Schmid
continued from page 19B
sade as the generic name to use
that week to provide a platform to
raise the issue of spirituality and
Christianity.
“We just wanted people to at
least think about Christianity and
decide ‘yes’ or no because you can
easily go through college and
never be faced with that question,”
Schmid said. “We didn’t want to
make anybody angry, but I think
anytime you make Christianity an
issue, some people are going to get
angry.”
His teammates had his back,
though. Schmid was surprised at
how supportive his fellow Ducks
were and of how many showed
up on that Friday afternoon to
hear him give his testimony of
how he became involved with
Christ.
“A lot of guys on the team who
don’t claim to be Christian were
asking about it and interested in
it, and were like, ‘Hey, that’s real
ly cool,”’ Schmid said.
But that doesn’t mean he does
n’t get ribbed now and then about
it, especially with that “Do You
Agree With Ryan?” bumper stick
er still hanging in Adams’ locker.
“I get teased about it, but it’s all
in good humor,” Schmid said. “But
really, that whole experience
taught me a lot. It was a big chal
lenge for me to be in the spotlight
like that and have my picture in
the paper.”
A nine-year-old hat
If Schmid had his way, the spot
light would stay on anyone but him.
He’s just a self-described “country
boy” who feels that he’s been
blessed with certain skills and that
to not make the most of those gifts
would be a shame.
“The reason he is so successful on
the field is that his life is so in order
off the field,” fullback Josh Line said.
As Schmid’s final regular season
game nears, the sore feet, knees,
neck and shoulder aren’t as notice
Smith
continued from page 3B
State. Michigan entered the heated ri
valry game as the favorite and knew it
had to beat the Buckeyes in order to
share the Big Ten title with Illinois.
Plus, the Wolverines had the ad
vantage of their home crowd in
Ann Arbor, Mich.
You can probably guess what
happened.
Unranked Ohio State toppled
then-11th ranked Michigan, 26-20,
knocking the Wolverines out of a
coveted BCS bowl.
So that’s two OSU upsets in rival
games. Will there be a third that
will take place Saturday at Autzen
Stadium? No, and here’s why.
All you have to do to know that
the Ducks will beat the Beavers is
stop, collect yourself, close your
eyes if you’d like, and listen to Eu
gene native Chris Tetterton talk
about last year’s Civil War. Watch
the affable smile disappear as the
i
face in between his long brown hair
suddenly turns serious.
“That was one of the worst feelings
I’ve had in my life,” said Tetteron, a
starting defensive tackle for the
Ducks. “Walking off that field with
their fans in your face, man. And get
ting on a bus to drive back here at
night— It was a horrible bus ride.
“The guys that have been around
here for awhile know how much
the game means and know how
crappy it is to have that feeling.
“More than the Texas win, the
OSU loss hurt. The 12th game is al
ways a gift, that’s what you enjoy and
we did. But the last game of the sea
son is always Oregon-Oregon State
and when you lose that one, it sticks
with you for the rest of the year.
“So hopefully we won’t have
that feeling after Saturday. ”
Before Oct. 20, there was a part of
me that thought a Beaver win on Dec.
1 was likely. Oregon was primed to
get beat, as the fairy tale ride was
bound to get knocked off course. But
Stanford took care of that. The Cardi
nal ruined Oregon’s undefeated sea
son. The Ducks have had their scare.
So unlike Oklahoma, Oregon won’t
lose. There won’t be an ESPN camera
crew inside the visiting OSU locker
room, as there was with the Cowboys,
catching them in a rowdy sing-a-long
ofthe Oklahoma State light song.
Oregon has a similar tradition.
After each Duck win, and after
Mike Bellotti has given his
postgame speech, the players and
coaches join together and belt out
the Oregon fight song.
The last line is always sung the
loudest: “OSU may fight to the end,
but we will win!”
Oregon State won the Civil War
last year and headed to the Fiesta
Bowl. It’s time to see if the Ducks
can back up the confident claim in
their fight song and do the same.
Emerald assistant sports editor Jeff Smith can
be reached at jeffsmith@dailyemerald.com.
His views do not necessarily represent those
ofthe Emerald.
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able. He says he has laid awake at
night this week thinking about the
Civil War and hoping that the game
will be one to remember.
He moved from Colorado Springs,
Colo., to Lake Oswego in 1990 and re
members talking trash with his sixth
grade classmates about his Colorado
State Rams beating the Ducks in the
Freedom Bowl. But soon, as he grew
up in the state, he began to get into the
Civil War and into the Oregon Ducks.
Now, Schmid’s time with the pro
gram is almost up and he has no re
grets. More than any one game or great
play, as he leaves the program he’ll take
with him the stories. He’ll take with
him all of his teammates and the rela
tionships he’s made through football.
And, with the cross always around
his neck, he’ll still take with him that
Denver Broncos hat that he knows
“Coach Zoom hates so much. ”
Schmid can tell what you’re
thinking. Isn’t it about time he went
out and treated himself to a clean,
never-been-worn Broncos cap? Af
ter all, it has been about nine years
with the same one.
“Oh, people have bought me new
ones and I won’t wear them,” Schmid
said. “I like this one too much.”
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