It's been a LONG week since that Thursday night game from Boise on ESPN. Well last night in Eugene the Oregon Ducks in their first home game beat the Purdue Boilermakers 38 to 36 in a roller coaster of a game that was not decided until the final minutes with Purdue failing to tie the game when they went for two points after a touchdown. The Purdue player caught the ball but was inches out of bounds. It was quite a night that saw rain on a hot summer night and lightning off in the distance.The Oregon defense kept Oregon in the game untill the Oregon offence could start clicking. It was an ugly win but it was a win. Oregon did improve but not enough. Hopefully they are work in progress. Utah is up next Saturday in Eugene for an afternoon game.
I went to the game on a bus sponsored by The Oregon Club of Southern Oregon. The Bus left Medford at 1 pm and stopped in Grants Pass to pick us some more fans. It was a good group on the buss and it was a fun trip to Eugene. We got to Autzen Stadium about 4:15 PM and the bus parked right across from the West Gate. I went over to the Casanova Center to the University of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and took a look at the new exhibits for "Matt Court" the new basketball Arena that is being constructed. It was very impressive. From there I went to the "Mo Center" and the did some shopping in the Duck Store and bought a new hat. From there I watched some other of the games going on across the United States on the TV while I had a Diet Pepsi. I then walked around the rim of Autzen soaking up the atmosphere before I worked my way to my seat in section 13.It was a hot muggy day in Eugene and it stayed muggy even after the sun went down. It started to rain during the game but it was for the most part a fine mist that helped to cool us off. The heat, the crowd and the tension of the game made me hot and the rain felt good. The announced crowed was over 57,000. After the game I worked my way back to the bus and we arrived back in Medford at about 2:30 am Sunday morning. It was a quit trip home on the buss with most people sleeping. When I got home I was greeted by my wife and cat. All in all a full day. I will be there next Saturday for Utah! Go Ducks!
