College Football Road Trips: Oregon’s Autzen Stadium Underrated

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Published: May 31, 2009

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... in the country.

With just over 41,000 fans and a single-level bowl (kind of a "mini-me" to the old Sombrero in Tampa), it was easily the loudest stadium I’ve visited; with a list that includes monolith’s like LSU’s Tiger Stadium, Georgia’s Sanford Stadium, Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium, and Texas A&M’s Kyle Field.

As a southern boy with loyalties to Big 12 and SEC teams, it’s difficult to admit.

The first time I remember recognizing the Ducks is when Rich Brooks took his team to the Rose Bowl with Tony Graziani at quarterback.

When Brooks left for the NFL, Mike Bellotti took the torch and carried the Ducks to even greater heights on the national scene becoming a fixture in the top 25, are typically good enough for a Holiday Bowl appearance, and will occasionally go toe-to-toe with the USC Trojans.

I visited Autzen Stadium prior to its most recent expansion in 2002. I was at the 1...

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