UCLA @ Oregon (Saturday)

[bellsduck]

Glad I kept watching. Tale of two halves there. Couldn't hurt with any football recruits visiting that it looked like the arena was pretty packed and had some noise going for this one.

[oregontrack]

were we down 15 to colorado during the '04 nit? if not, this was the biggest comeback i remember since storming back from 18 to beat arizona during wright/scales/smith's senior year, two nights after the 'miracle at mac' finish against asu.

[dthomas=ddixon]

Man this team is awesome. That 1st half was obviously really bad but this team doesn't go away & Dana makes great adjustments (our guys making shots helps as well ha). It's crazy how good of a season we're having, even with guys who were expected to be big contributors leaving. All the expectations went out the window after that but this team is meeting them.

[woundedknees]

Addition by subtraction?

Something has sure happened to the team chemistry around here!

[Quack_12]

Great game foe sure. Sim was lighting it up...

[Brophdog88]

with the Cal loss to Washington State, Oregon is now tied for first in the pac-12

[TheMaehlMan]

Believe it or not, but the crowd was electric in the second half. On every defensive possession the arena was loud, and man did the place explode after some of those plays. The energy on both sides of the ball was vastly improved in the second half, and we just know how to win the close game.

[woundedknees]

It's refreshing to see the Ducks get back to winning the close ones, with the occasional comeback, rather than complacently watching a potential W slip through their fingers.

Didn't get to go to the game, but the difference was obvious in the crowd from one half to the other... I muted the telecast, and tried to follow Jerry Allen's play by play.

As excited as Jerry got in the second half, there were times the crowd drowned him out.

[MFRDuckFan]

WHAT A GAME!!!! It was my first trip to Matt Knight Arena and what a place. Very impressive. Even my hubby (who can be a traditionalist when it comes to sports) said that arena is amazing but not in a flashy kind of way. He said he appreciated that it is modern but understated - not opulent in any way. Even loved the floor! From him, that's a HUGE compliment.

The floor is much better in person vs. on TV. TV makes the floor look much darker than it really is and it's not distracting at all. The whole structure of the entertainment around the game (Bongo Cam, Fan Games, Kiss Cam) are top notch and run very professionally. Thought the karaoke game was kind of cute where Nared sang a song & the fan had to guess which song it was. Funny!

Altman is an animal during the game. That is one animated coach. I always thought he was pretty quiet since I've only seen him on TV. WOW! He can jump around & yell pretty good.

Nice comeback in the second half. We were kind of worried after the first half performance, but they battled and came out with the win. Even with shooting issues, they never gave up. Incredible.

I've attached a few pics. I definitely want to go back very soon.

[TheMaehlMan]

The funniest moment of the night was during the Kiss-Cam video when the Duck kissed Chip Kelly

[greenyellow]

The funniest moment of the night was during the Kiss-Cam video when the Duck kissed Chip Kelly

And there's no picture yet to prove it. I bet a lot of people would love to see that shot again.

[MFRDuckFan]

The funniest moment of the night was during the Kiss-Cam video when the Duck kissed Chip Kelly

That was hilarious! I also liked when the Kiss Cam focused on 2 UCLA players and then 2 refs. Hahahaha!!! I had a lap jump all set (with some odd tongue thing) just in case we made it onto the screen but we didn't get chosen. Hubby says "Oh good Lord. Good thing we didn't then!"

[UOducksTK1]

Believe it or not, but the crowd was electric in the second half. On every defensive possession the arena was loud, and man did the place explode after some of those plays. The energy on both sides of the ball was vastly improved in the second half, and we just know how to win the close game.

It seemed quite louder than usual on TV. Great win for the Ducks.