Notes: Getting Ready for OSU/UNLV
by Jake Bertalotto on Sep 10, 2009 7:23 AM PDT
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PrintThe Beavers have struggled in the past in pre-season, non-conference road games. In fact, they're 0-7 in early-season, non-league road games since 2003, and 1-8 overall (Hawaii in 2006 is the exception). The Beavers will look to reverse the trend Saturday night in Sin City, but they'll have to get past the UNLV Rebels to do it.
Some logistical notes, from the OSU game release:
Kickoff is 8:04 p.m. from Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800). The game will be televised live by the CBS College Sports Network - located on DirecTV (613), the Dish Network (152), Cablevision (412), Comcast (412 and 725 in HD), Cox, Insight, Time Warner and Verizon FIOS. Saturday marks the 20th consecutive live televised Beaver game.
And as it turns out, the Beavers and Rebels will be meeting for the fifth time:
This is the fifth meeting between the two schools on the football field, with UNLV holding a 3-1 advantage. Saturday concludes a two-game contract that started with Oregon State's 47-17 2002 victory over the Rebels in Corvallis. UNLV's three wins came in 1983 (35-21), 1990 (45-20) and 1991 (23-9 - only previous meeting in Las Vegas).
The Beavers are trying to reverse the trend of poor starts this season. A win over UNLV would put OSU at 2-0 on the year, with a non-conference bout with Cincinatti remaining.
It's modest, but a win Saturday night would give OSU its first 2-0 start to the season since the Beavers defeated Portland State and Boise State to open 2005. OSU hasn't won its first three games since 2002 when it won four in a row.
Until I have time to preview the game in more detail, check out the official Oregon State release for all your notes and statistics.
--Jake (jake.buildingthedam@gmail.com)
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What happens in Vegas...
will stay there because no one on teh East Coast is going to stay up to watch the game. Our national respect if we win this game will come from big plays. More 80 yard bombs please!
I’m roadtripping to Vegas Saturday morning, will post my experience (if i can remember) and game review sometimesunday/monday
Woof
by Charles Barkley McLovin on Sep 10, 2009 8:57 PM PDT reply actions
Worried about this game
UNLV is no push over. I am worried they will score some serious points on our defense. We had no sacks and no interceptions against a PSU team which threw 41 passes. I hope the defense improves.
You can't really judge the defense yet
Because we hardly ever blitzed and didn’t show any of our playbook. Did we look bad, yes. But let’s wait until Sunday morning to make our decisions about the D.
Hi, my name's Connor and I am addicted to College Football
I agree
we don’t know much about the defense yet. I just worry about things we don’t know about.
I’m not too worried. The defense, while not recording sacks or INTs, held the opponent scoreless and did a good job containing up front. I thought the line played pretty well and will only play better the more games it gets under its collective belt. I mean, watching Paea get TRIPLE teamed was pretty hilarious—he was still making a push into the backfield with about 800 lbs of PSU Viking holding him back.
The secondary is a little suspect, but I still think we’re OK there. They may get torched a bit, but I think our LBs and DL will force passing offenses into quick and oftentimes bad decisions that the secondary will benefit from. Just a hunch though…
I totally feel the same way
We’ll see won’t we, but I feel that the D will be more focused and we’ll actually see more of the play book this weekend.
I totally agree about the secondary, and would add I really think they will come together just fine this year. But yes the problem is playing two good offenses in the next two games so they will be tested a good deal, but I think the DL will take some of that pressure off with solid aggressive play and hopefully this will allow the secondary to come together in comfortable way. I’m excited (just a bit concerned yes, but mostly excited) to see how it all pans out Saturday, can’t wait.
-RVM
I worry about the things we do know about.
First and foremost is the Rebels’ experienced quarterback, junior Omar Clayton. Clayton threw 18 touchdown passes last year, against only four interceptions. He and wide receivers Ryan Wolfe and Phillip Payne combined to tie Ohio State as the most effective red-zone offenses in the country. The Rebels scored touchdowns 29 times out of 37 red zone opportunities.
Those statistics say UNLV is very efficient, and not prone to do anything to lose the game. Even a much more wide open defense, with more blitzes and pressure, could play well and still reasonably give up a fair number of points.
It probably means Sean Canfield, the Rodgers brothers, and probably several others, will all need to have a good evening offensively for the Beavers to expect to be successful.
A 35-28 game is a distinct possibility. Which will entertain the audience, and make a lot of people nervous at the same time.
Andy Wooldridge
Go Beavs!
Totally agree about your points...
But I don’t know for some reason I think the defense will show up more than expected for the Beavers this weekend. Maybe I’m too optimistic right now since it is so early and playing a pretty darn good offense at their place, and yes I agree with everything you are saying above, but still have this feeling we’ll see more of the defense we are used to this weekend. We’ll see and I have no “evidence” to back this up, just my feeling. And a W is a W and I agree that 35-28 is not out of the question.
-RVM
Why can't UNLV or Cincy fans get their shit together and get on SBN so we can discuss the games with them?!
Friggin’ jerks. I’m bored, dammit.
AtQ only moves my bowels… on the serious side, I just wish that we had some non-conference foes to banter with. You BtDers should go track down some fanatical UNLV and Cincy folks, drag them back here and make them post something or answer some questions. In other words, drop everything and go do my bidding!
The Mtn West SBN blog just doesn’t cut it…
There was a UNLV fan on OLive yesterday, saying that Omar Clayton is the best QB we will face all year. :)
by sangdorange on Sep 11, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
AtQ only moves my bowels
Our new tagline is:
ATQ: 100% daily allowance of Fiber. Punch out your Hunger!
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
Me too
All the writers are traveling, so there’s a paucity of new reading content…
by sangdorange on Sep 11, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
by the way?
what the heck happened to our BtD Q&A?
You have any idea? That all going to get posted week five of the season or something? I sure hope not for I would look like even more an idiot than I will in week one with my predictions.
-RVM
I was thinking of the O and GT sports writers, but I suppose the BtD guys might be going, too. :)
by sangdorange on Sep 11, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Where to watch
So I don’t have the special cable/satellite package to watch the UNLV game. Anybody know if any of the bars will be showing the game, or is anybody willing to broadcast the game via TVAnts? I went to the tvants forum, but nobody’s offered to stream it. Thanks!
nevermind….i ended up ordering the sports package. after calling comcast they told me that i can cancel following the game, but the total fee will be $4.00, so if anybody else is wondering that’s the price. essentially it’s a $1.99 access fee and $1.99 fee to get rid of the service. but thanks anyways!
by sandz yo mama on Sep 11, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like we can watch online too
Not as good as on the TV (and in HD!), but if you go here it looks like one can access the game online in video (http://www.osubeavers.com/gameday/), plus just a nice “Gameday” page in general. NOTE: I have no idea if the video access is a pay for type of deal though.
-RVM
I'm so pumped for tomorrow!
I am going to use tomorrow as practice for yelling at the Cincy game! My neighbors and my girlfriend will think I’m crazy sitting in the living room chanting OOOOOO SSSSSS UUUUUU Oregon State fight fight fight! Every year after the first big home game I walk away with a sore throat for a week. So why not break my vocal chords in a bit!
by fishinbeaverguy on Sep 11, 2009 4:33 PM PDT reply actions
OOOOOO SSSSSS UUUUUU
Oregon State fight fight fight!
(That’s never crazy!)
Andy Wooldridge
Go Beavs!
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