Good Luck Ducks, Week 13: Fork in the Road

The Ducks penultimate conference test is against Arizona State on the road. 

A bit of a scheduling quirk has seen Oregon face both Washington schools in consecutive weeks, and now we have them taking on the second Arizona school in as many weeks. The Ducks have suffered some losses in terms of health on the field, but head into the game before the Civil War as a still functioning solid unit, with Justin Herbert firmly in control and the ground game cooking. Both lines have looked good. This team seems like it could be a handful for any playoff-bound team.

Of course, the playoffs will remain firmly on everyone's minds as long as the Ducks hang tantalizingly just outside of the top four. It may be a cliche to say that the Ducks can only control what they do on the field themselves, but the hope is that mentality continues in the coming weeks. They can't control what Ohio State or Clemson or those dastardly SEC schools do, so why worry about it?

The Arizona State Sun Devils started off the season hot, but have dropped their last four games. Still, they represent a formidable opponent (as do their rivals next week) and victory cannot be assumed. The hope is that Oregon will continue the momentum from last week and shake off their tendencies to start slow. With the season starting to run out of time, they can ill afford any trouble spots in their final road game.

• The Last Game: Oregon led from the outset and put together their most complete conference game of the season, stomping the Wildcats 34-6.
• Know Your Opponent: The Sparky people think that ASU needs to be very aggressive to have a shot tonight.
• The Unis!: White with green helmets. A good road look.
• Mario Cristobal's "Crystal Ball" prediction: "We all feel we haven't played our best football yet." Cannot predict now.

• Luke Skyywalker's Crystal Balls say: Back in the day, many accused ol' Luke of being aligned with the devil, but I'm pretty sure he just wanted to, er, party. Let the beatings begin!

Game time is 4:30 PST on ABC. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit are on the call. Go Ducks!