EUGENE -- If the uniforms weren't a dead giveaway, one might get USC and Oregon confused today.
It is the fifth-ranked Ducks (6-1, 3-1 Pacific-10 Conference) who come in as the favorites -- a role the No. 9 Trojans (6-1, 3-1) have filled in each game over the past five years.
It is the Ducks who have the unstoppable offense that is attracting the admiring gaze of NFL scouts -- not the Trojans, who have had seven first-round draft picks in the past five years. It is the Ducks who are ranked fifth in the Bowl Championship Series standings, a title game appearance within sight -- not the Trojans, who have five BCS bowl appearances in the past five years.
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