The Civil War

If you want to see a city divide faster than anything, be sure to be in Portland during the Civil War. The Civil War is when the University of Oregon Ducks play the Oregon State Beavers. This year was even more extreme than usual. They played each other for the last game of the regular season. They both had the same record. Whoever won, was going to the Rose Bowl.

Both sides were pumped and convinced they were going to win. The day of the game, there was a huge rally downtown at 6:30 am. Pioneer Square was packed. All you could see was black and orange on one side and green and yellow on the other. I was shocked that there were that many people that early in the morning, in the cold, yelling.

During the day, leading up to the game, there were shouting matches on the street, fights in both Corvallis and Eugene, and more sports paraphernalia than I'd seen in a long time.

Game time hits and the city streets were bare as every bar in town was packed. The game was intense. Back and forth, very close the entire way.

The Ducks, in the end, prevailed. What does this mean you say? Well, consider this.....Phil Knight pays for almost everything at U of O. The Ducks have a choice of 316 possible uniforms outfits to wear. They can buy whatever they want whenever they want. The first game of the year, one player punched out a Boise State player after a lose. He was expelled, but a few weeks later they quietly let him come back. He played in the Civil War, scoring a touchdown.

The Beavers are a small auggie school finding for funding. They have little money for recruiting and are working based o the talents of what they can afford.

It's basically like the Yankees winning the World Series.

Nothing makes you hate the Ducks more, than watching a game played at their stadium. LET'S GO OHIO!!!!!!!!