Fun in the Sun

David R.

February 27, 2010 - 4:40 PM

The unfortunate thing about football season is that it eventually must come to an end. With this, all of the campus-related activities that relate to football also come to an end, like intramural football. Every year I play on my fraternity's intramural football team that plays in the league that extends through the fall term. With only five regular season games, every game is crucial and very competitive. Intramural football is my favorite intramural sport to play and I always miss it after the season is over.

The student recreation center came up with great idea to allow all of the football lovers to to play the great game of football even in the winter term. Today I played in a flag football tournament in Autzen Stadium. Although it was empty, it is nice to be able to say that I have played in this historic stadium, known around the country for the noise that never ends due to the stadium's unique bowl-shaped configuration. There were ten teams in the tournament and it was double elimination, so each team was guaranteed two games. The slogan "it never rains in Autzen" held true as the sun was shining all morning and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. We didn't play as well as we had hoped but we did it more for the experience. Our frustration with our performance was quickly erased as we were supplied with free Muscle Milk for participating. For whatever reason the drinking fountains weren't working within the stadium so the cold beverages were a nice touch amid the hot sun.

Some might disagree, but I feel that today was the first day of the year that has felt like spring time. The sun has been out a few times in the past few weeks but it has still been somewhat cold. After leaving Auzen Stadium with my fresh chocolate flavored Muscle Milk I decided that is was still much too nice out to waste the day sitting inside. I was starving so I decided to grab some breakfast at Studio One, a delicious cafe right off of campus. After enjoying a nice meal in the sun I went home and joined my roommates for a game of basketball. We were going to go the recreation center, which tends to be a hub for most basketball activity, but we decided to play in the parking lot of the church that is right across the street from our house. The church has an old hoop that is rarely in use so it is quite convenient. I rolled up the sleeves on my shirt to try to catch some rays and avoid the notorious farmers tan that is always an annoyance. We began playing and next thing we knew we had been playing for a few hours. We had a party at my house for my birthday on Friday night, so now it's time to clean up the aftermath. Sunshine will put anyone in a good mood, and I can't wait for another spring term in Eugene.