If Oregon wins, USC goes to the Holiday Bowl, as a potential opponent. If Oregon loses, I think they go to the Holiday Bowl.
I kind of like USC as an opponent in a down year.
I think I like Oregon a bit better than Oregon St, except for the plethora of unis. I liked Belotti, and Kelly seems ok. I have this impression of Oregon State as a bit of dirty team. Maybe that's just based on the guy a few years ago who leveled 2 punt returners well before the punt got to them, taking one of them out for the season. I think that was under Erickson, who I always thought was evil, but he's long gone.
Looks like a good game to watch, plenty of noise at Autzen, lots of action.