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Message: [QUOTE="Alydar, post: 3335474, member: 730"] A lot can change from now till 2-3-20 so predicting a result is foolish but the game in Gampel will definitely be much tougher to win than a game at UCLA. I only hope they are undefeated then, because I know the pressure that can put on a team. Some really good teams have lost badly to UConn in some part due to the aura surrounding the Huskies and a few teams have beaten UConn by playing them 3 or 4 times a year, when the aura was diminished. But normally when 2 teams "know" each other the factor that is negated is the intimidation factor that the better team possesses. Look at S Carolina. They have never beaten UConn in this century, and have lost badly several years when they had very very good teams. In 2018 they lost at home to UConn by about 25 (& 4 other teams that season) and then won the title. Travelling across the country to play their 3rd road game in 4 days (5th game in 10 days), Oregon will not have been able to practice at home for a week or so, and that road trip will come right after back to back big conference games against OSU. And despite UConn's reported decline, opponents still have to overcome the aura. They will see those 11 championship banners hanging in Gampel and realize that they have none in their home. Oregon is good enough to overcome all those things but the best team doesn't always win. [/QUOTE]