The spread has dropped from -11 to -7.5, Bruins. People are starting to wise up.
If Banker could stop mobile QBs, I'd probably take the Beavs today. UCLA is on a high and patting themselves on the back; the have USC next weekend and likely are thinking about that game. Beavs seem to have some confidence and swagger.
That darn mobile QB, though.
If Banker can somehow figure out a way to stop him, I think the Beavs take this one. Maybe we'll see Trent Bray's influence on the LB corp again and they'll play fast and make the tackles. I am torn because I like the Beav's chances yet I have no faith in Banker stopping Hundley or the read option formations. I do have faith in Bray, but how much influence does he have? Tough call this early in the season. I'm changing my pick from UCLA to a pick 'em/FG game. Team with the ball last wins.
Edit: Beavs redzone offense has been bad for several years, and almost killed them in week 2. That will be another key.
I agree. I really want to have confidence, but.. too many unknowns.
UCLA has a young O-line, if our D-line handles them today then we win. Because they have a young quarterback and a ton of pressure will mount if we disassemble their run game.
I believe whom ever gains the momentum and point scoring in the first half will dominate 2nd half play. If it is a defensive game, ie., close score, then I agree with your analogy Angry. Turnovers and special teams will play big in this game.
It’s hard to get a feel because we have a good feel for what the Bruins are, but we don’t know what the Beavs are yet…game 1 could have been an aberration since Wisconsin isn’t very good this year. It’s going to make predicting games difficult all year since everyone has two games on the Beavs.
I’m predicting a big OSU win. I’m usually pretty pessimistic by nature, but I’ve just got a feeling in my bones.
OOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
SSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
UUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!
OREGON STATE!!!!!!!
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!!!!!!
Just got back from a tour of Husky Stadium…fighting traffic to get back home…thank goodness for DVR!
How does it look?
Pretty cool…it’s a great setting for a stadium. Still a ways to go but it will be a nice facility.
On my bucket list to go to a game there.
Just made an edit: Beavs redzone offense has been bad for several years, and almost killed them in week 2. That will be another key.
Also, Wisconsin struggling with UTEP in the 4th quarter.
This is my biggest concern. If the Beavs get TDs in the red zone they win, if not 31-16 ucla.
So….all set up. Snacks…check, Beer……check. Wife say’s “you should call XXXXXXX and see if he would like to come over and watch the game.”
PB: Hey…”.XXXXXXXX”… How about coming over at 12:30 and watch the game.
XXXXXXX: “Who’s playing?”
PB: Click…dial tone.
PS: Don’t have a good feel. UCLA three good games under their belt at home with a mobile QB. OSU.. second game after weeks of waiting, unproven offense, on the road. Bruins 35 Beavs 10
Bruins 35 Beavs 10
O.o
Yikes!
You the interim head coach or something?
I went back this week and reviewed most of the Beaver’s first game win over Wisconsin, focusing on the line of scrimmage, and using slow motion to figure out who was doing what on each play. Based on that review, and based on the little I’ve seen and read about UCLA, I like the Beaver’s chances today against the Bruins. Here’s why:
1) I think OSU’s defense is for real. We are better at just about every position than we were last year, either because of new, young, talented players (safeties Murphy and Zimmerman) or players who are bigger, stronger, faster, and more experienced than they were last year (Poyer, Reynolds, Crichton, Wynn, Welch, et al). The defense is playing with more physicality and also with more discipline, making OSU’s gap cancellation schemes effective (unlike last year). And we are taking advantage of our experience and personnel to do a better job of mixing up the looks we present to the offense, and running stunts to confuse our opponent’s blocking schemes. Facing a talented but young and inexperienced UCLA O-line, and a first-year QB who locks on his receivers, OSU’s defense should be effective today. As Angry suggests, the main challenge will be keeping outside containment to avoid the UCLA QB from killing us on scrambles and broken plays. Fingers crossed on that…
2) I think OSU’s O-line is much better than last year’s version (again, not saying much, but still…) Seumalo was critical of his own play against Wisconsin, but after reviewing the tape in slow motion, I think Seumalo played great, especially considering it was his first college game, and he was up against an experienced 335 lb nose tackle. Overall, the O-line did a good job protecting Mannion, and also opened up some large holes for the RBs (not all of which the RBs saw or used properly). Watching the game in slow motion, the Beaver O-line, on some plays, executed some complex blocking schemes to perfection (schemes where every player on the O-line was sliding or pulling to block someone other than the defender in front of him). Just a question now of staying healthy and getting more consistent, but I think this O-line could be good.
3) Mannion seems to have made the necessary changes this season to reduce the number of interceptions he throws. Mannion only forced a few balls into tight coverage against Wisconsin. More often, if he saw tight coverage, Mannion either checked down or threw the ball away, as he should. Yes, Mannion missed some downfield opportunities against Wisconsin by being cautious, but I think that’ was a good tradeoff for Game 1. I expect Mannion will hit more of those opportunities today against UCLA in Game 2.
If our special teams play better today (which shouldn’t be hard to do), I think the Beavs emerge from today’s game 2-0 and ranked in the Top 20. Go Beavers!
Chippewas just recovered onside kick against Iowa. Chance to win. DISH channel 5441.
Sweet. Rival loses.
Wisc up 37-19
The GT says UCLA’s rushing defense is last in the PAC 12. Means we could get a ground game going which means we could get a passing game going too. We will give up a lot of points to their rush and mobile QB but we could score more points than they do.
Chippewas make 48 yard fiel goal and are up 1 with 3 seconds left. Classic!
Iowa loses. Let’s go Beavers. Beat UCLA!
What channel? ESPN2 is playing Penn St. for some reason.
ABC
NVM, ABC drrrrrr.
Cliff is reporting that the stadium is pretty much empty.
So the Beavs shouldn’t have to deal with a loud, hostile crowd.
Is the chat going up? Or am I screwing something up lol.
Lettuce Boy!
That was a SCARY play; defender lost the ball about 4 times.
Fail tackle #1, luckily a second defender came. That series was scary.
At least he was looking back for the ball
Nice holes for Storm to run through; haven’t seen that in a long, long time.
Wheaton could BARELY handle that pass; I hope it’s because it almost hit the ref.
nice throw to Cooks
Seeing Cooks execute the WR Bubble Screen just reminds me how bad Landsdouch called plays, and how he wasted James’s career. Fly Sweep+Bubble Screen= unstoppable.
OH MY GOD that facemask was crazy.
I assume you’re talking about the Agnew facemask. His whole head was twisted around and it looked like the ref was right there and didn’t call it.
I guess they didn’t want to call two in a row. How could the U not see that?
Jay S. crew strikes again!
Un called face mask on Agnew, almost took his head off.
Need to score
O is clicking on the first drive. We need 7 here. Can’t settle for FGs and win in the P12
Brutal redzone offense.
Just a horrid play call
Red Zone fail again. Another reason we need to go vertical
It was all about play calling. Didn’t mind first two but the play on third gave the Beavers absolutely no shot at scoring.
Early confidence for Romaine is nice though. It may come down to special teams.
PA pass to York twice in the first drive. That is not a solid offensive strategy lol.
WR and TE are the strong point of the offense and we go to a covered fullback on a crucial 3rd down. But 3 points is better than 0.
Two passes to York already, two incompletions.
Now we just need a big defensive turnover to get the momentum going.
They might as well eliminate the KO.
Kickoffs are pretty useless at this point; they seem more for show than anything.
Doesn’t look like Franklin is enjoying playing against a REAL defense for-a-change.
What a beast! Being held by two guys and still gets the TFL.
First two drives makes our D look like it might be for real!
Looks like Storm likes contact!
That was a BEASTLY shoulder-drop.
Wow, announcers said that Riley is calling the plays
Makeup false-start? Because I thought Cooks’s other foot was out-of-bounds when he caught it.
WTF WAS THAT THROW!!!!
What was THAT?
STORM!!!!!
FUCKING ENGER
2nd and 18, throw a 3-yard TE out route. Good call….
And Enger has killed the drive with a stupid decision
Luck of the Beavs
Don’t start lol.
More like fate of the Beavs
That horrible throw on the screen and Enger’s idiotic penalty killed that drive. So frustrating, because that RB screen was sexy as hell.
You have to take a shot downfield there. Even with tight coverage, an int would be as good as a punt.
Nice punt though….that is encouraging.
Awesome speed on Storms called-back TD
Super-impressed with him; he has excellent size, speed, and the right mentality.
No fucking composure, no plays downfield, stupid fucking play. This is starting to look like Riley coached team to me
……………that last drive just ripped my heart out. Looked like we were going up 10-0. The cynic in me thinks UCLA is going to score here.
Gotta have a short memory. Lots of momentum shifts. We’re still looking great!!
CRUSHED
OH MY GOD these fucking penalties. What is going on?
Beavers are playing stupid
Trip that killed a 50-yard TD, and then a penalty to bail out their drive. These truly are the old Beavers.
AND OH MY GOD that hit by Reynolds was NASTY!
This defense looking more like the 2000 team than any in recent memory. Playing with physicality
We’ve got to keep them fresh though. Offense needs to stay on the field longer and score!
Old Beavers; 3rd and 9, QB takes off for 30 yards. Classic Beavs!!!
Where is the spy?
Jesus, we are literally shooting our feet off with these stupid penalties. You can’t even blame the refs, it is just plain stupid mistakes.
no shit
Pretty sure 78 was held on that play
A QB who can run and no QB spy. Great decision Banker.
Ruben!
Somebody taught him how to tackle. He wraps up and keeps his legs moving now. He used to grab on and drag his toes. Big improvement.
Great stand, despite absolute stupidity a few times.
Feeling pretty good about this game as long as we don’t turn the ball over, and stop murdering ourselves with idiotic penalties.
The spirit on D is very encouraging. Last year after that big QB run the D would’ve folded.
beavs giving up the drive for those dumb penalties. ugh.
Beavers are throwing a lot of the 15-20 yard routes a lot more today. Mannion making good throws
but i’d rather have a couple penalties and a lot energy v. no penalties and anemic playing. beavs seem fired up!
Not sure why you don’t throw a screen there–obvious blitz
Made our O look weak. They may rush more frequently like that now.
Seumalo with a pretty terrible decision there. Yuck. That’s 1 sack and 2 holds in 1 1/4 games.
At least I don’t feel panic when our defense comes out anymore.
Looks a lot like WI game. All Beavs in the 1Q and only 3 points to show for it.
We are coming out flat and playing like fucking retards. Awesome.
I don’t agree. The defense is on fire, and the offense has been playing hard, just some bad calls and bad decisions. But nobody looks “Flat”.
All in all that was was a good first quarter. 3rd down offense and penalties are the problems but the run defense looks very stout.
Would like to see the Beavers run some stretch runs not just HB dives and HB slams. Need to mix in some outside runs
Hundly hits a bomb there. Murphy has been burned twice in pass coverage so far.
Wasn’t that bad of coverage though. Was an inch away from knocking the ball away
Only because the throw wasn’t super-accurate; the WR had a few steps on Murphy when he broke that post route.
Not bad coverage, but that is the throw that Mannion needs to make
It looked like Murphy could have intercepted that pass but flailed at it instead. I don’t understand…those are plays my friends and I used to make on the schoolyard and these scholarship players can’t do it.
Wow bs penalties and we dominated. Now they will be up just like that.
Not so fast Gman, just a tie game
Great job drawing the offside by Dylan Win. He and Poyer are my favorite Beavers.
Playmate Sarah is mine!
Nice job to force a FG
Love Wynn’s intensity. You move early, you get pounded!
Two big plays is all of ucla’s offense so far.
D playing great. Should be 14-0
Beavers are fine, let’s not overreact. It’s a tie game. UCLA was gonna hit some plays, Beavers will settle down on the penalties. Beavers put together a TD drive and everything will be alright.
These kickoffs are so dumb.
WOW, COOKS!!
WOW, nice toss by Mannion too!
And boom goes the dynamite!
BEAUTIFUL PLAY!!! Cooks is so fast.
Have we run the ball on the first play of a drive yet? If I remember Riley correctly, he always throws on the first play.
cooks looked a bit like a Duck there with that run. he made 75 yards look like 10 feet
Cooks was good last year but he is so much better and more confident this year.
A 4.31? I know he’s really fast but that’s fastest player in the NFL fast.
DAMMIT D, STOP SCREWING UP!!!
Stricherz strikes!
Fuck Stricherz
Now that was a really, really dumb play
Fucking Robinson. Get him outta there.
I take that back. That was weak shit reffing. If it wasn’t the QB that wouldn’t have been called. But still get him outta there.
Okay, that was a sketchy-ass call. No wonder Bray wasn’t upset.
Looked to me like Bray did the right thing and told the D that the call was bogus but lets keep hittin’
Riley and Bray show emotion on that bogus penalty, nice to see them react!
Very bogus.
Take away Hundley’s run and bruins have 6 yds on 8 carries!
This Beaver defense is for real. Key to UCLA is them running the ball and outside of a scramble from Hundley, Beavers have shut down that running game. Great to see.
Beavs look like the better team once again.
Interesting.
They should win unless they continue to screw up.
Mannion missed him, he was wide open
So we’re playing ucla and the refs?
Now that was better
Wheaton makes it look easy!
AMAZING CATCH by Wheaton. Wow. Highlight-reel play. See you at the NFL Combine, kid.
Wheaton nice catch, makes up a bit for drops last game.
nice shove by Wheat
We need to start establishing a run game. If we have a lead late in the game the ability to run time off the clock will be vital to winning.
and to keeping the D fresh as well.
Nice run by Storm; dodging tacklers and fighting for yards.
Even with our massive errors, we’re up. Good sign.
Woods is a baller
LOL our guys got owned hard by that fair catch. Luckily it was another great pin-punt and just died around the 5.
Wtf on fair catch?f
Can Mike Riley call a different play on third and 4? He calls that play every single time. Defenses know it’s coming. Get creative.
Good point by the analyst. All these out routes and UCLA is going to start jumping them and those are easy pick sixes.
Let them off the hook there.
Poyer missed a chance for a “statement” tackle.
Franklin is getting worked over so far.
Should have been -10, not -2, but good work by the defense.
Our defense is playing so well I’m getting agitated at giving up first downs. Last year I was just happy if it wasn’t a 30 yd gain on every play.
Welch has both created a lot of plays today, and botched finishing those plays. Exactly as I expect lol.
Beavers needs to put this in for 6. Need to take a 17-3 lead at least into halftime. Think UCLA’s offense will be better in the 2nd half
Who would’ve guessed that the D was the strength of this team and not the O
Our lead needs to be substantial by the half. Mora will kick their ass and make good adjustments to their confidence in the locker room. We’re making them look fugly.
Beaver D is the real deal?
I wonder what Chrichtons NFL prospects are. With his speed I could see him as a stand up LB in a 3-4 defense.
I like to know that we can convert 3rd and short!!
Thats what we’re talking about
WHAT A BOMB!!!
Keep playing Wheaton 1v1, fools.
I’m so stoked Mannion remembered how to throw long. This is just scary.
This is a statement game thus far!
Are college TDs automatically reviewed like the NFL? Because he was in-bounds by about 4 yards lol.
They reviewed to make sure he maintained control all the way through it. But every play is reviewed no matter what
Wheaton got away with a little spike and dance there. Not smart cause the celebration penalty kills the points now.(?)
Only if it happens before the TD.
Only if it happens before the TD. Pointing/high stepping And stuff like that.
I like the 3rd down with Anderson up the middle. That gives me hope.
Nice adjustment by Wheaton on an underthrown ball.
Holy fuckin deep ball batman!
Wheaton and Cooks are shredding UCLA’s secondary. Both over 100 yds and Mannion is pushing 300.
But Price has 4 INTs!!! He’s so good!
Hundley is going to lead his team in rushing by a LOT this game lol.
Crushed that zone-read in the backfield. Great work by the d-line, again.
I think the goal of this drive should be to run down the clock to the half and get 3 points. Or another deep bomb TD.
Nevermind, I hate our conservative play calls.
Can we get a GIF of Mora doing his little riding-dance move on the sidelines? That was absurd…and hilarious.
That blitz just killed Mannion. Why was the RT double-blocking instead of hitting the blitzing OLB?
I think that was the DC doing that little dance…
Now THAT’S a punt
Did Kelly get a talk from Riley after the sack ?
Beavers can’t let that happen
Oh my god. They get the lucky bomb. Horrible coverage, and a drive that was extended by a stupid penalty by Doctor. Come on!!!
Damn this crowd was dead before that ucla TD. Hopefully that penalty doesn’t come back to haunt us.
Penalties.
Momentum shifts happen. Hopefully this will help to keep us focused at the half.
That really sucks. Not the way to end the half.
Beavers have 49 seconds to try and go downfield and try a FG and they elect to just go conservative. So stupid.
That’s the way,Riley. Throw away two possessions in a row with shit conservative play calling.
Stupid, stupid, stupid
Dumb decision by Riley
Our entire offense held them? That’s impressive, how is that only a 10-yard penalty?
Try calling a number next time.
Use the damn time out!!
Way to tuck your balls between your legs, Riley.
I would have killed for a play action bomb right there. Why not? Wheaton and Cooks are killing their CBs.
6 penalties for 70 yds in just the first half.
Watch when the Beavers lose this game by 3
Wow, we always try to make games as close as possible.
UCLA can’t stop the Beavers’ passing game, so naturally Riley decides to just run out the clock. I’m sure this won’t come back to cost the Beavers at all.
No need to embarrass them
No gas pedal in Riley’s offense
and we wonder why we arn’t up another TD or two.
Way to show confidence in your players Riley. That interview was brilliant. Aw shucks. If he’s goin to have that attitude why not air the ball out at the end of the half. Aw shucks we got nothing to lose lets go deep. Instead it’s aw shucks we have the lead how did that happen? What do we do with a lead? What the heck does having a lead mean? Are we supposed to have this lead? I don’t think we are so let’s try to hang on even if we have complete momentum. Giving up long TD’s at the end of the half and up the gut runs, that’s more like it. We don’t want this lead anymore.
I should be happy that we are dominating a ranked team on the road instead I am having to blow off steam here. I would think most coaches seeing what happened at the end of the half would be livid but Riley is just peachy. I was watching the TCU game earlier and they were up 14-0 at the half and Patterson had the player gather up on the field before going to the locker room to talk. The aw shucks nice guy routine is nice some times but c’mon.
This is such a Mike Riley game. A lot of great things and some bad things. Chance to extend a lead but would prefer to go conservative. He will go for 2 down 1 with the game on the line but will go super conservative and the end of first halves. Makes no damn sense.
Nothing wrong with what Reynolds did. What a hit!
this is why I’m not watching…our margin of error is non-existent for winning games like this so when we play stupid football (i.e. leg whip, late hit on QB, Rashaad taunting after nice stick, etc.), I can’t watch. (I acknowledge any good football being played.)
To defend Riley there:
We’re killing them on D, and we’re killing them on O. The only way they stand a chance in this game is through turnovers and penalties.
So to make sure that doesn’t happen, you play super-conservative, run the clock out, and don’t give them any easy chances.
Is it what the fans want? Well, would you rather have exciting football, or a better chance to win?
Once Woods got the first down run, they should have rushed up and tried something safe (screen or even a draw)…if that play gained a chunk, then go for the FG. To take a knee is weak.
Better chance to win. Plus at the half, you can drive your point home to play even tougher than the first half. That’s better to focus on rather than having a big lead and playing “not to lose”.
Isn’t a FG or TD late in the first half to extend the lead giving the Beavers a better chance to win? Romaine isn’t great but wouldn’t you want to give him a chance? Not much positive to running out the clock.
It’s amazing how depressing this post is. We are up by 7 and playing very well. Just read the last ten posts to get my point. I’m just enjoying the moment, there are few opportunities as a beaver fan.
Lol we are so entitled I know
It’s more of how it happened. Before the game if you told me we would be up by 7 at half I would have been very happy unless you showed me the last 3 minutes of play.
Riley went from almost 80% odds to win the game all the way down to 55% because he gave up that late touchdown. If the don’t get 7 on that play odds are very good we force them to punt before they get to the 50. If Riley loses this he is going to frustrate the hell out of Beaver Nation. They better play to win in the 2nd half.
How many positions does Riley play out there? Apparently he’s the only one responsible for the game.
That TD was caused because one CB didn’t cover the middle WR, and then the safety had to jump to cover him, leaving a 1-on-1 matchup outside instead of 1-on-1 with safety help. How is that on Riley, exactly?
Also interesting “Math” you have there. Where did those numbers come from?
They will. This team has the mentality of a driven force that Riley almost can’t control. We win today and by mid-season, Riley rides the coattails of something out of his control.
I have no idea what you just said lol.
LoL
The only consideration in Riley’s favor here is that we get the ball first in the 2nd half. If we were kicking then the conservative play calling at the end of the half was a big mistake.
Let’s hear some predictions for the rest of the game!
We win 31-20
The Rose Bowl is half-empty. Part of that is people getting concessions, but that’s a LOT of people missing…
Let’s score on this first drive. C’mon OSU!
BTW, first play of a new drive; pass. It has to be a near 90% tendency.
Go for it!
Agree with the announcers; you don’t go for it here, because if you fail, you give them far too good of field position when they’re struggling on offense.
You’re conservative all game and you go for it? I don’t think so, just a fake
Waste of a TO
Not a great punt there; from the 30 to the 30 is only 40 yards.
Can we stop calling plays for York. His wide-open drops coming out of the backfield are brutal. Wisconsin game he dropped a sure 1st down with YAC and in this game, the same thing.
That was Jenkins.
Wasted timeout
bad angle
That WR was SCARED!!!
Good hit by Murphy too.
Hundley showing that inaccuracy.
Time to calm down and get back to work.
First play of the drive, let’s see if we get another pass.
I think we’ll actually run it here, because we really, really need to get the run game going, but the numbers say Riley loves to pass.
Let’s see some bubble screens to Cooks or Wheaton. Enough of the out routes to Jenkins and York.
Fly sweep.
That stupid FB throw again. We got really lucky they blew the tackle.
turnover…ugh…come on D!
There’s the TO. God dammit.
Mannion needs to pull that ball in and stay strong, what the hell was he doing there?
Also, the pocket just completely collapsed. Bad news all around.
Calling it now. Riley chokes this game away.
STFU
Should be 4-down territory.
D comes up big again
THAT DEFENSE!!!
Is just bailing us out. So awesome.
This D is for real.
Aggressive
Disciplined
Dare I say, well coached?
Pressure on Hundley and he didn’t know where to throw the ball.
Really need a long drive here, TOP pretty even and with the heat I want the D to get some rest right now.
Defense is playing their asses off. Really only one bad play on defense. Beavers need 10+ 2nd half points and they win. UCLA I don’t think can score more than twice this half off the Beavers.
What was Mannion thinking
And just like that….
Damn it.. Beavers are trying to give UCLA a TD
Throwing the ball into 4 players because you HAD to throw it there…Dear god that’s a scrub-ass play, Mannion.
Mannion putting pressure on the D, this is what happens when the run game isn’t established.
The most obvious hold of the game, thankfully the refs actually saw it.
Hopefully they see those during the Civil War, because all UO’s line DOES is hold.
After that hit UCLA’s Evans had the look of someone that had his bell rung.
Mannion needs to get it together this half.
If Mannion were Katz, he’d have been pulled by now and Vaz would be in.
Stop.
Mannion STILL looks better than Katz.
Wide open and the Beavs dodge a bullet
Hundley missed that one. Should have been an easy TD. Beavers can’t a receiver get that wide open down the middle of the field
That was way too close. Hold them!
AZ is gonna have a lot of film on us for next week.
Very fortunate that neither of the last two passes by UCLA weren’t completed, again I say….need a long drive here to let the Beavs D get some rest.
I really hope this is the drive we start getting Cooks and Wheaton the ball. Fly sweeps, bubble screens, deep balls, whatever it may be. Way too many passes to the fullbacks so far.
A pair of blown plays bail us out. Of course, stupid turnovers were bailing THEM out, so it all balances out.
I like our 3-man blitz packages in obvious passing situations, very Patriots-like. And we have the studs on the DLine to pull it off.
Anyone know why Dillon Win sits down so much? It can’t be a conditioning issue,and he is versatile enough to play like 7 positions. Why is he off-the-field on 3rd down every time?
No idea. He can get after the QB, showed that on the forced fumble against Wisconsin. Need a guy like that rushing the passer on third down.
Didn’t see the personnel package but…
Wynn seems to play best, playing downhill… in obvious passing downs, where extra DBs would be beneficial, makes sense to pull him.
And for the record, I love Wynn’s game.
The secondary is blowing a lot of coverages. Thankfully Hundley is inaccurate.
Beavs need to regain momentum. Need a good, long drive badly here.
big first down
Finally, fly!!
That Fly Sweep looked really wrong, but we got 7-8 out of it. Whew. A 3-and-out there would have been so brutal.
Really liking this drive
STORM!!!
Weird what happens when we run it a bit lol.
Also, with all of these short passes, the deep throw should be available.
That Roughing the Passer was a tad bit closer than ours earlier, but still. Can’t jack a QB in the back once the ball is gone.
And there you go, ball in Wheatons hand and a first down. Those fly sweeps open up the middle of the field as well. And UCLA with a dumb penalty to help us out.
Stop running the fly sweep to the short side of the field. So much easier to defend
FOR SURE.
You don’t put a 4.35 WR in motion, then give him no room to run.
Sweeps to the short side of the field…lol…very pop warnerish.
not another 1st and goal fail….
this is where play calling usually gets ????
like that
GREAT play call; super-safe and dangerous for them. That PI should guarantee us 7 here.
bailed out
YES!!!!
YES!!!
Cake.
Wheaton is ANNIHILATING Price right now; dude is so confused lol.
4th Quarter…Let’s Go Beavs!
Great drive for 7 and a 5 minute rest for the D!
I’m really liking my chances for the predicted 24-17 win to come true.
Alright. No turnovers and no deep TD’s and more long drives like that and we win this game.
Still only 28 yds for Franklin on 10 carries
shouldn’t have said anything
Against Wisconsin, Ball that that big run late. It was his only big run. Feel like Franklin just got lucky there; right situation, right package.
Reynolds looks okay. Looks like a cramp, which would make sense since its hot down there.
Our defense needs to return the favor and get a timely interception here.
Poyer pick 6 will do
Those middle drag-routes are killing us. And middle posts. I think this is a gameplan-decision, but they hurt right now.
And that looked like a fumble.
Might be Beavers ball
good challenge here
Very good challenge. I like our chances of getting this overturned.
That should be Beavers ball!
That is so hyper-close; I think it was out, but the refs might wuss out and say it stands.
CONFIRMED????
Bullshit.
i think he was down
Nice play calling at this point.
WTF, i’m not a fan of long reviews but that was looked at for like 2 seconds.
Should have been a penalty on Franklin
That’s a fucking penalty. Remember the uproar when USC did that? Why is that NEVER CALLED!!!
Just need to trade them points from here on out
Long drive and even if it’s just a FG, I will take it. Need to regain a double digit lead and burn 6-7 minutes off the clock
More time outs wasted.
It wasn’t a bad challenge, it was close, just didn’t go the Beavers’ way. If there’s a chance to come close to ending the game you take it. Just didn’t work out.
Anyone know why Wheaton’s TD was reviewed automatically but Riley had to request a review and burn a TO on that challenge?
Because they’re in LA lol. Same reason that review lasted 2 seconds.
Nice blocking for Woods. Twice!
Two nice runs by Storm. Need more of those.
I’d love to see us play more like the 2000 Rams; throw a ton in the first, get a lead, then grind them with runs in the 2nd.
Woods looking good as well as the O-line.
I’d love to see a quck 5-yard buttonhook from Wheaton. seems like it’d be unstoppable.
COOKS!!!! OMG that was amazing balance.
WOOOOOO!!!!!
Cooks! Cooks! Cook!
This has to be a TD
Agnew, seriously?
Fourth and inches, gotta kick the FG though, right?
Go for this
go for it mike!
review and that’s a TD
that is just wuss action
Wait, THIS play gets automatic review? LOL. Fucking LA.
Definitely just kick it here. We haven’t had much luck running in the red zone so far.
Haven’t had much luck with slad boy either.
That is a TD. UCLA better get charged with a timeout.
QB sneak with Mannion. He’s a big dude, Use him. Just inches away.
First an goal from the TWO and ….no push ala when at midfield an blocking so well for Woods. Frustrating!
Last year Mannion sneaked for yardage all the time
Lettuce with the chip shot. Thank god he didn’t pick now to choke.
that was a big FG for lettuce, maybe he’ll get his head together now
Lettuce always makes me hold my breath, especially with tight angle on the FG.
WTF WTF WTF these replay rules are fucked up. We have to beg and give up a timeout to get a review and UCLA just gets any review they want without giving up a timeout.
I think it was reviewed because it was a possible TD, which looked to be the case to me.
Woods limped off the field. Hopefully it’s nothing more than a cramp.
Lettuce is going to send at least one of these big-boot kickoffs out-of-bounds for a penalty. Almost did on that one.
Reynolds got burned and didn’t look back. Classic old-school Beavs, dammit.
D-line not getting pressure any longer
doctor with the right prescription
Great tackle by Doctor.
Yeah, the 3-man rush isn’t getting much pressure, but made Hundley a bit skittish that time.
Beavs reacted well to the FG ploy.
UCLA’s band is playing “Fuck you” while their Frosh kicker gets ready. Nice work LOL.
F’bain misses the FG! Luck o the Beavs?
time to play like cold assassins now, not like weenies.
what am I saying?! With Riley at the helm?!
If there’s a time for conservative play calling this is it.
Riley should excel lol.
Whew… close one. Need some nice runs now with some play action and screens. Go Beavs!
Prepare yourselves, the conservative playcalling is coming.
I really hope I am wrong though and we see the ball go to Cooks and Wheatons on the edges to open up the middle for Storm.
Pfft…Should they take shots downfield?
“Beavers have taken this crowd right out of the game” Awesome
gift series for UCLA
Storm looking gimpy…. :(
Poyer with the NASTY hit. That’s one each for our corners.
Man was that an obvious personal foul.
Can’t believe we blew yet another sack there, and they made a huge play out of it.
Anyone else notice how infrequently passes are tipped by defensive linemen in college, versus how often it happens in the NFL? It’s a pretty crazy disparity.
NFL coaches coach them up to do it. Not so much with college
It’s coached in Pop Warner. It should be automatic.
Poyer couldn’t cover
doctor with a huge TFL
Notice the last few very good defensive plays by the Beavs have been followed by a workmanlike response, no hint of excessive celebration. Confidence grows!
Our secondary looks a little shaky. Not the run D though, that is solid as a rock.
We’ve definitely decided to give them the pass, aka make the Frosh QB beat us. A solid gameplan.
Pac-12 refs don’t want this to end
Fire our Personnel Hydration Engineer! Too many cramps.
Manfro.
Great D. 4-man rush, got pressure, good coverage and a bad pass.
Game looks just about over, as long as that kicker doesn’t get a PERFECT roll on the onside like Wisconsin did.
You really want to jinx this thing don’t you.
It was a super-subtle reverse jinx lol.
I’m nervous about this onside kick.
Please recover the onside kick. I’d rather not sweat this out
Awww, Hundley is crying!!! How sad when you don’t get to play absolute scrubs like Rice and Houston.
Stuffed Franklin for only 45 yds today.
Second Heisman RB we’ve crushed.
One more terrible penalty to end the day? Awesome.
Herm Edwards
how do you false start on that
Beavs look good today!
NO FUCKING WAY was he down. This fucking ref needs a new prescription.
We just cannot win without taking it down to the wire.
Even if we have to beat the ducks that way, I’ll take.
Good kicks all day from our punter. Especially good at making the ball die once it lands.
We may have to re-evaluate our kicking game!
Huge win.
2 wins, 2 ranked teams, 2 heisman hopes smashed in the mouth. Lookin good so far, should be ranked next week.
Poyer in on the final tackle! Still waiting for his first pick, but a decent game.
BDC on the scene, good for him.
The Beavers have been behind this season for exactly ZERO seconds. Hard to remember the last time that happened.
Special teams played great today. No mistakes, 100% FG completion, great punts. That’s huge going forward.
Our run defense is legit, that is excellent news.
Going from one of the worst rush defenses to probably top 5 is awesome!
Our secondary was subpar today, heat maybe?
How many of the big passes came because Hundley escaped a sack though? Some were initially well covered but receivers got open after he escaped the sack and found them. Pass defense was okay, but it does need to get better. Poyer did misread some plays and got caught and wideouts got behind him. I’m sure he’ll get it corrected. On UCLA’s drive that made it 27-20, he did make a play to break up a pass. Secondary stepped up when it matters. I’m betting it will look a lot better in coming weeks as far as full game performances.
This defense looking like the best in the conference. Offense doesn’t have to feel they have to be perfect, this will make the offense better, no pressure to be incredible. That’s important.
Good special teams. Defense in good spots for most part, and staying with ball carrier long enough for help to show up. Did better with individual tackles vs Wisconsin. We were a little soft on deep ball, need to clean that up for AZ. Offensively, scored some big plays, still work to do. Mannion had an interception, and improvements can be made on O. Good stuff to work on going forward with positive reinforcement. I’m hoping for a AZ win tonight so we are underdogs one more time. Dadadadaaaaa Underdog!
Yes, lots of “teachable” moments in this very nice win. Important to keep the attitude that “we get no respect”.
Even though the penalties (some) were pretty chicken-s+@$%, there is work to be done there.
Also, Rod Perry will have lots of lessons on film to show his group.
Overall the big thing I see is the great attitude all around; these guys believe in each other and it shows! 180 degrees from last two seasons.
Beavs Destroy UCLA, Expect Top 20 Ranking:
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Beavs don’t need no stinkin’ rankings! Just need one win next Saturday! All that matters is the very next game…….GO BEAVS!
Great win! Watching ucks vs. Arizona later.
Tough loss for WSU
They’re atrocious
I knew Leech wasn’t god’s gift to football.
Beavers currently #2 in the Pac-12 North Division behind Stanford, ahead of UO.
:^)
Say what!?!?? Beavs are in first place, tied with Stanford. Both have 1 win over PAC south. Stanford gets a nasty Thursday night at husky next. I expect uW to win.
Hahahaha. And Colorado also in 1st in the South…
Coming in late with my comments/observations;
Play calling at the end of the 1st half was bad, either kneel & burn clock to shorten the game or go for a score.
That Mannion int was brutal! Spielman must’ve been correct in saying that Mannion decided where to throw before the snap.
Owa who? He wouldn’t even be starting for us right now. Yeah I’m still butt-hurt about him so fuck’im.
Our corners aren’t as dominating as I was expecting, got burned and got lucky a few times.
Hundley will be a great qb. Has touch on the long ball especially for his age.
Are the fans a mile away from the field in the rose bowl? Looks like the old husky stadium with the track around the field, even good seats are far away. Angry did you end up going to the game?
Final thought: I’m worried about both Crichton & Wynn. Worried about them leaving early for the NFL that is.
Fantastic win the only thing that could make this day any better would be a duck loss.
Good exposure for the beavs in SoCal.
Put a Beaver on it.
That’s what he said.