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Security added to
Oregon-UWgame
■ Security issues prompt
university officials to beef up
patrols at Autzen Stadium
By Robbie McCallum
Oregon Daily Emerald
Pumped-up, inspiring, spirited
and joyous.
Rambunctious, rowdy, insulting
and intimidating.
For the past week, Oregon fans
packed into Autzen Stadium have
been labeled with such a wide vari
ety of names.
But while these 45,000-plus
hordes of green and yellow boost
ers have contributed greatly to the
Ducks’ 17-game home winning
streak, the third longest in the Pa
cific-10 conference, a few of them
went too far.
In last Saturday’s 29-10 rout of
then-No. 6 UCLA, the 45,470
Autzen fans’ thunderous roar great
ly affected the game’s outcome. The
Bruins were whistled 10 times for
61 yards in penalties. At one point,
UCLA was charged with three con
secutive false start penalties.
But it was what occurred after
the game that raised university offi
cials’ concerns. Bruin wide receiver
Brian Poli-Dixon was heckled by an
Oregon fan and had to be pulled
away by teammates.
“They have some drunk people
out here,” Poli-Dixon said in the
Los Angeles Times. “They’re fans.
I'm a poor sport. I really don't re
spond to that too well.”
Athletic Director Bill Moos an
nounced on Tuesday that security
at Saturday’s Washington-Oregon
game will be increased.
“Our fans are great, a great boost
for us,” Moos said in the Seattle
Times. “Autzen is an intimidating
place to play, but at the same time,
this is a championship-caliber pro
gram. We're year-in and year-out
contenders. We need to act that
way. This isn't the ninth-place team
in the Pac-10 just knocking off the
Rose Bowl champions [last week].”
Uniformed Eugene police offi
cers will be stationed behind the
Washington bench, at the mouth
and the end of the tunnel and at the
mezzanine level above the tunnel.
Part of our problem
is the tradition of fans
coming onto the field.
It’s virtually impossible
[to prevent] because of
their close proximity,
and ability to jump over
the wall if they want to.
Bill Moos
UOAtheletic Director
Moos said that he planned extra
security for the Washington game
before the season even began.
“Part of our problem is the tradi
tion of fans coming onto the field,”
Moos said. “It's virtually impossi
ble [to prevent] because of their
close proximity, and ability to jump
over the wall if they want to. What
we might do [in the future] is en
courage people to wait five minutes
or so, so the visiting team can exit.”
In its last three visits to Autzen
Stadium, Washington has lost
twice. Each time, Duck fans have
swarmed the field, including a top
pling of the left goal post in 1994.
With the Washington game hav
ing been sold out for over a week,
overflow capacity is expected.
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