes in
the Pac-10, without a doubt,” Ari
zona head coach John Mackovic said
about the Bruins. “I don’t know that
they are leading the conference nec
essarily in all the categories, but they
have a good, solid defense, and they
have a creative offense.”
Contact the sports reporter
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
Lalilornia goes Devil hunting
The Sun Devils and Bears
go head to head in a game
that could have Rose Bowl
implications come January
Game of the week
Hank Hager
Sports Reporter
California (5-4,
2-3 Pac-10) at No. 25
Arizona State (7-3,4-1)
3:30 p.m., Fox Sports
The Golden Bears and Sun Dev
ils have not met since the 2000 sea
son, and what better of a time for
them to do so.
California is coming off a bye week
but lost to Oregon State, 24-13, in its
last contest on Oct. 26. After starting
out 3-0 with victories against Baylor,
New Mexico State and Michigan State,
the Bears are just 2-4. However, with
former Oregon offensive coordinator
Jeff Tedford leading the blue and gold,
Gal never is out of a game.
“I have faith in our players and
our leadership that no matter how
the game goes the week before, our
guys are very resilient,” Tedford said.
“They bounce back very fast and are
focused on the job at hand the next
week ... whether we win the big
game or lose the big game. Our team
and our coaching staff have the same
mentality no matter what happens
the week before.”
Arizona State, on the other hand,
has been the surprise of the Pac-10 af
ter victories over Washington and
Oregon. But a 44-22 loss to Washing
ton State set the Sun Devils back a bit.
The Sun Devils are in a dire Rose
Bowl predicament, because their
only loss came to conference leader
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Washington State, and they have yet
to play Pac-10 power USC, a game
that is scheduled for Nov. 16.
Still, with an offense that is ranked
third in scoring and a defense that is
ranked fifth in the conference, head
coach Dirk Koetter’s squad could
continue its reign.
Not surprisingly, Koetter and Ted
ford are good friends, both having
passed through the Oregon offensive
coordinator position in recent years.
Koetter manned the spot from 1996
97, while Tedford succeeded him
from 1998-2001.
“Jeff and I became friends when I
left Oregon to go to Boise State (as
head coach) and he replaced me,”
Koetter said. “I think Jeff is an excel
lent football coach and I think the
fans will be able to see the similari
ties in our offensive styles.”
Contact the sports reporter
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
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