Oregon fans rejoiced during the bye week while watching the early-morning ESPN College GameDay show. As the cast went through its usual picks for the biggest games of the week, the "Pac-2 Championship game" became a point of discussion.
Rece Davis donned the Oregon State-Washington State game as such when he asked his fellow ESPN employees to pick between the two teams. The results? Almost every single person picked the Cougars.
While the Ducks were on a bye in Week 13 and wouldn't be collecting their 12th win of the season, Oregon walked away from the weekend with a win as the College GameDay crew repeatedly placed doubt on the Oregon State Beavers.
"I just don't think Oregon State's got the fire power," Nick Saban said.
Saban, alongside Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, and celebrity guest picker Justin Fields, picked the Washington State Cougars to take down the Beavs. The only cast member to pick the Beavers was the boisterous Pat McAfee.
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Oregon already defeated the Beavers in Week 3, with a resounding 49-14 victory over the Ducks' in-state rival. Since then, the Beavers have won just two games and lost five more. Now, Oregon State is 4-6 overall and about to take on 8-2 Washington State.
While the Ducks aren't taking the field this week, people can rest assured that Oregon fans will absolutely be hate-watching the Beavers (hopefully flounder) against the Cougars.
Oregon State and Washington State are scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m. PT on The CW Network from Reser Stadium in Corvallis.