No. 14 Miami (OH) Red Hawks vs. No. 3 Oregon Ducks

 ST. LOUIS REGION4:55 PM ET  No. 14 Miami (OH) Red Hawks at No. 3 Oregon Ducks

I did mention this before, but this is absolutely a true story.  Senior year of college, we lived in a dorm called the Mods that had a shared backyard  During Springtime, two ducks began nesting in our backyard.  One appeared to have an injured wing, because he chilled all night and day under a bush, never flying more than a few inches off the ground.  We bought a large bag of seed and dumped it on the patio and he would waddle out at times to grab some grub.   We named him Saul.

One day, a freaking hawk came out of no where and sunk its talons right into the back of Saul, pinning him down to the ground (the other duck flew off like a coward).  For the next hour or so, the hawk wore out the duck by pecking at its neck, head, and back while digging his claws deeper and deeper into Saul’s body.  Every once in a while, Saul would muster up the strength to try and fly away, but he would only get a few feet off the ground before plummeting back to Earth.  The whole time, the hawk remained perched on Saul’s back, never wavering.

Of course, like the sick fucks that we are, 10-12 of us were outside drinking beer, watching in awe, periodically chanting until the Hawk successfully separated Saul’s head from his body.  My friend Abe took some National Geographic-esque photos, but he’s living in South Africa now and I think he lost them. Uka Agbai was also there wearing a neck brace.  Uka, do you remember that?  (Great line: “I’m not going over there.  Shits got talons!”)

Oh yea, and it was Parent’s Weekend.  Across the way at the girls’ Mod, one Mother eventually came out with a bucket of water and threw it on the pair, attempting to separate them.  This only caused the hawk to dig in deeper.  She then proceeded to yell at us for not helping the duck.  Hey lady, it’s nature.  If we helped Saul, not only would one animal have died but another would have gone without dinner.  We should have thrown the bird seed at her to see if the hawk would attack her next.  Edge: Miami (OH) Red Hawks