Open Game Thread: WSU at Oregon State

Yay injuries! Can the Cougs cover the spread? Let’s find out

…but really it’s better and (possibly) more interactive to just type my thoughts here in the comments

Did he just say “swaginess”?

…and a dancing girl sighting. Does WSU comp her tickets or something?

A “highly prolific OSU defense” is what I meant

…that’s what OS is about.

Wulff was the coach when EWU nearly beat the Beavs at Reser (21-19)

The 24 yd line = “good field position”

…what team is this?

…and yet “pitch outside” is still one of our favorite running plays

get ready for a draw on 3rd and long

turns out to be an option, not a draw

Vegas may have to start setting our spreads at +40

And is still handling ASU easily

Could this be the game our scoring streak ends? [Staden falls down in the open field]

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Here’s a question: if you can’t get within a mile of the QB, why blitz?

Of all the times to blitz, why on 3rd and 12? Play straight up and make a tackle and odds are you don’t give it up.

Todd Mansfield, Steve Preece, Jason Gesser, Cathy Marshall

Possibly the worst team in the history of sports announcing.

In fact, we should have this team, not the Beavers, play the Cougs. More competitive.

For most misuse of “well” and “good” in one quarter of play. Gesser might be doing that alone actually.

if I remember correctly

but I think most Coug fans go into each game just hoping for 3 points so we can get through this season with the scoring streak intact. Beavs going in for another 7.

Something positive!

Is that the first TO we’ve forced in Pac 10 play!

is the over/under on Lobster fumbles today

It’s sad how excited I am when whenever something awful doesn’t happen

thanks JG!

They’re really trying to get Karstetter involved

that makes 2 in the first quarter! Yes…

I think ocho rojo is going to take enough hits today – no reason to ask for more

I miss the spread.

and we’re punting

Nice job by Mansfield of not knowing the name of a senior.

yay for dropped passes

…please score

camera is shaking all over the place on espnews

Not this year, my friend

The Beavs have just displayed more swagginess than we have. It’s not about talent or coaching, it’s swagginess.

owns www.firepaulwulff.com

Now it can be a menage a trois!

Oh, wait …

ES YES

Holy crap! Somethying good happened!

Beck could’ve had six on that INT

Please keep the scoring streak alive

Bill Doba disapproves

And I’ve come to the conclusion that Lobbestael doesn’t have a chance, thanks to our offensive line. Do you realize we’re regularly keeping seven guys in to block four defensive linemen on passing downs? That means we’re sending three guys into the pattern … with seven defensive backs covering them. No chance whatsoever to get someone open, no matter who is out there running routes.

Just as the d-line is the source of the problem on defense, the o-line is the source of the problem on offense.

YES!

(man that’s corny)

Nico misses a PAT… the ghost of Langley returns

any ideas?

we’ve give Lobbestael a chance. But man, those third-and-longs are just killers, because our offensive line can’t block four guys.

Those things are important! We sure haven’t gotten many of them this year, and it makes a difference. We are now +2 in turnovers in this game.

watch out Beavs!

I’m just sayin.

Bland!

Huge. Huge.

We are within 8 in the second quarter!!! Little victories

He better after that stupid penalty.

we’re on the verge of being right back out of it

I love moevao!!!

love it

what team is this?

Dude, we got momentum.

blurg

It’s amazing what a little confidence can do …

Nevermind. Dammit.

all he has to do is hand the ball off

If we can go into the half down 21-13 it will be huge

WE WERE IN THIS THING!

Sweet.

Silly beavers, always playing to their opponents.

How much time can you waste in a 2 minute drill??

Cover that spread!
Cover that spread!

I still feel like we’re clearly the inferior team in this game. Moevao’s awfulness and OSU dropped passes have kept us in the game

New coach…lots of issues on both sides of the ball… a new offensive system that our team hasn’t bought into.

Michigan has more talent coming in, so they have more wins. But 2-4 at Mich is the equivalent of 1-5 for us in the eyes of their fans.

And feel like we’re actually in this thing.

I missed you, HD

Arizona State — still a fraud
Arizona — still one of the worst coached teams in the conference, getting caught looking past Stanford.

they come up with a win. of course. at least I was right about AZ being overrated

is actually a pretty brilliant idea. Well done.

we would be set for next year

Half of all Alabamans are going to be furious

There’s one play that defines the whole season

you will find out that unbelievable things happen every game. it’s really unbelievable

Our D just looks like it finally believes. I’m not saying it means we’ll shut out OSU the rest of the way, but we’re doing things right now we haven’t done all year.

…and we still messed up

Damnit

Then “oh.”

Not the one. God I hate P10 refs

After a 15 minute wait to signal TD.

Here’s one. I’ll look for others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UITB3WUPTT0

[as jeshua gets flagged for a chop block]

I doubt it.

DAMMMMITTTTT!

and I just turned the game on

[sighs]

1. look for #10 or #9
2. throw the ball at the receiver being covered by either one

Seriously. That’s ridiculous.

… and it wasn’t even a catch

Such an embarrassment.

My favorite is when they make a bad call and then don’t review it

Did you see that awful angle? My gosh.

The hand slid off for both guys. That’s just f-ing terrible.

When it was 21-13 after a pick six and we had hope. I miss those 10 seconds.

I’ve got:

-The INT returned for a TD
-Lobster to Jeshua against PSU

anything else?

This feels like the beginning of that Oregon game. Yes, we’re not very good … but c’mon. How can these guys screw up so many calls? It boggles the mind.

Actually, I know how they can screw up so many calls. There is ZERO accountability in the Pac-10 with their officials. That’s why the NFL is so good with its officials. When guys screw up, they pay. Not in the Pac-10. No matter how bad they screw up, you always see the same jackasses out there every Saturday, as the chief of officials comes out in the media and says, “They called it right!”

Just once, I want to see them go the NFL route and be honest. Come out, like after the UW/BYU game, and say, “You know, he might have called it by the letter of the rule, but that was an inappropriate application. The official will be disciplined.” But, again, it will never happen as long as Hansen is around.

throw it away if Gibson isn’t open

..they should’ve flagged Pellum that time

The D has done a good job picking up on those today

Our offense may deserve just as much blame as our D in this one

and losing by 25. This team is not good at football.

I’ll check back in after a few.

Remember this one?

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=252740204

The doba era was frustrating because we were so damn close to being good.

The Wulff era, so far, has been frustrating because this team is historically awful.

It was the end of the 3rd quarter and he thought it was a WSU timeout. Who decides to hire these guys? Is FSN really that hard up?

Go Sox! No more expansion teams winning championships before the Mariners

Marshall is rolling around on the ground

I’m going to choke someone

fuckballs

Don’t sacrifice the future… this season is over

Did Roberts suit up today?

Yup. I was going to rip Jim Moore for bashing the Cougars, but I’m afraid he was right.

as long as our offensive line keeps playing like this

Once a punter, now a QB. It’s business time.

USC scores 100 next week. Lock it up.

It’s talent. Period.

These used to be once a decade losses

And the ball wasn’t across the plane. No TD, I say

Awful.

2nd in the Pac 10 behind Stanford’s cat laser one, that one is hilarious

For reverse point-shaving?

But when the Huskies dropkick us 63-17 I’m going to be upset

wow these refs are atrocious

Interesting.

there should be a “fire Wulff” thread going already, knowing our fans

“Touchdown Oregon State!” Seriously, why?

Beavs only need 10 to tie Cal for worst WSU beating ever.

…and Justin committed PI. He’s awful.

They should not be making fun of Wagner. He should not be in the position he is right now

“QBs coming out of high school, take a good look at Washington State”

We should get our team off the field. OSU knows we’re running on every play, and that’s making it dangerous.

against announcers ever saying a sentence with the phrase “in the nation” during a broadcast. Don’t give me that. OSU is not the most balanced offense in the nation. Penn State — you know, the team that killed OSU — so much better and more balanced. I know the game is out of hand, but you don’t need to make yourself sound dumber with gross overgeneralizations.

4 pac 10 games, 3 in the 60’s.

Expect some more basketball content in the next few weeks.

this season is becoming too much to handle

stfu, mentink

I mean, I thought about doing other kinds of posts, like “3 Keys to beating _______” or “How to stop _________,” but really, how retarded would that be? So, we write 1 or 2 posts a week, and call it good. Because, like I have said in the past, there are only so many ways you can write “we suck.”

allows more points per game than our basketball team?