Thoughts From My First Trip to MKA

As you may know, this past weekend I took my first ever trip to Matthew Knight Arena with my father, and it was every bit as luxurious as advertised.

You could not have asked for a better time to make your first visit.  First, the weather was an unseasonably warm 63 degree day, with not a cloud in sight.  Second, the Ducks were hosting one of the conferences worst teams in the Utah Utes, so you figured the chances of Oregon getting the win were pretty good.

On the court of the stadium reads "deep in the woods," and you really are, "deep in the woods" because it seemed like I walked through the woods just to get there.

Maybe it was because my dad decided to take a stroll down memory lane and give me the tour guide of campus - the cafeteria where the food fight in Animal House was filmed, where his dorm was, the library he studied at, and so on - what seemed like a long walk finally came to an end when through the trees appeared the stadium.  A testament to the success and money being pumped into the Oregon program.

One observation I made I DIDN'T LIKE was during the timeouts.  This guy would come out and get on the P.A. with some cheesy gimmick for whatever reason, I guess to keep some in the crowd entertained (for those that need it).  It just felt very small time.  They do that at UCLA football.  Seriously, they do.  Probably to give the crowd something to cheer about, because it certainly isn't the team these days.

The crowd at Saturday's game had plenty to cheer about thanks to a 34-2 run to start the game, and dunks like these.

The trip ended with my dad treating me to some Duck SWAG at the bookstore.  A perfect way to end a perfect day.