Tandaian No. 1 Share Posted July 11, 2022 A moment I’ll never forget: As UCLA sprints onto the field in Corvallis in 1999, a fan in the north end zone bellows for everyone around him, including a kid from the coast attending his first game, to hear: “They think they’ve already won because they have those blue and gold uniforms on.” Bill Oram: What it means to be a sports fan in Oregon amid unprecedented upheaval WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Sports in our state are forever changed. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDuck No. 2 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Thank you. I had skipped the article when I saw it on Oregon Live. It would have been my loss if you hadn't brought it to my attention this morning. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnski No. 3 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Really good article Yes, the LA teams + the Fuskies think (know really) that they're better than us. They all look down their nose at you. But they'll actually do worse out there. Because the sad truth is the rest of the US looks at them, like they do us. Probably just a little more politely. It's like when I pull a huge smallmouth bass out of the bowels of the Umpqua River, and as I'm reaching for his lip, my knot (which stinks) gives out and away he goes. I know what we've lost, and they will too in time. The PacThen Pure disappointment 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 4 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Thanks for bringing this article over, it was a very enjoyable read, looking forward to reading more from Mr. Oram. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Waddler Moderator No. 5 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Agree. What a great read - playing teams that are passionate rivals as opposed to ones who just view you as time zone oddities? What were they thinking? However, I have to draw the line at Oram’s channeling of Jake Taylor. The idea of a cardboard cutout of Larry Scott being peeled a piece at a time with each Duck victory is beyond horrifying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
