On Saturday afternoon, all the familiar sounds of Oregon football echoed throughout Autzen Stadium: the screams of 55,000+ fans, the Oregon Marching Band taking the best part of Star Wars Episode I and jamming it into your brains with glee, Don Essig’s sensual baritone. But there was one piece of last week’s Autzen experience that stood out.
Neil Diamond’s scourge upon humanity, “Sweet Caroline”, began to play.
Here’s my initial reaction:
ARE THEY PLAYING SWEET CAROLINE AT AUTZEN FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK NO WAIT HERE GONNA GO LIGHT MY DEGREE ON FIRE
— Matt Takimoto (@takimoto23x) October 28, 2017
Now, I’m not one of those fans who thinks that Oregon athletics should refrain from trying to add new things to the football atmosphere.