Oregon State: Initial Post Game Thoughts

by Kevin HD on Sep 7, 2008 9:19 AM EDT in Game Reviews

With all the clowns at ESPN, it was amazingly refreshing to hear Kirk Herbstreit, before the game, give his take on the whole "reefer madness" situation.

He seems legitimately angry about this, and I couldn't agree more with his point. Whether fair or not, the OTL piece was increased scrutiny for a team that has in fact had a lot of legal problems. We didn't need another headline. I think Kirk does a good job here.

It was interesting to see Quarless in pads yesterday.

It sounded to me like Quarless and Wallace were the two who were still actually at the apartment, so for Koroma and Evans to be the two in street close yesterday is curious.

Shout out to the ESPN director who decided to completely pull the game from the air here AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER. I know the game was probably decided, it was 47-7, but they cut to the Oklahoma game. The score there: 42-20. WTF?!? They then cut to the Wake Forest game, but it was already on ESPN2 here, so, again, WTF? I wasn't pleased.

I can't believe Joe Paterno is older than sliced bread. That's hilarious.

The offense, obviously, looked good. We'll get into the stats and go through it unit by unit later, but a couple of things stuck out: (1) they were able to convert long third downs. It got to the point where I was comfortable watching them play third and long; what a difference a year makes. (2) The balance was great. Ten first downs rushing, eleven passing. Yardage was also pretty much split. (3) Royster is the real deal. The best play of the game was probably the third touchdown; he simply turned on two defenders and out ran them to the corner.

Did I really see the wave with eight minutes left in the first quarter?

The defense played about as bland as you will ever see. They almost never rushed more than four guys and, as we all have come to expect, played real soft on the receivers. They gave up a lot passing yardage but seemed to be very focused on preventing the home run play. They gave up several ~20 yard passes, but nothing over 22.

I still haven't quite come to grips with the loss of Jerome Hayes.

Oregon State's punter had a bad game. He really should have just kicked that one in the 2nd quarter.

Josh Gaines had a great game. For those of you who haven't yet read this story, get on it.

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Pretty sure...

this was the best way he could slam OTL for poor reporting while keeping his job. It seems like he is seeing through their proverbial haze of poor reporting. Finally we’re being represented (poorly) but correctly. Speaking of needing someone to step up…. maybe we will see Gaines take control of our defense. If he keeps churning out good games like this perhaps we will see some leadership.

Yes, we saw the wave in the 1st quarter. They had it on tv coming back from a break.

by deihlba on Sep 7, 2008 9:44 AM EDT 0 recs

Yes, sadly

That was a wave in the first quarter. I was confused too.

On the plus side, in the second half, they pulled off the first reverse wave I’ve seen there.

John Madden told me 90% of the game was half-mental...

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Sep 7, 2008 9:44 AM EDT 0 recs

Yea

I didn’t participate in the 1st quarter wave, but the reverse one was mesmerizing.

God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...

by fugimaster24 on Sep 7, 2008 10:30 AM EDT up 0 recs

I was in the student section

The guys at the end of the student section (Southwest corner) tried to start the wave, but that leads right into the non-student section. My section, the southeastern corner, convinced them to try going the other way, to pick up some steam going into the regular seats.

It worked.

by DevonEdwards on Sep 7, 2008 10:50 AM EDT up 0 recs

Again

It blew my mind.

God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...

by fugimaster24 on Sep 7, 2008 11:01 AM EDT up 0 recs

That's why

We’re Penn State…always challenging your perceptions of normal

More Cowbell today than I’ve been used to.

by DevonEdwards on Sep 7, 2008 11:04 AM EDT up 0 recs

The freshman section started it, apparently

I can’t blame their enthusiasm, though. They did, however, try to start a “WE ARE…” chant while we were on offense… this may be the first game in which I’ve seen our players motion for us to shut up.

by tomatpsu on Sep 7, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

they also did that motion when they broke a huddle near the end zone in the first Qtr

because the blue band wouldn’t shut up, and the freshmen were singing along

by borisborisboris on Sep 7, 2008 1:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yeah

What happened was my side [We Are] started doing “Thank You” but the others didn’t realize and said “Penn State” 3 times before they picked up on it.

by DevonEdwards on Sep 7, 2008 4:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

At the press conference...

Best moment of the press conference this week…

Was Quarless dressed? Yes.. How did he look?

by deihlba on Sep 7, 2008 9:52 AM EDT 0 recs

How'd he look

Was good, but the best thing he said: “Forget it….I’m not going to answer any of those type of questions.” And JoePa said it while pulling off an Andy-Reid type of I-run-this-program-not-the-media attitude. Go Joe.

"Dig In....Hit Hard"

by TexasLax on Sep 7, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up 0 recs

Yes. Priceless!

by PSURob on Sep 7, 2008 12:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

STAND UP!

He IS THE BEST “non” reply artist out there!

Old School... MEETS New School!

by BlueWhiteLife on Sep 7, 2008 1:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hate the wave

It always lasts way too long.

The Nittany Tide

by psuphiman80 on Sep 7, 2008 10:16 AM EDT 0 recs

Not happy at ABC either

Of course, we’re both watching on WJLA (DC) right?

Blogging about D.C. Baseball since April '04. Penn State alum. Also partial to the Washington Capitals, New York Yankees and Yale football.

by WFY on Sep 7, 2008 10:21 AM EDT 0 recs

Right

did you lose the game too? I know it happened in NOVA also.

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by Kevin HD on Sep 7, 2008 2:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

Coverage in Alabama

I had the game on the ESPN2 Alternate channel because I live in Alabama and they blacked out the regular ESPN2 channel. I think that people with Dish Network got it, but DirecTV might not have had it. I got to see the entire game!! I’m so excited about this year!!!

For the glory

by Paige2PSU on Sep 7, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

I have..........

Direct TV and I had it on the same channel you had it on. ESPNa. Whole game.

Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.

by ech2os on Sep 7, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

Buffalo Wild Wings

Did not have it (at least the one in my town), according to a friend. I thought that was BS, but since they had DirecTV, I was wondering if that made a difference. Thanks for clearing that up!

For the glory

by Paige2PSU on Sep 7, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yup

Watching from the comfort of my couch in Alexandria.

Blogging about D.C. Baseball since April '04. Penn State alum. Also partial to the Washington Capitals, New York Yankees and Yale football.

by WFY on Sep 8, 2008 10:03 AM EDT up 0 recs

I have ALWAYS liked

Kirk Herbstreit. He tells it like it is, he’s tactful. He’s just a genuinely good analyst.

Plus he thinks whiteouts are the shit.

by GreatScawt on Sep 7, 2008 10:27 AM EDT 0 recs

Kirk

He basically summed up what I was saying in my fanpost.

God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...

by fugimaster24 on Sep 7, 2008 10:30 AM EDT 0 recs

Kirk said what we're all feeling and is as angry!

Where is the leadership? When are these guys going to stand up to each other and say “enough of this. Stop f’ing it up for those of us who work hard and stay clean?!?!” Those clowns are not only screwing themselves, they are screwing their teammates. It’s got to stop.

by PSU Jen on Sep 7, 2008 4:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

Losing the game

They want you to buy GamePlan if you want to watch your whole game. They love to switch out of market….

JoePa in '09

by JGuiher on Sep 7, 2008 3:47 PM EDT 0 recs

The Big10 is not part of Gameplan since the

BTN last year. Either the game is on ABC regional or it rolls over to the Deuce.

check out pinkertonpark.com you owe yerself a laugh.

by rahpsu92 on Sep 7, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

I am excited

by Daryll Clark’s running ability, I am 100x more excited by converting 3rd downs via passing. This offense will move the ball and score points, although it should be noted that the Beavers don’t have a good defense, and based on early-season returns we may not be seeing a good defense until Wisconsin. That’s the only reservation I have, I’ve seen this before, rock-and-roll through the OOC schedule and then things bog down in conference play. But so far everything looks good, sitting in the stands I tried to guess along with the offense and found myself surprised at times, which is good.

Oregon State fans traveled well, I was surprised to see that many, even talked to a couple while tailgating.

by Joe 96alum on Sep 7, 2008 4:38 PM EDT 0 recs

I thought OSU had some great fans.

I never thought I’d write that…

I was in the south tier (my first home game at Beaver Stadium since 2001) one section away from the Oregon State fans.. I was impressed to see that almost all of their fans stayed for the entire game. Not a lot of visiting fans would stick around when their team is down 35-7 at the half.

So help me, I never heard the “Thank You”. It all sounded like “We are” on our side.

by Cairo on Sep 7, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

Butt Noor

What is with that sign on Game Day?

by Spats on Sep 7, 2008 5:09 PM EDT 0 recs

It’s “ROON TTUB” spelled backwards.

Get it now?

by Tailgate Shogun on Sep 7, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

A little googling

suggests it might be the name of someone of Pakistani origin. A couple of other bloggers noticed it also, and there’s a few facebook hits for “Noor Butt”. So, obscure self-promotion is my guess.

by gumbercules on Sep 7, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

Gaines Article

That is great stuff. I wish ESPN would focus on positive items like that instead of all the negative stuff they push across the TV.

Pat Devlin in '08, er, '09

by Nick7 on Sep 7, 2008 5:28 PM EDT 0 recs

players involved

Maybe I misunderstood the information but I thought Wallace was NOT at the apartment and that is why he wasn’t suspended. Is that information incorrect? All the reports I saw said that Quarless, Evans, and Koroma were there and Wallace was not so he was not suspended.

by jumpingoffsides on Sep 8, 2008 10:30 AM EDT 0 recs

there have been a lot of stories

but I don’t that that’s correct:

The warrant listed Nova, Wallace and Quarless as being at the apartment Tuesday night. Neither Evans nor Koroma was listed as being at the apartment Tuesday night, with the warrant only listing them as two of the most recent tenants.

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by Kevin HD on Sep 8, 2008 10:51 AM EDT up 0 recs