Washington Edges Oregon St. 35-34 In Double OT
by AndyPanda on Oct 17, 2010 2:09 AM PDT
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The Washington Huskies celebrated homecoming with a 35-34 win over 24th. ranked Oregon St. Sarurday night, as Jake Locker threw for a career high and school record five touchdowns.
Oregon St. came in unprepared defensively, while Washington had mastered everything there was to learn from the Beavers' game against TCU. It didn't help that Ryan Katz, who reminded everyone of the dangers of an inexperienced quarterback, finally had a bad outing.
While Washington was walking up and down the field at will on their first three possessions building a 21-0 lead, Katz made at least five unforced major mistakes that squandered Oregon St.'s first three possessions.
Once Oregon St. woke up defensively and brought some pressure, Washington was slowed down, and with Jacquizz Rodgers finally on the field for some extended drives, the Beavers climbed back into the contest, pulling into a 21-21 tie three and a half minutes into the second half.
But that was the end of the scoring in regulation. Oregon St. had Washington on the ropes, set up for the knockout, but never could deliver the big play to take command of the game. To the Huskies' credit, they weather the Beavers' comeback, and answered their challenges once the game went into overtime.
Jacquizz Rodgers (1) ran for 140 yards on 32 carries, and added 49 yards on 4 catches
for Oregon St. 'Quizz scored four touchdowns.
Washington's Jermaine Kearse (15) was a familiar sight in the end zone.
Kearse had 9 catches for 146 yards, and 4 touchdowns, repeatedly beating
out-matched Oregon St. coverage which left him in single coverage.
Oregon St. had the first possession of overtime, and Rodgers scored on a 10 yard pass from Katz to give the Beavers their first lead of the night at 28-21.
Locker answered with his third touchdown pass of the night to Jermaine Kearse, good from 17 yards out, and forcing a second overtime. In which Locker hooked up with Kearse again, this time from 21 yards out.
Rodgers pulled Oregon St. back within one point with his third rushing touchdown, and fourth of the game, after it had appeared Washington's defense had won the game, but for a pass interference penalty on Desmond Trufant in coverage on John Reese in the end zone.
But rather than kick the extra point, and force a third overtime, which would have been played on the end of the field that the Oregon St. band and fan section was located, Oregon St. coach Mike Riley called a time out, then opted to try to win the game with an all or nothing game.
The call in the low-percentage conversion attempt was a pass to TE Joe Halahuni, who had caught
only one pass in the game. Katz missed on the throw into the end zone, however, and the Washington fans exploded to celebrate their victory, which ended a 6 game Oregon St. winning streak in the series, and a 4 game streak of the Beavers beating the Huskies in Seattle.
It was the second time Riley gambled on a two point conversion at Husky Stadium, and in addition to failing both times, the final score was the same, 35-34, in 1998 as well.
Locker finished with 21 completions in 35 attempts, for 286 yards, and the five scores, and against only one interception.
Katz connected on only 17 of 31 attempts, and threw three interceptions in the process. All three were forced balls that had no chance to be completed, products of inexperience. Katz also attempted to make a number of plays with his feet, as had been the case the week before in OSU's win at Arizona St., and scored the Beavers' first touchdown running, but eventually suffered three sacks.
Ryan Katz (12) ran 11 times, but netted only 6 yards, after 3 sacks,
in addition to his 206 passing yards on a 17 of 31 night.
Rodgers finished with 140 yards on 32 carries, and the four touchdowns, while his counterpart, Chris Polk, rushed for 105 yards on 25 carries for the Huskies.
But in the end, it was Washington (3-3, 2-1) who pulled ahead of Oregon St. (3-3, 2-1) in the Pac-10 race with the win, on the strength of being the better prepared team on this night.
(Photos by Andy Wooldridge)
Andy_Wooldridge@yahoo.com
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fuck this game
i’m sorry for my language.
but i’m pissed off about it.
I knew that Katz would have a bad game…it didn’t have to happen when locker had a career one…
…..this totally kills the season for me. I hope both the Rodgers’ come back.
"Twin-headed infinite swirling vortex of grotesque suckitude known as Tony Clark and Eric Byrnes"
Trying not to dwell on this game, but I am...
But with sergey606 I’m very disappointed in this game.
I do want to say it isn’t on Katz having a poor game and Locker having a career one because I think this one is on the team. Also Locker didn’t have a career game, for if he had a career game he would not have turned it over so many times at key times and would have put the Beavs away in this one and we wouldn’t gone into OT. Basically if Locker was the god he’s suppose to be he would have won this game 42 to 21 for the huskies, but again he couldn’t put the other team away.
That said I’m concerned that the Beavs lost to a team they are obviously better than. I know this may sound like some pissing and moaning poor loser, but really UW is just an ok team overall and as crappy as OSU played on both sides of the ball we should have not been in this one.
I also know it was a “great” college football game, but not for this Beavs fan. The defense put us in a big time hole and didn’t give our offense anytime to get things going in the first quarter. Then the offense just didn’t get anything clicking until the mid second and third quarter. The defense picked up and played it strong in the third and fourth BUT then the offense went in the crap hole. Then the offense picked it up for the OT (for all of Katz’s struggles he made some ballsy big time leadership type of throws/plays in OT) and the defense (secondary) disappeared with some terrible coverage.
Don’t get me wrong Katz did not play sharp, but he did make some plays when needed and the two INTs actually were not that horrible in the grand scheme of things. The one in the endzone though was ill-thought out, ill-timed, and ill-thrown and that one was disappointing even more so because it looked like he had Wheaton underneath open for the TD. But to take some off Katz that ball he threw to Wheaton deep was incredible and Wheaton just plain dropped it. The offensive line also had their moments both ways and had some great push for Quizz but also missed some key blocks for sacks that killed drives.
Props to Quizz though, hell of a game on his part.
OSU is a better team than they played last night, even without James, I’m totally bummed but trying to hold on to the fact they still need to gel without James and they have a bye week to do this in, it was a pretty damn loud and hostile environment in Seattle (I was impressed by how up the UW crowd got for this one), and Riley went for a ballsy two-pointer to win it AND we ended up only losing by one point in the second OT AND we were able to come back from a 21-0 deficit.
-RVM
NOW THAT SOMEBODY TALKED ME DOWN OFF THE BRIDGE
WE got no pressure on locker like we did in the arizona game katz had a bad game this one hurts -what team will show up for the cal game? hopefully that magic switch goes on again besides oregon the pac 10 race is still wide open -GO BEAVS
Oregon is good no doubt, but I think it just got a lot harder for them. That is why it is essential to win these games instead of choking them away for OSU is the team who can fly under the radar with all this now. It is the Pac-10 and ask USC about having a big old #1 target on them in this conference over the last few years.
Yes I know it is pretty much stating the obvious but OSU needs to be in that close mix at the top for there could well be a good amount of movement up there as we get deeper into the season. And yes I doubt the ducks are going to lose more than two games (at the most) this season, but they also have some challenges ahead. But yes the Beavs also have some big time challenges ahead too, and that is another reason the loss last night pisses me off.
-RVM
Arizona game may have gotten easier for the Ducks
Reading some stuff that Foles may be lost for the season. Ducks are timing things well. SC might be a tough game if Kiffin can motivate based on last years debacle at Autzen and the chance to knock off a number one. Barkley should be able to have some success against the Duck secondary. If Barkley goes down between now and I think Oct.30th then a Ducks NC must be destiny!
I said a bad word
The decision to go for two at the end was the right one. The play called was the wrong one. Why would you go for a low percentage play like that instead of giving your O-line a chance to win it? Do we have that little confidence now in Quizz that we would take this out of his hands? I know, if Halahuni had come down with it the O-coach would seem like a genius, but the guy was well covered. Even a rollout pass giving Katz the chance to run it in if need be would have been better.
But the play at the end is not the one that gets me. Beavs had second and two at midfield late in the game and my buddy and I looked at each other and both said, “They’re going to go for the home run and it won’t work.” Sure enough, Phillip provided a “lookout” block and Katz is sacked for a 15 yard loss. Now, I know the standard protocol…if you’re playing well, second and two is a good opportunity for a shot downfield. And just about anything is not a terrible outcome except getting sacked. IN THIS SITUATION, YOU CAN’T GET SACKED!!!! It’s not like the Beavs were dominating at this point, every drive we were deep into third down.
That play is buried and forgotten but stands out in my mind as the most important play in the game. We had a chance to shove the dagger in and blew it because of unimaginative playcalling.
You are so right on about the poor play calling on the second and two. Quizz just hit up the gut for a strong eight yards, feed it to him again. Question, for everyone…remember how Riley used to ride Bernard with 30-35 carries and many times late in the game? Is it the o-line this year that gives Riley pause? I guess an injury to Quizz would be too much?
But the play at the end is not the one that gets me. Beavs had second and two at midfield late in the game and my buddy and I looked at each other and both said, "They’re going to go for the home run and it won’t work." Sure enough, Phillip provided a "lookout" block and Katz is sacked for a 15 yard loss.
Yep that was the one that I really was thinking about with my comments above about the O-line missed some key blocks, but yes also agree a bad play call. Two yards was nothing in that situation with how they were playing with Quizz running it. I personally am surprised they didn’t go to a basic run at them mentality after that first down run with the idea of fully taking control of the game there.
-RVM
Not the right decision
Ok, you guys can pile on, but I say going for two was not the correct decision because of the importance of the game in the P-10 standings. Go for it in 1998 when you are trying to get your program back to respectability, Go for it against Missouri, in a fun, but meaningless bowl game, but when you have a chance to tie the Ducks for first place, you go for the percentages and extend the game a long as possible. A lot can happen in those 25 yards in the 3rd OT. Especially when you are playing a team of equal or even lesser talent.
Also, I thought it was a high risk pass play and not a very good call. Quotes from Nick Holt indicate that he was so confident in their alignment against the empty backfield that he told Sarkisian that no timeout was needed. That says a lot. You have to use Quizz, either to run or play action and get him on the LB one on one in the flat. I know, I know Monday morning QBing, but it was a very bitter loss.
Not sure I'm really here or there about the call to go for two
I’m just going with Riley saw this as the best way to actually win the game.
That said I also don’t have any problems with your points.
But yes I do wonder about the actual play call though and like people said above why not go with a roll out with Quizz in the backfield and then cutting underneath. With my own Monday morning QBing I agree this would give more options for the play. I agree with Joe A about Halahuni was well covered and he almost pulled that one in, and I can’t blame him at all for the effort. I also don’t really blame Katz either I think I agree with the above comments and that was more on the play calling than the QB play. Not sure about running it straight up the gut, UW had that one played well at times and at other times not so well, so I think it was a 50/50 really for a run straight up between the tackles. I just like the idea of getting some movement outside, maybe even more of stack like they were going to run it right at them and bootleg up from there?
All water under the bridge I guess, but it is hard shaking this loss right now for me.
-RVM
Addendum
My opinion that going for two was the right decision was based on the actual game, at that moment, in that stadium. After being tagged for 21 unanswered points and then coming back, the Beavers had the crowd wondering who was going to seize the momentum. In the overtimes, especially the second overtime, the crowd was REALLY amped as compared to any other point of the game. It just wasn’t going to work with the Beavs barely hanging on and the Huskies playing somewhat confidently. You can’t go with Kahut because he has demonstrated susceptibility to the yips.
But damn….having Katz roll to his right and tuck up behind a pulling lineman and TE to lunge for the goal line, game over. It’s a shame.
Wrong time
Going into the teeth of the Dawg Pound. The next possession would have been back on the end with the Oregon St. crowd, where OSU could have had a better chance to hear, and UW a lesser chance. Going with a low percentage play when not necessary was already bucking the odds big time, but doing so when other factors are against you, not for you, was not coaching with brain engaged.
Andy Wooldridge, andy_wooldridge@yahoo.com
BuildingTheDam.Com
Go Beavs!
Again I have no strong opinion about going for it here (but AndyPanda makes an interesting case below IMO)
You can’t go with Kahut because he has demonstrated susceptibility to the yips.
But I don’t think this is a good reason to go for it. First is you have to rely on your kicker to make these, and if Riley & Co seriously don’t they should get a new kicker, and if this is one of the reasons this does not bode well for Kahut’s confidence in future games. Second is along these lines in a way and Kahut hit every other PAT in this game so there was no real indication he was going to miss this one.
If this was a main reason to go for two then I do think it was the wrong decision. I just think there were other things at work in the coaching staff’s minds going for it, right or wrong.
-RVM
Agree!
Unless Kahut had been a disaster in this game then I dont think you can base the decision on him missing an extra point. I can undertand momentum, crowd noise, a tired defense, etc, etc, but as RVM mentions if you are that unsure of your kicker at the D-1 level than you have bigger problems on special teams. A real mind blower would have been a fake on the extra point, I bet that would have had the Huskies floundering!
A real mind blower would have been a fake on the extra point, I bet that would have had the Huskies floundering!
Can you imagine the discussion this week about it if they did this! Either if it worked or failed I’m sure we would have been all over the decision!
-RVM
If it's a pass:
Should’ve had Kahut roll out so he could’ve ran over the goal line!!!
If it’s a run:
Everybody in the stadium saw that run off tackle coming!!!!
WTY's ERA+ = 136 : - ) -- Kevin Frandsen > Brandon Wood??????
by Figgi4life on Oct 18, 2010 9:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Just a gut feel
There are good arguments for both decisions. I wouldn’t have been rending my garments or anything if Kahut came out to kick. I thought the risk/reward of two vs. one heavily weighted two. In the middle of the stadium the stands were shaking from the noise for the first time of the evening and I thought, “We have just got to end it right here.”
I remain firmly convinced our O, for that one play, could have put the ball in Quizz’s hands between the tackles and he and the line would have gotten the job done.
Joe A. out
A friend who did the slo-mo DVR thing said that Halahuni was really open at first and that Katz was a second late on the read. It seemed to me he was actually staring down the receiver a little, so who knows. But yeah, I dont blame Katz, he actually made a great throw. Unfortunately, it was the kind of throw you like to see on 3rd and goal during a regulation game where there is no risk of an interception! I kind of felt that the game was lost on that endzone interception..really took the air out of the momentum. I would have loved to see Kahut have a chance at redemption on a crucial FG attempt. Oh well, you gotta love college football. Look forward to some basketball chat with you soon. Can you believe that Roberto Nelson is technically still not cleared to play????
We were out coached.
I feel we were totally out coached in all facets of this game. We were not ready from the get go. I do not understand
1. PLAY CALLING
2.DEF. NOT READY AT START OF GAME
3. DEF. PERSONEL
Play calling was a joke last night. I do not understand why if we are ave. 4 to 5 yds a carry and we have 2nd and 2 on the 50 yd. line in a critical point of the game we drop back and take a sack putting us in a 3rd and long. This was just one of many many questionable calls in the 2nd half. I know I am not a coach but we are sitting here watching this game and we can tell by formations exactly what OSU is going to run.Why if Quiz is doing so well running outside the tackles do we continually run up the middle, and it is so predictable.
Our def. did step it up in the 2nd half but what was that in the 1st qtr. We were not ready(prepared) for this football game. Thats coaching!!!
Our def. personel needs a change. If its not working change something. Our corners and safeties can not cover Pac 10 recievers.
And are linebackers miss way to many tackles, lets try someone else.
I know that this season is not lost but I dont see us improving enough to keep from being embarrased by a couple teams left on our schedule.
There's no question
That we’re gonna have to do something about the personnel. Hardin is not gonna cut it. Not even close. Somehow, someway, Doctor is going to get in on some plays.
Or maybe we’re going to have to ditch our “man-to-man no matter what” strategy we’re so famous for. But the good thing is that the coaches have a bye week to figure things out.
WTY's ERA+ = 136 : - ) -- Kevin Frandsen > Brandon Wood??????
by Figgi4life on Oct 18, 2010 9:55 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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