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Oregon State @ Utah (Game Thread)

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Comments, updates, etc for the Utah game.

I keep thinking these games don't matter, and the season is just about the young guys growing. But mathematically, the Beavs can still win the North. For that reason, I'm excited to see if they can string together two wins and begin playing their best ball as they head into that part of the schedule. Just a thought.

Regarding today's game, my greatest concern is the Beavs come out flat. Weird time slot, on the road, Utah looking for their first conference win…eh. I've got a worse feeling about this game today than I did yesterday. Beavs should win it, though.

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  1. Dylan Wynn made the big play on that drive. Forced Utah into 3rd and 6 and they just get a FG. If the Beavers can put Utah in third and long situations, the defense will have plenty of success.

  2. That’s the key there. Put Utah in third and long and Utah won’t have much success. They don’t want to throw much and the Beavers can get after Hays.

  3. Beavers don’t run it much on third and 1 anymore. That’s understandable, considering they can’t really block much on the O-Line up the middle.

  4. Beavers running it decently on the edges. Need to run to the outside a lot tonight. Won’t have success running it up the middle.

  5. we look flat, tired and slow. The offensive play calling isnt taking into account down and distance enough.

    Utah wins this game 20-17 (we get a late score but run the clock out anyway by not getting back to the line fast enough.)

  6. This game is for the taking for OSU. If the O-line can stop fucking up with penalties and Langsdorf pulls his head out of his ass the Beavers can take over this game.

  7. also Mannion is doing exactly what Katz did last year when he had a huge game and got player of the week, He’s showing that while he will have his moments, hes still just not quite ready for prime time.

    and penalties are absolutely killing us!

    • He isn’t a good passer. That was maybe his 2nd good throw. But, eventually a QB will make a halfway decent throw. Wouldn’t even be a big deal if not for horrible play calling , Wheaton dropping a touchdown and Romaine missing a FG. Everything has gone wrong.

  8. Why are the commentators so down on the Utah QB. Seems like he has had some crummy games of past. What are the chances of Katz coming in?

  9. Leave it to the Beavers to make the Utah QB look good. lol

    Team is flat, has no passion, and frankly look clueless in all facets of the game. This is one of those situations where, as a fan, I could deal with losing if we looked like a D1 football team.

  10. Really bad throw from Mannion. He cannot force it there. This game is a disaster. This game is on Riley. Team looks completely lifeless.

    • Good run game, Utah has not impressed with pass defense. Horrible play calling makes most defenses look really good. Don’t give the Utes too much credit. Beavers didn’t show up.

      • Again, I think we were lulled into belief by good performances against two teams with really bad defenses or else the Beavs just can’t beat teams with 25 year olds.

    • Poyer really isn’t that good of a returner. He had the punt return vs UCLA for a score but that was the exception. He’s not a good returner. They just don’t have a guy for that with James not having the same speed. Brandin Cooks could be an option though.

      • I’m not an expert, but it seems like he just does the same thing on every return…make one cut and go down around the 25 yard line.

    • There is not enough beer in the world for me to keep watching this snuff. I have never seen a team look so disorganized in every facet of the game. There is literally nothing positive about this game. What I find most disconcerting is that the game was up for grabs in the first quarter, all the Beavs needed to do was make some plays (Wheaton not dropping that TD) instead, Utah started making the plays and there was no counter punch by the Beavs.
      They could come out fired up in the second half but I don’t expect anything other than a repeat of the first half. So embarrassing.

  11. Hi Mannion, welcome to the Ryan Katz experience, where your line gives you no time to throw, so you only throw short routes, and those don’t work because it’s obvious.

    Hope you enjoy your stay, you have 3 more years of it!

    • That’s why I said earlier that 0-12 would be better than 2-10 if the thought is that certain members of the coaching staff need to go for the program to move forward. Excuses can justify a down season more easily than a winless season.

  12. This team is a mess. Beavers may lose by 30. Just pathetic. Riley should be heavily criticized for not having anyone ready to play but he won’t be by the media.

  13. I lived in Salt Lake for thirteen years and the Utes became my second favorite team. Kyle Whittingham is a hell of a coach. They have a decent chance to win out now.

  14. This is worse than Sacramento St. This should be a job ender. Utah is not very good and we are playing horribly. De Carolis, make some frickin’ changes!

  15. yep, Im done as well. Utah is beating us EVERYWHERE! OLine getting blown up, DLine getting manhandled…We are outcoached and outplayed.

  16. I like that the announcers realize that, despite Riley’s continual assertions to the contrary, the Beavers are a passing team. Riley and Langsdorf ALWAYS want to pass, even when they pay lip service to the run.

  17. These Root half time show analysts are idiots. The Beaver defense is not playing “that bad”. Giving up 170 yards rushing in one half of football is not considered bad???

    • The defense has been out there all game, AND has had to fight a short field all night.

      Yes, White finally broke off a big run. It happens when someone runs the ball 45 times, and your coach refuses to compensate.

      MUST RUN THE BASE 4-3!!

  18. Game may be different if Agnew doesn’t drop the pass on the opening drive and Wheaton doesn’t drop the touchdown. Could have been 10-3 or 14-3. Really changed the game.

    What is annoying is, I haven’t seen any counters and there has been what, two stretch plays? I get they wanna throw the ball but if you aren’t running it throwing will be difficult.

    This reminds me of the Wisconsin game to be honest. Shitty calls and the defense towards the end of the half starts being carved up.

    I really should find something else to do but I will torture myself and watch the second half.

    • Even if Romaine could stick a momentum type FG it would help. I know 50 is long, but he has the foot. Otherwise, you might as well go for it, in that 30-35 yard area.

    • Hey, we TRIED running up the middle 3 times against a superior front line. That means we cannot run the ball, at all, anywhere, and now its time to throw the ball 3 yards 63 times, and hope that Wheaton remembers which endzone he’s running to.

    • I agree they’re doing nothing to spread the defense. Ran the fly sweep once. They can bring the house on every play cuz there’s no outside threat.

    • As followers of the program, here’s a test for the staff and team. Have they made any adjustments, do they play better in the 2nd? Show us something.

      • I was wondering, what if the Beavers lose 41-7? Will Riley be called out finally? I’m guessing no. Probably will be the usual lame excuses.

  19. Where are the linebackers on defense? The only ones making a tackle on DL and Safeties. The DL is doing and OK job with their line, but the LB’s are no where to be found! Horrible.

    Riley lost this game on Monday, he had everybody believing we were going to get mauled, and it came to be.

  20. Time to rip the coaching staff a new asshole this week. They deserve plenty of flack for playing as dreadful as they are. Penalties, long 3rd downs leading to constant stalled drives and picks and inability to stop the run when we know Utah doesn’t want to pass that much. Couldn’t have been an uglier 1st half for the Beavs. If teh 2nd half is almost as bad I am prepared to end the Riley II era midseason if necessary. This is worse than pathetic to let a poor Utah team dominate us like this.

    • Imo Utah isn’t that bad of a team and to me it seems obvious they have a better coaching staff when it comes to recruiting, play calling, etc.

  21. How does the NCAA Streams work? Is there a home page you go to in order to determine what games are being broadcast and if so where is it?

    TIA

  22. Mannion telegraphed that throw. He can’t do that. He’ll learn. That false start changed everything. This team finds ways to fuck up.

  23. The counter of the shotgun is being used too much. I’d prefer the counter from under center. Easier for a running back to get a head of steam.

    • Agnew may be out now due to “tightness”, but Langs should always plan to use a more balanced running attack. Both runners have their talents and serve to keep the D a little off balance.

  24. Riley is a moron. How do you not make the decision to go for 2 after the TD during the break between quarters? Talk about mismanaging a game.

    • Seriously? Two point conversion is good and you are two touchdowns and two, two point conversions away from a tie. Go for normal PAT and need three more scores at least. Made total sense to go for 2

      • 2pt conversion try makes sense to me. You can’t expect to get four possessions in quarter, so you have to take the chance to get it down to a three possession game. Of course, Riley and staff didn’t figure that out ahead of time, so they had to call a time out.

  25. How long can our D, against a mature and big team and with the play of our O, keep working? Fumble recovered while typing, got to score now!

    • Not on Mannion, it’s on Langsdorf and Riley. If you run a lot of slants they will stop blitzing as much. Never see the Beavers run slants. Plus, Utah is getting two guys free in the backfield with a 4 man rush.

      • You see so many huge plays in college football with the three step drop and quick slant. Apparently, that does not fit with a “pro-style” offense.

        • For Riley and Langsdorf it sure don’t make sense. But to every other coach running the pro-style offense has slants being ran. So frustrating to see the coaching staff not run a simple slant route. Against man defense it is highly successful. If teams blitz you and you run a slant, there’s a good chance you can house it.

  26. Another base 4-3 in an obvious running situation. Banker is such a genius.

    I can’t root against OSU, but the best thing that can happen for this program is for Utah to score again. We need to get wrecked for change to happen.

    • Triple coverage. I c an understand Mannion seeing he could fit it in there. Overall it’s been a rough night for him. Utah has a better D than Wazzu, but the O-Line can’t block like usual and there has been so many drops. Langsdorf is a major issue as well.

  27. Wonder how the postgame is going to go. Interesting to see how many softball questions are lobbed at Riley. He should be fired, nothing is saving him but the damn contract. A Beaver loss wouldn’t have me so pissed except for the fact that they were an embarrassment. Team didn’t show up from the start and this game wasn’t competitive past midway through the second quarter. Just awful.

  28. What will the line on the OSU vs Furd game be?
    Funny thing is the Beavs could actually pull that one out. Yes, they COULD, but being on ABC will probably jinx that.
    This team is sooo inconsistent, and young, and small in the trenches, and not fired up hardly ever. Nothing they do surprises me.

    • They’ll get drilled. Can’t stop the run and gotta face the nation’s best QB. Stanford can also rush the QB. How do you think they’ll do when facing the Beavers O-Line? It will be ugly.

  29. I’m disgraced by our showing. Vote with your checkbook this next year. When OSU representatives call for donations, refuse until the product on the field improves. As a donor to OSU for over 35 years I’m gonna take a pause this next year, and tell the rep to forward my refusal to BDC.

  30. I really thought the Beavers had a shot at 5 wins but 3 is a stretch now. I thought they were really improving but they’re showing that to be untrue. I love Mannion but that offensive line was trying to get him killed tonight. That contract for Riley just makes me more pissed off now. They won’t fire Riley after the season even though the team is embarrassing now. This sucks.

    • Slick Rick must realize the UCLA job is his last stand. Lot’s of Jekyll and Hyde teams in the mid to lower range of the P-12 this year.

  31. Tonight just showed we can not win against a tough defense. They annihilated our o-line, and we could not move the ball. It would have been nice to see some hustle from the players when there was a chance at a comeback, but I should not expect it from this crew. I am always hoping for it, but its just not OSU style. I still think this team will be great next year, but this coaching staff definitively needs an attitude adjustment. Just a bit of hustle would make a big difference.. or at least throwing in some no huddle.. there is very little reason to really huddle these days.

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