1980’s: “You’re utterly defenseless when both hands are on your horn and you’re focusing on playing music. A Duck fan randomly pelted me with a rock, while I was in the band back in the ’80s. I was completely shocked because I thought things like that were only done by preschoolers who didn’t know any better.” — Former Washington band member about her first trip to Autzen.
1980: “I told the team before the game that I wanted to be in Husky Stadium and with two minutes to go have the fans quiet. With two minutes to go I looked up and most of them were gone.” — Former Oregon head coach Rich Brooks
2001: “It’s definitely safer to stand on our sideline than theirs. People tend to go a little crazy when Washington is in town.” — Former Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington@@checked@@
2003: “Wazzu is like a friendly rivalry. Oregon is more of a hate rivalry.” — Former Washington receiver Reggie Williams@@checked@@
2009: “‘We’re not going to line up our best against the rest like the Huskies did in their spring game. They ran their number one offense against the number two and three defenses so Jake Locker could go 16 of 18 with two drops. And they had their number one defense up against the second and third offense so they could shut someone out. We’re going to compete. The number one offense will go against the number one defense. That’s the way it’s been all spring. Walter Thurmond III (starting corner) will be lined up against Jamere Holland (starting receiver), head-to-head and we’ll see who comes out ahead.” — Oregon head coach Chip Kelly
2009: “I do get some emails or text messages when the Oregon game comes around. I’ve played with some past Duck players, and they’ll always remind me that, ‘Hey Damon, you know before every game the first play that is put up on the Jumbotron is The Pick.’” — Former Washington quarterback Damon Huard@@checked@@
2011: “We don’t get caught up in the 1923 game. Or what happened in the ’89 game or the ’96 game. None of us were here. The only thing we can worry about is what we have an effect on. What we have an effect on is the game we’re playing on Saturday.” — Oregon head coach Chip Kelly
