.....Emerald Green and Lemon Yellow.....

Ducks vs. Huskies: Is this the year Washington fans break free?

.....Though Washington leads the all-time series 55-44-5, things haven't even been close over the last 11 years. Oregon hasn't won by fewer than 17 points during the streak, and as the Ducks have reached the pinnacle of college football over the last decade, the opposite has happened for the Huskies. Since last beating Oregon, five different coaches have worn the headset for the Huskies. There was Rick Neuheisel's firing, two years of sub-.500 football under Keith Gilbertson, the Tyrone Willingham era that ended with a winless 2008 season and five years of mediocrity under Steve Sarkisian..... Meanwhile, the Ducks are struggling to stay afloat. Oregon (3-3, 1-2 Pac-12) is coming off a home loss to Washington State — a team Oregon was favored to beat by more than two touchdowns.

For the first time in years, the Huskies are favored to beat the Ducks, and Oregon's instability at quarterback and shoddy defense have the 11-year winning streak in jeopardy.

Before the streak began, Washington had won 21 of the prior 30 meetings, rattling off two six-game winning streaks and a five-year streak in the process. "It's been a good ride. We've been spoiled with all the success we've had," he said. "The drop-off this year, it's a bummer. But beating the Huskies and the likes of Oregon State and USC would make it all worth it."

I am really looking forward to this game,.. got a pretty good feeling about it.