Last Hurrah
We spent most of Saturday in Oregon's Emerald City. We met Meg's sister Melissa (and her five kids) and Jared/Charlotte (and their two boys) at the Science Factory, across the street from Autzen Stadium. I think the boys had a good time, although they approached us first about leaving (instead of us dragging them out kicking and screaming). We then drove to Jared's house in outer-Springfield to wait until the game started.
Meg's brother Jared had tickets to the Oregon/USC men's basketball game at night, and he invited me to attend with him for the last time (he is taking a new job, so no more free tickets to Ducks football/basketball games). The Ducks played poorly throughout much of the game. A lot of people began leaving with about three minutes left and the Ducks trailing by a dozen, and it looked hopeless when they were down by 10 with less than 90 seconds left. But they finally hit some 3's, earned some foul shots, and USC missed free throws to let them back in the game. The fans (me included) were going wild during this final 90 seconds. The place erupted when Bryce Taylor's lay-in just barely fell inside the rim to tie the game as time expired. Of course they quickly fell behind by like 10 points in overtime and never caught back up. Even though the Ducks didn't play well and lost, it's so much fun experiencing the game in person, and it brought back memories of the fun I had in college. At BSU and USU I went to every home basketball game (I never went to any games at WOSC). Amazingly, those three seasons my school's team made it to the NCAA tournament.
Meg's brother Jared had tickets to the Oregon/USC men's basketball game at night, and he invited me to attend with him for the last time (he is taking a new job, so no more free tickets to Ducks football/basketball games). The Ducks played poorly throughout much of the game. A lot of people began leaving with about three minutes left and the Ducks trailing by a dozen, and it looked hopeless when they were down by 10 with less than 90 seconds left. But they finally hit some 3's, earned some foul shots, and USC missed free throws to let them back in the game. The fans (me included) were going wild during this final 90 seconds. The place erupted when Bryce Taylor's lay-in just barely fell inside the rim to tie the game as time expired. Of course they quickly fell behind by like 10 points in overtime and never caught back up. Even though the Ducks didn't play well and lost, it's so much fun experiencing the game in person, and it brought back memories of the fun I had in college. At BSU and USU I went to every home basketball game (I never went to any games at WOSC). Amazingly, those three seasons my school's team made it to the NCAA tournament.
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