Basketball: Pac-12 Tournament (Oregon State v Washington State)
Late night here, so I might not be up before tipoff.
Strong feeling this game ends up something like Beavs 79, WSU 66. Gutsy call, but it's so strong I have to go with it.
Recoup Teen Wolf Royalties?
The other night I was watching Teen Wolf, a childhood favorite. Michael J. Fox goes up for a dunk, and who do I see? Vintage Benny! That's right. Couldn't believe my eyes. But then I saw him again.
So I look it up today and sure enough:
The beaver mascot logo used in the film was the Oregon State University Beavers' logo, in use by the university at that time.
Teen Wolf grossed $33,087,700. Does anyone know if OSU received any royalties or what type of deal they signed? Also, ask yourself this: do you think any movie would use the current cartoon beaver?
Look closely behind the backboard.
Oregon State Hires Chief Marketing Officer
Per the official site.
John, how to get a raise:
- Get rid of the cartoon Beaver
- Get rid of Randy the Logger
- Get rid of Beaver Biceps
- Get rid of the inflatable helmet
I don't think there's an easier job in marketing right now.
http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030512aac.html
Hoops Chances in the Pac-12 Tourney
Call me crazy, but I'm feeling pretty good about game 1 on Wednesday.
Not sure why other than a gut feeling, but here are some possible reasons:
- It's hard to beat a decent team three times in a row. Washington State would have to do that on a neutral court.
- OSU played solid man defense the past two games. Maybe a light's been turned on? You never know with these guys, but they showed promising intensity.
- At this point, Craig Robinson should have a plan to slow Brock Motum (I'd play man-to-man and put Collier on him).
- Beavs have their best shot at the NCAA tourney in some time. Should provide motivation and excitement in that locker room. A win or two probably gets them in the NIT, so there's that subplot, too.
The Beavs have gotten 9 of the 17 wins versus 200+ RPI teams. That's bad. They're 2-3 versus 100-200 RPI teams, 3-6 versus 51-100, and 2-3 versus 1-50. So, this is an average to bad squad. We know that. They're just playing their best ball right now (granted, against week opponents), so I'm thinking they have a good shot. It all boils down to defense. If they play intense man to man and give effort for the full 40 minutes, then they should win this game. After that, who knows–there's no clear favorite in this tournament. Anyone else feeling strangely confident?
Spring Practice One Month Away
Just a head's up, spring practice starts 4/3.
I was looking at Mannion's line. Pretty impressive (sans the turnovers) for a freshman.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/504786/sean-mannion
Here's an interview where he discusses improving his game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Dc89rGdNQ
And here Markus Wheaton mentions he added 10lbs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWDggQL2yEU
Some of these freshman lineman will make a push…this offense could be potent. Guys I really like are Grant Bays (C), Seumalo (OG), Gavin Andrews (OG), and Garrett Weinrich (OT). Caleb Smith should start at TE–this seems like a no-brainer. I'd love to see a Patriot style dual TE attack with Smith and Stanton (or Perry). It'll be interesting to see how spring pans out because the aforementioned may be better than the incumbents. Something else to watch is if Seumalo switches to defensive tackle. I hear he's open to the idea.