Fear not, Oregon football fans, there will be a way to watch a live telecast of Saturday’s 2 p.m. game against Washington State.
And the only place in the entire state to view the game live is right here on campus.
As part of an arrangement with Fox Sports Net Northwest in Bellevue, Wash., there will be a closed-circuit feed of the game beamed directly to five 9-by-14 foot projection screens in McArthur Court.
Tickets must be purchased, however, in order to attend the football party. These tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. this morning and there will only be about 4,500 tickets available.
Admission to the event will cost $3 for students and $5 for adults, and tickets can only be purchased at the Casanova Center ticket office near Autzen Stadium. The office will not accept phone orders.
As an added bonus, those living in the University residence halls will receive the live game for free through their cable hook-ups.
The game will be tape-delayed and broadcast Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. on Fox Sports Net.
Racking them up
Week after week, Oregon just keeps finding a way to win.
The Ducks win the defensive struggles, such as its 14-10 victory against Arizona Oct. 21. They outlast their opponents in the offensive showdowns, as in last week’s 56-55 double overtime win against Arizona State.
And where there are consecutive wins, there are winning streaks.
Oregon (7-1 overall, 5-0 Pacific-10 Conference) has won six games in a row in the season and 10 straight league games dating back to last year. A “W” this Saturday in Pullman, Wash., against the pesky Washington State Cougars would mark the first time since 1948 that Oregon has won seven in a row.
In fact, its six-game winning streak is tied for the fifth-longest in the country. TCU holds the longest win streak at 11.
But don’t expect Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti to get too caught up in all the numbers. He’s much more concerned with the final three Pac-10 games remaining on the schedule.
“If we don’t play well and be prepared to play, we know we can get beat,” Bellotti said. “This conference has great football teams.”
Basketball to hold free
scrimmage
Hoops season is just around the corner, and today at 12:30 p.m., the men’s basketball team will hold a free intrasquad scrimmage that will be open to the public.
The scrimmage will take place at Mac Court and will be the team’s final preparation before its exhibition opener Monday. Student tickets to Monday’s game are currently available.
