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Oregon, Beavers
exemplify rivalries
in Pacific northwest
Mindi Rice
The girl and the game
Five years ago, if someone had asked
me what the Civil War was, my answer
wouldn't have made sense to Oregoni
ans: 'That war, a long time ago, be
tween the North and the South."
Growing up in Apple Cup land, not
a lot of attention was paid to Oregon's
version of the Civil War. There were
plenty of dawg and kitten jokes that
flew into Seattle during rivalry week,
but, for goodness sake, what the heck
were a Beaver and a Duck doing play
ing each other?
Now I know better. Or at least I
have come to learn and love the mad
ness behind Oregon's in-state rivalry.
How many Beavers does it take to
change a lightbulb?
One, but he gets four credits for it.
As a freshman, I couldn't under
stand why the two big state schools
were so close together — until the
week before my first Civil War.
Even though the game was in Cor
vallis, the week leading up to it was
filled with all things civil and uncivil
between the two schools.
It taught me just how deeply root
ed the schools are in the state and
how passionate Oregon and Oregon
State alumni are about their alma
maters. In Washington, the Apple
Cup tends to receive more media
hype than actual hype from the fans
and alumni.
In the stands the following year, I
joined my classmates in the student sec
tion, and learned what Duck spirit truly
is. Through the wind, rain and mad
ness, Oregon held steady in Autzen Sta
dium, cheering the Ducks to victory.
The only game I've heard louder
than the 2001 Civil War was this sea
son's 31-27 win against Michigan.
Did you hear they're thinking of re
placing the turf in Reser Stadium with
cardboard?
Because the Beavers only look good
on paper.
The best thing about these in-state
rivalry games is that it doesn't always
matter which team is having the bet
ter season. So much emotion is
brought in to these games that the un
derdog has a good shot to pull out a
victory — no matter the spread.
The fans can truly make or break
these games with their emotion. The
last six Civil Wars have been won by
the home team.
I suppose this is a call to the Duck
faithful: Make Saturday big. Wear
your green and yellow, paint your
face, scream until your voice is gone
— take Civil War for all it's worth and
support the Ducks and your school.
After all, it couldn't hurt the
Ducks to have 54,000-plus wild fans
on their side.
That's the best part about Eugene:
The fans — well, minus a sometimes
fickle student body — fill the seats at
every game.
The Apple Cup fills Husky Stadi
um and Martin Stadium but not
with the same intensity. In Seattle,
the intensity gets lost somewhere be
tween Pike Street and Montlake
Boulevard. Washington students are
the only fans who end up truly pas
sionate about the game.
Corvallis and Eugene end up with
Civil War fever because everyone in
the towns gets behind their team.
Did you hear about the Oregon State
football player who stayed up all night
studying for his urine test?
Contact the senior sports reporter
at msndirice@dailyemerald.com. Her
views do not necessarily represent those
of the Emerald.
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