The stands in Autzen Stadium were quiet Friday afternoon, a little over 24 hours removed from being packed to the gills with a rollicking, sellout crowd for No. 13 Oregon's showdown with fellow one-loss conference foe California.
Gathered in the middle of Rich Brooks Field was the UO football team, having just wrapped up its "Fast Friday" workout for the game the next day. Head coach Mario Cristobal had the Ducks take a knee, then invited offensive line coach Alex Mirabal to address the team.
Mirabal's message was threefold. First, he talked about the team as a whole, and his desire to see the Ducks be dominant against the Golden Bears.