Post by fridaynightlights on Nov 25, 2017 21:48:12 GMT -8
For those not familiar with what is being discussed in this thread here is an article about OSU trash talk. It does mention something about a fight between OSU players on the sideline, but doesn't say who was involved.
Ducks say 69-10 Civil War win was payback for last year's loss, and this week's trash talk
EUGENE -- At the end, Oregon offensive linemen Jake Hanson and Shane Lemieux walked out of Autzen Stadium unable to contain their smirks.
Last year's loss to Oregon State was no longer a weight on their backs. They had replaced it with something lighter, and they wanted everyone to know.
In the final seconds of the most lopsided win in the 121-game history of the Civil War, Hanson, Lemieux and more than a dozen other teammates dug into their equipment bags on the sideline and emerged wearing black, shin-length raincoats. Nevermind that it hadn't rained a drop during Saturday's game.
This fashion choice, after a 69-10 detonation of their rival, was not about necessity.
It was, instead, a not-so-subtle dig at interim OSU coach Cory Hall, whose comments earlier in the week -- implying that Oregon wasn't tough enough during last season's Civil War loss because players broke out "fancy Nike raincoats" in their defeat in Corvallis -- were fuel all week. Players read the quote inside UO's football headquarters, then heard it played back again Saturday in the locker room before kickoff.
Said defensive tackle Henry Mondeaux, one of the most stoic players on UO's roster: "Stuff like that, we took personally."
During UO's wire-to-wire rout, it showed.
Oregon scored on its first seven drives to drop 52 in the first half, the most scored in a half against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent all season. UO finished with 577 yards while averaging 7.7 yards per play and quarterback Justin Herbert averaged 19.3 yards per completion in a performance that makes UO (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) one of the country's hottest teams entering the postseason.
Herbert threw two touchdowns to Dillon Mitchell (119 yards on six catches), another to Jacob Breeland and ran for a six-yard score that was part of UO's 35-point second quarter.
UO coach Willie Taggart wasn't even around for last year's loss, but took obvious satisfaction. He iced Oregon State's kicker up 52-7 -- "that was pretty sweet," he said -- and went for fourth down up 62-10.
"A lot of the trash talking during the week really got our guys motivated and ticked off," Taggart said. "It was a controlled ticked off."
At times, Beavers players displayed more fight on the sideline than between the lines, as several players had to be separated amid arguments.
"Did I see this coming?" Hall said. "Absolutely not. ... I want to applaud the effort of Oregon and the fight in our players. Why it got out of hand, your guess is as good as mine."
One explanation is that Oregon took advantage of every mistake by Oregon State (1-11, 0-9). And there were many.
Timmy Hernandez's fumble after a short reception on OSU's second drive, forced by safety Ugochukwu Amadi, led to a pinpoint 29-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone from Herbert to Mitchell on third-and-18. OSU quarterback Darell Garretson later threw interceptions to Thomas Graham Jr. and linebacker Justin Hollins, who caught a pass deflected by Jalen Jelks and returned it 11 yards for an interception and a 62-7 lead.
The 69 points were the most by any Civil War victor, breaking the 65 UO scored to deny OSU a Rose Bowl berth in 2008, and helped UO break the rivalry's record for margin of victory (44 points), which came in 1895.
"It was raining touchdowns," Taggart said, "so we put on our raincoats."
"Feels like night and day," Mondeaux said.
Thomas Tyner, the Oregon transfer whose first three carries of a 23-yard game were greeted by boos, met warmly with former Ducks teammates afterward.
As he exchanged hugs and slapped hands wearing a bemused smile, Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes and president Ed Ray exited an elevator and walked down a stadium ramp into a dark parking lot. Soon, they will make a hire for their head-coaching opening. Hall, in his interim role, had injected the Beavers with energy and some believe OSU decision-makers will push to have Hall included on the next staff.
But undoubtedly Saturday, Hall also provided something else to the Ducks.
Before the game, Hall had his players circle Oregon's "O" midfield logo for a pep talk that ended with the saying that has ended each OSU practice this week: "(Expletive) the Ducks!"
Oregon State's offense passed midfield just three more times the rest of the evening.
"They ran their mouths all week," linebacker Troy Dye said. "Shout out to their head coach for giving us the motivation and the passion."
Freeman ran hard for 122 yards, his sixth consecutive 100-yard game, and two rushing touchdowns. He called himself more emotional than usual playing in his final home game.
He and fellow senior left tackle Tyrell Crosby were among the last players off the field Saturday night, mobbed for selfies from fans who may one day say they shared a moment with college football's sixth-best rusher of all-time. Even offensive line coach Mario Cristobal got in on the act, posing with his two sons next to Freeman, whose touchdowns give him 60 in a career, setting the Pac-12 record once owned by Oregon State's Ken Simonton.
Freeman's decision to return for his senior year was a catalyst for Oregon's season, providing momentum when there was little following a 4-8 season. Getting him back was priority one for Taggart last winter.
From fans, players and administrators, however, he quickly learned what his other top priority of 2017 would have to be: Beating Oregon State.
"It meant the world," Taggart said of the win. "I definitely didn't want to be that coach who went through the offseason with a loss from the school up north. I could tell how miserable it was through the offseason, it was all you hear."
It was a whole different scene Saturday. As Lemieux passed the 25-yard line, he leaned his head back, his shaggy hair touching his celebratory raincoat, and let out a scream.
Ducks say 69-10 Civil War win was payback for last year's loss, and this week's trash talk
EUGENE -- At the end, Oregon offensive linemen Jake Hanson and Shane Lemieux walked out of Autzen Stadium unable to contain their smirks.
Last year's loss to Oregon State was no longer a weight on their backs. They had replaced it with something lighter, and they wanted everyone to know.
In the final seconds of the most lopsided win in the 121-game history of the Civil War, Hanson, Lemieux and more than a dozen other teammates dug into their equipment bags on the sideline and emerged wearing black, shin-length raincoats. Nevermind that it hadn't rained a drop during Saturday's game.
This fashion choice, after a 69-10 detonation of their rival, was not about necessity.
It was, instead, a not-so-subtle dig at interim OSU coach Cory Hall, whose comments earlier in the week -- implying that Oregon wasn't tough enough during last season's Civil War loss because players broke out "fancy Nike raincoats" in their defeat in Corvallis -- were fuel all week. Players read the quote inside UO's football headquarters, then heard it played back again Saturday in the locker room before kickoff.
Said defensive tackle Henry Mondeaux, one of the most stoic players on UO's roster: "Stuff like that, we took personally."
During UO's wire-to-wire rout, it showed.
Oregon scored on its first seven drives to drop 52 in the first half, the most scored in a half against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent all season. UO finished with 577 yards while averaging 7.7 yards per play and quarterback Justin Herbert averaged 19.3 yards per completion in a performance that makes UO (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) one of the country's hottest teams entering the postseason.
Herbert threw two touchdowns to Dillon Mitchell (119 yards on six catches), another to Jacob Breeland and ran for a six-yard score that was part of UO's 35-point second quarter.
UO coach Willie Taggart wasn't even around for last year's loss, but took obvious satisfaction. He iced Oregon State's kicker up 52-7 -- "that was pretty sweet," he said -- and went for fourth down up 62-10.
"A lot of the trash talking during the week really got our guys motivated and ticked off," Taggart said. "It was a controlled ticked off."
At times, Beavers players displayed more fight on the sideline than between the lines, as several players had to be separated amid arguments.
"Did I see this coming?" Hall said. "Absolutely not. ... I want to applaud the effort of Oregon and the fight in our players. Why it got out of hand, your guess is as good as mine."
One explanation is that Oregon took advantage of every mistake by Oregon State (1-11, 0-9). And there were many.
Timmy Hernandez's fumble after a short reception on OSU's second drive, forced by safety Ugochukwu Amadi, led to a pinpoint 29-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone from Herbert to Mitchell on third-and-18. OSU quarterback Darell Garretson later threw interceptions to Thomas Graham Jr. and linebacker Justin Hollins, who caught a pass deflected by Jalen Jelks and returned it 11 yards for an interception and a 62-7 lead.
The 69 points were the most by any Civil War victor, breaking the 65 UO scored to deny OSU a Rose Bowl berth in 2008, and helped UO break the rivalry's record for margin of victory (44 points), which came in 1895.
"It was raining touchdowns," Taggart said, "so we put on our raincoats."
"Feels like night and day," Mondeaux said.
Thomas Tyner, the Oregon transfer whose first three carries of a 23-yard game were greeted by boos, met warmly with former Ducks teammates afterward.
As he exchanged hugs and slapped hands wearing a bemused smile, Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes and president Ed Ray exited an elevator and walked down a stadium ramp into a dark parking lot. Soon, they will make a hire for their head-coaching opening. Hall, in his interim role, had injected the Beavers with energy and some believe OSU decision-makers will push to have Hall included on the next staff.
But undoubtedly Saturday, Hall also provided something else to the Ducks.
Before the game, Hall had his players circle Oregon's "O" midfield logo for a pep talk that ended with the saying that has ended each OSU practice this week: "(Expletive) the Ducks!"
Oregon State's offense passed midfield just three more times the rest of the evening.
"They ran their mouths all week," linebacker Troy Dye said. "Shout out to their head coach for giving us the motivation and the passion."
Freeman ran hard for 122 yards, his sixth consecutive 100-yard game, and two rushing touchdowns. He called himself more emotional than usual playing in his final home game.
He and fellow senior left tackle Tyrell Crosby were among the last players off the field Saturday night, mobbed for selfies from fans who may one day say they shared a moment with college football's sixth-best rusher of all-time. Even offensive line coach Mario Cristobal got in on the act, posing with his two sons next to Freeman, whose touchdowns give him 60 in a career, setting the Pac-12 record once owned by Oregon State's Ken Simonton.
Freeman's decision to return for his senior year was a catalyst for Oregon's season, providing momentum when there was little following a 4-8 season. Getting him back was priority one for Taggart last winter.
From fans, players and administrators, however, he quickly learned what his other top priority of 2017 would have to be: Beating Oregon State.
"It meant the world," Taggart said of the win. "I definitely didn't want to be that coach who went through the offseason with a loss from the school up north. I could tell how miserable it was through the offseason, it was all you hear."
It was a whole different scene Saturday. As Lemieux passed the 25-yard line, he leaned his head back, his shaggy hair touching his celebratory raincoat, and let out a scream.