My reason for always cheering for the Beavers over the Ducks is that Duck fans are douchebags much, MUCH more often. I guess it's kind of just the underdog effect, teams with more success usually have more fans that are smug as shit.
Dear God I hope Oregon wins. If I have to see Alabama, MSU, FSU and Fracking' Baylor in the playoff, that'll be uninspiring and ensure another year of SEC slurpage.
Maybe that explains the mentality of a football fan. I don't become any more or less of an asshole when the Blazers are winning vs Losing.
I think I'd like to see both MSU and Bama get in, with MSU vs. you guys and Alabama v. FSU. I think you guys match up really well against them (they have a good D, but no one in the SEC is as good on O as Oregon is) and you'll get props for beating whoever wins the other one in the Natty.
that's the problems with OSU. No, not that they can't get anyone better, it's that they're convinced they shouldn't even TRY to get someone better because "who will come to OSU"? That's my biggest issue with OSU. They've embraced mediocrity, and a self inducing losing mentality. You're telling me that Pullman Washington is easier to get good football players than Corvallis is? WSU has gone to the Rose Bowl at least twice in my life time, OSU? None.
Our basketball team got Wayne tinkle and he got a top ten recruiting class and appears to be an awesome coach. Our football program has been substantially better than basketball the past decade. I think they could find someone better than riley.
While it's true they pay Mike Riley the least of any pac 12 school, it's not like he's being paid significantly less.
He was great at NDSU. Idk if he'd bolt Wyoming after one season though, I think Jim McElwain would be a more realistic hire.
