The Beavers(17) are favored by three over the Ducks(23) in the biggest Civil War game I can recall. OSU can lock up a trip to the Rose Bowl for a rematch with Penn State(8) with a win over UO. You probably already knew that. Here are some things you might not have known about the Civil War rivalry.

In 1999 the Northwest Dodge Dealers Civil War Series was created to determine the top bragging rights in Oregon across all sports. Each match up with Oregon in football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, golf, cross-country and soccer count towards the series winner. Both schools are currently deadlocked at 4-4-1.

In women's soccer, the Beavers trail behind the Ducks with 4-8-4 record. UO does not support a men's soccer program. Here are the results of each Civil War between the soccer programs.

Soccer Civil War History:

• 1980 Ducks 4-0, Tie 2-2
• 1981 Ducks 5-0
• 1996 Ducks 2-1
• 1997 Ducks 3-1
• 1998 Ducks 3-0
• 1999 Ducks 4-0
• 2000 Tie 2-2
• 2001 Beavers 4-1
• 2002 Beavers 2-1
• 2003 Ducks 4-3
• 2004 Beavers 3-0
• 2005 Beavers 4-2
• 2006 Ducks 2-1
• 2007 Tie 2-2
• 2008 Tie 0-0

Local goalkeeping monolith and University of Oregon alumni Dave Cudo has made an interesting wager with Chris Provencher, the pub manager at CSP. If the Ducks win this Saturday, Chris will change the "O" in "Cudo Investment Services" found over both indoor goal mouths at CSP, to a Ducks "O". But if the Beavers are triumphant, a proud Beavers style "O" will adorn both goals. Even though Dave is a Ducks fan, I still like having him in the net and investing with his Raymond James office in Corvallis.

I think "Cudo" looks great with an orange "O". What about you?