Apologies if this was covered elsewhere, I haven't been able to find anything on it...

We had a nonconference game scheduled against Utah for this Saturday. Then they entered the Pac-12 and we were forced to go with Missouri State as a last-minute replacement, to fulfill the constraints of the conference schedule. Yet AFAIK Cal and Colorado just played an intra-conference "nonconference" game last week. What's the distinction that allowed them to go ahead with their matchup while we had to settle for kicking around whatever tomato can that wanted a paycheck?

Just realized I'm going to be in Brooklyn for the Oct 6 Cal game. Had a brief scare for a moment where I thought maybe we'd be on a plane - thankfully we leave the next day. Phew! Any recs for good places to watch Oregon in the city (doesn't have to be BK necessarily)?

Along those lines - and apologies if this already exists and I'm stupidly missing it - wouldn't it be nice to have an archive of Ducks-friendly bars in different locales on ATQ? I would totally use such a thing, especially if users could post their own experiences/perspectives via the comments...

Go Ducks!

Despite the manifold comforts of my living room and new TV, in my opinion if you're in Oregon you gotta go out in public to truly enjoy the Civil War. The back-and-forth between Beavers and Ducks fans is great, as has been the look of crestfallen defeat on their faces the past two years. This must be seen firsthand if possible. I'm sure they've felt the same during OSU's wins.

I'm in Portland, and the problem with this is that all the popular places that are normally decent are packed like sardines with both fanbases for this game. Have tried Claudia's, Mission Theater, etc, lines out the door, nowhere to stand let alone sit, forget ordering a drink, etc. I'm just looking for somewhere a little off the beaten path but still with good TVs and atmosphere... where do you other PDX folks like to go?