Thomas
K continued from page 5
Hurricane's record of 35-2 over the last
three seasons leads Division I football.
The Big East got the blunt end in
every aspect of the deal, plain and
simple. Not only did its two best
teams leave faster than an Andy Rod
dick serve, but the Big East's relation
ship with the BCS is in jeopardy.
And as for the ACC? It is no longer
considered just a basketball conference
because of Duke, Maryland and N.C.,
and I can finally hear news from a foot
ball school other than Florida State.
The beauty of this mess is that
there should be no doubt the ACC
will go after a 12th team — as was the
original plan of Syracuse, Boston Col
lege and Miami — to allow for a
championship game.
Kirk I lerbstreit of ESPN.com said
"Such a game would bring significant
revenue and give the league tremen
dous stability, both in terms of mon
ey-making potential and recognition
as the best conference in football."
* Whether it gets to such a high stature
will remain unanswered for a year or
two, and I still wouldn't count out the
Big 12 Conference by any means. Herb
streit also noted 'The Pac-10 will even
_
tually get on board to join the fun."
So how much fun is the Pac-10
willing to have? Is there a possibility
that the Conference of Champions
will invite two teams to allow for a
championship game?
Russ Thorson of Riverside, Calif.,
believes so. Thorson wrote me an e
mail a week ago during the heat of
the Miami deal, talking about the
moves the Pac-10 should take to be
come a stronger conference.
Ihorson began, "Please pardon the
crude expression, but Pac-10 football
is like sex without climax ... a whole
lot of shakin' goin' on, and then
nothin'!"
Thorson believes that by adding
San Diego State and I lawaii to the
Pac-10, the conference would be
"combining the strength of unity
with the stimulation of diversity."
San Diego State finished 4-9 in the
2002-03 season and finished fourth
out of the eight teams in the Moun
tain West Conference. In the past two
seasons, SDSU has competed against
Pac-10 schools four times — against
UCLA, Arizona and Arizona State
twice — and lost every time.
I'm doubtful if this school could
stand up to the Pac-10 competition.
I lawaii on the other hand went 10-4
last season and finished in the runner
up spot of the Western Athletic Confer
ence standings. 1 lawaii, which defeated
SDSU 41-40 last season, has not played
a Pac-10 team in the past two years.
Although the ideas that Thorson
brings to the table are compelling —
and if the Pac-10 had a championship
game it would be great for its reputation
— 1 worry whether SDSU or 1 lawaii
could make the cut in this conference
Yet, Thorson firmly believes in the
possibilities of such a plan. Me con
cludes by saying, "The competitive
dynamics generated by such a plan
would drive the championship game
including fans and media, sky-high."
It is easy to see that the ACC was an
entrepreneur of becoming bigger and
better without any thought of leaving
others left out to dry. Can I blame
them? No.
But the ACC could also very well
become the catalyst to several actions
that could shake up the conferences
of college football and basketball.
Will the Pac-10 join the fun? Lets
hope so. But SDSU and Hawaii just
won't cut it.
Contact the sports editor
at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
His opinions do not necessarily represent
those of the Emerald.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
o
Your Summer
Check out the September Experience Program
September 2-12, 2003
• Short on group requirements?
• Looking for a unique way to wrap up your summer?
• Want to get ahead in your course of study?
• Excited to get back in the swing of classes?
• Does $500 for 4 credits sound like a deal to you?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you need
to find out more about the September Experience
Program. Resident and nonresident students take one
course for 4 credits in nine days for just $500. All are
group satisfying! Classes meet from 8:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
Monday - Friday. We have the courses you want, the
courses you need, and the courses you should take.
Courses are included in Summer 03 DuckHunt.
retch
016722
Coui» Mo. Coum Title
Instnictor_CBM Boom
ANTH 110 Intro Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 170 Intro to Human Origins
GEOG 206 Geography of Oregon
HIST 192 Japan Past & Present
HIST 382 Latin America 1910-Present
INTL 240 Perspectives on
International Development
PSY 330 Thinking
PSY 375 Development
SOC 301 American Society
Fulton, K. 42479 360 Condon
Nelson, G. 42480 203 Condon
Power, M. 42481 106 Condon
Hanes, J. 42483 373 McKenzie
Aguirre, C. 42482 112 McKenzie
Verdu-Cano, C. 42484 112 Eslinger
Arrow, H. 42485 154 Straub
Measelle, J. 42486 216 Allen
Dreiling, M. 42488 123 McKenzie
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SUMMER SESSION
SEPTEMBER EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
Register using DuckWeb . Visit our Summer Session
web site, ; cal! us, 346-3475, or send
us email,
Jessica Waters Emerald
Eugene Emeralds pitcher Leo Rosales pitched two innings of game two in the first series
against the Volcanoes and struck out two batters to help the Ems to the win.
Emeralds
continued from page 5
Ems allowed the Bears to score
more than 10 runs for the third
night in a row.
After trailing 5-1 entering the fifth
inning, the Bears got help from the
Ems' five errors of the inning and led
6-5 heading into the sixth. Yakima's
Brian Rose hit a three-run homer
down the left field line to increase
the lead to 9-5 and leave the Ems out
of reach.
The two rivals concluded the five
game series Monday evening in Yaki
ma, but results were not available at
press time.
The series had been a downward
spiral for the Ems after the conclusion
of game one. The Ems came out gun
ning alter winning five games against
Tri-City and scored seven runs in the
third inning to win 14-3 and extend
the win streak to six games.
Prior to Yakima, the Ems easily fin
ished their series with the Tri-City
Dust Devils by winning the final two
contests to sweep the five-game series.
At that time the Ems moved to 7-1 on
the season.
The Ems will try and get things
back on the right track and have the
same success against the Volcanoes as
they did at the beginning of the sea
son beginning at 7:05 p.m. today at
Civic Stadium.
Contact the sports editor
at jessethomas@dailyemeraid.com.
• Homemade Soups
• Fresh Salads
• Fresh Pizza • Hamburgers
Fish & Chips • Pastas • Ribs
Microbrewed Beer and full*bar
Kl Student Grou
IDS
dvertise your events in the Oregon Daily Eme
e have special university rates. Call 346-371