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The Supwitchugirl gang is back with their new Oregon-themed rap video, "I Love My Ducks (Return of the Quack)." After the jump, the Armenian Demon layeths the smacketh down on the Stanford Cardinal. Thanks to John!

Stanford's 'What's the Deal' Ticket Plan

Remember that exchange between Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll after Stanford's 55-21 bludgeoning of USC last November?

"What's your deal? What's your deal?" Carroll asked Harbaugh at midfield. The Trojan coach was angry with Harbaugh, who decided to go for two with a 27-point lead.

"What's your deal?" Harbaugh retorted.

Now Stanford is using that exchange to sell tickets, according to Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News.

The Sun Bowl Has a Problem

Ciudad Juárez is visible from the Sun Bowl, and Mexican city is a reason many Oklahoma fans have decided to skip the Sooners' Dec. 31 bowl game against Stanford in the West Texas town of El Paso.

Although El Paso was recently rated the second-safest big city in the country, trailing only Honolulu, Ciudad Juárez is now the murder capital of the world.

"We’re not interested in El Paso. We will stay at home and watch it on the tube," said Craig Blankenship, who has traveled to the Sooners' last 10 bowl games.

Nearly 2,500 people have been killed this year in Ciudad Juárez, which has become Ground Zero in the Mexican's government's attempt to wipe out drug cartels.

Gerhart for Heisman

Stanford's athletic department has produced this video to help promote the Heisman candidacy of Toby Gerhart.

Stanford Band Takes on 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder

Jim Harbaugh wasn't the only one taking shots at USC on Saturday. Stanford's band got in its licks during a halftime performance at the L.A. Coliseum, calling out USC graduate and "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis.

The announcer says, "After all, it takes a special kind of man to be wanted for sexual harassment, drug trafficking, tax evasion, prostitution, child abuse and destructive flatulence."

So What Did Carroll and Harbaugh Talk About?

USC had won 28 consecutive November games under Pete Carroll since he became coach in 2001, many of them by huge margins.

Then came Saturday's 55-21 bludgeoning to the hands of Stanford, the most points ever given up by a Trojan team.

Make no mistake: Jim Harbaugh was intent on running up the score. After Toby Gerhart steamrolled his way to the Cardinal's seventh touchdown and 48-21 lead with 6:47 to play, Harbaugh decided to go for two — probably because he couldn't go for three.

The attempt failed, but Stanford tacked on one more score with its second-team offense against the Trojan first-team defense.