Duck Fever Sweeps the Midwest: Oregon Controls Big Ten's Bowl Fate

As the end of the season wraps up for the Big Ten, many of its teams will start looking ahead to bowl games. The problem is, only one team, that being Penn State, has a clear idea of where they're going to go. The rest will have to wait until after the Civil War is over on Saturday to determine their bowl fate. Because of Oregon State's win over USC, the Beavers actually lead the conference standings. Why is this bad, you may ask? If Oregon State wins on Saturday against Oregon in a game nicknamed the Civil War, they will go to the Rose Bowl. This would put USC in order for the final BCS at-large bid and knock Ohio State down to the Capital One Bowl. What this means is that every team in the Big Ten would move down a bowl spot. This would be an especially big drop for Ohio State, Iowa, and Michigan State. Ohio State would drop out of the BCS bowls, and Iowa and Michigan State would be fighting for the last New Year's Day spot. One would subsequently be dropped to a December Bowl (most likely ... (link)