Over the past two years, the Oregon Ducks football program has lost to the Washington Huskies by a combined score of 108-24.
But that didn't stop Mario Cristobal and his coaching staff loading up this weekend's visitor list with a collection of its top recruiting targets.
After No. 17 Oregon's 30-27 overtime victory over No. 7 Washington on Saturday in Eugene, that gamble appears to be paying off.
On his way out of Autzen Stadium, consensus five-star defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, the nation's No. 1 overall prospect, expressed his feelings about the dramatic Pac-12 Conference contest.