Game day in Eugene…

ESPN Game Day came to Eugene for the Stanford/U0fO game on October 2nd! Ammon got me a “standing room only” ticket for the game and I went down with Craig, Sarah, Uncle Vern and Steve Arzie. Great game… 51-31 DUCKS VICTORY!!!

We went down early to avoid the traffic and had a great time together!  We ate lunch at Chile’s…

…then Rick was able to get us a tour of the newest building on the University of Oregon campus, the Student Athlete’s Academic Building. AMAZING!  The detail they put into this building is incredible. The company that Kim works for, Grove, did a lot of  the impressive wood engraving on the main level of the building that highlight student all-stars…  

There were also funny details that they included…

Sign inside the Joey Harrington auditorium.

Sign on the staircase. Sign inside the elevator.

Besides the funny details that obviously show the rivalry with the school to the north…the academic tutoring rooms, freshman lockers, study areas and the guided tour of the building was impressive!  State of the art in every way. I would imagine that this would be a huge recruiting tool for the university. It was fun to tour. U of O says, “Thanks Uncle Phil.”

The day ended with eating at BJ’s before heading home.  I ended up getting a picture with Greg Oden (Portland Trailblazer), who had been at the game!

What a fun day!