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Nick's Six Picks 10/6/08

Ducks and Beavers Weekend 10/5

Tom Ward and Nick Krupke are joined by Oregon State radio announcer Mike Parker for highlights and analysis of this week's Ducks and Beavers contests.

Ducks Postgame 10/5

Ducks postgame comments and Pac-10 standings

USC crushes Ducks 44-10

Southern California roared back from its stunning loss last week, manhandling what was considered the Beaver State's better Pac-10 team after being upset by Oregon State. "These guys came out and played like crazy," USC coach Pete Carroll said.

USC scores 41 straight points on Ducks

At USC, can the Ducks learn from the Beavers?

Oregon State upset Southern California last week, dropping the national title contender from No. 1 to No. 9 in the polls. Now it's up to the Ducks to show whether the loss was a fluke, or if the Trojans do indeed have weaknesses. Oregon visits Memorial Coliseum on Saturday.

Beavers fall to Utah 28-31 on last-second field goal

The Utes scored 11 points in the final 89 seconds, winning on Louie Sakoda's 37-yard field goal as time expired. Fans rushed the field in a scene similar to Oregon State's celebration a week before.

Sheldon's Johnsons share the love of football

Beavers try to beat another unbeaten team

Impossible as it would be for Oregon State to top upsetting the No. 1 team in the nation, beating No. 15 Utah wouldn't be a bad follow-up. The Beavers visit the Utes tonight, one week after Oregon State's 27-21 stunner over Southern California.

Ducks QB Roper sick; Masoli gets nod at USC

There was another twist to the quarterback conundrum at Oregon this week. Justin Roper, who was at one time expected to return from a knee injury in time to face Southern California on Saturday, had the flu earlier this week. Roper was not able to practice