It was exciting to attend the big game as Stanford hosted the Oregon Ducks in a showdown of undefeated and highly ranked PAC 12 football squads. Andrew Luck and the Cardinal were taking on an electric scoring machine from Eugene. We had mixed emotions as brother Rich had attended Stanford and started as a defensive back in the early 70's. Daughter Cass and her husband, Ross, had both attended Oregon. Our friends, the Timboes, traveled with us as we met up with Rich and Peggy in Palo Alto for a weekend of fun. A highlight of the weekend was attending Stanford's football alumni barbeque adjacent to the stadium prior to the game. We chatted with three notable former Stanford players who starred in the NFL (see pictures of Greg Sampson, Jim Plunkett, and Jeff Siemen). The game, itself, saw more than 70 total points scored with Oregon coming out on top. I'm sure we'll attend more games in the future.
