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Tedford, Bellotti still have respect Cal head coach Jeff Tedford returns to Autzen for the first time after leaving the Ducks in 2001 to lead the Bears By Jesse Thomas Sports Reporter It is time for Cal head coach Jeff Tedford to have his homecoming. It is time to re-cross that bridge he left two years ago. And it is time to walk out of the tunnel at Autzen Stadium wearing the blue and gold of California, not the green and yellow of Oregon. Tedford is making his first return to Autzen Stadium since leaving after the 2001 season to take the head coach ing position for the Golden Bears. Tedford was the offensive coordinator at Oregon from 1998-2001. After being named the 2002 Pacif ic- 10 Conference Coach of the Year, Tedford returns on Saturday to go head-to-head with an old colleague and an old friend. "I'm sure there's going to be some feelings there," Tedford said. "I walked down that tunnel quite a few times and had a lot of success there. There were a lot of great days. But I'm with a new team now. I'm sure there will be some memories and things that come back to you after walking down that tunnel so many days for games and practices." In his first year at Cal in 2002, Ted ford led the Bears to a 7-5 overall record and the team's first winning season in nine years. He became na tionally recognized, and Cal was con sidered the biggest one-year turn around in the nation that season. Tedford inherited a team that fin ished 1-10 the previous season and led them to wins over the likes of Michigan State Washington, Arizona State UCLA and Stanford. Only Pappy Waldorfs 1947 team produced a larger one-year turnaround in school history, going 9-1 after a 2-7 previous season. Tedford did not face the Ducks last year. It was the rare year off. And al though their teams will duel on Satur wHere your pipe dreams come true" OPEN 10AM - 9PM 133 E. 13th Aye. between Oak & Pearl IS and over only FREE; | Rolling Papers | • when you present this ad ' Expires i2/3i/o:t | legal idenli/icalion rcquiral^J Oregon Daily Emerald. A campus tradition-over 100 years of publication. California Media Services Jeff Tedford has gone 12-10 in two seasons with the Golden Bears. day, Tedford and Bellotti are still friends and have great appreciation of one another. But game time means game time. "I wish him well in every game but ours," Bellotti said. "When you get between the lines, it's about competition, and once that's over, we'll be friends again," Tedford said. Bellotti said he hasn't really thought about the coaching rivalry that much, though, and Tedford feels it is just another football game, saying "1 have no ill feelings whatsoever, 1 have nothing to prove as far as that's concerned." The two coaches spoke on a regular basis last year, but as Bellotti said, "the first year the umbilical cord is very tight, and after that it severed pretty quickly." Tedford expects that when game time comes, the two will have "kind words" for one another, whether it be pre-game or post-game. If anything, the game will come down to respect. And despite his over bearing success at times, Tedford still considers Bellotti the dean of Pac-10 coaches. "Yeah, definitely, there is no doubt about it," he said. "That seems odd to say, because Mike is a young guy. But as long as he has been around the Pac-10 and as successful as he has been year in and year out, I think without a doubt." Contact the sports reporter at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com. Only I Mile from U of O Take 15 South to exit 191. to burns GRANTS PASS ® Daily Starting at: ^ $41.99 +tax Motel 6 3690 Glenwood Dr. Eugene, OR 97403 (541)687-2395 8QO-4-MOTEL 6 017628 • Arcade • Novelties • Games Releases weekly VHS&DVD 5-day Rentals Over 3.000 DVDs ADA accessible HE & SHE I HE & SHE II ALBANY 290 River Rd„ Eugene 720 Garfield, Eugene I-5 EXIT 233, 3404 Spicer Dr 688-5411 345-2873 541-812-2522 Escape the winter weather! Spend this winter where itrs summer... Down Under CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA January 3-February 16, 2004 Study abroad winter quarter in • Australian studies program designed for: history, poli-sci, anthropology, international and environmental studies majors • Located near Sydney in Canberra, Australia's national capital and political hub • Affordable program cost • UO credit • Field trips to the South Coast, Sydney, the Snowy Mountains, Parliament, and more! • Concentrated six-week quarter allows for full quarter credit and three weeks of travel before spring quarter INTERNATIONAL begins at UO |Yhe unexpected rewards of studying abroad. CALL TODAY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Office of International Programs, (541) 346-1128 Register online www.aha-intl.org • Homemade Soups • Fresh Salads • Fresh Pizza • Hamburgers • Fish & Chips • Pastas • Ribs • Microbrewed Beer and full bar Mb. • Eugene * 686-2? W • u u w.steelheadfcmvingeo.com
