11-18-2012, 02:03 PM
Obviously there were a lot of boos after the call on the Ertz TD was overturned. The replay was only shown once in the stadium and a lot of the Oregon fans around me admitted that it looked like a catch. We were not quite a gracious about the phantom pass interefence call on Oregon's last posession!
As I pointed out in a post prior to the game, they haven't had any home games that have been remotely close this year, although plenty of heroics in previous seasons. I was hoping that the lack of experience in close games plus the subtle pressure of being #1 in the AP poll would cause them to tighten up a bit in a tight game. Impossible to know how much of an impact that had on the team itself. The fans were another story. To them, the NC game was a foregone conclusion. They seemed stunned that their team could be beaten at home, and only score 14 points, no less. Once the final field goal split the uprights a celebration ensued on the field and in the one section of Stanford fans. I noticed that most of the Oregon fans didn't leave right away, they stood around for a while in a slack-jawed stupor. Every game for them prior to this has been a fast-paced blowout party.
Every fan base of course has their share of drunk jerks and Oregon was no exception. A couple of more thoughtful fans did stop me on the way out to say it was not a fluke win, they were very complimentary of the way Stanford came in prepared to play. A good discussion with a couple of them on the shuttle bus out of the stadium and how this would put Alabama and possibly some other SEC teams right back in the hunt for the BCS chamionship.
Since I don't make it a habit of being obnoxious when in a visiting stadium I didn't get hassled too much. All in all Autzen is a great atmosphere for college football.
As I pointed out in a post prior to the game, they haven't had any home games that have been remotely close this year, although plenty of heroics in previous seasons. I was hoping that the lack of experience in close games plus the subtle pressure of being #1 in the AP poll would cause them to tighten up a bit in a tight game. Impossible to know how much of an impact that had on the team itself. The fans were another story. To them, the NC game was a foregone conclusion. They seemed stunned that their team could be beaten at home, and only score 14 points, no less. Once the final field goal split the uprights a celebration ensued on the field and in the one section of Stanford fans. I noticed that most of the Oregon fans didn't leave right away, they stood around for a while in a slack-jawed stupor. Every game for them prior to this has been a fast-paced blowout party.
Every fan base of course has their share of drunk jerks and Oregon was no exception. A couple of more thoughtful fans did stop me on the way out to say it was not a fluke win, they were very complimentary of the way Stanford came in prepared to play. A good discussion with a couple of them on the shuttle bus out of the stadium and how this would put Alabama and possibly some other SEC teams right back in the hunt for the BCS chamionship.
Since I don't make it a habit of being obnoxious when in a visiting stadium I didn't get hassled too much. All in all Autzen is a great atmosphere for college football.