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From: waltt@tekecs.UUCP (Walt Tucker)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: THE Game
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Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 13:39:34 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 28 13:39:34 1984
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Most people agree in Oregon that THE game is:

       OREGON -- OREGON STATE

The two colleges are in towns that are about 45 miles from each other.  
It makes for quite a rivalry.  The above, of course, is NCAA, which is
what most people pay attention to.

However, I went to a small state college (full-time enrollment = 2700) in 
southern Oregon called Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) that was NAIA 
conference.  THE Game down there was:

       OIT -- SOSC (Southern Oregon State College)

After losing heavily for a number of years (they didn't even score until the
fourth game my first year in college), OIT began making a comeback.  In 1979, 
OIT was undefeated (best record on the west coast that year) going into the 
homecoming game with SOSC.  Up to that day, OIT had not won a football game 
against SOSC in 21 games in 18 years.  Needless to say, the town of Klamath 
Falls was pumped.  The mayor proclaimed the day, "Beat Southern Oregon State 
Day."

Of course, we won.  It snowed, it rained, and it blew, but OIT hammered SOSC
into the ground with an embarrasing 45 - 14 win.  There was a hot time in
the old town that night.

                    Ah, college memories,

                    Walt Tucker
                    Tektronix, Inc.