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Post by TheGlove on Dec 6, 2021 19:50:05 GMT -8
I went to USU for our 1998 game there, I think we won 20-16 or something close to that. It was at night, because of some big LDS convention in SLC during the afternoon. It was cold and light snow, it was a very small crowd. USU has a neat stadium, sort of built into the side of a hill. It has greatly improved its stadium and other facilities since then, thanks in part to work done by former USU AD Scott Barnes. They made a bigger commitment to their FB program to get into the MWC and have done a nice job in that league, which is a perfect fit for them. Should be a good game. Their QB is about 26 years old, he's older than Justin Herbert or Jake Luton, I think. Should be a good opponent, with a good fan base. Since they're not in Logan and away from nosy neighbors they'll probably be ready to tailgate. My wife and I were also at that game. We hauled our old and used but newly purchased 1982 Kit Roadrunner 5th wheel all the way from Salem for the game. We pulled it with an old Forest Service Chevy 3/4 ton pickup (1989 model with a manual shift and no A/C). We were able to park on the east side not 50 feet from the entry gate in the NE corner of the Romney Stadium. I remember seeing snow in the hills above the stadium that day too. During the game we had US Senator Gordon Smith come from that Mormon convention and sit in our section near the wife and me. I remember thanking him for coming as I thought that was a nice gesture. We won that game 20-16 (as you said) and it was our first road victory in 18 tries going back to that UCLA victory back in 1994 (remember Don Shanklin?). After that game we headed to Stanford for another away game and were able to park our rig in the eucalyptus trees on campus for free. We won our second road game in a row 30-23 as well. Great memories! Edit: Attendance was only 11,682 for the USU game. You need to drag your old trailer to all the away games. We always win when you do.
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Post by ee1990 on Dec 6, 2021 19:55:48 GMT -8
I call my ex-wife the old trailer. No win streaks involved.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Dec 7, 2021 22:52:48 GMT -8
My wife and I were also at that game. We hauled our old and used but newly purchased 1982 Kit Roadrunner 5th wheel all the way from Salem for the game. We pulled it with an old Forest Service Chevy 3/4 ton pickup (1989 model with a manual shift and no A/C). We were able to park on the east side not 50 feet from the entry gate in the NE corner of the Romney Stadium. I remember seeing snow in the hills above the stadium that day too. During the game we had US Senator Gordon Smith come from that Mormon convention and sit in our section near the wife and me. I remember thanking him for coming as I thought that was a nice gesture. We won that game 20-16 (as you said) and it was our first road victory in 18 tries going back to that UCLA victory back in 1994 (remember Don Shanklin?). After that game we headed to Stanford for another away game and were able to park our rig in the eucalyptus trees on campus for free. We won our second road game in a row 30-23 as well. Great memories! Edit: Attendance was only 11,682 for the USU game. IIRC, we won that 1994 game with 0 yards passing. I want to say that Shanklin and Rahim Muhammed combined for 0 for 5 passing or something ridiculous like that. After two seasons as a backup, Don Shanklin started the season as Oregon State's starter. He injured his shoulder in the Arizona State game but returned after missing the Wyoming game. Rahim Muhammad started the Wyoming game. Tim Alexander looked like he might supplant both Muhammad and Shanklin but was injured in the USC game and redshirted. Rahim Muhammad played in seven games, but UCLA was not one of the seven. Shanklin was 0 for 4 passing. Oregon State rushed 63 times for 428 yards, the fifth-most yards in Oregon State history at the time. Shanklin ran for 159 of those yards, including a 72-yard run, which was the sixth-longest run that UCLA had ever allowed at the time. Shanklin, despite his 0/4 passing performance was the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week. Oregon State crushed UCLA. It was 23-6 before the Bruins scored a window dressing touchdown and two-point conversion with 17 seconds left to make the final 23-14.
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Post by giantkillers83 on Dec 8, 2021 19:40:01 GMT -8
Didn’t go to OSU game at usu….. but did have client there. Thought it was nice town.
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