The 1st ever, official Pac-12 title game was anti-climatic even before it started.
The Oregon Ducks certainly earned their way in with a 10-2 record and #8 ranking. UCLA got there by default.
And it showed in a Friday night game that we are reasonably certain nobody but school alumni and people on the West Coast even knew was being played, Oregon cruised to a 49-31 win.
LaMichael James ran for 219 yds and 3 TD's as the Ducks won a berth in this years Rose Bowl.
As for the Bruins, it was the final game for coach Rick Neuheisel who was informed earlier in the week that he was losing his job. Ironically, UCLA petitioned, successfully, to be able to play in a bowl game since they did win 6 games this season.
Oregon will face the winner of Saturday night's Big 10 Championship game between Michigan State and Wisconsin. It will be Oregon's 3rd straight appearance in a BCS game.
For the many of you who may have missed it, your highlights, courtesy of SI.com:
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