Rivalry week hits Pac-10
Postseason bowls are on
the line when natural rivals
take the field Saturday
By Scott Archer
Freelance Reporter
Rivalry week.
A week in which all records are dis
counted and all trends thrown out the
window.
Both Washington schools face off
in the Apple Cup. Bay area rivals look
to continue one of the most storied
competitions in college football with
the Big Game. Meanwhile, both Ari
zona schools will wait one week be
fore each is out to prove they aren't
the Pacific-10 Conference's worst
team.
Here is a breakdown of two rivalry
games taking place this weekend.
California (6-6 Overall,
4-3 Pac-10)
vs. Stanford (4-5,2-5)
It's the 106th "'Big Game" between
the two Bay Area schools, the second
longest rivalry on the West Coast.
Stanford leads the series 54-40-11, but
a year ago, California snapped a sev
en-year drought by winning, 30-7.
The Golden Bears look to continue
their winning ways again. Last sea
son's win gave Cal its first winning
season in nine years.
Cal is coming off a stomping of
Washington, while Stanford is trying
to forget its 43-3 loss at Oregon State.
Stanford has been outscored, 78-3,
in its last two Pac-10 road games.
However, the team is unbeaten in its
last two Pac-10 home games.
With a win, the Golden Bears be
come bowl eligible for the first time
since 1996. California is 6-0 when
scoring 31 or more points and win
less when it scores less than 31. Cal
wide receiver Geoff McArthur is the
first Cal receiver to record four 150
yard receiving games in a season,
and also owns the single season re
ceiving record with 1,158 yards, and
counting.
"You don't know what to expect
until you go through it," California
head coach Jeff Tedford said regard
ing the rivalry game. "It is a great ex
perience, and I see how much it
meant to everyone. It is just a very
exciting game."
No. 8 Washington State
(9-2,6-1) vs.
Washington (5-6,3-4)
The battle for the Apple Cup will be
hosted by Washington one week after
one of its most embarrassing confer
ence losses ever. Washington leads the
series, 62-27-6, and is coming off an
upset win in Pullman a year ago. The
29-26 triple overtime thriller hurt
then No. 3 ranked Washington State
in the Bowl Championship Series.
Washington receiver Reggie
Williams set an Apple Cup record
with 12 receptions for 169 yards in
the game. Teammate Cody Pickett be
came the first Pac-10 quarterback to
throw for more than 4,000 yards in
one season last year.
"The Washington State-Washing
ton game is a battle all the time, and
I've said publicly all the time that kids
are lucky to get to play in a game that
is this highly contested," Washington
head coach Keith Gilbertson said. "A
lot of kids go through their collegiate
career and never get to play in this
kind of environment with this kind of
excitement and intensity, kids are
lucky to play in it, for both teams."
Both Washington schools are head
ing into the game with first-year
coaches at their respective universities.
A year ago, Rick Neuheisel was at
the helm for Washington and Mike
Price was leading Washington State.
Both Gilbertson and Washington
State's Bill Doba were assistant coach
es, but now find themselves leading
on the sidelines.
A Washington State and USC vic
tory and a loss by Ohio State would
open up the opportunity for Wash
ington State to play in the Rose Bowl,
while USC would be playing for a na
tional title.
Scott Archer is a freelance sports
reporter for the Emerald.
Bruins,Trojans set for battle
with national title undertones
No. 2 USC and UCLA
square off in the 72nd city
rivalry, with Sugar Bowl
implications on the line
By Scott Archer
Freelance Reporter
It's more than pride on the line
when rivals No. 2 USC and UCLA face
off this weekend. While both schools
will battle to be the toast of Los Ange
les on Saturday night, a national title
game appearance is on the line for
USC, which has two games left in its
regular season.
UCLA (6-5 overall, 4-3 Pac-10) will
travel across town to USC (9-1, 6-1) in
a fight for the Victory Bell.
USC has claimed ownership of the
Victory Bell the last four years and looks
to make it five in a row, something it
has yet to do in the 74-year rivalry.
A year ago, then-No. 7 USC met
No. 25 UCLA, amounting to a 52-21
rout by the Trojans.
UCLA is coming off a humiliating
performance at home, courtesy of
Oregon. USC rolled Arizona 45-0.
The game has many implications
on the line. The conference bowl pic
ture will become clearer when the
dust settles.
USC is fighting for a berth in the
national title game, the Sugar Bowl.
However, USC needs an Ohio State
loss to assure a spot in the game. A
quirk in the Bowl Championship Se
ries would probably vault Ohio State
over USC if the Buckeyes beat Michi
gan this weekend. It would give Ohio
State a quality win, while also im
proving its strength of schedule,
prompting the computers to push it
ahead of No. 2 USC, which garners
the ranking in both the Associated
Press top 25 and the ESPN/USA To
day Coaches Poll.
USC has not lost a game in Novem
ber under third-year head coach Pete
Carroll.
"I don't mind that it's different
from other weeks" Carroll said.
"There is just a special aspect to it
that makes it cool. For the players,
the one thing that they are remind
ed that they represent a great deal.
They are representing a lot of people
who love this university and love
this rivalry that have been here be
fore. They are those people. It's why
they call it a rivalry."
Bruin receiver Craig Bragg became
the first player in Bruin history to post
two 50-reception seasons. I le grabbed
10 passes against Oregon last week
end, a career best.
Scott Archer is a freelance sports
reporter for the Emerald.
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