In the prior comments, I explained that if you’re not seeing the recruiting feed it’s due to the AdBlock Plus plugin in Firefox. This leads me to concluded any/all issues with the Twitter feed are due to individual browser settings. Companies have been locking down more and more on their browsers. You might have to go in and manually adjust the settings.
As far as the Arizona game, I think we all agree this is the Beav’s best shot at a win. For some reason I thought this game was at home, but I must have confused it with ASU. That’s unfortunate because at home I’d take the Beavs in this one, but on the road I’m going Arizona by a hair.
34-31, Arizona.
Cursory watch of Arizona tells me Tate isn’t the player he once was, but he’s still good enough and mobile enough to make the difference. Beavs are riding their confidence and are rested, so they have a shot if everything clicks. We’re about due for the “good Luton” to show up, too (i.e. bad D).
Go Beavs.
That prediction one made field goals or 4 missed xp?
Good question.
How dare you doubt Hayes? He’s the best kicker we’ve had in years.
Get on the Everett Hayes bandwagon or get left behind.
May his golden foot be hang nail free!
Glad that thread was done. Worst in AB history.
It’s a new era. Kind of like when Pettibone resign-
Who could have anticipated the vacuum of a Jack-less bye week being so terrifying?
Terrifying? That thread was a cupcake! I don’t how many times I’ve logged in, immediately saw a Jack post that took up my entire screen and logged back off to go get ice cream.
Still not as terrifying as the “Jack goes webcam whore” narrative.
I sat out on following AB most of last week. Needed a bye week as well.
Anything worth going back and reading or should I just focus on the present?
Jack’s still dead.
https://i.imgflip.com/21vwfm.jpg
I enjoy your posts with being old enough to have followed Beav football through the Pettibone era. I find your comments twinged with sarcasm and absurdity, I’m not looking for laugh out loud humor all the time. I view your posts as sort of a reoccurring skit here. Like the old variety shows that had characters appear now and then. That being said, I consider WFO a valued member also. To quote the “other Mr.King”….can’t we all just get along?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X4fQitwpNLQ
Yeah, they’re both good commenters. Very different. Hopefully they can move past that spat.
Don’t start none, won’t be none.
I hope you will stick by your new policy. Apology accepted.
You’re gonna have to talk to BG about that. He had no way of knowing how sensitive you were. I hope your TDS therapy is going well.
Going well thanks. Good luck on your ED therapy.
Thanks. Your mom tells me my ED treatment is working fine.
Does your antifa health insurance cover your Xanax and Vagisil prescriptions? I hear that industrial strength stuff can get expensive.
Going to the “yo mama”. Ha-ha. Not bad.
Looks like the TDS will be cured in about a year if not sooner.
Thanks for caring. Your love means the world to me.
BTW. My mom would be 102 if she was still alive, so you must be hitting some other 102 year old. You know they can get a little confused.
She doesn’t move around much but I get mine.
AZ defense is one of the worst in the nation and they will have a bit of turmoil from firing their d coordinator.
The defense is the key to winning the game. Pass rush will be the biggest indicator. If they can pressure the QB consistently they’ll make a lot of stops. AZ will play two QBs but it won’t matter if the Beavs are getting into the backfield. Tate can still run but he isn’t the guy who can shake defenders anymore. The other QB is not a runner. Great chance for the LB crew to have a spotlight moment. Getting them into 3rd and longs is huge.
I expect the offense to move the ball on the ground a lot. Luton has been better when he throws less. Under 30 attempts a game is ideal. So if Jefferson is ready to go, he and Pierce have the potential to run all over AZ.
I see a shootout. 40 plus points will win the game. AZ isn’t a comeback team so a big lead early might take them out of the game.
Reasons to win –
The Cal game showed the Beavs can respond to adversity and come out on top.
For some reason they play better on the road.
Guys are starting to mature and improve their games.
AZ is in a freefall.
Reasons to lose
Not playing a backup QB
Relying too much on Luton
Defense is still susceptible to giving up a lot of yards
Reasons to lose……
Arizona firing its DC and linebackers coaches gives them the needed kick in the ass.
I predict a 35-0 Beavs loss and I won’t be watching.
Hey! It worked last time.
Won’t be watching. I’ll be driving back from Reno with my new dishwasher, I mean Mrs Whiskey.
Inflatable?
Lets me get away with driving in the carpool lane.
Still no sammich though. Maybe I’m asking too much?
Angry, not of high importance, but thought I’d mention, I’m still running into issues when trying to subscribe posts.
Now, when I check the subscribe button, the system sends me an email “Please confirm your subscription” but when I click on the confirmation link, it takes me to an error message.
“Ooops… Error 404
Sorry, but the page you are looking for doesn’t exist.”
Has anybody else had success with subscribing to posts?
Can you try it now?
whatever lever you flipped, fixed it. I just received an email with Whiskey’s latest post and this reply from you as well.
thanks dood
In the coach-speak cliche of “things even out over the course of a season”. I predict the Beavs to win this one 31-28.
See post below. You may wish to edit yours.
I hardly ever make predictions, I’m sure I won’t be close this time. Either the Beavs are playing with house money with three wins already or they are better than we all anticipated and are going to get one or two more. Utah is pretty much embarrassing every other team except USC, so no disgrace in that loss.
Bet the farm, house, first born, etc. on a Beav loss……..I will be in Tucson at the game.
I apologize for bringing my toxic luck to bear on a possibly winnable game, but we have a bye week here in Minneapolis and a childhood friend invited me down.
80 degrees sounded better than 40.
How many away beaver games have you been too. Include win/loss record. Maybe you’re just bad luck at home?
“09 CW, TCU, Madison, Alamo Bowl, and UDub. I suck.
Change your handle to gopherbeaver. Maybe that’s the problem?
So you’ve never seen a live win in the last 15 or so years? That’s some grim reaper shit.
Two. Wazzu and Hawaii.
I’ve only been to one Beaver away game in my life. Logan, Utah and a win over Utah St. Smith was still on the bench. Terrance Bryant was the starter. My wife and I got snowed on before the game, but it cleared up before kickoff.
Bring the axe
If you would feel comfortable doing so, beavergopher, would appreciate collection of yr thoughts of team, play etc at the away game :)
A few threads ago I was talking about my upcoming marriage and my wife that passed away in 2011. A few you shared some stories about your own personal battles and shit you’ve gone through. I did read all of your responses.
And Angry, I am truly sorry to hear about what a family member of yours is going through right now.
If any of you and I ever cross paths at a beaver game, the beers are on me.
Peace, degenerates.
I will take you up on the beer. Do you have any more Sandusky jokes? The last one was epic. Big showdown with Penn State on Nov 9. and I need new material. Congrats on the marriage.
Dude. Seriously. He wrote a book called “Touched”.
Go look it up on Amazon and read some of the comments.
Even I can’t make up that shit!
God forbid if Penn St ever plays BYU…..
How do you know when it’s bedtime at Jerry Sandusky’s house?
When the big hand covers the little one.
Almost any generic Michael Jackson joke will work.
Hopefully the team healed up during the bye week…..
4 of these last 5 games are winnable. Due to the opposing defenses that I’ve watched. Will they? Probably not.
At least there’s really only two games they weren’t competitive in so far this year.
IF they manage to beat UA on the road, 6-6 and a bowl game is very possible. ASU at home. UW hasn’t been world beaters either. Just sayin.
Fuck! Those 3 point losses to Hawaii and Stanford really suck a big fat donkey cock! If the Beavs were 5-2 right now this game would be for bowl eligibility.
Maybe I said it last week…..
It was nice to see the Beavs face sone adversity vs Cal. Had a lead. Lost it. Came back and took it for the W. Good to win a close game. They’d been on the losing end of those. I did say this this. Gotta learn to walk before you learn to run. Those close losses to Hawaii and Stanford gave them some needed experience on what it took to win a close game in crunch time at the end. A kicker would’ve helped in those two losses though.
I’ve been critical of Tibesar and Smith. It’s entirely possible I’ve been wrong. If and when that time comes, I will gladly eat crow.
These guys are getting better.
I’m not so critical on coaches for on the field performances other than not getting players ready to play. I actually enjoy watching this team play now. The Utah game easily made me as a fan feel, “Oh great! Here we go again!” What the CAL game showed me was the team has Grit and are determined to play for the school, the coaches, and the fans. They know wins need to happen to get the fans to believe in them, but I’m really liking this team’s mentality when on the road. Could we win 4 out of 5 games and go to a Bowl game? Yes, absolutely. Will it happen? They need to be able to show they can win at home other than Cal Poly. They need to game prep for home games like they game prep for road games. 2-1 road record is outstanding! just need to continue to build upon the success. If the defense is able to play like they did against CAL and even improve their performance, then we have a better shot at beating Arizona in their stadium.
@beavers4life
I agree, I actually am willing to set aside time to watch the games or even attend some of them. It’s been fun going to games this year. The crowds aren’t that great but it’s still decently loud. Mostly competitive games as mentioned above and it’ll lead to fans coming back. Wins are preferable but a competitive team who isn’t embarrassing is refreshing. I think the Husky game will be fun. Friday night and weather has been awesome around here. I might even ride my bike to the game :)
I blame Hamelcar on that jump the line shit he pulled on Stanford’s field goal attempt. The kick was good, and Shaw would have been good with the three points — instead Furd scores a TD — the difference of the game and win hanging on that four point difference. Of course you could blame the coaches for putting Hamelcar in on SPecial teams…. he doesn’t need to be playing special teams, probably didn’t understand the rules.
Conference offensive PPG:
Arizona 26
Oregon State 25
The big difference is we’ve played 2 of the top 3 defenses in the conference (Utah and Cal), while Arizona has played none. Heck, Utah’s defense is in the top 5 in the whole country.
I think we’re evenly matched on offense and Arizona’s defense is possibly worse than ours. Should be one of those close games that’s determined by specific matchips. I know Tate isn’t running as much as he used to, but he still ran for 100+ last week. It’s hard to pick the Beavs on the road against a mobile QB.
Or maybe we’re all shell-shocked from decades of Banker and Kevin Clown and Tibesar will actually know what he’s doing?
Can’t believe Tate is still their QB. Seems like he has been there forever.
Ha! Ha ha! That’s unintentionally kinda funny.
Ever hear of Jake Luton?!?
Fuckin Montez too. Swear that guy has been there 10 years.
I’m almost scared of the D getting pressure like they did against cal. I’m afraid that it will just cause Tate to take off and run on them.
Well if its Ham and Sharp around the edges then atleast Avery and Speights won’t be busy yet.
JJ Taylor ran for 284 yards against the Oregon State defense last year. Two hundred eighty-four yards.
His numbers have been lower this year, but I could see him licking hos chops getting ready for OSU this week.
Beaversedge has a breakdown through the first 7 games and the beavers are allowing about 100 yds less rushing this year. Hopefully that shows up Saturday and we can contain both taylor and tate rushing or at least slow them down.
Tate has like 300 yards rushing. I think he had 1400 in ’17. He’s not the same guy…guess he had some injuries? He can still run enough to kill the Beavs but he shouldn’t be a total matchup nightmare like in the past.
That’s a little bit of fool’s gold. The main teams that killed us with the rushing attack last year we have yet to play this year.
Our numbers are definitely better this year on a strictly statistical average (partially due to longer offensive possessions for us as well as competition). But I need to see us actually stop or slow a team that is known for their rushing attack before I can say we’re turning a corner on defense.
Last year,
Ohio Stat ran for 375 total team yards.
JJ Taylor(284) and Arizona ran for 442 total team yards.
Eno Benjamin(312(!!)) and ASU ran for 396 total team yards.
Verdell and Dye each ran for nearly 200 yards and Oregon gained nearly 400 rushing yards against us.
We have to play 3 of those teams in the next month.
Okay that was painful and sad but I just had to review opposing backs last year. Note I am only looking at the TOP back per game by opposing teams.
1) Mike Weber – 186 yds 3 TDs. Next best 104 yds 1 td (Michigan State)
2) James Fellia – 51 yds…260 yds on the whole season
3) Toa Taua – 81 yds 1 TD. 5th best performance in 2018
4) JJ Taylor – 284 yds 2 TD. Next best 212 yds 2 tds (Oregon) and 192 yds 0 tds (Colorado)
5) Eno Benjamin – 312 yds 3 TD. Next best 185 yds 2 Td (USC)
6) James Williams – 56 yds (78 receiving 1 td). 2nd best of the season.
7) Patrick Laird – 193 yds 2 TD. Next best 116 yd (Stanford)
8) Travon McMillian – 132 yd 1 TD. 3rd best of the seaon (2nd was 136 yd so don’t get too excited).
9) Aca’Cedric Ware – 205 yds 3 TD. Next best 173 yds 2 TD (Arizona)
10) Bryce Love – 90 yds 1 TD. 2nd best of the season
11) Myles Gaskin – 135 yd 1 TD. 3rd best of the season
12) Travis Dye – 199 yds 2 TD. Next best 115 yd 1 TD (California)
So in review only 1 back didn’t have a top 3 performance when playing against us last year. This years data is incomplete but because that misery made me sad and I am a true hero here is how we are doing this year.
1) Chuba Hubbard 221 yd 3 td. 3rd best so far (holy shit this dude is a slayer)
2) Miles Reed 42 yd. 4th best this season.
3) Duy Tran-Sampson 137 yd. 3rd best this season.
4) Cameron Scarlett 92 yds. 5th best this season.
5) Demetric Felton 166 rushing/recieving 1 TD. 2nd or 3rd best this season.
6) Zack Moss 121 yd 2 TD. 2nd best rushing but he had 177 APY 2 TD (ASU) and 204 APY 2 TD (CAL)
7) Modster had this one but im just looking at backs. Christopher Brown Jr. 49 yd 1 TD. 3rd best this season but 5th best if you look at APY. (Better than Oregon even)
So in review last season was historically bad and this season backs are not having that great of games against us.
funny, we were on the same wavelength, but you dug alot deeper. nice job
Thanks, ill let you know when I stop crying and having flashbacks =)
The nice increase in TFL’s is telling us there’s some improvement going on. Also, the increase in sacks is going to bring the rushing totals down.
I don’t have data to back this but I think the majority of yards are coming from big plays. We make dumb mistakes and opponents go house but I don’t think we are being ground down at 5 yards a pop. Like you said though tfl make a big dent and force more passing plays.
41st, bitches!
Oh…Damn it!
Baseball picks up another player. Looks to be out of Junior College, originally class of 2017 from the Eugene area.
Brock Townsend, pitcher.
https://twitter.com/b_townsend6/status/1188922097814261760?s=19
Jermar Jefferson listed as questionable this weekend.
If he doesn’t play this Saturday, doesn’t there have to be some redshirt consideration? This does not appear to be a minor injury.
I dont know how many games he’s appeared in this year.
I want to say 3, so far.
Might as well save him for the Civil War rather than waste a year of eligibility.
OkayState, Hawaii, Stanford and UCLA. Anymore games and he loses the chance this year.
Unless he takes a step back I doubt he plays 4 yrs. If he can contribute this year I’m all for it.
He got rolled up vs okst.
How is AZ’s run D? Unless it’s high quality I think Pierce et al can make the difference for a Beaver victory.
65th by yards. 156 per game
https://youtu.be/dH2cvM-5Ivc Smiths presser
Anything interesting?
Looks like he is wearing a cap
*cape
Halloween costume?
He has a nice vampire look going. Will he “bear down” with his fangs on the Wildcats?
Woke up to a tree smashing thru my house this AM. Missed my pregnant Wife by feet… Tell those you love that you love them.
Holy shit, glad everybody is ok. I was having nightmares of this exact thing happening here last night while hearing that wind.
Wow, that’s crazy. Glad you’re all okay. Does insurance cover something like that?
Oh yeah it definitely does. Its mandatory coverage in Oregon. Insurance requirements vary state to state though.
Alpha where you live at? I’m a structural engineer licensed in several states. Might be able to help out with a repair report for insurance.
Glad y’all are okay, trees are terrifying
What States are you licensed in?
Personally i’m licensed in Oregon but the firm I am partnered in are Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Cool. I might run some ideas by you at some point. Just sent you a test email.
I do design work too if you want to do additions or something. Don’t need to be licensed in the state to knock out floor plans and elevations!
Goes without saying but anyone on here can feel free to contact me with structural questions in their lives. My degree is in nuclear Engineering, licensed in mechanical and work as a partner in a structural firm. If you guys have questions about the fundamentals of how our universe works or if your tailgate tent is gonna blow away I can probably help out.
NuclearBeav, can you help us with figuring out how to get Oregon State football back to the Rose Bowl? Or would that be against the laws of universal physics?
Also, can you help us figure out what happened to Jack?
From what I have gleaned from peaking back I think jack may have had a meta-physical breakdown and joined the aether of the universe. You may try a seance to awaken his wandering spirit from the endless energy stream or whatever.
Back to the rose bowl is simple. Money, time, good coaching and luck. I think we have two of those so we just need to not be the lowest invested team in the pac 12 and exchange sexual favors with lady luck and we are on our way. That or force some caps on how much universities spend on college football, it really is getting absurd.
Alpha, I admire your response to the tree just missing your wife. A good reminder that we never know how many opportunities we’ll have to share our feelings.
Good luck with the repair, and dealing with the insurance company hoops.
Yes we were extremely lucky, I thought it came down on her at first, pure panic. Very grateful
Yikes dude that’s a close one.
When I bought my house we had a huge black walnut tree right between the house and my shop, spanning probably 20 feet over the top of both. Goddamn thing held it’s huge wet leaves til December and every time we’d have freezing rain or wind I just knew one of those big ass horizontal branches was going to break off and destroy everything.
It was a great day when my brother rented a boom lift and dropped that bastard where it stood.
Well said..really glad to hear all worked out.
Guys, thank you for the thoughts. I live in three rivers between Sunriver and LA Pine. Wife is on the phone with insurance right now, just glad she and baby are ok. Thanks again guys!
Glad your ok Alpha. You live in a beautiful area. Hope the repaIr work is quick.
Oh hey right down the road! I live in Bend and work down there all the time. Shoot me an email at garrett@bantonengineering.com and I can help sort it out.
Thank you! I’ll email you when I get home from work. Appreciate it! Beers on me
Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. And cream filled turnovers too! Beavs get to Tate and force him to fumble, Beavs win by 5, if not, Wildcats by 3.
31-28 Arizona
My predictions are usually overly optimistic and silly but here goes.
44-17 Oregon State.
I think Arizona is in free fall with poor offensive line play and struggling QBs. Its the perfect matchup for our defense. Their defense is awful at pass coverage and the only reason their run defense is doing alright is cause no one really bothers running. Teams that have talented run games (Washington and USC) that they faced ripped them for over 200 yards. That and their coaching in disarray I don’t see them coming in with much swagger. A new DC on short notice might introduce some wrinkles but it also might just confuse the players even more.
My prediction includes a missed xp, I think Hayes trajectory is a bit low sometimes and hes opening himself for a paw.
I think how Az responds to the coaching changes is a fair question. Is it a kick in the ass, or do the players just pack it in? I don’t know enough about the HC to speculate as to whether or not he can stabilize the team and get marked performance improvements in such a short amount of time. If the players have developed poor technique/habits, it may not be so easy to turn around their performance. Certainly wasn’t with OSU’s defense; which is showing improvement this year in terms of sacks and TFLs at least.
CNBC is reporting the NCAA is set to rule that college athletes can be compensated for the use of their likeness, image, etc.
So…game over, right? How does this not end poorly for programs without mega-donors? Or are we already living in a world where money is buying wins and this won’t change much?
Yes, game over. It’ll be the WWF, and we’ll have reality tv showcasing the 18 year old multi-millionaire on campus.
Scholarship limits will be pointless. Need another 5* WR but don’t have any available scholarships?
Just work out an endorsement deal with a donor(Nike…cough cough) and they’ll be yours.
concur. An outfit like Nike will strong arm suppliers and toadies, like ESPN, into paying UO athletes for their images.
NCAA approved process to allow athletes to profit off their likeness. This should be interesting. Likely a few year process.
If by interesting you mean 10 teams compete…oh wait…
The NCAA showing how little control they actually have over college athletics. This is the equivalent of the state governments saying “Who runs Bartertown?” And the NCAA saying “Master Blaster runs Bartertown”
“embargo!”
https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/05/18/dabo-says-he-may-quit-college-football-if-players-get-paid/amp/
I’m getting a good feeling about UA game. Thinking we’ll move the ball well and score some points. Expect a high scoring game and beav win. Say 42-38. Beavs score TD with less than minute to go and then hold on as UA drives into red zone but runs out of time. That said, Beavs never win when I think they will so won’t be surprise with a huge let down
OT: Kyle Nobach has been named HC of the Bend Elks.
https://twitter.com/BendBaseball/status/1189298878941728768
After studying AB (I’m sure) Eggers adds 4 pts to angry’s prediction for each team and forecasts a 38-34 ‘zona win. He seems pretty certain JJ will play, saying, Jermar Jefferson, also slowed with a foot injury through much of this season, is expected to play Saturday and divide duties with Artavis Pierce at running back.
I’m gonna differ with Kerry on both counts. After listening to Lindgren, I doubt JJ plays at all and certainly not enough to be termed “dividing duties” (taken to mean at least 35-40% of the snaps). Even in the heat I expect AP and BJ Baylor to keep each other fresh enough to get the job done.
While I’m at it, I’ll differ with Eggers on Bradford as well; doubt he’ll play this week based, again, on Lindgren’s remarks.
https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/442063-354302-kerry-says-beavers-win-could-lead-to-bowl-game
Los Mochis prevailed in a 22 inning game Sunday, Luke not involved and not pitching tonight. Likely tomorrow.
ATTENTION ATTENION >>>>>. IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!!!
Scroll up to read about WTO and his 102 year old “lady friend.” Our boy is playaaaa!
You’re just mad cuz I’m fucking your mom.
I’m sure there’s therapy for that too, Oedipus.
Can you guys just email each other?
I’ll say it again.
Don’t start none.
Won’t be none.
So you will fight anywhere with anyone that bugs you despite bystanders? You two are the only ones with any interest in this spat so take it off the public forum and be considerate of the space. Even better go fight in the last thread so this one doesn’t have to be a garbage pile too.
I’ll end it on this, it sounds like someone is Pettiboning someone and I’m not sure who it is. Let’s all agree the Beavs are the best and we are the champions my friends.
Timeouts coming if this doesn’t stop.
2nd thread that has been ruined.
Cooks going to concussion specialist, tried to post link, must of went to junk folder
New thread up. I’d like to hear real discussion about the topic so any bickering will result in 1 day bans/timeouts.
I think we take it on the road. I just have a good feeling about this game. Even though it’s for essentially nothing, I’m encouraged that the team is still fighting, when a few Gary Andersen/Riley teams in the past looked like they were quitting when the chips were down.
I predict that this will be the game that shows us what Tibesar’s capable of, which will be the reason why the playbook will remain open on the offensive side.
35-14 OSU
Outside of the Utah beatdown I haven’t seen Smith’s team quit ever.
I’d argue that the defense was fighting the best it could, but Luton/offense completely quit, so only 1/2 the team did.
I agree with that. The D was also down difference makers like Roberts…onu spent most the game showing how to miss tackles. I got that on what on but I posted a silver linings post calling out Speights, Austin and some other young guys for playing well.
PHIL STEELE REPORT (WEEK 7):
#49 Oregon State at #95 Arizona
Last time here (2017) the Wildcats finished with a school-record 534 rushing yds in the 49-28 victory (UA had 3 different players w/100+ rush yds). OSU has dropped the past 2 in this series by 21 ppg. UA is 5-14 the last 19 in this series, but has won 3 of the last 4 years including a 35-14 victory (-5’) last year in Corvallis where RB JJ Taylor ran for a Reser Stadium record 284 yds. AZ had a 331-122 yd edge at half but missed 2 FG and only led 14-7. AZ got TD’s on their 1st 3 2H poss. There was an incredible run of 5 straight outright upsets in the series from 2018-’12 but the favorite is 4-0 SU and 3-0-1 ATS since with Arizona winning their last 2 home games by 21 and 37 points. Sumlin is 6-4 ATS in Tucson but Oregon St is fresh off a bye and Arizona is playing a 6th straight week. Arizona was 4-1 and led Washington at the half 17-13 but have been outscored the last 10 quarters by 120-55. QB Tate has not regained his 2017 form and while he has had his moments like throwing for 404 yards at Colorado one week after missing a game, he has also
been benched a couple of times and is hitting 62% with a 12-8 ratio and just 303 (4.9) rushing but he did have 103 rush vs Stanford. AZ’s D is allowing 52 ypg more than their foes average. I said in the magazine that this years’ OSU team is at least two TD’s better than last year and Jonathan Smith has already pulled upsets at UCLA and at California and they are 3-0 ATS as an AD this year. Jake Luton is hitting 59% with a super 16-1 ratio and Artavis Pierce has rushed for 583 (6.0). Against 3 common foes OSU is +4 ppg and +16 ypg and Ariz is -5 ppg and -9 ypg. Arizona has Oregon, Utah and Ariz St on deck so this is a must win if they are to make a bowl and things are getting desperate as they just fired DC Yates.
FORECAST: ARIZONA 37 OREGON STATE 30
POSITION BY POSITION EDGES:
WHEN OREGON STATE HAS THE BALL:
Oregon State QB/WR vs Arizona DB’s: ORST +0.26
Oregon State RB’s vs Arizona LB’s: ORST +0.97
Oregon State OL vs Arizona DL: ORST +1.38
WHEN ARIZONA HAS THE BALL
Arizona QB/WR vs Oregon State DB’s: ARIZ +2.24
Arizona RB’s vs Oregon State LB’s: ARIZ +0.89
Arizona OL vs Oregon State DL: ARIZ +0.78
MISCELLANEOUS:
Special Teams: ORST +2.92
Kicking: ARIZ +1.77
Coaching: ARIZ +1.50
POSITIONAL EDGE AWARDED TO: ARIZ +1.65
Team Stats (ORST-ARIZ)
Projected Rushing: 166-224
Projected Passing: 254-304
Projected Yardage Total: 420-528
Projected Final Score: 32-37
Experience Rankings: 7-55
Team Schedule Strength: 46-40
Las Vegas Line: Arizona by 5.5
Las Vegas Total: 71.5 Points
+/- Ratings: Arizona by 2.8
Game Grade: Arizona by 5.0
Computer Yards: Arizona 528-420
Computer Points: Arizona 37-32
So whom is going to keep a tipped ball counter?
I’m guess Luton will have at least three.