EUGENE -- Nobody in orange was hungry.
The suits at Oregon State barely touched the bean dip on Saturday night. The tortilla-chip baskets on the suite countertops were still filled. A giant plate of chocolate brownies was stacked, intact, on the small table just inside Suite S822 at Autzen Stadium.
Beavers athletic director Scott Barnes and university president Dr. Ed Ray stopped closely following the Civil War game in the third quarter. The Beavers' braintrust was instead huddled around a small round table in the back corner of the room, plotting.
I hope.
Worst job in in the joint belonged to the poor stat guy whose job it was to tip-toe into the visiting athletic director's box, peek in, and drop off the running game summary and statistics.