Football Fever

Fall is perhaps my favorite time of year, in part because I enjoy football. Saturday evening, a good buddy of mine and I attended the home opener at Autzen Stadium to watch Oregon beat Purdue 38 – 36 in what was an incredible game! Oregon defense had a couple of TD’s to keep the Ducks in the game, and the Oregon running game should be productive even after the season long suspension of their starting back. A couple of guys who are part of our church worked security for the game and it was neat seeing them in action as well. And depending on how well Tom Brady and LaDainian Tomlinson do tonight on Monday Night Football, I should (hopefully) barely pull out a win in game one in my fantasy league, although I’m still kicking myself for not starting Jeremy Shockey after Brees’ big game in New Orleans. And oh, to the guy in church who emailed me Sunday and ended with “GO RAIDERS!!” (you know who you are), all I can say is, “Did you see how the Denver game ended yesterday?”

The September 12th Oregon / Purdue home opener at Autzen Stadium. We had great seats.