A glaring gap in the RG's coverage is a report of attendance.  It didn't take a genius to observe the many many empty seats in Autzen stadium.  Is our local rag somehow afraid to expose that reality to its wider audience? Be that as it may, in a different setting, one would expect that with all the hype around a new coach's "revamped" team, the opening game would have attracted a serious crowd - but then, this isn't Alabama, Ohio State, or Nebraska which enjoy solid, loyal fan bases, almost irregardless of performance.  There is something ephemeral about life at the U of O - whether it be academic (note limping enrollments and falling national ratings) or sports (even winning teams don't generate reliable enthusiasm - basketball and now football to wit). On these scores, our near neighbors to the northwest seem to fare much better.  I wonder why.