They were mad because they outplayed that team. That's a good thing. The No. 7 Ducks have emerged as one of the country's top teams after victories against USC, UCLA and Arizona. UO head coach Mike Bellotti is quick to downplay the importance of the polls at this point in the 2000 season. But the polls are more of a midterm grade report.
Every game now becomes more important.
I see them getting better every week, and I'm very impressed. Conceivably, a Nov. 18 game between Oregon and Oregon State could have Rose Bowl implications if both teams win their remaining games. The last time the two teams met in Tucson, UCLA rattled off 23 points in the fourth quarter alone to defeat UA, 52-28. The loss to UCLA was the only blemish on Arizona's near-perfect record. We made some big plays, that kind of blew that game open.