The three guys responsible for holding the flags with the letters U, S, and C were a bit late in getting those flags unfurled as the team ran back on to the field to the sounds of Fight On. In their mad rush to join the team, the three geniuses took off running at the same time. However, the S guy got ahead of the U guy for about twenty yards, providing the punch line to a long running Pac-10 joke. As far as this week s game goes, any SC guy that tells you he believes the Trojans will win Saturday is a better liar than me. Oregon 27, USC 14.
Big brother meet little brother.
The Bruins had won four in a row in the series before the Bears shut them out last season, 17-0, in Pasadena. If RBs Jermaine Lewis and Akil Harris fill in for the injured Foster as well as they did against ASU, the Bruins should deliver a payback blow. Bet on the Bruin band getting a little more action. UCLA 24, California 6. The Wildcats return home after one of the team s best two-game road trips in recent memory.