Tomorrow at 6pm. Feel free to discuss recruiting in this thread until then (I’m curious to see a complete list of weekend visitors, if anyone has it).
I’m putting the thread up a day early because I’m really digging the way these guys play.
A nice writeup here from the official site with tidbits.
This is an interesting five game stretch against some of the weaker teams this year: Washington, Washington State, UCLA, USC, ASU (before facing Arizona again). The way the Beavs are playing defense, they could theoretically win all of those.
The lady Beavs (redundant?) are 9th in the AP after dismantling Oregon. I declare 2015 the year of the Beaver.
Guys will need to approach this game like the AZ game. The team is going to be taken a lot more seriously by opponents after beating AZ.
Keys –
1. UW is pretty bad at shooting the deep ball. .234 3pt % in conference play. That means the Beavs should stay with their 2-3 zone most of the game. Do not let the ball inside early. But don’t sag so much that UW gets open looks at the 3.
2. If UW gets the ball inside. Make them tough shots or foul them hard. Their two leading big men, Kemp and Upshaw are both below 60% from the FT line. Both guys have FG% above 60% in conference.
3. Offensively, keep working until the high percentage shot comes. Teams are still pressing full court so being able to break the press consistently will be key.
It’s really more of the same. Play good defense, rebound and limit turnovers. Beavs have done a good job of not chasing the play and staying in position.
Also I would expect a fairly large crowd, Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp are expected to be in attendance for their kids. They are Seattle hoops legends.
Not sure about a large crowd. UW started very hot but has come crashing back down to earth. Many of their fans have jumped off the bandwagon and OSU basketball does not bring much excitement in terms of draw power.
I’m headed to game tomorrow.
I’m saying Kemp and Payton will draw the crowd.
and?
Attendance: 6,663
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400593264
There was nowhere near that many in attendance. Only thing GP and Kemp drew were a few technical fouls and a pair of illegitimate children
Lines up with the Chinese zodiac too….
(ok, maybe not)
Freshman year is the year of the Beaver.
So, who’s visiting this weekend? I’ve heard:
Jay Irvine – He named us his leader in December.
Treston Decoud – We lead for him, a couple more trips after OSU though.
Taylor Thomas – Committed to Utah, but he removed that from his twitter profile, may be open to us again.
Sheldrick Redwine – Committed to Louisville, may not be coming after all, haven’t heard confirmation.
I think Irvine and Decoud will commit, possibly this weekend. I think Thomas is 50/50.
I think Thomas will wind up a Beav.
Gina said she’s have an article today or tomorrow detailing who was visiting this weekend
I’m still checking Mizell for her profiles on the new coaching staff. Here’s an excerpt on Baldwin, whose biggest football influence is Jack Elway:
“My coaching style in three words: High-energy. Enthusiastic. Demanding.
I wanted to come to OSU because … Gary Andersen is the intriguing part about it. I was fortunate enough to work for him at Utah State, and he was such an incredible guy to work for. When I look back at it, I ask myself why I left. I made a mistake when I went to Colorado State. It was definitely, I thought, an opportunity to go in a different direction, and sometimes you make mistakes. I worked for a guy that had worked for me, and I knew after I’d been there a year and a half I had made a mistake. I said, “If I ever got the opportunity and Gary would hire me again, I would pursue that.”
After the new staff secures their commitments and knows what kind of roster it has to work with, I anticipate we’ll hear more from the coaches on schemes and player roles.
SportsCenter ?@SportsCenter 4m4 minutes ago
BREAKING: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota will announce that he’ll forgo senior season & enter NFL draft. (via @mortreport)
Smart.
Not a surprise, but I kind of wish he’d come back.
Be fun for OSU to beat him in Autzen next year…oh well. “Next man up” as they say at UO….
and more duck tears will be shed today
will they burn more couches too?
they do that daily. It is Eugene afterall
TBH, this is probably the best time for him to go. Tampa Bay is far from a great organization, but they’re also pretty stable.
Now, if it was the Jets, Bills, or Raiders with the first pick, then I would come back for one more year.
who says he’s gonna be the first pick?
I think he’ll be. Tampa Bay needs a quarterback, and although Mariota’s passing ability leaves a bit to be desired, I think they’ll take him over the walking headcase that is Jameis Winston.
I easily could see him falling since Oregon’s offense is so different from what he’ll be needed to do in the NFL.
They might consider turning him into a wide out, he could probably be more successful. Needs to bulk up some though.
Mariota is 6′-4″ and 220 lbs. On par with Kaepernick and bigger than Russell Wilson
Mannion #1 baby!
He’ll be the #1 pick. When accounting for his work ethic and no off field issues, he’ll rate higher than Winston.
He’ll be ok in the NFL if they suit the offense to his talents. I do compare him a lot to Alex Smith. Solid player but needs to play in a system that suits him. Or ease him into the pro style system over a couple years. It’ll be a rough transition if he’s asked to play pro style right away since he rarely took snaps under center. I don’t think he knows how to run play action.
Maybe even take the Carson Palmer route and sit him the whole year to let him learn. That’s probably the smartest way to handle him. But then again the NFL is a win now league and more rookies are playing right away.
CBS Sports with decent attention to Wayne Tinkle concludes: “Larry Krystkowiak looks primed to have Utah among the nation’s elite for the duration of this season, but other than him Tinkle clearly looks like the early favorite to be named Pac-12 Coach of the Year. The Beavers are 11-4 heading into Thursday’s game at Washington.”
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24961484/observations-louisvilles-chris-jones-a-changed-man-since-benching
Hans Olsen (@975Hans) tweeted at 0:10 PM on Wed, Jan 14, 2015:
Brayden Kearsley is (officially) headed to Oregon State University. Got things taken care of and is moving on. He’s a solid lineman.
(https://twitter.com/975Hans/status/555456903443001344?s=03)
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Looks like he was just waiting for Riley to leave. ;)
Weren’t we all!
has to sit out next season right?
Would think so unless there are “family need” reasons for his transfer. I havent heard anything about that though.
did he play at all at BYU last season? Did he redshirt?
Not sure if he played at all. Would have to look up stats. I know he was injured for much of the year but dont think he got a medical hardship.
according to the BYU board I checked he played as a true freshman but was limited this year due to injury. They also say academics may have had something to due with him transferring.
Take it for what it’s worth
http://cougarcorner.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17844
Just needs to pass one class to be eligible…….
Hot online bowling.
cougarcorner sounds like an online site for horny middle aged chicks.
I almost wrote “cougar site” but figured one of you degenerates would take it and run with it. Wouldn’t blame you as I would have done the same.
read an article that says he will have 3 years to play 2. Has to sit out 2015 per NCAA transfer rules. So basically he’ll be a redshirt JR in 2016
Good get.
Considering coach Andersen’s comment a couple weeks ago about wanting to carry 20 offensive linemen, there are going to be some guys encouraged to look elsewhere for playing time. Or position changes, I guess. I believe this makes 25 either verbally committed, in the system or on the way.
Wants to carry 16 OL on scholarship. With Kearsley and the 5 current commits, OSU would be at 21. I think Zach Lucas could end up at Missouri. Will Hopkins isn’t a D1 player, he’d be expendable. So would Bobby Keenan.
Maybe Andersen lets the situation play out this year and starts weeding guys out next recruiting cycle.
Damn. He is going to be old by the time he plays.
Wouldnt be surprised if we never see him play. Still could leave for his mission. I’m skeptical
Be like Peko, hear a lot about him but never see him on the field?
God that logo is awful.
Beats the Atari Space Invaders, circa 1982.
They both suck.
I prefer it compared to the “Nike Nutria”!
Yours looks like a giant penis but maybe that’s a Rorschach thing
LOL
Beats the fucking Nutria all over the place!
Alex Grinch named wazzu D coordinator. Not sure where from yet
Appropriate name for pirate assistant
Haha. Did he steal Xmas?
Grinch was mizzou,s safeties coach.
Dr. Suess Is their team doctor.
Jack del rio to be raiders HC. Good luck
He will need it.
I feel kind of bad we didn’t offer him the OSU job. Now Luke’s dad has to settle for a crappy one.
247Sports three-star defensive end Keivonnis Davis confirmed Wednesday that he is visiting Corvallis on Jan. 23.
The 6-foot-4, 230-pound defensive end, out of Miami, Florida, is currently committed to Syracuse, but also holds offers from Cincinnati, Florida International, Pittsburgh, South Florida and West Virginia.
https://twitter.com/AndrewNemec/status/555422801134223360
Beavs dropped to 105th in RPI according to this site. Changes daily, win and it will take care of itself.
UW 78th and Wazzu 125th
http://realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html
Interesting that this site projects the women’s team winning out and finishing the season 27-1. Men’s team projected to finish 16-13 and 8-10 in the Pac-12.
I’d take that. But I think they’ve shown that they can do better. Even WT said after beating UA they he still felt they haven’t played their best game yet.
They are missing a game, Beavs play 30 (not including the tourney).
Wisconsin signs a 2nd QB after Austin Kafentzis signs his LOI.
That dude got duped.
He is naive to believe a coach would guarantee him the starting job.
Alvarez/Chryst had Penniston, Beach, and Kafentzis sign LOI’s the other day, in addition to the financial aid agreements they’d already signed. All 3 are “locked-in” to Wisconsin now. Classes don’t start til the 19th, but they can’t go anyhwere else without a release.
About 3 hours after those three kids signed, it was announced that the 2nd qb had also signed. Kids name is Hornibrook or something like that, and he’s also an early enrollee.
Kafentzis could end up a safety I’d bet.
Yep, the Hornibrook guy is a prototypical Pocket Passer that Wisconsin likes. Sucks for Kafentzis…
He was dumb to think Wisconsin wouldn’t do that.
He said he thought he could play in all styles of offense in his interview on Wisconsin radio. I don’t think he doubts his ability to play in a pro style offense.
I don’t think he is afraid of competition. That’s why I doubt the rumor of him demanding to be the starter. It was only a rumor so there’s not way to know if it’s really true.
Or maybe he’s just dumb..?
Russell Wilson was a 2 star dual-threat QB according to Rivals and Wisconsin used him with Chryst as OC. I think they probably really sold him on the Russell Wilson thing…
https://rivals.yahoo.com/oregonstate/football/recruiting/player-Austin-Kafentzis-134082;_ylt=Ama3pR9ovuNi64Nr29lIZY5FtZB4
Russell Wilson was a fully developed QB from 3 years at NC State before he even ended up at Wisconsin. Chryst didn’t have much to do with Wilson’s development. That being said, I’m sure Chryst will try to use the Wilson-angle. Although since 1992, that’s the first and only year Wisconsin has used an offense with running quarterback principles.
Kafentzis does have confidence, I’ll give him that.
You are correct grasshopper.
Isn’t that glasshoppa?
I said it at the time, QB is one position where you have to know you have the backing of the coach otherwise you will be buried on the depth chart. Oh well, he made a choice.
Ryan Katz agrees.
Is followed by Vincent Guinta on twitter.
http://247sports.com/Player/TJ-Griffin-36696
Sounds like he’s expected to go to Virginia, to follow an asst. coach, Chris Beatty, who just left Wisconsin for Virginia.
That would be a steal! Kids’ got real skills.
Why isn’t OSU’s baseball team ranked?
http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30800&ATCLID=209731602
Ridiculous talent coming in…
Major talent left.
But even more ridiculous talent that left. Hard to replace them all even in aggregate.
Conforto and Davis both came in and made a huge impact. Do any of these freshman hitters have that kind of ability? I have high hopes for Elliot Cary.
The pitching is the one area that the losses really hurt. Wetzler, Fry and Schultz were the best in the nation at their positions. All sub 2 ERAs. Everyone else other than Moore is relatively unproven. The team will have to make up the loss with offense.
The freshman, Ice, Morrison and Hamilton who played last year really need to improve. If they can pull a Jeff Hendrix improvement, then all will be well.
A whole lot of ifs this year. I think the team will contend for the conference title, but hard to say what they could do nationally.
Well said, Bill. I won’t be surprised to see Casey prove, again, what solid coaching can do.
I’m thinkin’ about going to the doubleheader vs Grambling on Feb 28; WBB vs Cal for season finale at Gill same day. Baseball starts at 1:05 and 4:05, WBB at 3:00…….too bad the schedules aren’t tweaked to allow attendance at all three events.
EDIT: Sent an email to Mark Massari regarding schedule tweak, I’ll post his response when/if it arrives.
Don’t mind OSU not being ranked if it means the team plays with a chip on their shoulder because of it.
OT, but this is simply hilarious:
http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/12161197/kurt-busch-says-ex-girlfriend-patricia-driscoll-was-trained-assassin
saw that this morning on Dan Patrick show. KB sounds like he’s on Neptune
Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote about him… Kurt Busch of Neptune?
This guy is visiting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2U0IAT0CYI&feature=youtu.be
0-star recruit.
His film looks pretty good. Big hitter.
I’m liking these unrated/low-rated recruits more than Riley’s rated ones. Guy definitely has a swagger about him.
Would like to see him wrap up more often, but these are “highlight” hits for the most part where he’s taking guys down on impact. The good thing about the way he does it is he doesn’t seem to leave his feet very often, so he’s driving through them and knocking the shit out of them.. He seems to have very good range. Importantly, he clearly has the aggressive play that Andersen is seeking. He has the look of someone who can help transform the defense. Imagine him on the field with Strong in a couple of years.
stopped by the ticket office today and picked up tix for the UCLA, Utah and Civil War men’s hoops games.
Yeah we got a couple more for the CW on Friday and 4 more for the Colorado game (I’m a veteran so using that perk!) just today.
I’m still pumped about Sunday’s game! Have to keep reminding myself what Tinkle said, “this isn’t going to be the year we beat Arizona, we have more ahead of us”.
It’s interesting about the logo. If I’m logged in I get space invaders, if not I get the Angry Beaver.
What’s up with that Angry?
Test to see if logo appears when not logged in.
Hmmm, works for cj, not for me.
What’s up with that Angry?
The curse of the Angry Muskrat!
The toothy poop smear with the 70’s cursive strikes again!
You have to have Gravatar enabled in Ghostery to even get it to work when you’re not logged in.
Another test, to see if random avatar’s are assigned when not logged in.
Thank you for your service sir!
Entirely welcome … and don’t call me “sir”. (I’m as good as you are!) :)
Betcha didn’t bump into Robin Ryan or Taylor Sarman.
Depends: Was whiskey at the OSU ticket office or the U of O one?
why would I be at the U of O ticket office? I try to avoid the shithole that is Eugene
I think you missed the joke :-P
obviously
Anyone besides me a bit curious/concerned(?) re Dave Baldwin?
I say that for two reasons 1) he’s changed jobs often, perhaps too often 2) in his interview with Parker he didn’t display the type of etiquette that most coaches do when talking about their previous jobs (perhaps he’s miffed because McElwain didn’t take him to UF?).
Baldwin left Andersen and Utah St for the CSU job. He had worked with Jim McElwain before. recent interview I saw with Baldwin said it was a mistake to leave Andersen and wanted the opportunity to work with him again.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700212443/Offensive-coordinator-Dave-Baldwin-leaves-USU-for-Colorado-State.html?pg=all
You know, MR said the same thing when he came here the second time. Personally, I don’t think we would have had the Fiesta Bowl season with him here because Erickson brought in the JC guys (TJ, Chad, etc.) that finished out the team that year. I doubt if they would have come here for Mikey.
Just a thought…for what it’s worth…
Absolutely agree. Erickson had a different attitude, and the team had a swagger we havent seen since.
Andersen’s on his third job in a three year span…hopefully all of their talk about Corvallis and “getting the band back together” is sincere so they stick around long enough to tribute to real program growth. I don’t mind if Andersen moves on in 5 or 6 years, but I’d like to see and his coordinators raise expectations and achieve them so the subsequent staff has high expectations placed on them. If Andersen’s gone in two years it may not produce much program growth.
I suspect with Sitake’s boom/bust defense, which seems to produce high sacks/TFL numbers as well as high point totals in losses, and Baldwin’s alleged love affair with bubble screens, we’ll have plenty to comment on in here (good and bad).
Just re-read Gina’s piece on Baldwin. She shows him as basically a position coach for his first ten years (78-88), then no info for 6 years. Plenty of job hopping after that, and not necessarily advancements in responsibility/stature.
As for blunt talk, he is 59 and is tight with Andersen; probably doesn’t feel the need to be as PC as younger guys.
I’m somewhat optimistic we’ll see three good years before he is ready for new areas to explore and new birds to watch. I’ll take that over several years of Langs or Garrett.
if you look at his wiki page, he had HC jobs between 89-95 at the JC level
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Baldwin_%28American_football%29
was also the head coach at San Jose St from 1997-2000
Thanks, always good to fill out gaps in employment history. And there goes the rumor about a covert mission!
His offenses are good, and etiquette is overrated. I find lack of PC refreshing.
Agree.
Have not watched his previous teams. How would his running game and offensive balance be described?
2014 season at CSU: Pass heavy.
2013 season at CSU: Balanced
2012 season at CSU: Just garbage.
2011 season at USU: Run heavy.
11, 13, and 14 his offenses were in the top 10. Looks like he really does adapt to the players he has around.
Moore moved from Denver to LA for senior year. That could partially explain the no stars. In Colorado as a junior, he would have been on the radar of Utah coaches. Maybe he simply got lost.
Hope so. His film looks okay. But Alcorn St as his best offer is troubling.
OSU hasn’t offered yet, may be pitching a priority walk on for all we know.
Either way, I trust the coaches to evaluate what they need till they prove otherwise.
Massari answered my email in less than half an hour! Good customer service considering the time of day (after 7:30pm)!
He said, “…we’ve discussed. TV on WBB sets their time, and waiting to hear what baseball wants to do.
Someone will respond with final answer for you… ”
To Be Continued
What did you ask him?
Per my comment above, I asked about a tweak to the start times on Feb 28 when there is a baseball double header and the final WBB regular season game, all in Corvallis. As currently scheduled it would not be possible to catch all three games in their entirety.
UCLA whipped USC and Stanford beat Cal in Berzerkely tonight. Right now, Pac-12 is looking like a 3 bid league to the big dance. Utah, Zona and Stanford. Colorado is the next closest with an RPI of 71. That will not get them in.
Colorado 71
UCLA 75
UW 78
UO 88
Beavs 105
Cal 113
Wazzu 125
USC 126
ASU 150
We’re all jazzed about the Gary Andersen hire, and we should be. But meanwhile Tinkle is putting together something just as special.
You don’t come around here much, do ya?
Lol selective reading is a thing
These should be interesting: Parker interview series with Baldwin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZPVur0DqwIM
If you’ve not already read it, the Gadget Times article on Sitake is worth checking.
““We’re going to have the best 11 on field at a time, depending on who we’re defending.”
http://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/football/osu-football-tough-choice-brings-kalani-sitake-to-corvallis/article_68266d7e-3295-5339-ae50-e9a219a8b6ad.html
Too bad he’s not as good as Read, who sometimes only needed 9 or 10 players on the field….
That comment has to be motivating and heartening to the team.
Soccer related news. #2 pick in MLS draft is from OSU
American Soccer Now ?@ThisIsASN 8m8 minutes ago
First surprise of the draft as Khiry Shelton goes second to @NYCFC . Great athlete from Oregon State. Target forward body, winger’s pace.
Is UW the most talented team the Beavs have faced on the road so far?
I hope I’m wrong but the way they’ve played on the road leads me to assume that tonight’s game will go in the L column. Plus the Fuskies haven’t been winning so they’re going to be motivated to get their Pac-12 season turned around.
Can the Beavs keep the margin to less than 20? 15? 10? 5?
Go Beavs!
Vegas put the Beavs at +6 and it’s crept up to +7 as of this morning.
I might have to do what my dad used to do. His approach was he’d bet against the Beavs figuring that that way he’d win either way. If they lost he’d win some money. If they won he’d be happy.
That’s no longer necessary in the Tinkle (Andersen?) era.
Beavs are 10-3-1 ATS this season (1-2 away).
This teams wants you to have your cake, and eat it too!!
Reciprocally, Huskies are 6-6 ATS this season (3-6 home).
Not that I’m a betting man…
I’ve long termed this type of bet emotional insurance.
Sitake out visiting a Utah 2016 QB (pro-style) commit.
Kahiiii @KAHINEVES · 6m 6 minutes ago
Great visit with Oregon state coach @kalanifsitake and @ituiaki !
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http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Kahi-Neves-165580
Big dude. 6’4″, 240#, claims a 4.9 40. I’ve seen him listed as MLB though, not QB.
Just offered 2017 rb.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3833048/highlights/163661381
Greedy bastard; its like on every carry he wants six points. : )
Looks like he has kind of a gliding running style that can be deceptively fast, but he also can make some moves and take off.
Things are looking SO different already, even in the offers…..
GT on home versus road:
http://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/beavers-sports/basketball/osu-men-s-basketball-beavers-look-to-duplicate-home-effort/article_ee33f2d5-f7f8-511f-9559-bf20f20ca567.html
Percy Allen on the game:
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/huskymensbasketball/2015/01/15/pac-12-predictions-washington-hoping-to-snap-four-game-losing-streak/
If OSU can make its lay ups and free throws, it can win, and play its defense, they will win. Expect continued improvement due to Tinkle.
How’s that for insightful, detailed “analysis?”
p.s. If GP is at the game as reported, he can show them how to make lay ups….
You got the anal part right.
There was talk earlier in the day that Jay Irvine was meeting with Wake Forrest coaches today, but just a few minutes ago he tweeted this:
G.O.E?? @Jay_underrated1 · 4m 4 minutes ago
Things ain’t go as plan???????????? I know where I’m going officially now????????????
Sounds like he might be ours to lose at this point.
I seen that as well. He also tweeted he’s going far away. Hopefully that means us.
Who dat?
Jay Irvine CB FS 6’1″ 180lbs 4.50 40 yard dash
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/3991508/jay-irvine-d1
Perhaps someone can explain what the picture is on twitter. Is that money?
https://twitter.com/Jay_underrated1
It’s a pic of a rapper, Meek Mill.
Ahhh That makes sense. Thanks!
Ah, trying to find the true meaning of high school athletes tweets…
https://i.imgur.com/j0TzN4Y.png
Its pretty much a matter of sticking to the identity that Tinkle has laid down. Intense defense, motion offense generating opportunities, everyone in on the act. Much harder to do away from home. I expect the confidence will come gradually. GO BEAVS!!
Two D-linemen (class of 2017) get an Oregon State offer. Both are currently Utah commits. Too funny. Utah continue to be pissed.
Jay Tufele @tufele123 · 7m 7 minutes ago
Another offer another blessing so thankful for Oregon state this time it was me and my D line bro@twin2 langi tuifua
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Jay-Tufele-167807
https://rivals.yahoo.com/dlb/football/recruiting/player-Langi-Tuifua-165528
How about some offers for this year?
This seems like a very difficult win for the Beavs. UW (a team ranked in the Top 17 just weeks ago) has struggled mightily in its last four games. They need a Win big time. I would guess we get their best shot. We have not had much success on the road this season. I could be wrong but this game seems like a UW victory.
If they pull this one out, look out.
This is a litmus test for how we’ll take it through league play. I also don’t expect much from our crew in this one. But maybe the limited experience at Hec Ed is a bonus in this one instance. Those with experience over the past several years have not had success. Maybe a blank slate finds early confidence and rides it to the end .
Still, inexperience away from home doesn’t bode well.
I agree. I’m on the fence. UW held a players only meeting after the home loss to WSU last weekend. During their 4 game slide they’ve gotten away from playing defense. Beavs seem to struggle against teams that can and do play good D. I can see this one being a blowout loss and the beavs coming in after knocking off Zona with a letdown. Hopefully the coaching staff has been preaching that all week. If the beavs continue the defensive prowess they’ve shown these last 2 games, this is a winnable game. UW always seems to be a superior athletic team. But I’ve never been sold on Romar as a coach and his teams always seem to freelance on offense. They’ve also been turning the ball over in droves lately. That bodes well for OSU. Either way, I’ll be watching. I think at least a road split this weekend is doable. Go Beavs!
With all the discussion about BIRGing I thought this was on topic. Watch until the end.
http://youtu.be/vu_P793w0dk
Monica Lewinsky interviewing Kyle Orton?
@beaverkman
2star RB Lopini Katoa @PiniBaby scheduled to visit #GoBeavs Next weekend. Here is his tape http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1247155/lopini-katoa …
Here is his profile
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Zachary-Lopini%20Katoa-165395
OSU recruiting as RB or safety?
I don’t know, sometimes those things aren’t known until they get here. I will try to find out.
I’d guess RB since he’s referenced as a RB on Rivals, 247 and Deseret News. Also he had an offer from Utah State so I’m thinking he was on McGiven’s radar.
http://www.deseretnews.com/top/2524/19/Lopini-Katoa-RB-American-Fork-Top-25-prep-football-prospects-for-college-from-the-state-of-Utah.html
Go Beavs! Turn the dawgs into puppies tonight!
This logo (gravatar) thing is interesting between being logged in or out.
I noticed that the Space Invaders gravatar is shown at the top of my profile page but couldn’t figure out a way to replace it. Did a little editing to my profile to see if it makes a difference.
Nope
I’ll just have to stay logged out.
…and Robbins has been suspended for 10 games. It’s been fun guys.
I missed the first part of that, what did he do?
“violation of an athletic department policy”
Smoking weed? Does that get you a 10 game suspension?
Luck O the Beavs.
Does in whiskey’s trailer.
Zing!
It does if it’s the second time you’ve tested positive.
Speaking from experience?
1st time is 2 games. 2nd time is 1/3rd of the season. 3rd time is entire season. Athletic department policy.
That must be why they relaxed Moreland’s 15 game suspension last season.
I’m here at UW game (5 min before tipoff) and there may be 1,500 fans at most.
Gomis has some hands of stone
Reid just went WWF wrestling for second.
He was lucky he didn’t get tossed on that one! Of course the guy had been hanging on him all game up to that point.
Refs did a shitty job both ways tonight.
Wow wtf Robbins??!! You realize your team has no depth??
They need to disclose what he did…
wow….15-15…with 3 minutes and change….are the guys taking bad shots, or are the defenses that good…?
….yup, missed layup by Payton and missed dunk by Kemp reveals the answer.
Just got home to see 15-15. Did a double take…
Olaf has missed a ton of open looks. No Duvivier in the game has killed the offense
19-15 isn’t the end of the world. Keep playing D. Those shots will start falling. BTW, It must be impossible for Upshaw to be called for a foul. WT should have been giving those refs an earful
I thought at least one of his blocks was goal tending…
apparently he’s also so good he never commits a foul. He was whistled for ONE in the entire fucking game.
Team confidence looks shot.. Probably a lot to do with Robbins being out.. Mental mind fuck.
Honestly if he got suspended 10 games for weed that’s stupid.. It’s legal up there now right? GP2 needs to step up 0 points at half..
It doesn’t matter if it’s legal. If it’s against NCAA policy it’s still going to get you suspended.
It’s not effective until July 1, 2015, but the NCAA and the school can still make it policy for the players not to smoke it.
Upshaw blocks (w no fouls called) and turnovers…. the difference in the game.
Just heard the Robbins news, too. Wow….idiot
Trees always beat the State of Oregon teams.
Hell of a possession by beavs and sharp pass by GP2
Gary Payton is so ridiculously good defensively. Only reason the Beavers are up. Washington can’t get into the middle of the zone to make a play cause he’s getting his hands on every pass or drive in there
I get it’s an athletic department rule.. But my time on campus was spent with plenty of dudes on beaver sports who smoked weed. No one was suspended..It’s just not a huge deal. Definitely. Not 10 games worthy.
He must have been suspended for not attending the Ducks football cheering party
Yeah, could be anything. People are just assuming it’s for smoking weed.
Yea low GPA seems more plausible
If it’s a grade issue, you’re not eligible to play until the problem with the grades is fixed. They don’t just give out a determined number of games for academics.
He was suspended for three games in his freshman year, does that impact this punishment? Maybe a repeat of the previous “violation of team rules”?
I don’t feel good admitting this… but I was good friends with someone who supplied a lot of weed to some Beaver football players when I was there (pretty high profile players, for certain reasons as well…) This is coming from someone who doesn’t really smoke pot as well as a “dealer’ that is now doing well legally. It’s not a big deal and something that most players don’t have a problem with. It either is a new type of rule or an insane amount of stupidity on his part. I don’t want to come to conclusions, but his previous suspensions tells me it may be an issue with him being completely stupid.
It’s partly stupidity. Because it has happened once, he is eligible for extra scrutiny other athletes don’t get to enjoy. So he will get the surprise test without the complimentary, “There might be a random pee test tomorrow,” statement in the locker room by someone maybe associated with the AD.
We somehow are still in this.. Need More gp2 in the high screen and roll
Jarmal Reid is not good. Does some incredibly stupid stuff. Whenever it’s him and a Gomis in the game the offense is a dumpster fire
I don’t really care what it was for, but Robbins was one of the better scorers on a team with zero depth, so this pretty much derails my excitement for the rest of the season. I don’t see who can step into that role. Sanders? I doubt it.
I BELIEVE! :-D
Sanders can’t cause he’s strictly a catch and shoot guy. Can’t dribble. Nobody can fill that role as a scorer off the bench
This is unbelievable. How could Robbins do that? I really feel for the team and the coaches. Already short handed and this happens. Good god.
Gonne be way tougher now. I hope the coaches can deal with it. If anyone could, Tinkle & Co can. Lets hope so. Damn!
go cooooooooooougs later
This game is over
ok now it’s over
This season is over.
Believe angry! Don’t be a negative schnellie!
angry does tend to jump to conclusions…
http://lsatmax.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/jump_to_conclusions_mat.jpg
Michael Bolton: That’s the worst idea I’ve ever heard in my life, Tom.
Samir: Yes, this is horrible, this idea.
C’mon Angry! You gotta admit this is still better basketball than the previous Craig Robinson rat ball clinic, matador defense we witnessed.
GP2 is redonkulous
Where has that been all game?
We’re gonna lose to Lorenzo Romar
how embarrassing :-(
Sorry, this team isn’t good enough to beat anyone on the road. Did you all just forget that because they pulled off a home upset?
they can beat USC, they suck bad
BS. WSU is not good. I don’t care that they beat the huskies and Cal on the road. They are beatable
After the game last night against the webbies, I’m worried…
I’m not. Neither of those teams play defense
well that escalated quickly. Still think the beavs mop the floor with these hussies when they come to Gill
http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/353/279/e31.jpg
There isn’t anyone the Beavs play at Gill in the next 9 that I would consider a lock to beat them. Looks like my original opinion of VR was spot on. Not a team player
UW didn’t put this game away until the last 5 minutes. Lack of depth? Yeah. Also, GP II is gonna have to start being more of an offensive threat . He was pretty quiet tonight. The offense has to come from everyone contributing. The loss of Robbins hurts though.
Huskies also shot 21 FT’s to OSU’s 10. I know some of those were intentional sending Upshaw to the line. He had a big impact on this game as the beavs seemed to be tentative taking the ball to the basket. Going to have to shoot better than 32% to win on the road
Score?
56-43 final. it was 42-37 with about 5 min left and the hussies put them away
Too bad for the women’s team. What was the men’s team score?
2nd time I’ve had to use this tonight
http://cdn.meme.am/instances/55169217.jpg
As it stands right now, the beavs are only 6 deep. N’Diaye is not an offensive contributor off the bench. Yikes. These guys better start conditioning themselves to play 35+ minutes a game. And if someone gets in foul trouble, they’re fucked. It’s my fault guys. Had I not got tix yesterday, none of this would have happened.
Still proud of the team (minus VR) this game. They fought until the end and were in it most of the time.
yep. Put this one behind you, regroup and get the coogs Sat evening in Pullman. A split is still doable
Maybe Tinkle has some more magic in his wand.
http://cdn.meme.am/instances/55169217.jpg
You jinxed the team with your bucked tooth devil of an avatar.
Maybe he has more tinkle in his magic wand.
FIFY
oooh … harsh!
Now, if I had been logged in I could ‘edit’, go back to the message, and add:
NUTRIA LOVER! :)
but alas, I’m not logged in… :(
I also hate the Nike Nutria! Bring back old Benny.
IMHO the Nutria is the worst of the 3!
You mentioned “buck toothed” compare the Nutria with the Angry Beaver (I made it easy earlier in the thread, about 20% down from the top in a reply to Beavblazer).
Nutria wins hands, er, teeth down….
I prefer to call it the Saber Toothed River Cat. The Angry Muskrat looks like a sixth grader drew it.
Sorry… I just can’t take you seriously with that poop smear for your avatar.
You actually get it…I’m not serious. Well, hardly ever…
ducks and coogs forgot how to play defense. 57-52 coogs. at halftime
Ezekiel Elliott just trucked and dunked on a quack
tight game on the palouse. tied @ 94. 27 seconds left
going overtime. tied at 94. Crowd at Friel Court is pathetic. If there’s 1000 people there I’d be shocked
I wonder if the team feels like it got kicked in the nads re this Robbins deal?
I know as a fan I sure do.
I wouldn’t blame WT if he just kicked VR off the team and yanked his scholarship.
Is it possible that OSU could bring in a kid who has graduated and still has some eligibilty left?
He should to send a message.
Luck O the Beavs!
That’s what it looked liked.. That team didnt look confident at all. The Robbins deal likely crushed their spirits
about 9000 disguised as empty seats witnessed zero defense being played. Coogs win 108-99 in OT
you know Ernie Kent wanted this one against his alma mater that fired him. Expect a letdown Saturday evening. I’m calling it now. Beavs win in Pullman
PAC B-ball crowds are pathetic.
Except for OSU wbb :-)
Because they can all be seen on TV.
for all active and veterans of the military, get your butts to Gill. Beaversalute! Free tix for
mens hoops game vs Colorado
womens hoops vs UW
wrestling vs Cal Bakersfield
http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30800&ATCLID=209847181
It just warms the heart:
http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/57670027.jpg
LMFAO!
How sad. Those kids deserve something more fashionable and dignified :-(
Good way to start Friday morning, thanks Jack!
But were I a UO fan, I’d probably say: “Oh look, the Beaver’s 2015 DLine commitments like to dance. Wonder if they’ll qualify?!?”
Awesome
It’s sad to think there is a community of thousands somewhere who think the Buffalo Bills were the mostest awesomest American football team of the early 90’s.
You have now pissed off JTB.
It wasn’t me. It was Scott Norwood.
If women’s basketball maintains their ranking, they could be hosting first and second round games in Corvallis:
“Oregon State is currently projected as a No. 3 seed, which lines up with its No. 9 national ranking. But check out the location for the Beavers’ first- and second-round games: Corvallis.
The women’s tournament is switching from predetermined on-campus sites to the highest seed of each four-team cluster hosting the first two games. ”
-G. Mizell
http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology
Projecting. Cart meets horse.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/wayne-tinkle-has-oregon-state-on-the-road-to-respectability-160437641.html
“…many Oregon State players experienced some culture shock transitioning from Robinson’s laissez-faire leadership style to Tinkle’s discipline-oriented, defensive-minded approach. ”
laissez-faire, yeah thats it.
Similar culture shock coming to football players…I always though “laissez-faire” fit Riley as well…”I was chewing gum on the sideline wondering when Sean was going to call a timeout” etc.
No, with MR it was fairly lazy.
Ironic that the article has a photo of WT embracing Robbins.
Final NCAA decision on Penn State http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/penn-st-gets-wins-restored-paterno-again-winningest-coach/ar-AA8foix?ocid=DELLDHP
You can’t stop tptb
If the Brenda Tracy matter blows up, will Riley get his win yanked? :-P
“tptb?”
tongue punch the butthole?
The rich get richer… the man… big money.
The Powers That Be
I thought yanking the wins was pretty silly. Like what, nope never happened! And what about the players? Did they not win those games? It’s not like there was some competitive advantage. It was open season on Joe Pa and the NCAA wanted to get in on it plain and simple.
What a fraud.
Joe Pa.
Joe Fraud?
Unlisted visitor this weekend?
Lorenzo Froehle (@LFroehle) tweeted at 0:50 PM on Fri, Jan 16, 2015:
Oregon State is too nice???????? http://t.co/sgSfL4cvoV
(https://twitter.com/LFroehle/status/556191761999994880?s=03)
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Who the hell is Lorenzo Froehle?
This class stinks. Really hope something changes fast.
Might be there for Soccer actually, based on his background pic. Kid’s from Alaska, but that’s all I’ve got. Class of 2016 anyway.
Listed also as WR/K.
Does the OSU soccer team play at Reser and/or tour recruits through there?
They don’t play at Reser, but they do tour the athletic facilities.
If he’s here for football, he’s a kicker so who cares.
Duck fans would say otherwise.
Are there any Duck fans left?
Found a pic of our visitors from this weekend. anybody good at putting names to faces? Looks to be a couple more than I’ve seen listed as officials.
https://twitter.com/JUCOFFrenzy/status/556195921256386562
ok, looking closer, it looks like the 4 with rain coats on are the visitors and the others are staff/GA’s. Looks like Moore, Irvine, Decoud and Taylor (rain jackets left to right) So no surprises.
Second from right, Lyle Moevau.
Third from right Urkel.
Can’t guess the rest.
Yeah, Lyle Moevao and Andrew Seumalo are the two on the far right. And isn’t the white guy Brennan? Not sure who the other two are, could be Lockette and Odum.
Isn’t that Tupac in the middle and Lil Snoop next to him?
That’s Kevin Cummings on the far left.
Here’s a new D-line recruit…
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/16/giant-beaver-captured-at-phoenix-area-lake-will-eventually-be-released-into/?intcmp=HPBucket
Along those lines, has anybody here seen this flick?
Zombeavers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2784512/
Fucking A, baby! Didn’t it get a nod at the Academy?
One of the better movies of our day…
… well, maybe not
He still has to pass his yoga class.
Oh, shit, the hard stuff. I thought all he had to do was complete the Air Hockey final.
Unrated 2015 OLB appears to have mutual interest with Beavs program
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2463290/ross-matiscik
How is this guy unrated??? He plays like a killer and it it says he was 6A player of the year….
Recruiting sites don’t know everything.
Probably grades.
His history shows he’s been accepted to TCU,for school, not football. So doesnt seem like it’s grades
Yeah… he’s second team academic all-state.
Not sure what the deal is.
So… test scores.
His brother is at Rice. He can’t get in until test scores get much better.
That was seriously the most fun highlight Video I have seen in years..
Recruiting profiles say he runs a 4.9 that’s likely the reason schools are sleeping on him.. I could run that right now in my dress shoes.
But this dude reads recognizes, fills the hole and tackles better than any prospect we’ve had in a long while
Read an article from a texas high school football site that said he’s run a 4.68 electronic timed forty. That’s good.
Super good.. I was thinking he played much faster than a 4.9. I love this dude.. I hope we can get him. You mind posting a link to that article?
I will if I find it. Didn’t bookmark, and it’s not in browser history
My browser history get deleted every few hours also.. It’s weird, I don’t know why.
Hopefully, 4.9 is slow as shit in my book. But I’m a track coach so what the hell do i know :)
His HUDL profile has him at 4.9, which si consistent with what Electric Eye read. Also saw this article that talks about him being the vocal team leader/captain for his team this year. From all accounts, he sounds like a solid player. Seems to have good size too, at 6’2″ and 220 lbs. Very curious why teams haven’t been looking at him, but from all accounts, there really isn’t much news, good or bad on this guy.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2463290/ross-matiscik
http://starlocalmedia.com/mckinneycouriergazette/sports/vocal-linebacker-ross-matiscik-is-at-the-heart-of-boyd/article_fb7feb02-5f15-11e4-a060-078585090b73.html
My bad, meant to say HUDL has him at 4.69
Eboh is a big, physical cornerback.
http://recruiting.scout.com/player/7734233n-obi-eboh
LJ Humphrey is a 6’5″ 200# RB?…hmm.
http://recruiting.scout.com/player/8069837n-lil-jordan-humphrey
Humphrey Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wJybsHGL8Y
Eboh video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GVlQ1a-gdE
Hitting Texas and Florida hard.
Here is another 2016
#McKinneyNorth HS (TX) 2016 DE Justin Madubuike (@JMadubuike15) receives offer from the #OregonState #Beavers
Lady Beavs down 9 at the half, Cougs forcing 15 TO’s which is more than the full game average this season.
Mandy? Lookin’ good.
Now down 13 with 13 min to play. So much for talking about seeding for the tourney.
yeah, I thought that article about possibly hosting the first couple rounds was bad ju-ju.
Now 9 down with about 11 to go.
Beavs take lead with 6 to go.
It’s fun to prejudge.
Offered this guy from Pima CC he is a DB:
http://recruiting.scout.com/player/194149-markell-simmons/recruiting
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2091349/highlights
Trevon Sands recruited by Telly to USF commitment, is thinking about Louisville and OSU
http://247sports.com/Player/Trevon-Sands-34397
@Corey_Bender
#USF commit and Miami (Fla.) Southwest ATH Trevon Sands has additional schools in mind: http://recruiting.scout.com/story/1502767-sands-garnering-pac-12-interest …
#OregonState #FAU #Louisville
Scout is reporting on their site that this guy is visiting next weekend. OG from Utah
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/202813/james-empey
What’s up with the ladybeavs tonight? They’re in a dogfight w/WSU
Cougs forced TO’s and made the Beavs comeback from a poor first half; Cougs had 23 PF’s vs Beavs 12. Cougs stepped into passing lanes and made Beavs work to come back.
Final 73-70 good gals.
Did you notice, when you did your avatar test earlier in the thread, that the Space Invaders logos changed between logged in and logged out?
No, hadn’t noticed that. Boy, this is a long thread, took awhile to scroll up to that test.
Think I’ll log out and then post a message up by the test to see if the system assigns the same avatar as before.
ADD: When I logged out and posted again up by the test I got the same avatar.
Too much spare time here.
ladycougs couged it
OSU 73-70
We tried but nobody can coug it like the real thing
Riley and Robinson tried valiantly
We had a better class than cougs before riley left. He is cleaning up at nebraska and Andersen hasn’t done shit just like his two years at Wisconsin. Look at his recruiting the last 3 years its crap. Chryst has done better in a month. Andersen is a bum
Go ahead…tell us what you really think!
Ummm… I don’t believe in the star rating system, and I can say we had nowhere near as good a class as Wazzu before Riley left… not in the star system… not looking at tapes… not in any way nearly resembling sanity.
Thanks for playing Kate.
LOL …. that’s gotta be sarcasm, Jerry…
Rumor is Chad Kauha’aha’a on his way to American Samoa. Could be seeing Elu Aydon Wisconsin commit DT.
Better be successful. That is a huge time investment for staff trying to play catch up.
I was at the second half of the women’s game (was working until halftime). It was a bad night for OSU offensively. I can’t say how OSU got down so far to begin with, but they were out of sync on offense when the tempo was high. When they slowed it down they moved the ball around well. Defense was really good. Officials called a lot of ticky-tack fouls on OSU in the last ten minutes. The only reason I can figure why is so that it would be somewhat even, since WSU was fouling a lot.
Lia Galdeira on Wazzu was filthy though, you have to admit. She looked like she had been playing against men at the park her whole life and just played against women in games. If she hadn’t been in foul trouble, Beavs probably don’t take that game.
Good analysis, particularly if you didn’t know she had 4 older brothers and had played Pop Warner football.
Juco DB offered tonight. Looks like a ballhawk with some speed and hits hard
Markell Simmons
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2091349/highlights/167808382
Typical Andrew Nemec bullshit from the Oregonian. Interviews a couple of kids offered by the Beavs bit ends up talking more about his ducks and how these kids are more interested in an Oregon offer. He waes probably pleasuring himself while writing this.
http://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2015/01/langi_tuifua_jay_tufele_2017_f.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Here’s part of the text of an email I sent him this morning:
“First, the number in the caption under the photo is wrong, there is no number “48” in the picture.
Second, I’m really tired of your biased writing. If you’re writing about the Ducks (your bias) make it entirely about the Yucks (my bias)! To have an article that leads off and is 25% Beavers, then changes to the last 75% being about the Yucks is sad, sad journalism.
I hope you never write another article that evens mentions the Beavers, because we all know where your loyalty lies.”
Prepare to be blocked by him. Does not accept criticism
Well, he will have to read my email first, at least in part, before he blocks me!
He didn’t block just asked me to “never email” him again!
How thin skinned must he be? That’s insane.
He’s a Duck.
so predictable. you should try emailing canzano next.
by the way, he addressed your criticism in the comments section of the article. sounds like several beav fans got on his case. nice work ;)
We try…. :/
Not expecting this to be a popular post, but I’m sure most potential Pac-12 student athletes would pick Oregon over Oregon State. If the kids brought it up, I don’t see it as “bias” to report on it.
Find me a kid that has been offered by Oregon but is just waiting for that Oregon State offer…
I’m sure they’d rather have Alabama or Ohio State offers, too. So what? Is that in there?
I thought we weren’t linking them :-P
for some halftime news:
Jalen Moore commits!
Can’t give him shit about it either. New recruit needs positive reinforcement.
Downside of a demand/supply “free market” economy: Blount has an NFL job as in an AFC championship game…bleah.
Oh, well, when’s his career is over. it’ll catch up to him….