They were heading on Sunday morning to Santa Cruz across the hills via Route 9, where Caydance recalled slow driving in weekend traffic. But it was late in September, and so far the road was not congested. Along the way, fall colors punctuated the green of hillside pines. "Stanford recovered more quickly than the celebrating Beavers expected?"
"Yes. Just as their wide receiver caught a solid pass, Barry McKeever stripped the ball from him, and we recovered at the Oregon 19th. David Sweeney kicked a 28-yard field goal, and we were on the board with three points."
"That was
a tragedy, you are probably thinking," Griff said to Caydance, "but guess what happened next."