I've been attending Duck games for over 30 years and I've never seen anything approaching rudeness to other fans. A stupid little survey taken by jealouse people.
Taken by jealous people? What are they jealous of, rude fans? They surveyed all of the Pac-10 schools. So everyone in the Pac-10 is jealous of Oregon? If it was a jealousy factor, I think they might have voted for a school with a wee bit more recent success. Maybe they just feel the fans are rude? No, that can't be.
I've been to two Duck games at Autzen... non conference games against cup cake opponents... and wore a Beaver hat both times. I never talked any shit, clapped when the Ducks scored etc... yet I still had Duck fans flipping the hat off my head etc and being jackasses. I chose to ignore them, and I think that pissed them off even more. I've had several friends that have had similiar experiences at Autzen. Jealous fans? Pac 10 fans are far more jealous of USC then U of O.
I often sit close to the visiting fans and I have NEVER seen an act of rudeness. I've attended well over 60 games. Want rude fans? Go up to a UW game. There's a frustrated group of human beings.
i dare you to dress in orange, not necessarily Beaver gear, and go to the civil war game. See how you're treated. You can still cheer your heart out for the ducks.
I'm sure some rudeness happens especially now as the bandwagon has filled up the last decade with front-running type fans. I'm also sure jealousy/bitterness factored in at least somewhat. Personally I've never seen a single incident from Duck fans that was out of line and I know several rival fans who raved about their trip to Eugene and how nice everyone was to them. whatever... STOMP
Last year my boss took his 3 young sons to the civil war. They had duck jerseys on. After the game a drunk OSU fan started cursing at his kids. His kids. 100% unprovoked. I am sure this type of stuff happens at pretty much any college game.
Had a USC fan below us on Halloween.. and a couple of total Jackasses behind us who were Duck fans. Same with at the Purdue game, had a total JAckass and a classy Purdue fan (who was at least 2 times the size of the Duck fan and would have KILLED him) I ended up defending the other teams fans and telling our guys to shut the hell up. Its all good fun in bantering back and forth I have no problem with that... But some people take it so seriously when another person is rooting for another team (ie Beer Boys story about hats getting flipped off of him) which is pathetic. I dont care who another person roots for, it in NO WAY gives someone the right to be verbally abusive or so disrespectful to where someone would slap an article of clothing off of someone. I think there are classless fans in ever fan base. Oregon is well known as some of the rowdiest home fields in all of College, let alone the Pac 10.. unfortunately some of those instances come with it. Good fun trash talk is great, and part of the game.. but seriously to all fans.. dont take it to another level and be disrespectful like that. Its a game to be enjoyed by EVERYBODY, not just the home team fans.
Obviously you don;t get around. Ever go to a Fresno State game where fans routinely spit on opposing fans?
What does his paragraph show to imply he doesn't get around? And Fresno State isn't in the Pac-10, last I checked. So maybe they suck. Oh well. They also don't apply. Everyone's going to have their stories of an opposing fan being rude. Seems that as a whole, from this survey, though, the Oregon fans topped out as the rudest.
oh I know Fresno St is bad... I havent been there.. but I've heard. I am just saying that for all fans in general.
Cant believe I just repped a Duck fan! Excuse me while I go puke! I have also heard that Fresno St. is bad news for opposing fans... just like the Oakland Raider fans.
I can attest that I got spit on 4 years ago by Ducks fans when I watched the civil war game there. Granted that's not all Ducks fans, but you UO people have some of the douche-iest douches who ever douched in your stands.
