Quite the coup-détat!
I view this as bullish for Riley getting canned and/or retiring. Bearish for any shot at a Rose Bowl (Sark was much easier to beat, and Riley couldn’t do that).
Oregon should watch out, too. Washington could be the next dynasty in the PNW. Within two years, if not sooner, I expect that gap to close significantly.
Washington fans can now dream big. It must be nice.
Are you guys done with college football yet?
Read this: SEC link
I was wondering how ESPN/Disney would get an SEC team in this game…there is even talk of two, with an Auburn/Bama rematch possible if FSU loses.
This sport is done, put a fork in it.
1pm.
Game thread
I am talking about this thread:
http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2013/11/oregon_state_beavers_coach_mik_2.html
Instead of putting the onus on fans, the media should step up and say what they mean. To put up a picture of Riley with the shit-eating-grin and then ask, after a 5th straight loss, “what do you guys think of Riley’s 13th season?” is a cop out.
It’s interesting what they’re implying, though. It’s more in line with this site than say, pure-orange, where Pollys congregate to stick their heads’ up their collective ass and breath in the stale air.
We have to be careful to take solace in the Beavs playing fairly well. Meaning, if they lost 70-2 everyone would be calling for change, but since it was a 1 point game with good effort, maybe people give Ranker a pass and think, “we’re close! Next year is the year!” This would be human nature.
On a similar note, we can’t act like this loss is as bad as Washington or Stanford. At least the players showed up for the game.
That being said, the coaching staff, specifically Riley, cost his team another game. The biggest error was not taking the FG in the 3rd quarter. It would have put the score at 23-24, which was totally fine for that juncture of the game. Another error was throwing a deep pass on 4th and 1. Deep passes have the lowest completion percentage of any play, so what’s the logic in using it when you need a yard? It’s overkill, like shooting mice with a 12 gauge. Finally, and this is a tough one, but I think he should have milked the clock at the end of that game and taken the winning FG attempt. As soon as Bolden scored, I turned to my girlfriend and said, “Too much time on the clock; the Ducks are going to win.”
One final point: in typical Beaver fashion (i.e. luck o’ the Beavs), we got the worst of both worlds: a close game so fans can say, “hey, at least it wasn’t a blowout”…yet no win. So, status quo complacency remains, but without the win. “At least it wasn’t a blowout” is music to Riley’s ears. But it’s sad that’s a popular paradigm. Those fans are clearly a major part of the problem, but I’m preaching to the choir and beating a dead horse and [insert your favorite idiom] with that.
Luck o’ the Beavs.