thirdandlong
09-06-2003, 03:26 PM
Hehe NOW all the surprising games have a thread.
I was extremely happy with the outcome, as you might have guessed. I admit that I didn't believe it was possible. After our dismal showing against Tennessee, I figured we'd be lucky to beat the spread against the Beavers. I didn't even bet on the game. Some fair weather fan I am.
I am realistic though. The Beavers completely self destructed, so all this game serves to do is narrow the spread for the game against Oklahoma. It is kinda funny, Steven Jackson, the OSU tailback, had a monster game 116 rushing, 128 receiving, and I feel like the Bulldogs contained him. For those folks who think Clarrett will be the number one pick if he manages to come out this year, I am just not so sure I don't like Jackson better.
For those of you who didn't watch the game last night, Fresno States QB was pretty banged up(bad shoulder), he was in lots of pain, but he made a number of passes to move the team into field goal range. THe dogs went ahead with 31 seconds or so remaining. It was really a gutsy performance, especially from a guy who was booed soundly in the first half. He may not be much of a quarterback, but he really shined as a team leader.
The real turning point of hte game, I think, was in the 4th quarter OSU had the ball first and goal on the 4. Three rushing plays later it was 4th and goal on the one. Field goal team comes out, and Fresno blocks the kick(sort of a local specialty). BUT with the ball rolling around behind the line of scrimmage one of our players attempts to bat the ball away from the sideline toward another Bulldog. PENALTY---PLAY FOURTH DOWN OVER. Well Damn! BUT we are saved by Mike Riley who decides to go for it on fourth down. He sends the offense back on the field, and FSU(FSU of the west =) stuffs the play. After the game Riley was quoted as saying "In Retrospect, that was a mistake". That was right after saying they were "beaten on Offense, Defense, and Special Teams".
Watch out Sooners. Here come the Dogs!
Well I have no Illusions about the outcome of that game. I just hope we perform better than we did against Tennessee.
I was extremely happy with the outcome, as you might have guessed. I admit that I didn't believe it was possible. After our dismal showing against Tennessee, I figured we'd be lucky to beat the spread against the Beavers. I didn't even bet on the game. Some fair weather fan I am.
I am realistic though. The Beavers completely self destructed, so all this game serves to do is narrow the spread for the game against Oklahoma. It is kinda funny, Steven Jackson, the OSU tailback, had a monster game 116 rushing, 128 receiving, and I feel like the Bulldogs contained him. For those folks who think Clarrett will be the number one pick if he manages to come out this year, I am just not so sure I don't like Jackson better.
For those of you who didn't watch the game last night, Fresno States QB was pretty banged up(bad shoulder), he was in lots of pain, but he made a number of passes to move the team into field goal range. THe dogs went ahead with 31 seconds or so remaining. It was really a gutsy performance, especially from a guy who was booed soundly in the first half. He may not be much of a quarterback, but he really shined as a team leader.
The real turning point of hte game, I think, was in the 4th quarter OSU had the ball first and goal on the 4. Three rushing plays later it was 4th and goal on the one. Field goal team comes out, and Fresno blocks the kick(sort of a local specialty). BUT with the ball rolling around behind the line of scrimmage one of our players attempts to bat the ball away from the sideline toward another Bulldog. PENALTY---PLAY FOURTH DOWN OVER. Well Damn! BUT we are saved by Mike Riley who decides to go for it on fourth down. He sends the offense back on the field, and FSU(FSU of the west =) stuffs the play. After the game Riley was quoted as saying "In Retrospect, that was a mistake". That was right after saying they were "beaten on Offense, Defense, and Special Teams".
Watch out Sooners. Here come the Dogs!
Well I have no Illusions about the outcome of that game. I just hope we perform better than we did against Tennessee.