The presentation Saturday was truly is embarrassing. A bunch of dandy pumpkins running around to a chainsaw video.

This is not to say the black (horrible) or white (best of the worst) uniforms are good.

I will never understand OSU marketing. Their solution for solving an identity crisis was to come up with an equally bad identity? So was the thinking that, “It will take fans a few years to figure out this identity sucks, too”, and that’s a few years with less heat on the administration? Or do they just think those uniforms and that atmosphere are solid? I don’t know. Anyone here have ties to marketing and know the thought process?

The best way to deal with pain is through humor, so let’s hear what you think Riley is doing with his off day. I’ll guess he’s tuning up his bike and waving to the Postman.

Also, I liked this comment in the last thread:

Oregon State Teasers.

In the MR era the Teasers have managed to show flashes of greatness and then ultimately break our hearts. The Teases get a strong win here, go on a five game win streak there, and everyone gets excited. As excited as you can get with the occasional loss to Fresno State, or fcs opponent sprinkled in from year to year. At first I didn’t buy into Angry’s 9 game cap for MR. But facts don’t lie. This team is honestly just a cock tease. 9 wins is the maximum amount of wins to be irrelevant. Every single year, minus the shitty ones, the Teasers seem poised on the edge of greatness. Just one big win and perceptions would change. But the big win never came. And the funny part is, more often than not, a good portion of Teaser Nation is confident in that big win. Take the Stanford game; this year or last year for that matter, Teaser Nation was feeling a victory. Minimum quiet confident. The Beavs shit the bed both years. It’s what they do. It’s just what they doo. We poop in our pants. Just imagine if we would have won half of the ‘Big Games’ that were played during Riley’s tenure. The Beavers would have at the minimum gone to the Rose Bowl. Oregon State Teases I’m reminded of KGB’s in Rounders. “Just like a young man coming in for a quickie. I feel so unsatisfied.”

Sums it up. Nice work, Jailbreakbeav.

I encourage people to look through Mannion’s numbers here; the guy just isn’t clutch in big games. He seems to put up the best numbers in games that mean nothing. The biggest games last year were probably Washington and Oregon, and in both he threw 4 INTs. This year, Stanford and USC are the biggest games, and he laid an egg tonight, and underperformed vs Stanford.

We’ll see if this trend continues.

Riley laid another egg tonight, too. To get out-athleted is one thing, but to come out flat is another. Beaver football is hilarious. Every time I buy in and think I my overarching hypothesis might be wrong, Riley is there to reel it back in and make me look good. Thanks, coach. That’s probably the only thanks you’re getting tonight.

The questions are : how long can this go on? Do donors ever get tired of this obvious pattern? Are they too dumb to see it?

Arizona State is one of the worst matchups on the schedule. The Beavs could get blown out in each of the next three games. I had Washington at 50/50 a few weeks ago, but that was after I fell into the trap (again!) and had a bout of optimism.

Early kickoff Friday at 6pm for those who don’t know.
Game is on ESPN2.

Go Beavs

I’ve got nothing this week. Too busy today.

But I did read the most hilarious sports bit ever: Ed Orgeron had chainsaws playing during practice. Seriously!!? He fears the chainsaw? So funny.
The only USC I’ve seen this year was a quarter vs ASU and Notre Dame. ASU’s speed dominated them. Notre Dame is more similar to OSU, so I expect a game closer to that one. Some weird matchups in that USC has a very good run D, but OSU passes every down.

Anyway, give your take on the game, and I’ll read the comments later. Curious to hear from those who have watched more USC than I have.

Home team has won 9 of the last 10 meetings, so history favors the Beavs. I don’t have a pick, but gun to my head, I think USC gives a scare in the first half, but the Beavs pull it away at the end.