I’m a die-hard fan of Oregon State Beavers football because…

If you look at my profile you’ll see that first-and-foremost I’m a Boston Red Sox fan. I know how to deal with misery.

I am 22 years old and have lived in Oregon for the entirety of my short life. I never plan on moving either. I love everything about this state. My dad grew up in New Hampshire and attended the University of Colorado for two years; my mom grew up between California and Oregon and graduated from Portland State University.

Growing up my closest college allegiance was to the University of Washington—two of my grandparents went, and met, there. So, for the first 18 years of my life I was a platypus—i.e. neutral to the happenings of college football in