For most of Saturday afternoon, Boise State treated one of college football’s most daunting stadiums with a suspicious lack of reverence.
The Broncos led 17-14 at halftime and pulled even at 24 late in the third period. When “Shout” rolled through Autzen Stadium to usher in the fourth quarter, Boise State’s sideline — already feeling pretty good about its day — danced right along with it.
Ducks quarterback Dante Moore noticed immediately.
“It was funny that they did the Shout,” Moore said after Oregon’s 34-27 win. “It was a little weird.”
Boise State embracing Oregon’s “Shout” tradition, dancing and going nuts between the third and fourth quarter with the game tied at 24. pic.twitter.com/3YJExDIC2b
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Moore recognized the strategy. Oregon had done essentially the same thing two years earlier at Wisconsin, when Ducks players danced along to Camp Randall’s “Jump Around” while trailing entering the fourth quarter. Oregon rallied to win that game 16-13.
“I sure did,” Moore said when asked whether he thought about that Wisconsin trip during Boise State’s celebration. “Actually, they were just doing something that we’ve done before, and that’s just trying to flip your mind when you find a way to try to steal the juice from the crowd.”
Boise State coach Spencer Danielson said Boise State’s partaking in “Shout” was something the team had been practicing “for weeks.”
“We worked that really since fall camp started. Whenever it goes fourth quarter … we play the ‘Shout’ song every time, knowing that, hey, this is what it’s gonna be. Regardless what the score is, we have to be a team that plays our best in the fourth quarter.”
The Ducks noticed the tactic turned against the Broncos.
“We seen it. We laughed at it,” Moore said. “We went there and put points on the board. It motivated us.”
“Shout” has become one of Autzen Stadium’s defining traditions. The song is played between the third and fourth quarters as a nod to “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” which was filmed on and around Oregon’s campus, sending much of the stadium into a synchronized sing-along and dance.
Boise State had a reason to take part in the tradition. As 24.5-point underdogs, the Broncos led by 10 in the second quarter and twice pulled even in the second half. After Oregon went ahead 27-24 early in the fourth, Boise State answered with a field goal to tie it again with 8:45 remaining.
The tie lasted 54 seconds. On Oregon’s ensuing possession, Moore found receiver Dakorien Moore, who made two defenders miss on a 62-yard touchdown that put Oregon ahead for good.
“In practice, we messed the play up,” Dante Moore said. “Come game time, I coached him up. He did it the right way.”
Dante Moore finished 28-of-37 for 378 yards and three touchdowns as Oregon overcame a 10-point deficit and a sloppy afternoon that included 10 penalties for 90 yards.
The Ducks outgained Boise State 497-274 but did not secure the win until the final minutes.
For Dante Moore, the resistance was not entirely unwelcome.
“I’m glad this game was how it was,” he said. “We got lots to learn.”
