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It’s Official – General Thread

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It’s Official: OSU has a new AD
It’s Official: Golf coach Reehoorn has stepped down to do some caddying.
It’s Official: Construction of a 15,000-square-foot field sports building will begin in July.

It’s SORTA Official: The NCAA can’t enforce rules against players gambling on their own teams………players gotta do something with their multimillion dollar paydays, right?

General thread, kick around whatever topics strike yer fancy!
And………….GO BEAVS!

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    I should add, this site has always been a great place to share the joy, frustration, angst, worries and fellowship that goes with being a Beaver fan. Don’t know what I would do if there wasn’t a place to vent. Go Beavers!!! Have a good summer y’all!!!!

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    There’s a lot of talk today about the upcoming OSU vs Texas Tech game. Daschell and the O think that OSU should cancel the game unless their rotten QB is suspended for the year. It is a sound moral argument, but a piss poor financial argument. There’s a million dollar buyout clause and millions in tv, ticket and concessions to surrender with such a move. Unless some other big 4 conference opponent arranges to step into the void with us and arrange to make the trip to Corvallis in September… it ain’t going to happen.

    Right?

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      Right.
      And we’re gonna learn a lot about the new AD as a decision is made and communicated.

      A line from Daschel’s piece:
      Given how much fans of college athletics hate Texas Tech, OSU could start a Go Fund Me and probably raise the $1 million in 10 minutes.

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        Easy for Daschel to say. And since the Heimlich controversy, when did we think following the Oregonian’s lead was the right thing to do? Since Texas Tech is threatening to sue the Big XII if the conference takes any steps to penalize them, instead of cancelling the game in Corvallis we should extend them an invitation to the Pac 12.

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      Why would you cancel your marquee nonconference football game? Dumbest thing they could do. Because you know it will be replaced with some hapless 1-AA team.

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    • Winning that game against that TT NIL roster would maybe be the biggest upset since @ UW in the 80’s, Beavs were like 38 point underdogs….

      Ball control, a balanced offense, no TOs, playing penalty free, will be key.

      To the Beavers scoring a TD.

      A short field, few PI and a few roughing the passer calls – and TT DBs falling down – would help.

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    has landed a defensive line commitment.

    Josiah McKee, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound defensive tackle, committed to the Beavers on Fri. He took an official visit to Corvallis last weekend and chose OSU over offers from Memphis, Southern Miss and James Madison.

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    Miami, My Amy

    Everybody talks about the California ‘quakes
    But the first time I ever felt the earth shake
    Was in Miami
    When Amy touched me, oh it shook me

    I told her I loved her and I wanted to stay
    But she said “Be sure, and I’ll call you in L.A.”
    Even in the taxi I could hear my telephone ring
    Calling me from

    Miami, my Amy
    What took you so long? I thought you’d never call
    Miami, my Amy
    Miami, my Amy loves me after all

    Now Amy just called and said “Please come back”
    I said “I’m on my way, I ain’t even unpacked”
    “I want you, I love you”, that’s all she had to say
    Goodbye L.A.

    Now once again I’m Miami-bound
    Can’t wait ’til this plane touches down
    Cause I know my Amy will be waitin’
    At that Miami gate, I can’t wait

    Miami, my Amy
    What took you so long? I thought you’d never call
    Miami, my Amy
    Miami, my Amy loves me after all

    Miami, my Amy loves me after all

    Go Beavs!

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      Man this one hurts a lot. I know a lot on here didn’t like him but when you look at the pitchers stats from when he was here is it was pretty remarkable. Team ERA was always around the top in the nation and sometimes the very top, walks were always low, HRs allowed always low and strikeouts were always high. He knew what he was doing with pitchers and was very good at fine tuning talents. He will very hard to replace as a coach and recruiter. I hope I am wrong but I bet Trey Morris enters the Portal in a day or two. Hopefully the recruits are officially signed but I don’t think that really matters anymore as they can still enter the portal before they step on campus. The think that hurts and makes me think is that this is a lateral move. Don’t really understand it.

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        In 7 years at Oregon State, he produced:

        -15 MLB Pitching Draft Picks
        -10 Unique All American Pitchers (3 in 2026)

        OSU led nation in ERA, H/9 and WHIP in 2026, ranked 2nd in K-to-BB ratio and 3rd in K/9.

        Like I said….hard to replace.

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      I’m hoping he’s getting seriously paid and it isn’t just a decent bump. That Florida HC is a major a-hole. Dorman will earn every dollar. I wonder if Sullivan will let him call pitches, he didn’t let the previous pitching coach do it.

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      Eggers saying former beav pitcher Andrew Moore should get a look.

      Not sure what happened, I figured he’d stick in mlb for awhile.

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    Did I miss in here that Kevin Griffin’s uncle is two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin? That’s pretty cool.

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    There shouldn’t be a shortage of candidates for the pitching coach role and any up and coming coach will want the job. Kind of crazy that since 2004 there have only been three pitching coaches at OSU. Spencer, Yeskie and Dorman.

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    I’d guess it is Andrew Moore’s job if he wants it. He is currently assistant pitching coach for the Cleveland Guardians Triple A team in Columbus, Ohio.
    He has lots of family in Oregon and I bet he has already talked to Mitch today.

    Maybe Gundy is another option but I’d figure it will be Moore. He was an actual pitcher, and would bring an entirely different approach to the OSU staff. Maybe a good thing to shift away from a staff of big arms to a mix of guys who all understand location, changing speed, and have great control. I’d prefer that to guys always trying to throw the ball through a wall as hard as they can.

    The WSU starter made it look pretty effortless with a 91mph fastball, and a lot of methodical pitching to spots, changing speed, throwing strikes.

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      You need both. Power pitching and control pitching. Nice combo 9ver a weekend to keep the opposing teams from getting settled in. Think Randy Johnson on Friday night and Jamie Moyer on Saturday.

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        Yes that is the point. Dorman had an entire pitching roster of the same guy. It never occurs to him that the kryptonite to last year’s team was every team’s average starter who only threw off-speed stuff? When the plan is 100mph and Ks, you can’t deviate to off-speed pitching to contact appparently.
        I think Dorman was very comfortable calling a game of fastball in, fastball out, fastball up, fastball down. And just expecting the guys to throw themselves out of jambs rather than learning how to pitch.
        If Dax wasn’t hurt, I’d bet that Dorman would have stayed for next year. This is a good thing for OSU. Dorman was a good coach, but I’m glad to see the analytics driven approach to hitting and pitching end.

        Beavs need to lean to more competitive heart than simple data analytics for the types of players they bring into the program.

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          Hopefully you are right about this bring a good thing. Just hard for me to see right now but I’ll keep an open mind for sure. I do believe Beaver Baseball is a destination for players and coaches which I can’t really say about football or basketball yet. Maybe Women’s BB a bit but not like the likes of UCONN or LSU.
          We do need some bats that are game changers that teams are scared to pitch too also. Busy and important off-season ahead.

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    If everyone in Oregon would move to Miami Florida….not Miami Ohio, then the State of Oregon could become a National Park…the Gators and Pythons and Sharks would love some Beaver and Duck. But whatever you do, don’t move to Miami Ohio….they have more Beaver and Duck than they can deal with right now.

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    It is pretty insane how Texas Tech is refusing to acknowledge the absurdity of their role in the Sorsby situation. He is a confessed gambling addict with a real and extensive track record of gambling and placing bets in various versions of impersonation and self-incrimination.

    The TT admin is all about defending his character, absolving themselves from any oversight by the Big12, and basically threatening lawsuits to push any further rulings until next year, which would conveniently be after the season ends.

    The irony is that ESPN and their pundits are all using this topic as a launching pad to attack TT (an unwanted and unwelcome entry into the NIL football sweepstakes), and simultaneously opine about the lack of integrity within collegiate sports due to TT actions. ESPN is laughable and grandstanding to redirect the pressure to the Universities. It has been those in the backrooms/boardrooms of ESPN that have attacked the integrity of collegiate athletics. TT may just be pushing ot make a point and show the hypocrisy of it all.

    I wondered if TT may just bench Sorsby as a stand against gambling, but they are almost being prodded to resist the mob and play him no matter what. I wonder if Sorsby makes it through the year without some team taking a cheap shot and “sweeping the leg” so to speak.

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      Its a pretty ridulous story to follow and almost unbelievable. Their stand is all a product of today’s issues in college sports with NIL, the transfer portal and doing everything you can to make the college football playoffs. If he was a 3rd string QB he would be off the team and banned from college football and probably professional football. But he was the #1 QB in the portal and they paid $5 million to get him on campus to be the next great Texas Tech QB. Lawsuits filed, injunctions given for the overall health and well being of a student athlete. Biggest Joke I have ever seen in sports.

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        At this point whats stopping a school from bringing back a player that was in the NFL? The NCAA is obviously powerless to stop whats going on. Just threaten to sue or do take them to court. Then get an injunction from a favorable judge so he can play while its tied up in court.

        Hell, you could field an entire roster of former nfl players and win the CFP

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    I didn’t realize the Knicks hadn’t won an NBA title in 53 years and it was only their 3rd.

    Why are they and Madison Square a
    Garden so “storied?” I get the Garden’s rep as a facility. But it Seems like they’ve massively underachieved in a market they could easily attract free agents. The Spurs have a much more successful history than the Knicks.

    Is it because there were a number of “almost” years in eastern conference playoffs or something?

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    I watched the video of Jade Carey’s commencement address yesterday. She’s been one of the few bright spots for OSU since COVID. Fully dedicated to the school and a great representative of the university. She’ll be missed.

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  18. June 1973 was when I graduated from NBHS. That’s a looong time ago. Glad the Knicks got a trophy. Now to see how many decades pass before the Blazers get their 2nd.

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    Well crap. I called it the day the Dorman news broke but Trey Morris entered the transfer Portal today. He also has a “do not contact” tag applied so he knows where he is going. I assume Florida but he might not want to go that far. Rumors are maybe Oregon. Just sucks because he had a really good chance to be our Friday or Saturday starter next season. Not sure we have any weekend starters on the roster right now. Damn I miss being in a power conference. All we have is baseball and it is getting harder and harder to put together a tough schedule that the kids want to play.

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      Yep, I thought the exact same thing as you after reading about Dorman. If he ended up at Oregon, that would be added insult to him leaving. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up in the SEC bc they can offer him big money.

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      Well I guess it isn’t just a lack of power 4 conference and OSU issue because the Ducks super star freshman outfielder entered the Portal today also. He will be a 1st round pick in a couple of years when eligible. NCAA sports just suck and is highly broken.

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      It’s a pro sport with annual free agency and no salary cap…anyone who risks injury is likely to take the biggest bag of cash they can. Hard to fault them, and if they actually invest it they might do ok in the longer term.

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    • I haven’t seen anything in the Big Zero yet about TM portalizing and usually they are pretty quick to report that stuff. The article I saw said it was a rumor so I guess we will see but I think he follows dorman if he leaves.

      Who is the outfielder leaving the ducks?

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    Ok, TT may have become the most shameless, gross program in NCAA football, and that’s saying something:

    Texas Tech mega booster Cody Campbell to OutKick: “Nobody boycotted Penn State a few years ago when that horrible situation happened there, you know?”

    The NCAA dropped the hammer, including a $60 million fine and a multi-year postseason ban. Penn State accepted the sanctions and did not appeal.

    The situations are incomparable.

    Penn State cleaned house at the highest levels of the university administration and within the football program, including firing Joe Paterno.

    NCAA sanctions were applied, and not voided by a judge.

    Campbell: “The college football world doesn’t think Texas Tech should be as good as we are. We’ve been a disruptor… and so we’re a target.”

    (head coach) McGuire: “As a society, we’ve been OK with other things that happen and allowing players to play, and this has been the one thing that has united people that we’re against, you know? It’s crazy, because it’s not murder.”

    ? University president Lawrence Schovanec: “Mistakes have consequences. At the same time, here’s a young man with a dream and a vision to pursue a career.”

    Schovanec: “I think we have to recognize the (NCAA) rules in place now were made long before there were millions of young people walking around with a legal gambling apparatus in their pocket.”

    Geezus. I hope the Shepard and his flock of Beavers defy all odds and upset these glory hole cocksuckers.

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    • “The bottom line is that Texas Tech did absolutely nothing but act with complete integrity through this entire process,” Campbell wrote. “We broke no rules, no laws, and crossed no ethical lines. We are proud to represent a university that supports its students the way that we do — especially in a growingly professionalized college sports world, that often treats these young people like nothing more than commodities.”

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      So what are the chances TTech still finds a blue chip transfer QB somehow even though the portal has closed and the only players available are guys passed up by other programs in the Sprimg?
      I could see a guy like Raiola getting some pressure to leave his backup spot at oregon to become the immediate starter for Tech.
      In fact, I’d love to see that happen.

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      This is awesome! So good for OSU! We can showcase the team, school, field and facilities. Will be great for recruiting.

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        To whom? We dont even know what the format will be or who is gonna televise the games. I dont see much exposure. At the moment

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    Oregon State incoming freshman voted Max Baseball POTY in Oregon:

    Grady Saunders, Thurston (Springfield)
    6-2 | 185 | Pitcher | Senior
    Considered the top pitching prospect in the state by Perfect Game, Saunders also had a huge year at the plate for the Class 5A runner-up. He batted .531 with 32 RBI, 23 runs, 14 doubles, four triples and four home runs. On the mound he posted a 7-3 record with 84 strikeouts and a 1.89 ERA in 59.1 innings.

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    Beavers added has added a top in-state prospects to its 2027 recruiting class.

    Kawai Chamberlin, a three-star linebacker out of Willamette High, committed to the Beavers on Tuesday. He took an official visit to Corvallis last month and chose OSU over offers from Minnesota, Boise State and San Diego State, among others.

    The 6-foot-2, 217-pound Chamberlin is the No. 5 player in Oregon in the 247Sports Composite, the highest-ranked in-state commit for the Beavers since Damir Collins was No. 3 among in-state players in 2021.

    Chamberlin had 103 Tackles (15 for loss) with two interceptions and one pass breakup as a junior at Willamette, where he also plays tight end. He had 16 catches for 218 yards and four touchdowns

    Chamberlin joins Teave Brown and Brody Downs as linebackers committed to OSU and is the eighth commitment to its class. The group is ranked 79th overall and seventh in the Pac-12 in the 247Sports Composite rankings.

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    “If anybody should be questioned or catching heat, it should be Cincinnati,” Sorsby’s agent Ron Slavin told 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “Because they knew for two years and never said anything or didn’t do anything about it. That’s the part of the story that gets lost.”

    Now we get to the part where everybody starts throwing each other under the bus! Yay!

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      Even worse is the wide ranging discussion of where he fits on NFL rosters, as if turning pro will make his betting temptations much less. Why would any NFL team be allowed to draft or sign him anymore than college teams? Pete Rose was painted as a villain for decades for far less.
      Think about the amount of bets Sorsby has admitted placing over a 4 year period: $90,000 dollars on 9,000 bets in various sums and sports. SO break it down a bit more, 4yrs=1460 days/9,000 bets= roughly 6 bets per day over a 4 year span. But sure, he is done gambling and a legit NFL qb… ESPN talking heads have had their pound of flesh by tearing into Texas Tech for about a 2 week period, now they get to turn the page and act like he isn’t the same integrity issue in an NFL uniform they were making him out to be for college.

      Why was Pete Rose facing a lifetime ban from MLB? How is this not an immediate lifetime ban for Sorsby as well? Same problems, same concerns, same impact upon the game and yet here we are, pretending he is so much better after a 3 week recovery program and worthy of an NFL roster spot. Crazy.

      The kid made his choices for a long period of time, it wasn’t a one-off mistake. It was a well established pattern of behavior that he lived and lied about for a long time. Nobody “deserves” a chance to keep playing and avoiding severe consequences for a long series of bad decisions that are detrimental to the sport he intended to make a living playing. So insane to hear the cognitive dissonance around this guy. He wasn’t a great qb, but somehow he is being pushed onto teams like they would be passing up John Elway in a supplemental draft. Any NFL front office that actually drafts him, deserves the drama and controversy tht will surely follow. I predict it will be the Cowboys just because Jerry can’t help himself.

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    As a Scandinavian would say, “Ya sure, you betcha!”….LOL!

    $10 a bet is tiny. Anyone can do that easily at an Indian casino. It’s not like Ace Rothstein from the movie “Casino” came alive.

    Who is going to throw a game over $10 anyways?

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    College sports just keep getting more ridiculous by the day.
    UW just signed a new basketball player….
    “The latest addition is 24-year-old Boris Tisma, a 6-foot-9 forward from Croatia who has played professionally in Europe for the past seven years.”
    24 years old? Played pro for the last 7 years? WTF???

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    MLB latest proposal for the draft eliminates HS seniors from being draft eligible, but lowers the draft eligible age from 21 to 20 for college players.

    Its interesting but I doubt this will come to pass

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    Need a chuckle? Read this from DucksWire via Yahoo:
    In writing of the loss of their catcher they say:
    “It’s another crushing blow for the Ducks, who don’t seem to have the resources to retain their biggest stars.
    Mabeus is the latest casualty for the Ducks in the portal because of the lack of NIL opportunities compared to bigger baseball programs, notably in the SEC. The Ducks have now lost seven players to the portal. “

    Could this slant just be groundwork for a donation campaign?
    https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/oregon-catcher-burke-lee-mabeus-180422330.html

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    OSU in head to head recruiting, I mean NIL money grab with Michigan for QB and decision time coming soon. I’ve forgotten the kid’s name but if is a kid Michigan wants, he must be pretty good although Kyle wittingham isn’t really known for producing high caliber QBs. The question is who can offer more money? My bet is on Michigan…..

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  33. I wonder how the inevitable MLB lockout is going to affect college baseball. The landscape has changed so much. Maybe it means players not going pro? Be pretty nice for the the Beavs to get Dax for a full season.

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    “Nathaniel Mensah, a three-star corner, committed to the Beavers on Friday. He chose OSU over Cal, Nebraska, UNC and Utah.

    The 6-foot-1, 160-pound Mensah had 16 tackles, five interceptions and two pass breakups as a junior for Rancho Cucamonga (California) High School.”

    Not bad. OSU come up with some $?

    The question is will he show up on campus…

    Skinny kid, going to have to hit the training table and weight room hard…I’m sure he can eat as much as he wants…

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    I missed this, posted June 15:

    “Former Oregon State track coach Stevan “Steve” Simmons died on June 4 from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease, according to the university.

    Simmons, 82, was one of eight men in American history to serve on three Olympic coaching staffs.

    Hired at Oregon State in 1976, Simmons coached five All-Americans, six Pac-8 Champions, one NCAA Champion and three Olympians while in Corvallis, where he remained until 1979.
    …
    Simmons was the manager and head manager for the 1980 and 1984 USA Olympic teams and named team leader in Barcelona at the 1992 Olympics. He was a coach on seven US National and Olympic festival teams, coached and gave clinics for African, Danish, Brazilian and Korean national teams and coached nine USA first place Decanation Teams.”

    Wow, quite the resume! Best wishes to the family, Alzheimer’s is painful to go through.

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      Ben Cushnie, LH, pitched 21 innings with 13:strikeouts,vso not a huge sample size but adds needed lefty to the staff. I would hope the mitch announces new pitching coach soon before all of the quality pitchers sign with other schools.

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        Well, he has had success in the Cleveland Guardian organization as an assistant pitching coach and knows what it takes for kids to be effective at that level so I would say an emphatic yes to your question

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        Seems light on coaching experience, but at the same time has seen first hand what it takes to be successful at the collegiate and pro levels.
        And still pretty young and likely driven to succeed.
        Doesnt hurt that he is one (of many) examples of success at OSU either.

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        The best aspect of Moore is that he likely won’t be as enamored by velocity as Dorman seemed to be. Since he was a guy who understood how to pitch using location and off-speed pitches, he will have a different approach to the pitching staff.
        I hope we see more guys who are Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, and less guys who try to be Nolan Ryan, and Rob Dibble.

        Hopefully it will bear some fruit in recruiting right away. Moore has been an assistant pitching coach in AAA ball for a while and should be a good asset for Mitch going forward. I’ll be cautiously optimistic about the hire.

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          It’s still wild how much people ignore how good Dorman’s numbers were. Walks are the biggest complaint and we were top 15. Also, hate to say it but we likely won’t see many Glavine / Maddux types as the hitters are just too good and your best prep pitchers are high velocity guys. Guys are fringe prospects when they don’t have the velocity.

          I am looking forward to pitch selection and strategy with Moore. I think that maybe the biggest change we’ll see.

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    He spent ,three years at Cleveland’s Triple A affiliate I Columbus and they had solid team pitching stats. Given he was a FR all American and went 27-9 at OSU won’t hurt his cause either

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    I have to think he’ll be a great recruiter. Not just the credibility he brings to the table, but he seems like a genuinely good dude from what I remember of his interviews with Parker back in the day. Very genuine.

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      He should fit right in for Mitch and the staff. A top notch guy from one of Casey’s more successful groups, family focused and a pretty good pedigree at OSU just like the rest of the staff. And he grew up in the Willamette Valley right?

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    Two more CB commits:

    Amir Reese, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound corner from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, committed to the Beavers during an official visit to Corvallis on Saturday. He chose OSU over offers from Georgia Tech, UCF, Georgia Southern, FAU, Tulane, Southern Miss, Troy, FIU, Liberty and several FCS programs.

    Johnny McNeil III, a three-star prospect from Downey, California, committed to the Beavers during an official visit to Corvallis on Saturday. He chose OSU over offers from Kansas State and Boise State.

    That’s apparently 11 total for the class.

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    Seems like it was a decent recruiting weekend for OSU. I think we are up to 5, maybe 6 commitments from the weekend. Sounds like maybe some decent players. I think all 3 stars with other offers to mostly FCS and non P4 schools. Hopefully they are diamonds in the rough and end up being great players for OSU. Timr.wll tell and they have to get to campus first. Like to see some higher ranked, impact players as it seems like we might just be going for volume. Disappointing really so far as with all these commits we are now ranked 75th nationally and 5th in the conference. Need to be better.

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      Not on any potential list that I have seen. Joyner wasn’t even the top assistant at Michigan when he left. Their lead assistant will get promoted it sounds like to try and salvage the recruiting class although we all know that never really works. I guess it helps to be the defending national champions though.

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        Mike Boynton will be promoted. Whether he’s the actual permanent replacement idk. He has hc experience. Was the coach of that Oklahoma St team with Cade Cunningham the beavs knocked out of the tournament in 2021

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  44. Glad his wife has the Oregon soccer gig. Though I do imagine Michigan could more than compensate. The other notable thing about May leaving Ann Arbor, his players are now free to hit the portal. The timing is so bad for all involved.

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  45. It’s kind of a no-brainer if he’s getting a decent bump from the Mavs and a decent length of contract. If it doesn’t work out, there will be no shortage of college teams who will throw money at him.

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    Quite the news cycle.

    Good for Dorman and getting a huge bag of money. Finally decided he was done with all the criticisms from this site. Will need to find some up and coming transfers to fill out basically the entire pitching staff now. Don’t think they can find 12 Roblez’s this year.

    Unsure about Moore. No idea what kind of coach he is or how he’ll adjust to the college game. I think Canham and Moore crossed paths when they were both in the Mariner’s org. And it might help that his wife is an osu alum and Corvallis native. Maybe the appeal of stability vs a pro coaches nomadic lifestyle was enough to pursue the job. and or family reasons.

    Shephard doing as well as advertised on the recruiting front. But until NIL rules change, Beavs are a stepping stone team. Certainly no issues getting skill players but where’s all the meat and potatoes guys who will make them look good???

    MBB – Hired another assistant coach. That’s 5 now. Tinkle had 4 last year but most years had 3. Is this a new trend, have more coaches?
    Looks like all the transfers are in. If you add up all their ppg avgs last year, it’s like 95 ppg not counting the high school commits. Beavs were 286 of 365 in ppg last year. We’ll see what kind of system Joyner gets into place that can accommodate all these guys. On paper, it all looks nice. And no he won’t leave for Michigan unless they strike out on about 100 people in front of him.

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    Oklahoma on the verge of being a Cinderella story for college baseball up 12-2 T8 over NC. Another unseeded team primed to win it all.

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      With plenty of help from the home plate ump and a cheering section in the broadcast booth. I am
      Amazed how quickly
      ESPN can make me nauseous about a team. The Sooners were a nice story until they began dismissing NC about 5 days ago as an also ran. I really despise why ESPN does to sports in general all with the ridiculous conflict of interest with the SEC.

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        Some people 40 miles south of Corvallis do the same thing in football. Fouts was the same way in the pros…”Can’t win the Big One”. You gotta love how they are Charlie Brown to whoever is college football’s Lucy when it is all on the line.

        As for us, the saying was “We may not win the game but we never lost a party!” when the record was not so hot. Then when everyone thinks we’re dead, we rise up and do something special. That’s as much fun as one could have!

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          Ah yes. I remember that 2006 game 2. They thought they were going to party, but the beavs crashed it.

          Funny thing, I read an article over the weekend previewing both teams in the finals. I didnt realize Mike Fox had retired several years back. Their HC now is Scott Forbes who was their pitching coach in 2006 and 2007. He still doesnt like talking about that 2006 finals loss. Still hurts.

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      Obviously injuries have hampered his career, but solid enough player who will find his way to another MLB roster soon enough.

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      He can always play scratch tickets…go to Tribal casinos….play in predictions markets on his phone…I’m betting his “investments” provide wealth and security, and a nice, comfortable retirement.

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      Nice to see the NFL have some balls that the NCAA doesn’t have. Sorsby is kind of F-ed which I love to see. No safety net for him.

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  52. Hudson Harbuck, a defensive end from Fort Worth, Texas, committed to OSU on Monday following an official visit to Corvallis. He chose OSU over offers from Arkansas State and New Mexico State.

    The 6-foot-6, 230-pound Harbuck had 39 tackles (10 for loss) and 2.5 sacks, one pass breakup and one fumble return touchdown as a junior at All Saints’ Episcopal School, where he also plays baseball as a pitcher and third baseman.

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    What the hell are we doing not kaoing any changes to the field with new turf? Barnes era just got a 13 year extension. This Athketic department is still full of warts.

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      From the story in the zero:
      “Shephard felt the old turf could’ve contributed to some of the teams’ injuries last season and made replacing the turf a priority from his first day on the job. He’s focused more on functionality and safety than design.

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        I’d have preferred a switch to the old Benny, but otherwise, agree. Its more about functionality than new designs…he doesn’t even know what the center design is going to be, and doesn’t really care. He’s more concerned about player health.

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        “I don’t get into all the fancy trying to do different things; I want things that are functional for us to perform at a high level. … I try to worry about that more than I worry about if they’re going to wear pink this weekend, or if they’re going to wear lime green shoes. I know that stuff’s cool for the players and I’m not against it; I just am more of a traditionalist.”

        Subtle dig at Liberace U?

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      That’s pretty cool bc it shows the genuine human side of coach shephard. I think a lot of times these kids are looking for not just a coach, but a mentor and someone genuinely interested in them beyond just football..

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      Pretty cool, he seems genuine.

      These recruits seems light, and are going to have to enjoy the training table and weight room.

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    NCAA to allow five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with their full-time enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first.

    Expect lawsuits….

    Texas Tech @ OSU is a go, 4:30 start time on CBS…

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        From the announcement by The School:
        “The project includes a new right-field structure, adding permanent bleacher seating, a dedicated clubhouse, office space for the Corvallis Knights Baseball Club and additional amenities for fans. News of the gift follows the university’s recent announcements of the $48 million Valley Challenge for Student-Athletes and $25 million in gifts for the new Field Sports Building. “

        Is wannabeav also a fan of the Corvallis Knights?? We already know he has many and varied interests!

        https://news.oregonstate.edu/community-news/oregon-state-baseball-announces-15-million-gift-expand-goss-stadium

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          This is great news and shows we want to continue to be legit in baseball on the national level. Love this! It is already such a great atmosphere and this will make it even better. Should help recruiting also.
          My guess is the anonymous is a past player. Maybe AR? You would think he would want his name attached to it though but you never know as he is pretty far from wanting the spotlight on him.

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      This is a nice surprise (at least to me). Seems like baseball could cling to legitimacy.

      “…Oregon State’s average attendance (3,894) ranked 21st nationally this season,…”

      Goss Stadium, established in 1907, is the oldest continuously used ballpark in the nation. We take enormous pride in that fact. This investment in Oregon State baseball sends a powerful message that our community remains committed to winning and supports our goal to recruit and retain top talent and compete for national championships,” Canham said in a statement.

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      What are the cost categories? At least(?):

      Coaches & Staff
      Scholarships
      Recruiting
      Facilities & Maintenance
      NIL
      Marketing

      Using $15M for rent-a-players when all of the NIL rules are in flux sounds to me like a poor investment on its face. Coaching, scholarships, and facilities sound like better investments?

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    Well we signed what feels like our 234th defensive back today. Another 3 star, unranked player. With the addition we dropped to 79th nationally and down to 6th in the new Pac 12. Not exciting

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      At least now when we beat San Diego State or Utah State for a player it’s us beating our peers rather than punching down.

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        Yeah but we are getting crushed in recruiting by our peers in our conference. We are only ahead of Colorado State and Utah state. WSU is #1 and far ahead of us. Even newcomer, Texas State is making us look bad. So far we have 15 commitments and only 9 of them have a star ranking. I know stars aren’t everything but they are right more than they aren’t. I just expected us to recruit much better with the reputation of this coaching staff.

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    Another unranked 3 star commit tonight. Our National ranking dropped again but holding steady in the conference at 6th of 8 teams. Thank goodness they don’t give 2 or 1 stars anymore.

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      Deron Foster, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound back, committed to OSU on Thursday. He took an official visit to Corvallis last week and chose OSU over Stanford, Liberty and Georgia State.

      A three-star prospect, Foster had 222 carries for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns and 14 catches for 148 yards and two scores as a junior at Valdosta (Georgia) High School.

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    Scanning articles, the WBNA is truly becoming WWF in terms of fouling, fouls not called/called.

    Is it the unnecessary physicality allowed to drive up ratings? Truly some non-basketball shit going on.

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    WNBA=Racism, jealousy, spiteful immature girl drama nonsense, bad refs, bad coaches, horrible marketing, terrible fundamentals, long fingernails, garish make-up, clownish tough girl behavior, girls acting like gang banger thugs, woke politics, transgender(?) athletes, lesbian affairs between coaches and players, and frankly an overall unwatchable product…Until Caitlyn Clark came into the league. And now they have determined to harm her and in the process kill the golden goose so to speak.
    A lot of the recent new fans will soon be former fans of the WNBA. The WNBA thought they could co-opt the Clark following as a new fan group for them, but they have made enemies of the Clark fans all over America due to the near criminal way she has been treated by the entire league, and her own franchise.

    Any junior marketing executive could have seen the disaster coming. If the WNBA had the guts to pivot away from the past image and embrace a more traditional, less abrasive thug/lesbian culture, it would have been a genius marketing shift and would have been wildly successful. But the WNBA leaders are too invested in the politics of woke ideology that they decided to teach the Clark fans and CLark a lesson in how things are done in the W. If Clark leaves due to the recent events, the WNBA will implode and it will be a rapid decline of viewership and fans in the seats. As if there are other reasons beyond Clark the viewership exploded in the last 2-3 years. No one cares about the fraud WNBA.

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      The NBA has its own share of thugs, pathetic flopping, unnecessary roughness, and drama queens (dramond green anyone?). Don’t know how many are gay and don’t care. It’s a bad product.

      One of the appeals of WBB was that there was supposed to be more team play. Agree they missed out on a big chance to improve the product and marketing.

      Basketball should be an artful game. Enforce the rules, call fouls, encourage defense, it can be great to watch. But it’s been a long time and it’s not coming back. In either league.

      Lowered bars are rarely raised again.

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        The nba is unwatchable. All they do is jack up 3’s and not play defense.

        College hoops is getting just as bad

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          Agree on both comments. If rules are only suggestions for some players then the game is no longer an honest game.
          For example:
          Euro-step is a travel but never called as such. (Ginobli)
          Palming is a plague but every player does it, so it is never called, even on the most egregious occurrences. (Iverson)
          Step back “gather” step is also a travel, but never called. (Harden)

          The game is an art-form when played as it was in the era of free movement, actual dribbling, jump stops, pivot foot, box out, motion offense among all 5 players.

          All we get now is 5 out- 3 point shots, isolation step back 3’s. It is as unwatchable for the NBA as the thuggery is for the WNBA.

          MJ was quoted saying he never wanted to be a great 3 point shooter, because it would affect his overall mindset and make him much more passive in all other phases of his offensive game. He preferred to stay aggressive and drive or attack mid-range than be settling for an 3 pt shot over and over. No one in the current era would agree with MJ, they would argue analytics but disregard the common affect it has overall.

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      Apparently this staff’s emphasis is on players under 180 lbs….

      “The 6-foot-2, 178-pound Thatcher becomes the centerpiece of the Beavers’ 2027 recruiting class. He’s ranked No. 893 overall — best among OSU’s 17 commitments — and No. 49 among quarterbacks in this year’s class….”

      String beans…think the last DB commit was 160 lbs…

      This means RS FR seasons like the old days? contributing their 3rd season if still around?

      Should put on 15-20 lbs their first year though.

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        Not that they can’t put on weight, but it contrasts with how much emphasis Shephard put during his Spring interviews on the players needing to get bigger.

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          Seems Shep is relying on a strong performance by his S/C and dietician…….who are those guys? gals?

          Sierra Atkinson is the dietician, no bio available.
          As for S/C, Jeff Eaton, who has been around (including Eugene), he has an associate and two assistants, how does this compare with years past?

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        “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog!”.

        In 1972, North Bend had a 150 pound nose guard who wound up 1st team Midwestern League. Behind him were two 150 pound linebackers. Willamette HS had a 210 pound RB named Les Duman, who would go on to play on Oregon’s OL. This player had rushed for over 100 yards against North Eugene (they were 2nd place in the Midwestern that year) and against Thurston, who went 4-5. Facing our trio of little guys with BIG hearts, Duman carried the ball 8 times for just 7 yards.

        That’s the best illustration of “size of fight in the dog” I can think of.

        In any case, the male body fills out after the age of 18 usually. So long as these players coming have the spirit to stick it, odds are good we will be fine.

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          Some these guys are 2027.commits. They still have their senior year of hs and wont be on campus for over a year. They’re growing boys. They get bigger before they even set foot on campus and some wont even play their first year.

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            I think you’ll see most of they guys play. We don’t have a ton of good players and almost zero depth. Also with the new rules of 5 years to play 5 seasons, it essentially ends the red shirt opportunity. Might has well play everyone to see what you’ve got as it doesn’t affect eligibility. Plus with the portal most won’t make it past year two.

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      Irs a good commitment but I seriously doubt he was ever considering Michigan. He’s a 3 star and 47th best QB in the cycle. Michigan already has the 19th best signed for 2027. He would be behind him, a 5 star from 2025 and another 5 star from 2026.

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    Replied to OBjCritic and never did see my post show up. Refreshing the screen and reloading the website did not help.

    Any idea on what is going on folks?

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    Beavs just got a commitment from a D-lineman, The 6-foot-0, 260+ pound defensive tackle committed to the Beavers on Saturday, primarily over Bowling Green and New Mexico State. He also held offers from Colorado, Duke, Miami (FL), and UCLA, among others. So he had some good programs looking to sign him.

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    I noticed some comments went to spam due to posting links. I’ll have to see if there’s a way to safely allow links to show up here.

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      My post had no links. Having it go to Spam was BS and I said that, only to get a thumbs down. WTF? Does anyone know how to program a spam filter for a forum these days? AI won’t take over the world. It’s too stupid…LOL!

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        Overreact much?
        C’mon, really: “BS, stupid, thumbs down, WTF”??

        You’re on a site which requires no dues and doesn’t even subject you to ads. This while giving access to some very thoughtful fans here; even occasionally getting you past the paywalls of “establishment publications”.

        Your issue was not only resolved, but an explanation was given.
        Seems you’d have more important things to gripe about.

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          When I made a reply post at the start, it did not work the way I thought and someone here jumped me. That was an overreaction. Guess what buddy? I am a mirror and ALWAYS reflect back what comes my way. Be nice and I will be nice. Be an a-hole and I’ll play that card too.

          Anyways, since there were NO links in my post and there had been an earlier problem with doing a reply when I first posted here that caused a not so friendly response, my so-called overreaction did nothing more than expose a snowflake’s presence and I love to melt them! Was the spam filter’s problem due to website admins or is it a problem from the software company? Anyways, a problem area was discovered and now it needs to be addressed.

          Now can we get back to Beaver stuff please?

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    Now let’s look at Mighty Oregon vs Great Expectations (apologies to Charles Dickens). A top college football video game has Oregon #1 on O and #2 on D (Ohio State is #1 on D). That is akin to Sports Illustrated ranking us as #1 heading into the 2001 season. We know what happened to us? It all went up on smoke in the season opener at Fresno State. At least we got our pain served on a platter right out of the gate. Oregon’s attempt to buy a championship reminds me of Steinbrenner and the Yankees some decades back. It is hard to do! I would expect hopes to rise in Eugene, then to see them dashed later on since they are playing in the 800 Pound Gorilla League (big time college football) and as we saw last season, a sleeper can do the black swan deal to spoil things for the established names just to add to the difficulty of running the gauntlet.

    Not only do the fans expect a title (their best chance died at Arizona when Chipster lost his starting QB Dennis Dixon), so does the Big Guy at Nike. How’s that for pressure?

    Over here at OSU, we just want to see a team come out, play hard, not shoot themselves in the foot (more games of football are lost than won) and that will get the job done this season. The new coaches for both football and basketball are doing their best to pick up some loose pieces on the board so they can assemble their teams. If they succeed to some extent in 2026-27, imagine how happy we will be with their hiring and our future prospects.

    Which team will end the football season with a smile? I like our odds of doing so. Maybe the basketball team does the same. x2 smiles!

    Anyways, as was said during the 29 straight losing season streak, we may not win the game but we never lost a party! Enjoy the ride and remember how those 29 years of frustration ended on the 1st day of the 1st month of the 1st year for the 2000’s. The losingest program of the 20th century wiped out the winningest team of the 20th century. All of us alive when that Fiesta Bowl game was played will remember it until the day we die.

    That’s my perspective on the coming season in Corvallis and Eugene. Hope for the best!

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      “Which team will end with a smile? I like our odds of doing so.”

      Maybe if 4 wins makes you smile?

      This team has small players, the lines sound like huge weaknesses, even with coach speak…TT will feast on Beaver QBs. The Beavers might have to try air raid or run and shoot-like packages and get the ball out quickly. Murphy is going to see the evening sky above Corvallis many times..

      WRs are unproven….ST an unknown…DL is small…

      I like Shepard’s energy but he is really starting a challenging position, even in a weakened “PAC.” WSU, BSU, Fresno, SDSU could all be better, maybe even Texas State. Seems like CSU and Utah State could be beatable, but hell, even with many DI players Smith lost the bowl game to Utah state…

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        Just giving it the good old college try will be satisfactory at this point. We are starting from zero or close to it. Anything positive I will see as a positive.

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      It was 28 years.

      You know what else is 28 years and also a nationwide record?

      OSU’s enrollment has climbed for 28 consecutive years.

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    My prediction – better than year one of the Gary Andersen era. Maybe better than year two or Riley 1.0. Does anyone know what percentage of the starters will be brand new? Not to mention a brand new coaching staff with people filling jobs they’ve never done before. As long as they are better at the end than the beginning, I’d call it a win.

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      5-7 is my prediction.

      Wins over Montana, Utah State, UTEP and Texas State. They’ll manage to rise up and win one they won’t be expected to. Whichever that one is, idk.

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        Unexpected wins…we specialize in them! Remember when the Stanford KR caught our kickoff just outside the end zone which he then retreated into and kneeled, thus giving us a safety and the win? May we have a memorable moment or three in 2026…

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          No, but I do remember stealing one in Palo Alto in the last 5 years. Played like ass and had a receiver pin one against his defenders helmet then run it in for 6 from like 50 yards out in the last 30 seconds for a 28-27 win?

          2022 maybe? Was a helluva catch. Wrong way Victor Bolden?

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        Be shocked if we win 5 games. I am thinking 2 looking at the schedule. We don’t have many good skill players, our lines are inexperienced and small. Big question at QB. Our defense might not be able to stop the run or pass. Not a good recipe for any success.

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      What I would expect if things stay trending up:

      Year 1…Stop the bleeding, set a tone, establish an identity…still lose
      Year 2…Start to win a couple we shouldn’t, lose a couple we should…still wrong side of the ledger
      Year 3…win more consistently but still lose close games… .500 team
      Year 4…win close games and expectations rise…8-4
      Year 5…consistently top of conference…sky’s the limit

      Coach(es) leaving, portal, NIL, NCAA, congressional meddling: all wildcards… ie, “The Sorsby Clause”: I accept absolutely no liability for sudden roster de-commitments, coaching staff betrayals or players chasing a bigger bag of cash.

      (All opinions are strictly for entertainment purposes and do not constitute professional, legal or compliance advice)

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        That is a plausible timeline. Unlike the Big Name Schools, where it’s “Win NOW!”, coaches get a chance to have time on their side at OSU. That is a big point in our favor considering the amount of turnover in the coaching profession.

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        I think it will be a wildcard location. I’m betting on Raleigh to share the arena with his other team

        And I do not care, don’t ask me for a dime.

        That said, I’ll pay to get MLB here assuming they don’t destroy the sport with the upcoming lockout.

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        • They already destroyed the sport when: 1) they picked sides and moved the All Star Game to Colorado; 2) started hosting Pride Nights; 3) outlawed the shift; 4) began extra innings with a man on 2nd base. And that is just to name a few.

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        PDX, Seattle and Vancouver BC would make a fine trio of cities for someone wanting to start up a modern version of the ABA. I do expect the billionaire owner of the Blazers to move the team since taxpayers don’t want to fund the Moda Center stuff he wants. The politicians got way over their skis on saying they would work to get the $$$ for this project.

        If the owner moves, demand he leave the Trailblazer name and logo with PDX, otherwise sue like crazy even if the legal basis is weak. Make it cheaper to get along and go along with this demand than the cost of lawyers.

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            Seattle will but the Blazers aren’t moving there. If and when Dundon moves them it will be to Austin or Nashville or maybe Carolina. Sonics will be an expansion. And that will be settled way before the Blazers will be. The State, City and County will be idiots of they don’t find the money for the upgrade and renovations. Be a grave mistake.

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          • Let me see if I have this right: Billionaire owners demanding municipalities to use taxpayer dollars to upgrade facilities under threat of moving to another city, resulting in higher taxes or use of municipal bonds to finance the project; and then increasing the ticket prices on said taxpayers to watch a bunch of complaining millionaire corn-rowed, tatted up slackers who get into trouble play a game that once was a magnificent watch but which has now devolved into a long range bricklaying exhibition. Do I have that right?

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          Won’t matter about the name, logo etc. If they leave Portland will never get another NBA team. Ever! The Fire will also leave, NCAA tournament schedule will pivot and find a new location and you can all.kiss any big time concerts goodbye. If no Blazers the pipe dream of an MLB team goes from a slim.chance to zero chance.

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            The Fire share ownership with the Thorns, they are unrelated.

            I don’t think MLB cares about the Blazers moving, less local competition is probably even a bonus. I wish I cared about rhe Blazers and hope they stay for those that do but the Metro area needs to pay if it’s on taxpayers.

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            If MLB sees that the state, city and county won’t support a long existing and popular NBA franchise you think they would want to be in this market? No chance. Moda will sit empty most nights except for a few low level events, a couple concerts and the Fire games. That won’t pay the operating cost so they will tear it down and re-purpose the land. Fire won’t have a place to play.

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            Why would MLB care?

            MLB has put teams back into cities that have lost multiple MLB teams (DC). If Portland is willing to build an MLB stadium and finds an ownership group losing the NBA won’t matter at all in my opinion.

            Leagues expand/move to cities that lost previous teams often.

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            You really think Portland will spend to build a $2 Billion MLB ballpark when they won’t spend a fraction of that to keep the Trailblazers? If you don’t think MLB isn’t following this you are nuts. Portland will be last on MLB expansion due to politics, tourism, corporate support among many other reasons. Salt Lake City and Sacramento have jumped Portland. Same with Nashville. Too bad because it would be great and I would go to a lot of games. Just don’t see it happening unfortunately

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    Only Portland would screw this up. Moda has stuff going on 300 plus days of the year. Bringing people INTO the city, the downtown restaurants etc. The Blazers only use it for 20 percent of that. As generous as Paul Allen was building the thing largely on his own dime, and then GIFTING IT to the City of Portland, Dundon is NOT Paul Allen.

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      The MODA center is a regional asset, whether you follow the Blazers or not. As a taxpayer in Corvallis I don’t mind that the state has agreed to pony up some money. The primary beneficiaries though are portland metro and multnomah co. with inbound people and their money.

      There are people who see any tax as a negative. Hell there are people in Josephine co that don’t want to fund police, fire or libraries.

      When I use the MODA for an event, I’m also spending at a hotel and local bars and restaurants. Seems silly to ignore that money.

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        Agreed as I’m out of state and travel to numerous games and events. What most people aren’t understanding is the state etc. should pay 100% for the upgrades and renovations. They own it! If I rented a house and it needed a new fridge or roof I wouldn’t be expected to pay for it. The owner/landlord would. If he expected me to. I would find a new place that wanted me and treated me better.

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          Rental agreements on houses and leases on arenas don’t work the same way.

          Teams often get discounted to no rent because they agree to do maintenance. This is the deal both the Seahawks and Mariners have with Seattle.

          The Blazers pay $1 a year to play in Moda and agreed to 50/50 on maintenance in their lease. Why not hold them to the lease?

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            Didn’t the city ‘buy’ the moda center for $1? Don’t they get benefit from other events at the moda? Do businesses in portland benefit from events at moda?

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            Part of that purchase agreement was $1 rent and the Blazers being responsible for 50% of maintenance.

            I just want the Blazers held to the agreement they made with the state/city.

            And frankly I can’t believe anyone thinks the Blazers should be allowed to break the agreement by threatening to move.

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            If the blazers do move, then what? The facility needs the repairs regardless.

            So either: the city/multco can fund repairs by themselves, without any state funds, and have no long-term tenant; or, tear it down I suppose, giving the area and portland in general a nice black eye?

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            Yes?

            “In the assessment’s 20-year capital plan, about 280 maintenance items are identified for keeping the building functioning at its 1995 design, categorized as High, Medium, or Low priority.

            The High priority category includes several structural repairs, safety improvements for seating areas, fire alarm maintenance, speaker system replacement, lighting and lighting control upgrades, updated security systems, hardware replacements for concessions, and escalator and elevator replacements and updates. High priority items are estimated to cost roughly $130 million in 2024 dollars.

            The Medium priority category includes repairs to the service tunnel, where load-ins and load-outs take place, restroom renovations, and electrical generator replacement. Medium priority items are estimated to cost roughly $290 million.

            The Low priority category includes roof membrane replacement, repairs and replacements in seating areas, and replacement of water boilers and water chillers. Low priority items are estimated to cost roughly $50 million.”

            https://www.portland.gov/council/moda-facts#toc-why-do-we-need-to-renovate-the-moda-center

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          • I say do what it takes to keep the Fire and concerts. Your numbers are 130 million under what the Blazers are asking for.

            I still don’t understand why people think the Blazers shouldn’t be held to their lease.

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        Something about JC years no longer count against your eligibility, new ruling. Let’s just call them professionals and get on with it

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          Unless he goes pro, we have Teagan Scott, catcher, from South Salem coming in and he was the Max Prep POTY in Oregon. He is a great hitter and solid backstop and we also have a great catcher coming in from the State of Washington as the one of the top players in Washington, Cooper McGowan and also plays infield.

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    Football and basketball with pro and college all in one post…LOL!

    The Law Of Supply & Demand shows if the demand is high enough, someone will step up to supply it. Just look at the Prohibition Era or the War On Some Drugs to see even when the risks of death or imprisonment are high to see this principle in action.

    Unlike those two examples, not many Really Bad Risks exist in pro sports. $$$ on the line? You betcha! The only thing that can be lost is money and a few sleepless nights. Now let’s step back to 1960. A guy named Lamar Hunt could not make headway with the NFL to acquire an expansion franchise. The NFL had added nothing since they took in the Browns, Niners and Colts from what was left over from the AAFC. It was the early postwar period, with television expanding like crazy, cities growing and being prosperous and plenty of the USA desiring pro football. The ground was fertile and Hunt recognized this so he formed the AFL with his team being the Dallas Texans, who later became the Kansas City Chiefs.

    8 teams: Dallas, Oakland, LA (Chargers), Denver, Boston (later New England), NY Titans (later to be the Jets), Buffalo and the Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans). NBC made a deal to broadcast the AFL games and with some money in the bank, the AFL began a bidding war with the NFL for college talent. Salaries went up for the players to such an extent that the NFL decided talking with the AFL made sense. The two leagues agreed to have a common draft, a championship game and merge. Pro football exploded! More teams were added, ABC created Monday Night Football and eyeball counts climbed.

    In pro basketball, there was also increased demand for teams. The ABA emerged to provide that challenge. When the ABA folded its tent, some of their teams went to the NBA. They did well in due time and pro basketball expanded its footprint.

    Today we have LOTS of areas wanting pro basketball. It is time for ABA V2.0 to arrive. My idea is 7 teams in the East and 7 teams in the West. Each team plays its side of the country opponents 4 times and the other side of the country’s teams 2 times for a 36 game regular season. #1’s vs #2’s determine the East and West teams to play in the finals with best of 5 being done in the semis, best of 7 in the finals. The season would run from June to September with the finals concluding in early October. This avoids conflicting with the NBA for the most part and provides pro basketball on TV at a time when no one else has it on the air.

    West: Vancouver BC, Seattle, Portland, San Diego, Las Vegas, El Paso, Albuquerque.

    East: Kansas City, St Louis, Buffalo, Montreal, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Birmingham

    The league will get the “hometown hero” deal for each team when it comes time to draft. That will help build fan base interest.

    Anyways, taking some pages out of the AFL’s book might be the way forward for more pro basketball. Heck, two billionaires, one from the West and one from the East, could set up their respective conferences and if the league works out, they will have franchises to sell to new owners. Profit perhaps!

    Now to do something with college football. Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Big XII are now basically JV pro football. Big $$$, big TV contracts. Four networks: ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox. Each one bids to see who gets first pick. A Big Ten team in the east gets swapped with Notre Dame, who is associated with the ACC. No other teams need to move. Top 4 of each conference play Round Of 16 with higher seed at home. Quarterfinals, semifinals and championship games get locations to bid for those games.

    The bottomless money pit will eventually find a bottom. Get the teams to recognize that so each team splits the entire TV money package evenly as is done in the NFL. Allow for Bigtime Donors and corporations to pay NIL but have a cap. The demand for $$$ is infinite but the supply is not so let the marketplace decide where the equilibrium point is.

    So those are my starting point thoughts for pro basketball and college football when it comes to the near future. Now to see what others here have for ideas and then to see how these two sports resolve their current situations.

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      Sorry bro, but no one is clamoring for more professional basketball. NBA is a garbage league with gambling, corrupt refs, 2 tiered rules, unlikeable superstars, suspect draft lottery, and a completely disjointed salary cap format that forces teams to spend but don’t spend too much, trade but don’t trade without permission etc,

      College football is not going to by expecting SEC and Big10 to just lay down their advantages so everyone else can catch up. Texas Tech is the closest comp to the Lamar Hunt story you mentioned. If there were about 20 schools outside of SEC/Big10 that just decided to use their billions in endowments to buy players away from the SEC and Big10, then you may see some real reform. As long as those 2 conferences and ESPN/Fox are getting everything they want, all others will continue to lag behind. Of the remaining conferences, are there enough billionaires and cash to just continue to up the ante until the SEC can’t keep up? Cowherd says that the SEC will ultimately capitulate to Big10 due to the overall strength in numbers of the Big10 schools and alumni base with big dollars. Then only thing that can rival it would be Texas oil money or Silicon Valley billionaires. If only the Beavs had access to one or the other.

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    Mens and women’s hoops tournaments will stay in Las Vegas

    The Nos. 8-9 seeds will play on the first day, with the winner advancing to face the No. 5 seed and the Nos. 6-7 seeds also facing off in the second round. The No. 3 and 4 seeds receive byes into the quarterfinals and the No. 1 and 2 seeds receive double byes into the semifinals.

    The new Pac officially launches at midnight tonight

    https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2026/07/pac-12-basketball-tournaments-returning-to-las-vegas.html

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    Sixteen years ago today Scott Rueck became HC of WBB, time flies when yer having fun!
    https://www.facebook.com/BeaverWBB

    From the comments to that post:
    “…I remember being Scott’s biggest fan, Athletic Office manager & WBX scorekeeper at George Fox and my heart sinking when I heard OSU was in deep trouble. OSU had already lured away our Baseball coach (Pat Casey) and I knew that was the only job that would even tempt Scott. To his credit, he did agonize over it but, as many of our coaches were (& are), he was a D1 coach at a DIII school, destined for much bigger things…”

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  81. Baseball team has a new portal addition. A catcher from ASU and previously Oregon. Decent bat it looks like. This came a day after Hubbard entered the portal so I am guessing he knew he was being replaced. Need more bats and starting pitchers!

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  82. Beavers sign former Oregon and ASU catcher. He had 25 starts for asu last season and got around .270 with 5 HRs. He was a top prospect coming out of HS but doesn’t appear he’s ever lived up to the hype. I can’t recall his name……

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