How far can the Ducks and Beavers go?

This Sunday the newest Bowl Championship Series standings were released with Oregon being fourth and Oregon State seventh. The Ducks continue to get no love in the standings, dropping again after they were third last week. I suppose the standings do not matter much until December when the season ends and we can see which top teams have lost or have stayed undefeated.

Last week, Oregon defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 43-21 and the Beavers won their game against the Utah Utes 21-7.

I am surprisingly excited for the Nov. 24 Civil War game this year as the Beavers are good this season. They have not had a winning season since 2009. Now they are undefeated 6-0, as are the Ducks at 7-0. The whole state of Oregon should be proud. The OSU defense has been elite and is the reason they have done so well, including senior cornerback Jordan Poyer, who has five interceptions in six games.

The Beavers were expected to flop again this year, but they have proven the doubters wrong.

The Ducks were expected to be one of the better teams in the country and they have proven it, week in and week out. In early January I expect them to go against Alabama in Miami for the national championship. I predict the Beavers will continue to play well but the run will end eventually. If all goes well, they could be in Pasadena on New Years day in the Rose Bowl, but they still have to play Stanford and, of course, Oregon in late November. Nonetheless, Beaver fans should be proud of their team.