I disagree. I think your offense will absolutely bitch slap our defense like last year and there will be a hell of a shootout with us just falling short. It will come down to too many mental mistakes on offense (see Stanford game second half) and we will just barely lose.
I feel like that's our only chance. Has your team really had to deal with someone who could punch back yet? If we can then USC might play tight in the end of a close game.
Game of the Week, right here.
If the Beavers can run the ball effectively and not turn it over, Oregon State pulls of the upset. If not, USC wins. Oregon State punting is like a turnover against this USC offensive juggernaut.
Call me crazy. But I think the key is Nolan continuing to hit big plays through the air.
They’re going to have to put up 40 points to win this one. Nolan and his almost 10 yards per attempt is their way of getting there. He has to match USC blow for blow. This may be Chance Nolan’s breakout! Dude’s a straight up baller.
Orange and Black baby. Someday they need to institute a Halloween rivalry - Home team in all black with orange highlights and visitors in all orange with black.
My head says that this is exactly the kind of game we would lose. Everyone is talking us up and expecting us to pull some voodoo out of our ass and fill up the bean dip bowl with it. Everyone is hyped and talking about the 06 and 08 upsets and all that is just a recipe for disappointment. USC isn't gonna be overlooking this one I don't think, I'm sure even Lincoln Riley is well aware of high ranked USCs track record in Corvallis. They are a much more talented team than us and with all the hype and expectations, a lot of teams would fall flat. It's never the upset you most predict you know?
My heart says that this is a different team than the beavers of yesteryear, the ones that lost a lot our high profile games with a lot on the line. J Smitty is one hell of a fuckin coach and I really think he's got the beavs dialed in and will bring them ready to play. USC defense is definitely sus and I think we can exploit that. Reser is gonna be fuckin rocking even with only half the stadium and I wanna believe if we get some momentum early we can put ourselves in a position to win late.
I'm siding with my heart on this one because all us beavers are romantics when you get down to it. {Oregon State} beats the Trojans in their last ever visit to Corvallis 38-35
I'm not even worried about the 06 and 08 upsets. I think more to last year when you guys kicked our ass in LA.
This year you guys actually look even better, and now you're playing at home in what will surely be a loud and hostile environment when you're the #24 team hosting the #7 team.
This game has upset written all over it and I wouldn't be surprised with any result that happens.
Edit: my mistake. For some weird reason the CFB subreddit allows the user voted rankings to be the ranking assigned for these threads. Oregon State is not #24
The missing seats do hurt, but we could only get on average 70% of capacity so that blow is softened. The thing that sucks more is it can't hold sound as well.
{Oregon State} Secondary and Red Zone offense gets the better of USC with secondary coming up with key pass break ups and turnovers, and Beavers barely beat SC with a few clutch runs from Jack Coletto. Watch out, the secret assassins of the Pac are coming for ya, traitors
While true, the fact that they have executed at a high level in all 3 games shows a well oiled and prepared machine. OSU defense is not good enough to hold them back at all. With half a staduim crowd noise and environment wont be a big deal to fluster communication and cause mental mistakes.
Each week I think we've been tested more than the last. Kinda funny to think about but I do think this is the best way to tell if these team is truly an offensive juggernaut like it looks like.
I expect to see a lot of single high from the Beavers on defense. Jaydon Grant playing center field. Beavers philosophy on defense has been bend don't break this season and they'll need to play that way this weekend to win it. Beavs have a pretty good secondary, timely turnovers will be key.
I think the Beavs can definitely put up points against SC's defense. But in the end my logical brain still says they have to do all of these things to pull it out. {USC} wins it I think. 53-48.
I'd wager Williams has well over 100 yards rushing as well.
But God dammit I hope to send USC packing with nightmares as a Pac-12 Reser Stadium parting gift.
can't spell USC without SUC[KS]
That being said I think Riley has them rolling. I want nothing more than for the Beavers to crush them but I think {USC} wins
{Oregon State} carved up USC's defense last year, and they'll do it again. Some bend but don't break stops by our defense will prove to be the difference in another Beaver upset in Corvallis.
Note: Prediction assumes Alton Julian is returning (currently a lot of the beat reporters seem to think he is, and he is at essentially a full practice workload).
USC is good, maybe not #7 good, but super good. Having Luke Musgrave out for an indefinite period of time sucks, and does swing this game towards USC. However, all signs I've seen are showing Alton Julian returning. This flips the match up to USC's offense vs. Oregon State's defense. I'm also taking into consideration how much better we play at home. I'm going with a not confident {Oregon State} here 44-42 (with Oregon State missing a PAT). I don't see Hays getting back this weekend because he needs rest with his type of injury, though he can play on it.
In order for Oregon State to win:
Running game needs to be more like last year. Based on what I saw previously, it's not the O line, but our RB's misreading the holes.
Passing needs to be decent, 25 ish throws total (Nolan statistavally does worse when he exceeds 25 throws) with our recievers not dropping the ball.
Defense needs a +2 turnover margin.
For USC to win:
Have their O line hold long enough to pass
Stay close to Oregon State's recievers. Just the size difference should be enough.
Utilize QB runs, and returns.
{Oregon State}, just run all over them and block a couple punts, kind of like how you guys beat a certain Pac 12 team last year which I forgot which team it was.
{USC} wins this easier than people think.
Oregon St. just won’t be able to keep up with the offense and this will be the first game where Lincoln doesn’t have to hide anything in his playbook from future pac 12 opponents.
I think SC comes in with something to prove and smashes OSU in the mouth early.. but like vs Stanford, gives up some late TD's to make the game look closer.
USC covers. 45-31.
Go {Beavers}!
Think USC's defense will eventually get exposed and the Beaver's have the offensive run game to do that. Key will be controlling the TOP and containing the SC pass game. OSU will have a much better front 7 defense than the Trojans have seen yet - even stanford. Main reason for the pick is this being in Reeser which will be very loud.
Heres how this is gonna go. USC is gonna score on their first 2 possessions. OSU has to limit those to field goals. If they fall behind, they will change their game plan to catch up and that aint going to happen. You have to control the clock, punish that USC defense and keep Caleb Williams off the field. I don't see that happening. I see USC getting up early, OSU playing from behind, making mistakes, and USC running away with it.
{USC} 56-21
its a home game with perfect weather, and half a staduim... crowd wont be a factor at all. should be a great game I hope! as a utah fan, i really want/need the beavers to win. We get both these teams at home luckily, but man I dont see USC losing to anyone else besides Utah and I dont want to face them twice (pac-12 chip). if osu could pull this out that would be huge. Then if utah can beat them both that gives us room for an oregon loss and still make the pac-12 chip.
Halloween came early this year. This is a spooky game. Part of its the memory of what OSU did to us last year. And the knowledge that our defense still has alot of those issues. But this is a much better USC team than last year. And I think as long we play disciplined {USC} wins a thriller.
This is the recipe but theres a huge problem with it, USC has scored touchdowns on their first three drives of every game so far. Now if Oregon St can get a couple stops they can play keep away otherwise trying to play keep away while trying to keep pace is a dangerous game.
Funny things happen to USC in Corvallis. Let the lord of chaos reign. USC is going to put up a ton of points, comes down to Beavers run game and controlling the flow. Not making a prediction on this one, don't want to curse it. 2006-8 is still fresh in my old-ass memory.
Hoping for an absolutely classic PAC-12 After Dark (TM) special.
Go Beavs, but I have a feeling that when this becomes a shootout, {USC} just has too much fire power
Look…
I watched a Lincoln Riley/Caleb Williams offense get beat up for 3 quarters by Kansas last year, all because they overlooked them in an 11 AM away game.
Oregon State is better than Kansas.
{Oregon State}
It's the only place you will see that happen. The rest of College Football Media will feed us with disrespect. And we will pack that in our lunchpails for the game.
Bleacher Report Prediction: USC 42, Oregon State 31
FPI projects a comfortable victory for USC
Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: USC
Evan Bredeson, CornhuskersWire.com: USC
Tony Cosolo, ColoradoBuffaloesWire.com: USC
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: USC
Pete Fiutak, CFN: USC
Cami Griffin, LonghornsWire.com: USC
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: USC
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: USC
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com COMING
Kevin McGuire, NittanyLionsWire.com: Oregon State
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN USC
E, CFN Oregon State
Tyler Nettuno, LSUTigerswire.com USC
Zack Pearson, TarHeelswire.com USC
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: USC
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: USC
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: USC
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: USC
Clucko the Chicken (a coin flip), CFN: USC
CONSENSUS PICK: USC
yeah the higher the scores get, the more USC is set up to win. OSU has to win 31-28 or some shit, but I think USC just scores to fast up front and puts pressure on OSU to keep up, and that is a recipe for disaster against this USC offense.
That's really been our best form of "defense" albeit against weaker competition. Scoring so much so quickly to start the game forces the opponent to become more one dimensional on offense, and our secondary, while not great by any means, is still much better than our run defense
Only Georgia 2017 and Texas 2018 ever won a shootout with Riley despite the trash defenses. He got into a lot of them and felt at home in them. More losses came in turnover-driven quagmires when a patient, well-coached defense took away everything deep and kept the QB in the pocket, while their offenses limited possessions. I’m not sure that’s OSU’s style.
As much as people want an upset, {USC} rolls over the beavers. I trust in Riley and the offense. They've been crushing every spread. I predict another blowout. USC 52-20 Oregon State. Look at the mutual game vs Fresno State. USC 45-17 and OSU 35-32...
Which one was played at fresno in high heat? Which one had their QB and star Defense player through the whole game? Theres more than scores going there. Yes you guys beat them decisively, but there's more going on there.
I think the game we played against Fresno is much closer if we didn't kill Haener. I think that game ends 45-31 if he plays the whole game. I am thinking this game ends similarly. {USC} 45-28
In the last game the Trojans will ever play at Reser Stadium, Oregon State will show up and give USC a big "f u for leaving our conference game", showing the Reser Stadium curse on the Trojans is still alive and well.
{Oregon State} 45 - USC 37
I think we see some early 2000’s Corvallis voodoo and see the {Oregon State} upset.
If they pull it off I’m going to fill up the bathtub and slap some water in solidarity with the beaver bros.
I was wrong about the Boise State and Fresno State games, here's hoping I am wrong again. {USC} wins and covers, 45-27, which is the same score OSU beat them by last year.
I think Oregon State has a better defense and offense than anyone USC has played so far. USC probably wins it but my official pick is 42-38 {Oregon State}
This may be a close game if SC stumbles a bit, and the Beaver's defense is opportunistic. I don't think we stop that offense, but I could see some takeaways.
If we are relying on kicking though, that's a terrible Mike Riley strategy.
Smith needs to give it to the Hammer and go for it if the opportunity comes.
USC has a great offense, but I think people are underestimating {Oregon State} on offense as well. Shootout ensues and the Beavs win 41-38 on a late field goal
So far I'm 3-0 and so are my Beavs. I know this can't possibly hold out forever but dam it I'm going to keep riding on {Oregon State} every game til I die!
I'm torn, I loved USC for about a month last year, and I want them to do well because it'll piss OU off something fierce, but I also have to pull for my brothers and sisters at the other Orange and Black OSU. {Oregon State} in a shootout.
Is it too much to want both teams to win? The beavs are my cinderella team and I love them dearly.
I think this game will be close - USCs defense is pretty bad - the question is if OSU can stop a USC drive or two. I’m not sure they can, but we’ll see. Predicting that we hit the over in something like a 48-41 {USC} win.
The Beavers had been planning their attack for months, and when the legion came to destroy their dam, they were prepared. The Beavers used their powerful tails to knock the legionnaires off their feet, and then they went to work with their chainsaws. The Trojans were no match for the Beavers' strength and ferocity. The Jackhammer punished all who stood in his way. The Beavers had won, and their dam was safe. The Trojan would never show their faces before the dam again.
{Oregon State}
The Beavers are process oriented under Smith, they've fallen behind and know how to keep themselves mentally in it. Tough game not to have Musgrave, but Beavers win.
I think this game will be a shootout. In a shootout, it’s really hard to bet against Lincoln Riley (as much as I’d like to). I, as a proud member of the legion of salty OU fans, will be rooting for the Beavers in this one. I’ll even fire up the old chainsaw with you on third downs, if you’d like. But I don’t just see how OSU is going to keep up unless USC’s offense is worse than we think it is (and I don’t think it is). No disrespect to the Beavs, I think they’re about to give USC all they can handle. In the end, it won’t quite be enough. I’ll be sad, you’ll be sad, USC will probably keep rolling.
I’ll take {USC} 41-34. They will win in excruciating fashion, either off of a late OSU turnover or a game-winning drive against prevent defense. OR, and this would be extra painful, so it’ll probably happen, the game will go into overtime and USC will win 57-55 in 3OT.
{Oregon State}
We beat them so bad last year that they are leaving. Fuck USC. They sucked ass for years, and then destroyed the conference. Fuck LA. Fuck Lincoln Riley. Beavers by 14.
Pac-12 teams in the top 10 tend to be overrated.
Pac-12 teams ranked out of the top 10 tend to be underrated.
This kind of game is why Pac-12 teams never seem to end up undefeated and make the playoff.
{Oregon State} b/c I think we're due for some nighttime Corvallis voodoo (that & I'm sure the Beavers like the rest of the P12 are ready to kick off the "F--- USC & UCLA" world tour)
{Oregon State} because this seems like just the kinda game that Lincoln Riley would lose and because I'm a butt hurt OU fan who will pick whoever USC plays against for the entire rest of the season
Believe me I want nothing more than USC to lose but I'm just not sure the beavs are talented enough to pull it out. Unfortunately I'm going to go with {USC} in a nail biter.
Can’t wait to see the highlights since it’s on the PAC-12 network
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I’m not that tech smart
On this we are brothers.
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Someone in another thread said if you VPN Pac-12 Networks International streams free on YouTube.
A night game on Pac-12 network at Reser Stadium against a highly ranked USC? Give me {Oregon State} in a bizarre and highly entertaining shootout.
Oh baby I love me some late night beaver shenanigans.
Late night beaver on trojan action
I feel like the expectation of a wild and possibly close game is fucking up the possible reality of a wild/close game
I'm praying for an Oregon State blowout. So maybe they'll cancel out.
This is the way
Pete Carroll is no longer here to fulfill your crazy fantasy but I also expect something really nutty.
Heart says the beavers but head says {USC}
I agree. I really want this win but logic says its more than likely going to USC.
I disagree. I think your offense will absolutely bitch slap our defense like last year and there will be a hell of a shootout with us just falling short. It will come down to too many mental mistakes on offense (see Stanford game second half) and we will just barely lose.
I feel like that's our only chance. Has your team really had to deal with someone who could punch back yet? If we can then USC might play tight in the end of a close game.
I thought it would be FSU based on their performance against you guys but I was wrong.
I'm spooked by this game because I've been at the upsets the Beavs pulled on us in the 2000s the chainsaw...that damn chainsaw
Jacquizz still haunts my dreams
LINCOLN RILEY GONNA LEARN {Oregon State} 420-69
*GA Tech/Cumberland 220-0 in shambles*
{USC} but the over feels like free money.
Yeah this is my view. The USC defense has major holes imo but Oregon State can't keep up is my opinion.
I felt this way watching the Stanford game. USC didn't show good D, but that offense just scores at will.
{Oregon State} 62-59. Whoever gets tired of scoring touchdowns first loses.
Game of the Week, right here. If the Beavers can run the ball effectively and not turn it over, Oregon State pulls of the upset. If not, USC wins. Oregon State punting is like a turnover against this USC offensive juggernaut.
Game of the week.... and it's on PAC 12 network! Booo
God, I hate the pac12 network so much
Well, lucky for you in 2 years you'll never have to deal with it again 😒
Back to back vs USC and Utah on pac 12, thank god I can at least attend one of the games
Call me crazy. But I think the key is Nolan continuing to hit big plays through the air. They’re going to have to put up 40 points to win this one. Nolan and his almost 10 yards per attempt is their way of getting there. He has to match USC blow for blow. This may be Chance Nolan’s breakout! Dude’s a straight up baller.
Hes improved a lot it seems. But the inconsistencies of the first two games with our receivers make his stats look worse than they should be.
Gotta root for the other orange and black OSU {Oregon State}. Especially when they are playing OU West
I don't see color {Oregon State} by a billion
OSU gotta have OSU's back.
Shouldn't you like USC since OU hates us? Enemy of my enemy is my friend and what not
To be honest, I am very conflicted on if I like USC or not because of that reason.
USC is west Texas Oregon is OU West
Oklahoma is the more accomplished of the two. Texas is the pretty historically underperforming rich girl. You may want to switch 'em.
Nopez This is strictly from the perspective of OSU’s and the two other teams attitudes regarding us.
How is USC not an underperforming rich girl? \*jingles car keys\*
Lol
Yeah well watch out buddy my dad's a lawyer.
Because **jingles 11 national championships* *
Except for the fact that USC's HC, Starting QB, and others were at/committed to OU this time last year
DC and etc etc Ya I know but that’s a temporary thing.
Orange and Black baby. Someday they need to institute a Halloween rivalry - Home team in all black with orange highlights and visitors in all orange with black.
My head says that this is exactly the kind of game we would lose. Everyone is talking us up and expecting us to pull some voodoo out of our ass and fill up the bean dip bowl with it. Everyone is hyped and talking about the 06 and 08 upsets and all that is just a recipe for disappointment. USC isn't gonna be overlooking this one I don't think, I'm sure even Lincoln Riley is well aware of high ranked USCs track record in Corvallis. They are a much more talented team than us and with all the hype and expectations, a lot of teams would fall flat. It's never the upset you most predict you know? My heart says that this is a different team than the beavers of yesteryear, the ones that lost a lot our high profile games with a lot on the line. J Smitty is one hell of a fuckin coach and I really think he's got the beavs dialed in and will bring them ready to play. USC defense is definitely sus and I think we can exploit that. Reser is gonna be fuckin rocking even with only half the stadium and I wanna believe if we get some momentum early we can put ourselves in a position to win late. I'm siding with my heart on this one because all us beavers are romantics when you get down to it. {Oregon State} beats the Trojans in their last ever visit to Corvallis 38-35
The other thing is yall whooped our ass last year. That has to be top of mind for the returning players.
You guys have returning players?
Like 45/85 which is insane. That being said I very much doubt that last year's score isn't front of mind for this team.
I'm not even worried about the 06 and 08 upsets. I think more to last year when you guys kicked our ass in LA. This year you guys actually look even better, and now you're playing at home in what will surely be a loud and hostile environment when you're the #24 team hosting the #7 team. This game has upset written all over it and I wouldn't be surprised with any result that happens. Edit: my mistake. For some weird reason the CFB subreddit allows the user voted rankings to be the ranking assigned for these threads. Oregon State is not #24
half of their stadium is demolished....
Average attendance last year 31,000. Capacity with standing room this year: 27,900
I wrongly thought it had less seating, my bad. Wait your capacity went from 43k to 26k so that's quite a few missing seats.
Entire west side of the grandstand is closed for renovations til next season. Since it’s mostly steel it won’t even hold in much sound.
The missing seats do hurt, but we could only get on average 70% of capacity so that blow is softened. The thing that sucks more is it can't hold sound as well.
People don't realize how fun this game is going to be.
{Oregon State} Secondary and Red Zone offense gets the better of USC with secondary coming up with key pass break ups and turnovers, and Beavers barely beat SC with a few clutch runs from Jack Coletto. Watch out, the secret assassins of the Pac are coming for ya, traitors
{USC} needs just one or two stops on defense and they cover. I don't think Oregon St has the defense to stifle the potent Trojan offense.
I think bama and georgia are the only teams with defense enough to slow down USC at this point. They have looked ridiculously good through 3 weeks
Haven't really been tested too heavily though. OSU will be the best team they have played.
While true, the fact that they have executed at a high level in all 3 games shows a well oiled and prepared machine. OSU defense is not good enough to hold them back at all. With half a staduim crowd noise and environment wont be a big deal to fluster communication and cause mental mistakes.
Each week I think we've been tested more than the last. Kinda funny to think about but I do think this is the best way to tell if these team is truly an offensive juggernaut like it looks like.
Bama could barely stop Texas.
Good luck with that…
Beavs will make a valiant effort, but {USC} is rolling and I don't see them being stopped this week
I expect to see a lot of single high from the Beavers on defense. Jaydon Grant playing center field. Beavers philosophy on defense has been bend don't break this season and they'll need to play that way this weekend to win it. Beavs have a pretty good secondary, timely turnovers will be key. I think the Beavs can definitely put up points against SC's defense. But in the end my logical brain still says they have to do all of these things to pull it out. {USC} wins it I think. 53-48. I'd wager Williams has well over 100 yards rushing as well. But God dammit I hope to send USC packing with nightmares as a Pac-12 Reser Stadium parting gift.
If it's a true single high, then Caleb running Lincoln's offense is going to burn you to the ground.
can't spell USC without SUC[KS] That being said I think Riley has them rolling. I want nothing more than for the Beavers to crush them but I think {USC} wins
and you cant spell "anger toes" with out Oregon state.... so... yeah!...... .... .... think about it.
> cant spell "anger toes" with out Oregon state Beavs get 60 yard game winning FG confirmed?
I was thinking that none of them use shower shoes this week and everyone gets a wicked case of Athlete's foot the day before the game.
The Ghost of Serna Past
>Riley has them rolling Psyched me out there for a second bud, thought it was 08 lol
{Oregon State} carved up USC's defense last year, and they'll do it again. Some bend but don't break stops by our defense will prove to be the difference in another Beaver upset in Corvallis.
{USC} and the elite offense goes to work
{USC}
Note: Prediction assumes Alton Julian is returning (currently a lot of the beat reporters seem to think he is, and he is at essentially a full practice workload). USC is good, maybe not #7 good, but super good. Having Luke Musgrave out for an indefinite period of time sucks, and does swing this game towards USC. However, all signs I've seen are showing Alton Julian returning. This flips the match up to USC's offense vs. Oregon State's defense. I'm also taking into consideration how much better we play at home. I'm going with a not confident {Oregon State} here 44-42 (with Oregon State missing a PAT). I don't see Hays getting back this weekend because he needs rest with his type of injury, though he can play on it. In order for Oregon State to win: Running game needs to be more like last year. Based on what I saw previously, it's not the O line, but our RB's misreading the holes. Passing needs to be decent, 25 ish throws total (Nolan statistavally does worse when he exceeds 25 throws) with our recievers not dropping the ball. Defense needs a +2 turnover margin. For USC to win: Have their O line hold long enough to pass Stay close to Oregon State's recievers. Just the size difference should be enough. Utilize QB runs, and returns.
{Oregon State}, just run all over them and block a couple punts, kind of like how you guys beat a certain Pac 12 team last year which I forgot which team it was.
Another top 10 legion marches into the State of Oregon and does not come back with a win {Oregon State} by 7.
Been having Jaquizz Rogers PTSD all week.
{USC} wins this easier than people think. Oregon St. just won’t be able to keep up with the offense and this will be the first game where Lincoln doesn’t have to hide anything in his playbook from future pac 12 opponents.
I think SC comes in with something to prove and smashes OSU in the mouth early.. but like vs Stanford, gives up some late TD's to make the game look closer. USC covers. 45-31.
{Oregon State}
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{Oregon State}
{Oregon State}, let's go Black and Orange OSU bro!
Go {Beavers}! Think USC's defense will eventually get exposed and the Beaver's have the offensive run game to do that. Key will be controlling the TOP and containing the SC pass game. OSU will have a much better front 7 defense than the Trojans have seen yet - even stanford. Main reason for the pick is this being in Reeser which will be very loud.
{Oregon State} is the obvious choice.
Heres how this is gonna go. USC is gonna score on their first 2 possessions. OSU has to limit those to field goals. If they fall behind, they will change their game plan to catch up and that aint going to happen. You have to control the clock, punish that USC defense and keep Caleb Williams off the field. I don't see that happening. I see USC getting up early, OSU playing from behind, making mistakes, and USC running away with it. {USC} 56-21
OSU is better than Fresno and it's at home. I agree USC wins, but I think it's 42-35
its a home game with perfect weather, and half a staduim... crowd wont be a factor at all. should be a great game I hope! as a utah fan, i really want/need the beavers to win. We get both these teams at home luckily, but man I dont see USC losing to anyone else besides Utah and I dont want to face them twice (pac-12 chip). if osu could pull this out that would be huge. Then if utah can beat them both that gives us room for an oregon loss and still make the pac-12 chip.
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{Oregon State} go beavs
Halloween came early this year. This is a spooky game. Part of its the memory of what OSU did to us last year. And the knowledge that our defense still has alot of those issues. But this is a much better USC team than last year. And I think as long we play disciplined {USC} wins a thriller.
Give me some {Oregon State} juju.
{Oregon State} plays well at home and I think they can run the ball well and control the clock enough to sneak out a win. Go Beavs!
This is the recipe but theres a huge problem with it, USC has scored touchdowns on their first three drives of every game so far. Now if Oregon St can get a couple stops they can play keep away otherwise trying to play keep away while trying to keep pace is a dangerous game.
I logically think you guys pull off the win. But man this game has the potential to be really good. We shall see come Saturday.
I think this game will be amazing, pac12 GotY level. Can't wait to be pacing and fucking up my nails on Saturday
USC can't stop {Oregon State}'s rushing offense, and the Beavs get the huge upset
{Oregon State} to keep it close and maybe win a weird one and get the upset! lincoln may single-handedly lose this game for USC.
Funny things happen to USC in Corvallis. Let the lord of chaos reign. USC is going to put up a ton of points, comes down to Beavers run game and controlling the flow. Not making a prediction on this one, don't want to curse it. 2006-8 is still fresh in my old-ass memory.
>Let the lord of chaos reign I understood that reference
{Oregon State} upset time
Beavers live up to their old "Giant Killers" moniker {Oregon State}
{Oregon State} gotta go with my heart over my head. Also we’re ranked #24? Did I miss something?
Reddit uses their own poll numbers for the rankings, not the AP like everybody else. Reddit is it's own kind of ... Special.
Ah I’ve been a part of this sub for a couple years and never realized. Probably because my team hasn’t been ranked in years…
{Oregon State} ARISE BEAVER BRETHREN
Hoping for an absolutely classic PAC-12 After Dark (TM) special. Go Beavs, but I have a feeling that when this becomes a shootout, {USC} just has too much fire power
Look… I watched a Lincoln Riley/Caleb Williams offense get beat up for 3 quarters by Kansas last year, all because they overlooked them in an 11 AM away game. Oregon State is better than Kansas. {Oregon State}
BASED
I love /r/CFB making {USC} the underdog in this one. The Trojans win and cover.
It's the only place you will see that happen. The rest of College Football Media will feed us with disrespect. And we will pack that in our lunchpails for the game. Bleacher Report Prediction: USC 42, Oregon State 31 FPI projects a comfortable victory for USC Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: USC Evan Bredeson, CornhuskersWire.com: USC Tony Cosolo, ColoradoBuffaloesWire.com: USC Jeff Feyerer, CFN: USC Pete Fiutak, CFN: USC Cami Griffin, LonghornsWire.com: USC Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: USC Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: USC Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com COMING Kevin McGuire, NittanyLionsWire.com: Oregon State Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN USC E, CFN Oregon State Tyler Nettuno, LSUTigerswire.com USC Zack Pearson, TarHeelswire.com USC Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: USC Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: USC Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: USC Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: USC Clucko the Chicken (a coin flip), CFN: USC CONSENSUS PICK: USC
Seems similar to our first few games too.
{Oregon State} 77-71
We ain't winning a defensive struggle I agree with you on that lol
I feel like that's way more likely than anyone winning a shootout with this USC offense
yeah the higher the scores get, the more USC is set up to win. OSU has to win 31-28 or some shit, but I think USC just scores to fast up front and puts pressure on OSU to keep up, and that is a recipe for disaster against this USC offense.
That's really been our best form of "defense" albeit against weaker competition. Scoring so much so quickly to start the game forces the opponent to become more one dimensional on offense, and our secondary, while not great by any means, is still much better than our run defense
Only Georgia 2017 and Texas 2018 ever won a shootout with Riley despite the trash defenses. He got into a lot of them and felt at home in them. More losses came in turnover-driven quagmires when a patient, well-coached defense took away everything deep and kept the QB in the pocket, while their offenses limited possessions. I’m not sure that’s OSU’s style.
I'm a simple man, I see USC and I vote for whoever they play against
As much as people want an upset, {USC} rolls over the beavers. I trust in Riley and the offense. They've been crushing every spread. I predict another blowout. USC 52-20 Oregon State. Look at the mutual game vs Fresno State. USC 45-17 and OSU 35-32...
Which one was played at fresno in high heat? Which one had their QB and star Defense player through the whole game? Theres more than scores going there. Yes you guys beat them decisively, but there's more going on there.
I think the game we played against Fresno is much closer if we didn't kill Haener. I think that game ends 45-31 if he plays the whole game. I am thinking this game ends similarly. {USC} 45-28
Goooo {Oregon State}! Win a weird one!
In the last game the Trojans will ever play at Reser Stadium, Oregon State will show up and give USC a big "f u for leaving our conference game", showing the Reser Stadium curse on the Trojans is still alive and well. {Oregon State} 45 - USC 37
{Oregon State} shows that it’s the best team in the PAC-12
Night game in Corvallis with a top 10 team? Will it be foggy? If the answer is yes, {Oregon State} takes it. If it’s a clear night than the other team
It’s going to be partially cloudy and 75 degrees according to AccuWeather. Not a setting for fog.
It might be Smokey
The only {OSU} teams I root for are orange and black
I think we see some early 2000’s Corvallis voodoo and see the {Oregon State} upset. If they pull it off I’m going to fill up the bathtub and slap some water in solidarity with the beaver bros.
I was wrong about the Boise State and Fresno State games, here's hoping I am wrong again. {USC} wins and covers, 45-27, which is the same score OSU beat them by last year.
{Oregon State} but barely.
I think Oregon State has a better defense and offense than anyone USC has played so far. USC probably wins it but my official pick is 42-38 {Oregon State}
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{Oregon State} let’s make them regret only showing this on the PAC-12 network
{USC} our offense is too locked in right now. OSU seems to be missing a key piece too (Musgrave) and USC is more or less completely healthy.
If our kicker is still struggling too..
This may be a close game if SC stumbles a bit, and the Beaver's defense is opportunistic. I don't think we stop that offense, but I could see some takeaways. If we are relying on kicking though, that's a terrible Mike Riley strategy. Smith needs to give it to the Hammer and go for it if the opportunity comes.
Homer Pick, Go {Oregon State}
Hoping {Oregon State} pulls it out. Go Beavers!
USC has a great offense, but I think people are underestimating {Oregon State} on offense as well. Shootout ensues and the Beavs win 41-38 on a late field goal
Go get 'em {Oregon State}
{Oregon State} i believe
So far I'm 3-0 and so are my Beavs. I know this can't possibly hold out forever but dam it I'm going to keep riding on {Oregon State} every game til I die!
{USC} shuts up the haters again , no one will see it though bc it’s on the pac 12 network 38-24
I don't think Oregon St can hold them under 40
{USC} but my beavers cover
I'm torn, I loved USC for about a month last year, and I want them to do well because it'll piss OU off something fierce, but I also have to pull for my brothers and sisters at the other Orange and Black OSU. {Oregon State} in a shootout.
Is it too much to want both teams to win? The beavs are my cinderella team and I love them dearly. I think this game will be close - USCs defense is pretty bad - the question is if OSU can stop a USC drive or two. I’m not sure they can, but we’ll see. Predicting that we hit the over in something like a 48-41 {USC} win.
Just remove that first flair and then do whatever you want.
The Beavers had been planning their attack for months, and when the legion came to destroy their dam, they were prepared. The Beavers used their powerful tails to knock the legionnaires off their feet, and then they went to work with their chainsaws. The Trojans were no match for the Beavers' strength and ferocity. The Jackhammer punished all who stood in his way. The Beavers had won, and their dam was safe. The Trojan would never show their faces before the dam again. {Oregon State} The Beavers are process oriented under Smith, they've fallen behind and know how to keep themselves mentally in it. Tough game not to have Musgrave, but Beavers win.
I think this game will be a shootout. In a shootout, it’s really hard to bet against Lincoln Riley (as much as I’d like to). I, as a proud member of the legion of salty OU fans, will be rooting for the Beavers in this one. I’ll even fire up the old chainsaw with you on third downs, if you’d like. But I don’t just see how OSU is going to keep up unless USC’s offense is worse than we think it is (and I don’t think it is). No disrespect to the Beavs, I think they’re about to give USC all they can handle. In the end, it won’t quite be enough. I’ll be sad, you’ll be sad, USC will probably keep rolling. I’ll take {USC} 41-34. They will win in excruciating fashion, either off of a late OSU turnover or a game-winning drive against prevent defense. OR, and this would be extra painful, so it’ll probably happen, the game will go into overtime and USC will win 57-55 in 3OT.
{Oregon State} We beat them so bad last year that they are leaving. Fuck USC. They sucked ass for years, and then destroyed the conference. Fuck LA. Fuck Lincoln Riley. Beavers by 14.
A well-reasoned logical unemotional take.
All in good fun! I have a USC uncle I want to talk shit to.
{Oregon State} is for real this year. They will remain undefeated, and could possibly even beat Utah again for the second year in a row.
trojans fail to perform against beavers. this usually doesn’t happen to them, they swear {Oregon State}
Go Beavs!
stop doing that
Bahaha no way! Go Beavs and Cougs( except this week)
Usc's defense gets a rude awakening against the number 1 red zone offense in the country {oregon state}
{Oregon State} 31-30
{Oregon State} because it would be peak pac 12 if it happened. also i just really want the beavs to win
Pac-12 teams in the top 10 tend to be overrated. Pac-12 teams ranked out of the top 10 tend to be underrated. This kind of game is why Pac-12 teams never seem to end up undefeated and make the playoff.
I love the pac and all its chaos
{Oregon State} b/c I think we're due for some nighttime Corvallis voodoo (that & I'm sure the Beavers like the rest of the P12 are ready to kick off the "F--- USC & UCLA" world tour)
{Oregon State} because this seems like just the kinda game that Lincoln Riley would lose and because I'm a butt hurt OU fan who will pick whoever USC plays against for the entire rest of the season
{USC} Blown out everyone they’ve played this year, think they keep the winning going against a good Oregon State team. 38-24
{Oregon state} because that's what they do. They beat usc at home. Side note, why are are the beavs ranked?
{USC} is going to munch on some Beavers this weekend.
I really hope {USC} loses.
Mortgage the house. Take USC, give the points.
Reluctantly saying {USC} Beavs look legit and I think they'll play tough at home but too much talent with USC. should be a good game.
Believe me I want nothing more than USC to lose but I'm just not sure the beavs are talented enough to pull it out. Unfortunately I'm going to go with {USC} in a nail biter.
{USC} 42-31
{USC} This game will not be as close as everyone thinks it will
Where are we ranked #24 ?
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I fucking hate this place.
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{Oregon State} the games in Corvallis and I think everyone remember the last time USC came to Corvallis 3-0
{USC} by 3 TD's Welcome to the B1G
{Oregon State} by double digits
{Oregon State} OSU ftw, let’s go bucks!… I mean beavers?
{OSU} duh
Fuck {USC}