Weekend Recap: Monday Morning Links
What a weekend for Portlanders who hate Seattle. The Timbers beat the Sounders at home last night while the Ducks traveled to the Emerald City on Saturday to give the Huskies their first loss in their newly renovated stadium. Surely you can set aside some of that Seattle animosity to at least enjoy the Seahawks’ […]
Timbers Beat Seattle, Take First Place
Long after the final whistle blew Sunday night at Jeld-Wen Field, a lone, scraggly strand of wrist-tape lingered, untouched, on the pitch. Just 20 minutes earlier, it belonged to Clint Dempsey, the player that has come to define the fiercest football rivalry in North America. But when the utterly classless and disgraceful Dempsey threw it […]
Turnovers Stop Vikings At Southern Utah
Involved in an unlikely defensive struggle, the Portland State Vikings were undone by five turnovers, losing to Southern Utah, 17-7, at Eccles Coliseum. PSU held the Thunderbirds to 183 yards of offense but a pair of Viking turnovers led directly to both SUU touchdowns. Meanwhile, a Viking offense that has been a powerhouse all year, […]
Vikings Seek First Big Sky Win in Southern Utah
The Portland State Vikings will look for that elusive first Big Sky Conference win in an unfamiliar place this Saturday PSU travels to Cedar City, UT for the first time in 20 years to take on Southern Utah. This week’s game will be the first Big Sky game against the T-Birds in Cedar City. The […]
Meet Brian Wheeler: Voice of the Blazers
In May of this year, Portland Trail Blazers radio play-by-play announcer Brian Wheeler visited Oregon State University and did a Q&A with OSU student media. Wheeler answered questions and talked for an hour. He was mesmerizing. As every Blazers fan knows, Wheeler is a supremely gifted broadcaster. His commentary jumps out of the radio and […]
Portland Names Matthew Sauk Head Coach
Two-time AFL Assistant Coach of the Year Matthew Sauk has been named the Head Coach of Portland’s Arena Football team, the franchise announced Tuesday. Known for his explosive offensive units, Sauk is one of the most decorated coaches in the Arena Football League and arrives in Portland after three seasons as the Assistant Head Coach […]
Nike’s New Pro Bowl Uniforms Look Oddly Familiar
When Nike took over the NFL’s uniforms in 2012, many expected a radical Oregon-style shift. But the Seahawks are the only team who really saw any noticeable changes. And even then, they weren’t as wild as their NCAA neighbors in Eugene. This time around, however, Nike busted out some familiar flair with their new Pro […]
What Memorial Coliseum Means to Me
Portlandsports.com recently posted a link to John Canzano’s article about tearing down the Memorial Coliseum. I’m sure we all have our individual feelings, and my first reaction was NO. It’s a place with so much history, and has deep roots in Portland. Our only major championship was won there and it is a beautiful place. […]
Fantasy Scrambler: The Zone Read QB
This week I want to take a look at some of the trends that I’ve been noticing regarding zone-read quarterbacks. This includes Cam Newton, Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, Geno Smith, and Terrelle Pryor. I have noticed that all of the aforementioned QB’s who are not rookies have declined in production in their second and third […]
No. 10 Grizzlies Knock off Vikings 55-27
Portland State went into Washington-Grizzly Stadium trying to erase the bad memories of past football trips to Missoula. But the best laid plans… The 10th-ranked Grizzlies got on top early and never looked back, beating the Vikings, 55-27. The loss was PSU’s second in a row and dropped the team to 3-3 on the season, […]