text: do you know the difference between the university of oregon and oregon state university? i went to osu, and every time i say that to someone not from oregon, they say "is that the beavers or the ducks?"  i even heard the guy on sportcenter get it wrong three days ago.  are we really that insignificant or what?    side question:  how many people do you think will respond to this by calling me an idiot or asking some form of the question: "who cares?" friend i feel your pain.  see ducks are dirty smelly bud smoking hippies.  while beavers hit the sauce a little too hard at times...ok a lot.  truth be told until one of us (probably the beavers) becomes a dynasty no one will ever know the difference.  i mean really though when it comes to mascots with the exception of florida and arizona does anyone know the diffence of each school's mascots.  but i see your point that even the well versed in sports should know the difference.  anyway.  go beavs! '00