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Post by Judge Smails on Jul 26, 2022 15:03:59 GMT -8
After the Beavers win this tournament the rest of the schedule really doesn't matter...Plenty of bragging rights. And then? EXTENSION!!That's what she said.
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Post by osubeaver2018 on Jul 26, 2022 22:37:20 GMT -8
I read somewhere that Duke hasn't played a true road non conference game in 5 of the last like10 seasons, and 2 of those five seasons they only played on the road because of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and were assigned to play those games. There will likely be more duke fans than beaver fans at the beav "home" game. I would like to think Beaver nation finally being involved in a tournament with this many blue blood programs would show up for it.... We may never be involved in something like this or play a team like Duke in the state of Oregon again. Plus it's in Portland and a large chunk of the fan base's travel excuse won't apply either. But with last season's record and attendance numbers I would tend to agree.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jul 26, 2022 23:48:18 GMT -8
Oregon State has not played Duke since at the Final Four in Louisville in 1963. That was the Blue Devils' first Final Four, and they beat the Beavers 85-63.
Regardless of how good Oregon State is or what the program did last year, playing Duke in Portland is a potentially once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Oregon State are Giant Killers, regardless of sport. The Ironmen game was in Portland. And Duke is the fourth-winningest basketball team of all time.
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Post by beaverbeliever71 on Jul 27, 2022 6:34:05 GMT -8
Oregon State has not played Duke since at the Final Four in Louisville in 1963. That was the Blue Devils' first Final Four, and they beat the Beavers 85-63. Regardless of how good Oregon State is or what the program did last year, playing Duke in Portland is a potentially once-in-a-lifetime experience. Not to mention OSU has a chance to play teams in this Tournament they have rarely if ever played. They get Florida/Xavier in game 2, who they have never played. Gonzaga, W Virginia, Purdue and Portland St on other side of bracket. OSU hasn't played WVU since 1984 and Gonzaga since 1992. The only 2 teams they have played recently are Purdue in 2013 and of course PSU. That should get some of the fans to come out and watch, who know when they will have a chance to play regular season games like this again anytime soon.
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Post by beaverbeliever71 on Jul 27, 2022 6:35:14 GMT -8
I would like to think Beaver nation finally being involved in a tournament with this many blue blood programs would show up for it.... We may never be involved in something like this or play a team like Duke in the state of Oregon again. Plus it's in Portland and a large chunk of the fan base's travel excuse won't apply either. But with last season's record and attendance numbers I would tend to agree. I wouldn't attend a Wayne Tinkle coached Beaver basketball game if it was held in my backyard. So you haven't been to any OSU games since Tinkle has been coach?
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Post by TheGlove on Jul 27, 2022 6:57:59 GMT -8
I would like to think Beaver nation finally being involved in a tournament with this many blue blood programs would show up for it.... We may never be involved in something like this or play a team like Duke in the state of Oregon again. Plus it's in Portland and a large chunk of the fan base's travel excuse won't apply either. But with last season's record and attendance numbers I would tend to agree. I wouldn't attend a Wayne Tinkle coached Beaver basketball game if it was held in my backyard. That’s the spirit! 👎🏽
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jul 27, 2022 9:51:03 GMT -8
I would like to think Beaver nation finally being involved in a tournament with this many blue blood programs would show up for it.... We may never be involved in something like this or play a team like Duke in the state of Oregon again. Plus it's in Portland and a large chunk of the fan base's travel excuse won't apply either. But with last season's record and attendance numbers I would tend to agree. I wouldn't attend a Wayne Tinkle coached Beaver basketball game if it was held in my backyard. It depends on the game, I suppose.
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jul 27, 2022 10:25:42 GMT -8
Oregon State has not played Duke since at the Final Four in Louisville in 1963. That was the Blue Devils' first Final Four, and they beat the Beavers 85-63. Regardless of how good Oregon State is or what the program did last year, playing Duke in Portland is a potentially once-in-a-lifetime experience. Not to mention OSU has a chance to play teams in this Tournament they have rarely if ever played. They get Florida/Xavier in game 2, who they have never played. Gonzaga, W Virginia, Purdue and Portland St on other side of bracket. OSU hasn't played WVU since 1984 and Gonzaga since 1992. The only 2 teams they have played recently are Purdue in 2013 and of course PSU. That should get some of the fans to come out and watch, who know when they will have a chance to play regular season games like this again anytime soon. Oregon State has never lost to Portland State, a perfect 16-0. Oregon State has only played Purdue once at Madison Square Garden in 2012. Oregon State won 66-58. Oregon State's last game against Gonzaga was in 1991. Since World War II, Oregon State is a perfect 12-0 against Gonzaga. And the Beavers won 13 of 14 before that. The only team that Oregon State has a losing record against is West Virginia. #7 West Virginia beat Oregon State 70-65 in Lexington in 1962, 78-74 in Morgantown in 1973, and 64-62 in Birmingham in 1984. The final game was Charlie Sitton's final game as a Beaver in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. #6 Oregon State lost to #11 West Virginia. Excluding Duke and West Virginia, Oregon State is a perfect 29-0 since World War II against the other five potential opponents combined. And a dismal 0-5 against Duke and West Virginia. It is kind of weird that three of the teams at the Tournament featured in Oregon State's last Final Four run in 1963. Terry Baker's first basketball game in the 1962-63 season (because he had to play in the Liberty Bowl first) was against West Virginia, a 70-65 loss to drop Oregon State to 2-4. But Terry Baker led all Beaver scorers. With Baker back, Oregon State won the next seven straight before dropping a game on the Farm to Stanford, the Beavers' biggest loss before the Final Four. The Beavers' next game was against Gonzaga, a 16-point Oregon State win. The Beavers won 13 of the next 16 into the Final Four, where the season would ultimately end against Duke, a 22-point Blue Devil win. This is a great chance to spotlight Oregon State basketball in a very big make-or-break year for the program (given the Big Ten/UCLA/USC shenanigans).
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