Seattle Times: Much is on the line for Bears and Ducks

By Bud Withers

What's this, a major, marquee Pac-10 football game pregnant with postseason possibilities — and USC's not invited?  Believe it. While reports of USC's unease are no doubt greatly exaggerated — 49 wins in 51 games is still a fairly formidable number — there's a considerable sense that either California or Oregon might be up to the challenge of a Pac-10 title run.  Now, who gets by whom? The Bears (4-1, 2-0 Pac-10) host the Ducks (4-0, 2-0) on Saturday in what is probably the biggest game in the league not involving USC since a fifth-ranked, 8-1 Washington State team played No. 15, 7-2 Oregon in 2002.  Cal and Oregon are two of the hottest teams in the nation (or maybe it's just that they've recently played Arizona State).

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