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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 2001)
Sports brief (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. - It's one thing to ask senior Oregon quarter back Joey Harrington if his team would eventually run out of luck in comeback situations this season. It’s quite another when a reporter states “you are not going to win them all every time.” Harrington’s immediate response to this was, “Says who?” Apparently, no one so far this sea son. The No. 7 Ducks’ confidence and composure in the final sec onds of Saturday’s game enabled Oregon (3-0) to battle back and win another early season thriller against USC. Harrington, obviously agitated by the question, did not hesitate to elaborate on the question. “Can we keep winning like this? Of course we can,” he said. “Do we want to win like this is another question. “Why can’t we believe that that any time we have the ball, if we’re eight points behind, that we can score? I’m confident that we’ll get the job done. I don’t like it, but I’m comfortable.” Fifty-six seconds left in the game was more than enough time for Har rington and company to work some of their “ Autzen Magic. ” On a drive that began on the Oregon 24, Har rington — in 44 seconds — used six plays to move his team 61 yards downfield. This set the stage for freshman kicker Jared Siegel, whose kick cleared the uprights and sealed another comeback victory for the Ducks. “I looked at it as redemption and a chance to pull through for my team," Siegel said. “As a kicker, you dream of the opportunity to pull through and win one for your team. You see it a thousand times in your head and it’s almost like deja vu when it really happens.” Oregon coach Mike Bellotti joked after the game about his team’s last minute surges. “I’m going to have to tell our of fense that every time we take the field, all they have left is one minute,” he laughed. —Tina Harrison Daily Trojan Hager continued from page 19 Now, two weeks later, sports is back online. The Mariners are get ting closer to the playoffs, the Sea hawks are beginning the season and our own Ducks have already used some of the magic to help us forget about that tragic day. It's what we all need. The most important thing for this country is not the retaliation our military forces partake in, or what other actions President Bush will take to help alleviate the problems of terrorism. What is most important for the 45,000 people who regularly attend base ball games at SAFECO Field is to know that our sports teams care. When we walk into that stadium, we’re all one country and only sports can truly bring us together. Sports has stood the test of time. Nothing can change that. No one single person can take that away from us. No incidents can do so either. Sports is what's right with America. That’s why I’m reminded of a line from “Field of Dreams.” “The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good and that could be again. Oh people will come, people will most definitely come.” Indeed we will, and in the process, let the rest of the world know what we are all about. Hank Hager is a sports reporter for the Emer ald. He can be reached at hankhager@dailye merald.com. I7R0 Foot long Sub | : f \J off —-■ 50OFF any 1/2 sub expires 10/3/01 HOMEY HILL FARMS Come in and get a sub for less at CAMPUS SUBSHOP 1225 ALDER • 345-2434 MON-FRI 10AM-10PM • SAT 11AM-9PM • SUN 12PM-9PM r Any Yogurt (‘Except small cones and tinies. Expires 10/3/01) Campus SUBSHOP Mon.-Fri. lOam-lOpm Sat. 11 am-9pm Sun. 12pm-9pm 1225 Alder 345-2434 Not valid with any other discounts or coupons. One coupon per customer. HOMEY HILL FARMS , 2 MILLION INVESTORS. 80 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE. 1 WEIRD NAME. •, - t ' TIAA-CREF1 has a long history of managing portfolios for the world’s sharpest minds. Contact us for ideas, strategies, and, at the very least, proper pronunciation. TIAA-CREF.org or call 1.800.842.2776 Managing money for people with other things to think about, RETIREMENT INSURANCE MUTUAL FUNDS COLLEGE SAVINGS TRUSTS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FIND THINGS IN ODE CLASSIFIEDS (ROOMMATES, TICKETS, STUFF 1 YOU LOST, BICYCLES, CARS, JOBS, ON-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES)
