SPORTS MAIL.Byline: The Register-Guard Morals watch hit and miss Very enlightening article by Ron Bellamy "Rockin'" Ron Bellamy (born December 13, 1964) is an American professional boxer. He is the half-brother of former NBA center Walt Bellamy. Ron also started his career in basketball, playing collegiately at UNC-Charlotte and professionally in New Zealand and Europe. on the booze issue at Autzen Stadium The stadium is tucked between the Willamette River and Coburg Hills. The uniquely shaped bowl blends in with the wooded Eugene landscape. The shape also allows for unique acoustics, making it one of the loudest stadiums in NCAA Football for its capacity. . I agree that drinking problems exist at the stadium. If they stopped the sales at the Mo Center once the game has begun and then eliminate the passes given at halftime, perhaps a balance to the problem could be reached. However, for Bellamy to be the one to write about the morals of drinking is the larger issue. It wasn't long ago he was praising the lifestyle of a certain Duck basketball player who recently fathered a born-out-of-wedlock child. What is right, and which is wrong? It might be suggested that Bellamy stick to the sports scene and leave the preaching of morals to those at the pulpit. SAM SORENSON Portland Tailgating Tailgating The action of a broker or advisor purchasing or selling a security for his or her client(s) and then immediately making the same transaction in his or her own account. out of hand I've had season tickets and have been attending Duck football since the early 1960s. Throughout the years, as tailgating pregame parties have grown more lavish and few attempts are made to check fans for possession of alcohol, this problem has become worse. We are now known as the most unruly and rude of all fans in the Pac-10. We need to take firm steps to stop this pattern of rude behavior. Mr. Bellamy's suggestions, (1) eliminate sales of beer in the Moshofsky Center completely, or terminate sales after the kickoff, (2) ban backpacks and similar carry-in items, and (3) cease giving fans passes out of the stadium, would do much to curb this situation. Then Oregon would no longer be ducking the issue. DEB MOHR n. 1. (Zool.) A West African gazelle (Gazella mohr), having horns on which are eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is one of the species which produce bezoar. Eugene Oregon up to challenge A tip of the hat to the Oregon Ducks The Oregon Ducks refers to the mascot and sports teams of the University of Oregon, located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The Oregon Ducks are part of the Pacific 10 (Pac-10) conference. Donald Duck is the mascot of the University of Oregon under an agreement with Disney. for following through on the home-and-home football schedule with Fresno State. In the past few years, several BCS conference The BCS conferences are the six major NCAA Division I FBS football conferences whose champions receive an automatic bid into the Bowl Championship Series every year. All of these conferences besides the Big East have strong ties to certain BCS bowls (called "affiliations"). schools have backed out of the trip to Fresno after hosting their end of the home and home, obviously afraid of losing to a non-BCS school. Not Mike Bellotti Robert Michael Bellotti (b. December 21, 1950 in Sacramento, California) has been the head coach of the University of Oregon football team since 1995. His accomplishments at Oregon include an 11-1 season and #2 national ranking in 2001. Education M.S. . Oregon was up for the trip, and favored to win after blowing out Stanford. We had to have our "A" game to have any chance to win. We appreciate your spirit of competition. Any place, any time, anywhere. SCOTT MACMICHAEL Fresno, Calif. Return the favor to OU As Duck football fans traveling to Oklahoma for the game in 2004, please remember what it was like to be not just welcomed, but amazed at how enthusiastically hosted, supported and thanked we were for our presence. We all came home as better people, and wrote letters, spoke to others, etc., about the same, even with the Ducks having lost. It is easy over a two-year period to forget some things, but please let us, as Duck fans, not forget and maybe even hope to emulate that hospitality, kindness and spirit that the Oklahoma fans deserve. They are an incredible bunch, and I thank them all, again, for our stay in '04. PAM MORRIS Eugene Show some hospitality Two years ago I made a commitment to myself that I would send a message to fellow Ducks fans. When the Oklahoma Sooners The University of Oklahoma features 17 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to early Oklahoma land rush pioneers. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A, in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. visit Autzen Stadium, please treat their fans with the same level of respect and hospitality that I received when I traveled back to Norman. In 2004, when the Green and Yellow faithful descended upon their town, my buddies and I were treated very well, better than any other city I've traveled to follow the Ducks. The Sooner fans loved their football and gave me the impression they follow their team on the road and valued others who did the same. The common question that intrigued me throughout that weekend in Norman was, `Did ya'll drive down here?' I would often remind them of the distance to Oregon and in some cases they knew, and that did not faze them in their thoughts. So, when you encounter the Red and White of Oklahoma fans in Eugene this weekend, please welcome them to Oregon and treat their fans with the great respect we were treated. Don't forget to ask them ... Did ya'll drive here? TODD BIDDLE Portland Show some class Two years ago, I traveled to Oklahoma for the football game and experienced a revelation. From the moment I landed at the airport, my mother and I were treated, not just by the fans but by the whole community, with respect. Before, during and after the game, the people of Oklahoma showed me the meaning of sportsmanship for fans. On Sept. 2, when Don Essig welcomed the Stanford fans, people at Autzen Stadium booed them. I think it is disrespectful dis·re·spect·ful adj. Having or exhibiting a lack of respect; rude and discourteous. dis  re·spect and rude.
I hope that those who think it's a good idea to act this way can learn what I learned at Oklahoma. Show some class, Duck fans. Let the Oklahoma fans want to come back. I certainly would go back to Norman. Don't boo the Sooners. Show Autzen pride and class for once. MORGAN NATT NATT National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia (Washington, DC) NATT Northwest Alliance for Transportation Technologies NATT Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (US National Park Service) Eugene Case for second opinions In March of this year, I was misdiagnosed and was told I had a rare and very dangerous form of uterine cancer uterine cancer Malignant tumour of the uterus. Cancers affecting the lining of the uterus (endometrium) are the most common cancers of the female reproductive tract. . Second opinions proved otherwise. I actually had a garden variety of cancer that was treated with surgery and radiation. In October of this year, my husband was misdiagnosed and told he had a PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. of 6.5. The second test showed the results to be 1.29. And now Marion Jones Marion Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California), is an American former athlete in track and field. She was the winner of five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, which she later relinquished after has been vindicated with her second laboratory test that shows that she was drug-free when tested. Speaking as a retired nurse, these three examples are proof positive that second opinions are not only an option, but a necessity. CAROL ANN FIELD Marcola `Go Ducks' nostalgia I grew up in west Eugene, attended the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. , and last year I moved to California to work as a political policy analyst. Your article (`Sooners' date at Autzen is more evidence Ducks have arrived,' Register-Guard, Sept. 13) reminded me of an important fact never to be taken for granted Adj. 1. taken for granted - evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" axiomatic, self-evident obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors" - game day in Eugene is unlike any experience imaginable. Two weeks ago I decided to drive down to Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. to watch the Ducks' season opener against Stanford at the OldPro. It's the equivalent of a Rennie's or Taylor's, minus the charm, charisma or style. As Oregon began to pull away, televisions around the bar began to switch over to the Cal game, and by the end there was only one television broadcasting Stanford's demise. As I was sitting there with a beer, (no microbrews on tap - blasphemy blasphemy, in religion, words or actions that display irreverence toward or contempt for God or that which is held sacred. Blasphemy is regarded as an offense against the community to varying degrees, depending on the extent of the identification of a religion with ) it became clear how lucky I was to be a part of the Oregon football tradition. For five months out of each year, it is completely acceptable and expected to replace `hello,' `goodbye' or `thank you' with a friendly `Go Ducks.' So for the next five months, when I am sitting at a bar in California and the bartender slides a questionable-looking domestic brew across the oak to me, I'll just look at him, smile and say - `Go Ducks.' BROOK TAYLOR Brook Taylor ('teɪlə(r)[1])(August 18, 1685 – November 30, 1731) was an English mathematician. His is the name that is attached to Taylor's theorem and the Taylor series. Sacramento TO CONTRIBUTE A LETTER The Register-Guard sports department welcomes letters on all sporting topics. Our length limit is 250 words; all letters are subject to condensation. Writers are limited to one letter per calendar month. Because of the volume of mail, not all letters can be printed. Letters must be signed with the writer's full name. An address and daytime telephone number are needed for verification purposes; this information will not be published or released. Mail letters to: Sports Mail, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440-2188 Fax: 687-6674 E-mail: sportsletters@guardnet.com |
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