Ducks!

Wow. Unless you have been in a cave east of Tiller, you know the Oregon Ducks played one of their best games in years today - routing the number 6 team Cal - 42-3.

Again this week Brian Prawitz and I sat in the midst of the press box to catch all the action.

Some random notes:

Cals only score - 5:55 left in the first, and only a FG that shouldn't have gone in.

Brian's Pepsi spilled with 6 min left in the first

Brian went back to get more Pepsi - 5 times. (and had less trips to the restroom than last week....oh never mind)

Brian tried to go in the wrong restroom with 5:43 in the 2nd ( don't ask....)

The Oriental chicken and rice was awesome today in the Press Box. (no they don't serve wine..)

Cal Mascot (a bear of course) looks really sad - (even without the huge loss). I hope he doesn't have to wear the costume on the plane home. Its pretty second rate...like a bad church drama program.

Its a long walk back up the "hill" from visting friends in row two of section 28. Was thankful for the Press Elevator

The crowd was so jazzed by the score that the "WAVE" started at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

I went back for popcorn three times

Highlight - being on the field at the end and in the Duck locker room, as Brian talked to a few of the players. A distinguished looking guy was in the room too but I couldn't place him - Phil Knight sound familiar?

It doesn't get any better than today

Saturday with the Ducks

This year I plan to spend more time at Oregon Duck games. This Saturday was great fun, especially as Oregon beat the team with the longest winning streak in college football.

A few notes from sitting in the press box along side Brian Prawitz:

Time it takes from our seats in the pressbox (front row I might add!), to food and drink - 10 seconds
Time it takes from the average fan seat to food and drink - 10 minutes
Chance of getting wet from our seats - almost none, but watch that wind with stat sheets.
Chance of getting wet from fan seats - officially none (it never rains at Autzen....) but...on Saturday there was some liquid something coming down for awhile.
Number of times Brian got up to get more Pepsi - 9 (btw the wind took Brian's Pepsi and spilled it with 8:51 left in the 2nd)
Number of times Brian got up to go to the restroom - uh never mind
Number of times I got up to get lemon bars - 3

I left with 3 minutes on the clock to beat the rush and hit the road to emcee at Melrose Vineyards. Incredibly I got to the truck in time to hear the last play on the radio, then hit the freeway back to the Burg. A really fun day chatting with some media friends from Portland and Eugene as well. The press box is like a weekly class reunion sometimes.

Next Saturday I hope to do it all over again.

Getting Old

Well it has happened.

No - nothing that was a suprise. But a big moment none the less. I was on the air Monday afternoon when the email came in - "your daughter has a license". I practically choked as I was on live, with my email box open.

I knew this was coming. Michaela did great in Drivers Ed over the summer. Teacher Mike Pardon and the others, appear to have kept all their hair. My wife tells me she is doing fine, even my mother - who let her drive the "Grandma car" thought her driving was fine. I have ridden with her a few times and thought she was making progress. Still the reality was a bit of a shock. No we have not bought her a car. In this economy, not sure its going to happen soon. Oh and there is insurance too...yet another bill to add to the pile.

All that aside - I have gotten mixed responses. One friend asked when she was driving so he could stay off Harvard at that time. Another tells me that we are approaching freedom - when she drives herself to an event. (presuming she has a car!)

All I know is that it was a strange feeling to send her out for Ice Cream....and wait....and wait...and wait...for her to come back. (yes she did come back....safe and sound)

Is that a grey hair I see?