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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 18, 2024 18:02:49 GMT -8
Was Kevin Cummings the guy who played WR for us in the later Riley years? I don't remember him being a standout WR but glad to see him succeeding in coaching. Cummings played in the Cal game in 2010 and suffered a season-ending injury, blowing his redshirt under the old rules. Cummings played the R in Riley's offense, which is the least sexy of the three receivers. To try and overgeneralize, you need to be a biggish receiver, who runs great routes and catches well. The R is also the third receiver on the field, so he primarily played in 3+ receiver sets. He played behind Jordan Bishop for most of 2011, until Bishop got hurt in the Utah game. Cummings picked up a start against Cal, which is notable, because he started in front of Brandin Cooks, who was backing up James Rodgers. Cummings' best game in 2011 was the Civil War, where he caught a touchdown to pull Oregon State within 28 with 6:55 left. 45 yards of the 60 yards on the drive was Cummings' receptions. Cummings finished with four receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown, all season highs. Obum Gwacham wasted a ton of targets and would continue to do so for the next 14 games before he was moved over to the defense. Cummings was the starting R between Wheaton and Cooks in 2012. Cummings' big game was against Nichols State, four receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown, all season highs. Cummings' second-best game was against Arizona, three receptions for 52 yards. Cummings had a big 38-yard reception to set up Oregon State's second touchdown. Cummings had what should have been a big nine-yard reception down to the five just before halftime, but Oregon State bungled it, getting pushed back 13 yards before settling for and missing a field goal with 11 seconds left, 17-7 at the half. Arizona scored the first two touchdowns in the third quarter to go up 21-17. Cummings caught a pass down to the one, which set up Storm Woods' one-yard touchdown run to give Oregon State a 24-21 lead with 4:25 left in the third. The final 19:25 included four touchdowns, two by each team, including a nine-yard game-winning touchdown from Sean Mannion to Connor Hamlett with 1:09 left. Cummings also had a big game against Utah. He caught two passes for 32 yards and also drew a 15-yard personal foul, accounting for 47 yards of the 71 yards in Oregon State's game-clinching third touchdown to beat Utah 21-7, cementing Oregon State's best-ever six-game start to a season and #7 national ranking. That remains Oregon State's highest ranking since after the 2001 Fiesta Bowl. Cummings started at the R all season in 2013. His career game came against Leach's Wazzu, six receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown. He converted the second of two third downs with an eight-yard catch to set up Trevor Romaine's 20-yard field goal to tie the game at three with 31 seconds left in the first quarter. Cummings caught a five-yard pass down to the six, which set up Storm Woods' touchdown on the next play to put Oregon State up 17-10 with 44 seconds left in the second quarter. Wazzu scored the next two touchdowns to go up 24-17, but Cummings caught a seven-yard touchdown on third-and-goal to tie the game at 24 with 1:03 left in the third quarter. Cummings caught a 19-yard pass down to the eight, which set up Cooks' eight-yard touchdown run to put Oregon State up 31-24. Cummings caught a 20-yard pass down to the five two drives later. Mannion hit Cooks for an eight-yard touchdown two plays later to put Oregon State up 45-24. A second big game was against San Diego State. Cummings played little until San Diego State went up 27-14 in the third quarter. Cummings converted all three of Oregon State's third downs on the drive, catching a pass for four yards on 3rd & 1, a pass for 13 yards on 3rd & 7, and a two-yard touchdown pass on 3rd & goal to pull the Beavs within six. Cooks fumbled on the next drive to set up San Diego State's field goal and 30-21 lead with 5:18 left in the game. Cummings three passes for 34 yards on the subsequent drive (receptions 2, 4, and 6 of 7) to set up Mannion's 10-yard touchdown pass to Terron Ward to pull Oregon State within two. On the next drive, Steven Nelson returned an interception for a touchdown to put the Beavs up 34-30. A Ryan Murphy interception set up Oregon State to win. Cooks ran for 12 on 3rd & 9 to ice it. A third big game was against Stanford, four receptions for 20 yards. Cummings' second reception was a four-yard catch for a first down on 4th & 2. That set up Trevor Romaine's 50 yard field goal to put Oregon State up 3-0. A second reception for five yards set up Romaine's second field goal to pull within 20-12, the final score. The final play of the game was actually a Mannion pass to Cummings, which was broken up by the Jack Tatum Trophy winner and All-American, Ed Reynolds, who broke Cummings' wrist on the play. Cummings' absence, along with Richard Mullaney's lingering turf toe injury were reasons number one and two as to Oregon State's five-game losing streak to end the 2013 regular season. Without Cummings or a 100% Mullaney, teams were able to concentrate on Cooks, who still put up monster numbers. The five-game losing streak was the primary driving factor in BDC chasing off Langs and destroying the best offensive team in Oregon State history almost overnight, leading to the hiring of GAG and the possibly worst team of America four years later. Cummings rejoined the team in the leadup to the 2013 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl against Boise State. Cummings caught two passes for 45 yards, including a 26 yard reception to set up Oregon State's second offensive touchdown (and fourth overall) with 2:54 left before halftime. 31-6 at that point. The Beavs would tack on a third offensive touchdown before Boise rallied with 17 window-dressing points in the final 20 minutes to make the game look more respectable, 38-23. A big part (though there were bigger parts) of Oregon State's best offense in program history. |
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Post by Judge Smails on Jan 18, 2024 18:14:35 GMT -8
Was Kevin Cummings the guy who played WR for us in the later Riley years? I don't remember him being a standout WR but glad to see him succeeding in coaching. Cummings played in the Cal game in 2010 and suffered a season-ending injury, blowing his redshirt under the old rules. Cummings played the R in Riley's offense, which is the least sexy of the three receivers. To try and overgeneralize, you need to be a biggish receiver, who runs great routes and catches well. The R is also the third receiver on the field, so he primarily played in 3+ receiver sets. He played behind Jordan Bishop for most of 2011, until Bishop got hurt in the Utah game. Cummings picked up a start against Cal, which is notable, because he started in front of Brandin Cooks, who was backing up James Rodgers. Cummings' best game in 2011 was the Civil War, where he caught a touchdown to pull Oregon State within 28 with 6:55 left. 45 yards of the 60 yards on the drive was Cummings' receptions. Cummings finished with four receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown, all season highs. Obum Gwacham wasted a ton of targets and would continue to do so for the next 14 games before he was moved over to the defense. Cummings was the starting R between Wheaton and Cooks in 2012. Cummings' big game was against Nichols State, four receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown, all season highs. Cummings' second-best game was against Arizona, three receptions for 52 yards. Cummings had a big 38-yard reception to set up Oregon State's second touchdown. Cummings had what should have been a big nine-yard reception down to the five just before halftime, but Oregon State bungled it, getting pushed back 13 yards before settling for and missing a field goal with 11 seconds left, 17-7 at the half. Arizona scored the first two touchdowns in the third quarter to go up 21-17. Cummings caught a pass down to the one, which set up Storm Woods' one-yard touchdown run to give Oregon State a 24-21 lead with 4:25 left in the third. The final 19:25 included four touchdowns, two by each team, including a nine-yard game-winning touchdown from Sean Mannion to Connor Hamlett with 1:09 left. Cummings also had a big game against Utah. He caught two passes for 32 yards and also drew a 15-yard personal foul, accounting for 47 yards of the 71 yards in Oregon State's game-clinching third touchdown to beat Utah 21-7, cementing Oregon State's best-ever six-game start to a season and #7 national ranking. That remains Oregon State's highest ranking since after the 2001 Fiesta Bowl. Cummings started at the R all season in 2013. His career game came against Leach's Wazzu, six receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown. He converted the second of two third downs with an eight-yard catch to set up Trevor Romaine's 20-yard field goal to tie the game at three with 31 seconds left in the first quarter. Cummings caught a five-yard pass down to the six, which set up Storm Woods' touchdown on the next play to put Oregon State up 17-10 with 44 seconds left in the second quarter. Wazzu scored the next two touchdowns to go up 24-17, but Cummings caught a seven-yard touchdown on third-and-goal to tie the game at 24 with 1:03 left in the third quarter. Cummings caught a 19-yard pass down to the eight, which set up Cooks' eight-yard touchdown run to put Oregon State up 31-24. Cummings caught a 20-yard pass down to the five two drives later. Mannion hit Cooks for an eight-yard touchdown two plays later to put Oregon State up 45-24. A second big game was against San Diego State. Cummings played little until San Diego State went up 27-14 in the third quarter. Cummings converted all three of Oregon State's third downs on the drive, catching a pass for four yards on 3rd & 1, a pass for 13 yards on 3rd & 7, and a two-yard touchdown pass on 3rd & goal to pull the Beavs within six. Cooks fumbled on the next drive to set up San Diego State's field goal and 30-21 lead with 5:18 left in the game. Cummings three passes for 34 yards on the subsequent drive (receptions 2, 4, and 6 of 7) to set up Mannion's 10-yard touchdown pass to Terron Ward to pull Oregon State within two. On the next drive, Steven Nelson returned an interception for a touchdown to put the Beavs up 34-30. A Ryan Murphy interception set up Oregon State to win. Cooks ran for 12 on 3rd & 9 to ice it. A third big game was against Stanford, four receptions for 20 yards. Cummings' second reception was a four-yard catch for a first down on 4th & 2. That set up Trevor Romaine's 50 yard field goal to put Oregon State up 3-0. A second reception for five yards set up Romaine's second field goal to pull within 20-12, the final score. The final play of the game was actually a Mannion pass to Cummings, which was broken up by the Jack Tatum Trophy winner and All-American, Ed Reynolds, who broke Cummings' wrist on the play. Cummings' absence, along with Richard Mullaney's lingering turf toe injury were reasons number one and two as to Oregon State's five-game losing streak to end the 2013 regular season. Without Cummings or a 100% Mullaney, teams were able to concentrate on Cooks, who still put up monster numbers. The five-game losing streak was the primary driving factor in BDC chasing off Langs and destroying the best offensive team in Oregon State history almost overnight, leading to the hiring of GAG and the possibly worst team of America four years later. Cummings rejoined the team in the leadup to the 2013 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl against Boise State. Cummings caught two passes for 45 yards, including a 26 yard reception to set up Oregon State's second offensive touchdown (and fourth overall) with 2:54 left before halftime. 31-6 at that point. The Beavs would tack on a third offensive touchdown before Boise rallied with 17 window-dressing points in the final 20 minutes to make the game look more respectable, 38-23. A big part (though there were bigger parts) of Oregon State's best offense in program history. A simple yes, he played for the Beavs would have been adequate. |
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Post by lebaneaver on Jan 18, 2024 19:30:21 GMT -8
Was Cummings the receiver who hauled in the pass against ‘furd, and while stretching out to reach the pylon, and the WINNING score, was hit short and FUMBLED the ball, which consequently went into then OUT OF the end zone, resulting in a touchback, rewarding’furd the ball AND game?
Same guy? (Sorry about the lengthy question . I stopped to catch my breath, twice…..).
A San Diego kid if I’m not mistaken.
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Post by steinlager on Jan 18, 2024 19:37:39 GMT -8
Was Cummings the receiver who hauled in the pass against ‘furd, and while stretching out to reach the pylon, and the WINNING score, was hit short and FUMBLED the ball, which consequently went into then OUT OF the end zone, resulting in a touchback, rewarding’furd the ball AND game? Same guy? (Sorry about the lengthy question . I stopped to catch my breath, twice…..). A San Diego kid if I’m not mistaken. That was Catchings. I remember it well. |
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Post by bdc101 on Jan 18, 2024 19:52:06 GMT -8
Lord in heaven, Wilky
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Post by bdc101 on Jan 18, 2024 19:56:25 GMT -8
Like, do you remember that from memory?
I even had season tickets during those years and I don't remember half those things.
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Post by jefframp on Jan 18, 2024 20:02:36 GMT -8
Was Cummings the receiver who hauled in the pass against ‘furd, and while stretching out to reach the pylon, and the WINNING score, was hit short and FUMBLED the ball, which consequently went into then OUT OF the end zone, resulting in a touchback, rewarding’furd the ball AND game? Same guy? (Sorry about the lengthy question . I stopped to catch my breath, twice…..). A San Diego kid if I’m not mistaken. It was Catchings and we were 8 points behind at that point. So we needed a TD and a 2 pt. conversion. It was at Stanford and we were sitting in the opposite endzone and had a poor view as I recall. I slammed my hand down hard on the aluminum bleachers which startled some of the ladies near me. Lousy memory. I think Toby Gearhard (sp?) ran wild that game. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 18, 2024 20:52:47 GMT -8
Was Cummings the receiver who hauled in the pass against ‘furd, and while stretching out to reach the pylon, and the WINNING score, was hit short and FUMBLED the ball, which consequently went into then OUT OF the end zone, resulting in a touchback, rewarding’furd the ball AND game? Same guy? (Sorry about the lengthy question . I stopped to catch my breath, twice…..). A San Diego kid if I’m not mistaken. It was Catchings and we were 8 points behind at that point. So we needed a TD and a 2 pt. conversion. It was at Stanford and we were sitting in the opposite endzone and had a poor view as I recall. I slammed my hand down hard on the aluminum bleachers which startled some of the ladies near me. Lousy memory. I think Toby Gearhard (sp?) ran wild that game.Toby Gerhart rushed 19 times for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Almost all of that was in the first half. Banker made changes to take Gerhart away in the second half, 9 carries for 45 yards in the second half. |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jan 18, 2024 21:12:59 GMT -8
Was Cummings the receiver who hauled in the pass against ‘furd, and while stretching out to reach the pylon, and the WINNING score, was hit short and FUMBLED the ball, which consequently went into then OUT OF the end zone, resulting in a touchback, rewarding’furd the ball AND game? Same guy? (Sorry about the lengthy question . I stopped to catch my breath, twice…..). A San Diego kid if I’m not mistaken. Darrell (sp?) Catchings. Now Mark Banker's son-in-law. |
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Post by bigorangebeaver on Jan 18, 2024 21:21:55 GMT -8
Was Cummings the receiver who hauled in the pass against ‘furd, and while stretching out to reach the pylon, and the WINNING score, was hit short and FUMBLED the ball, which consequently went into then OUT OF the end zone, resulting in a touchback, rewarding’furd the ball AND game? Same guy? (Sorry about the lengthy question . I stopped to catch my breath, twice…..). A San Diego kid if I’m not mistaken. That was Catchings. I remember it well. OOF. So do I. ¡No Bueno! |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 18, 2024 21:51:24 GMT -8
Like, do you remember that from memory? I even had season tickets during those years and I don't remember half those things. 2012 and 2013 are burned into my memory. I just got a new job in 2012. The season started off getting sidetracked by Hurricane Isaac. I came up for the Wisconsin game. I won money from my dad, betting under on how many yards Monte Ball would get. 10-7. Great game. That was right before my dad broke his neck in a car crash. The trip up for Wisconsin was the last time that I saw my dad walking. Oregon State started 6-0 with three instant classics to start the season--Wisconsin, UCLA, and Arizona--decided by a combined 13 points. Then Mannion went down, while I was in Florida, and Oregon State kept winning anyway. 6-0 start. Best ever start in Oregon State history! #7 in the country. I remember Georgia fans talking to me about how good Oregon State was in 2012. And then Mannion rushed back from the injury clearly still hurt. Wheaton got cheap-shotted and knocked out of the game. And then Vaz was the primary starter the rest of the way, which was a silly overreaction to the situation. Vaz fumbled away the Stanford game and a surefire Fiesta Bowl berth. Instead, Oregon State got shipped off to a road game in Texas, and I drove over to watch the game. Texas fans were talking about how great Oregon State was. And then, Vaz screwed up the end of the first half, and everything fell apart down the stretch, which set the stage for 2013. I just had my second son right before 2013 started. My dad, who was losing the ability to control his legs and went insane, and we had to commit him. I remember working to get the paperwork together to commit my dad just outside the hospital room where my wife and son were. Oregon State lost the opener to Eastern Washington. Oregon State rebounded to win six straight. Utah and San Diego State were instant classics. Oregon State beat Wazzu by scoring five straight touchdowns in an epic road win over Leach's Cougars. And then the Beavs crushed Goff's Bears in Berkeley. And Oregon State had their chances against #6 Stanford but finished just short and were very beat up. USC was a short week, and Oregon State looked beat up. That was the weekend that my son was baptized. I went to the game in Tempe two weeks later and saw that just awful call against Isaac Seumalo, where Seumalo was penalized, because the defensive lineman hit him in the face so hard that the defensive lineman fell down. The game turned on the call. After the Washington game, the Fire Riley idiots were bigger dopes than normal. Then, there was that insane Civil War. I watched part of it. I listened to part of it, walking around Disney World with my two-year-old son. Insane game that just turned out the wrong way. Then, you had the three-team trade to get Oregon State into the Hawai'i Bowl to play Boise State and the game. And then BDC ran off Langs. And you just know that, if any of the 10 losses in 2012 and 2013 turned out differently in the previous two years, Langs would have come back to see if he and Riley could better the best offense in Oregon State history. And instead, no Langs. We panic-hired that dope out of Virginia. Riley left, because the AD was a moron. And we got saddled with GAG, who cratered the team and pretty much put us in the situation that we are currently in sports-wide. It is hard to not be hyper-focused on 2012 and 2013. Oregon State's last chance to save themselves or the Pac-12 or both. And to fail and have BDC overreact and what followed. It is like a f#*king Shakespearean tragedy. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 18, 2024 21:58:18 GMT -8
Was Cummings the receiver who hauled in the pass against ‘furd, and while stretching out to reach the pylon, and the WINNING score, was hit short and FUMBLED the ball, which consequently went into then OUT OF the end zone, resulting in a touchback, rewarding’furd the ball AND game? Same guy? (Sorry about the lengthy question . I stopped to catch my breath, twice…..). A San Diego kid if I’m not mistaken. Darrell (sp?) Catchings. Now Mark Banker's son-in-law. Mark Banker's other daughter married Brett Casey. Darrell Catchings may be the best football player with type 2 diabetes. But watching him play, you have to ask yourself, should a player with type 2 diabetes be playing football? |
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on Jan 18, 2024 23:12:22 GMT -8
Darrell (sp?) Catchings. Now Mark Banker's son-in-law. Mark Banker's other daughter married Brett Casey. Darrell Catchings may be the best football player with type 2 diabetes. But watching him play, you have to ask yourself, should a player with type 2 diabetes be playing football? After that fumble out of the end zone, Darrell's PT basically evaporated. It would be really curious to know what his diet was like to contract type 2 diabetes at that age and physical condition. I could see some type of oddball genetics or unusual insulin production contributing, but usually it's along the lines of sugars and carbs doing the bulk of the damage. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Jan 19, 2024 15:34:11 GMT -8
Mark Banker's other daughter married Brett Casey. Darrell Catchings may be the best football player with type 2 diabetes. But watching him play, you have to ask yourself, should a player with type 2 diabetes be playing football? After that fumble out of the end zone, Darrell's PT basically evaporated. It would be really curious to know what his diet was like to contract type 2 diabetes at that age and physical condition. I could see some type of oddball genetics or unusual insulin production contributing, but usually it's along the lines of sugars and carbs doing the bulk of the damage. What is sad about Catchings is that he had such a monster 2007 (in comparison to the rest of his career). Catchings was one of three true freshmen to play in 2007. The other two were Keith Pankey and James Rodgers. Catchings first catch in 2007 was a 17-yard completion on 4th & 7 to keep the drive alive against Utah, ultimately leading to a nine-yard Yvenson Bernard touchdown run and 7-7 tie at the half. Catchings caught the very first receiving touchdown of the season in 2007 on the third Oregon State drive of the second half to put Oregon State up 14-7. It was Catchings' only touchdown at Oregon State. Catchings' two receptions led all receivers with only Bernard having more receptions in a miserable 12/30 for 129 yards passing day. Catchings started eight of the final nine games after Sammie Stroughter suffered a season-ending kidney injury with James Rodgers earning the start against USC. Catchings was the leading receiver against Stanford, six receptions for 51 yards. Catchings converted a 3rd & 10 with an 11 yard reception down to the Stanford 19 to set up Serna's 41-yard field goal to put Oregon State up 17-6. Catchings also had the most yards against Wazzu, four receptions for 70 yards. Catchings converted the first two third downs against Wazzu with a 10-yard and 20-yard reception. Catchings also had a third 8-yard reception to help set up Lyle Moevao's one-yard touchdown run to put Oregon State up 7-0. 38 of the 70 yards on the drive were Catchings' receptions. After Wazzu pulled within 21, Catchings caught a 32-yard pass to start off the subsequent drive, Matt Sieverson rushing for a seven-yard touchdown two plays later. Catchings caught at least one pass in all 13 games, finishing with 33 receptions for 386 yards and the lone touchdown. Catchings finished with the second-most receiving yards, 386 yards, and the second-most receptions among receivers, 33. Anthony Brown finished with the most receptions, 39, and yards, 550. Catchings' best and worst game of 2008 was the season opener against Stanford. Catchings picked up his ninth start of his career. Catchings had an 18-yard catch down to the 21 with 53 seconds left in the first half. Lyle Moevao would hit Shane Morales for a four-yard touchdown, three plays later to knot the score at 17 with 14 seconds left in the first half. After falling behind 36-20, Oregon State had an epic 102-yard drive (including a false start) to pull within eight with three minutes left. Catchings caught two passes for 21 yards on the drive, which ultimately concluded with a three-yard Moevao to Stroughter touchdown. Catchings final catch was the fateful 15-yard reception, which ended with the fumble out of the end zone to effectively end the game with 47 seconds left. Catchings finished third on the team with receptions and yards with four receptions for 54 yards. Catchings almost immediately was passed by Shane Morales on the depth chart, only catching three receptions the rest of the way. The first of those three was a seven-yard reception to set up the field goal that Clay Matthews blocked to preserve the 21-14 deficit for USC. The second was a 31-yard reception in the fourth quarter, which ultimately amounted to nothing, against Utah. Later in the fourth quarter, Catchings had a seven-yard carry as a part of Oregon State's final 85-yard touchdown drive to go up 28-20 with 2:18 left in the game. With no Rodgers for the bowl game, Catchings moved up in the depth chart. Catchings had a carry on first and goal on the five in the third quarter against Pittsburgh. That drive ultimately lost 15 yards and resulted in Justin Kahut's final missed 37-yard field. In 2009, Catchings badly injured his wrist in fall camp and missed the first two games. Catchings came back for the Cincinnati game and caught an 18-yard pass down to the Bearcat 38. Six plays later, Kahut kicked a 39-yard field goal to put Oregon State up 6-0. Catchings started against Arizona. He caught the first pass of the second drive of the game for six yards and broke a bone in his right hand, ending his season. Catchings was granted a redshirt. In 2010, Catchings led all receivers with 36 yards against Louisville. Catchings had the first nine yards on a reception to the 28. Oregon State drove the next 72 yards, scoring on a one-yard Quizz carry to put Oregon State up 21-14 with 32 seconds left in the first half. James Rodgers tore off a 43-yard return down to Louisville's 46 to start the second half. Catchings got most of that on one 27-yard reception down to the 19. Ryan Katz threw a four-yard touchdown pass to Quizz to make it 28-14. Catchings had a 27-yard reception down to the Boise two, fumbling again into the end zone. This time, however, Joe Halahuni jumped on the fumble for a touchdown to pull Oregon State within seven, 31-24, on the last Beaver play of the third quarter. The next week, after a 52-yard Markus Wheaton punt return, Catchings caught the second pass in a three-play and 43-yard touchdown drive with 20 seconds left, 24-14 Oregon State over Arizona State. Catchings had one more four-yard reception in the second half, but that was the final time that he touched the ball as a Beaver. Catchings played in the Sac State and Wisconsin games but suffered a career-ending injury in Madison and never played again. |
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