Oregon’s cringey blowout of Portland State a different kind of embarrassing

[u/MysteriousEdge5643]

https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2026/09/oregons-cringey-blowout-of-portland-state-a-different-kind-of-embarrassing-bill-oram.html

[u/Mythrandir24]

Why didn't Portland State try scoring some points? Are they stupid?

[u/bogibso → u/Mythrandir24]

Why didn't Oregon, the larger of the oregon schools, not simply eat Portland State?

[u/ThePhamNuwen → u/bogibso]

Technically Portland State is larger by enrollment!

[u/New-Ad-363 → u/ThePhamNuwen]

Fat lot it does their football program

[u/Electrical_Pop_2828 → u/New-Ad-363]

Unfortunately Oregon higher education has been problematic historically with its decision making.

[u/owenmitchem → u/ThePhamNuwen]

Good lord, PSU really is in decline! Their enrollment has fallen by more than a third in the last ~15 years

[u/Prototype_es → u/owenmitchem]

Most universities have btw. Its a problem for some D2 and D3 schools that have significantly worse enrollment when they weren't all that large to begin with. WSU is currently dealing with their own enrollment decline problems as a matter of fact

[u/owenmitchem → u/Prototype_es]

True, but less so for “flagship” public schools, though Portland State is an R2 so not exactly at the same level as UO, OSU, WSU, or UW

[u/Prototype_es → u/owenmitchem]

I mean sure if you want another example, Eastern WA has lost almost 2k over the last decade too. I bet if I looked up Central Washington itd be the same. Part of me wants to feel bad for them until I see the tuition prices

[u/BobDeLaSponge → u/ThePhamNuwen]

And they have some highly respected academic programs, for what that’s worth

[u/ComfortableShot459 → u/ThePhamNuwen]

Portland State is not larger by enrollment (by about 5000 students), unless you’re counting the percentage of Oregonians enrolled (85% or so vs 55% or so). In that sense, it’s a truer university of Oregon than the University of Oregon.

[u/WildcatPlumber → u/ComfortableShot459]

Well yeah University of Oregon is actually University of Nike

[u/Peter_Panarchy → u/WildcatPlumber]

Actually we're UC Eugene.

[u/NS8VN → u/bogibso]

Perhaps they are saving that for sweeps?

[u/TheyreEatingTheDogs- → u/bogibso]

I didn’t know our CFB broadcasts reached Omicron Persei 8

[u/JonCranesMask05 → u/TheyreEatingTheDogs-]

Give it 1,000 years to reach there. They'll l earn

[u/PenaltyAny3207 → u/bogibso]

PSU isn’t larger, I think they actually had higher enrollment at one point but their enrollment has dropped by close to 25% since 2020.

[u/GuacKiller → u/Mythrandir24]

Why didn’t Portland State just read Moore’s feet? So easy.

[u/ANotSoFreshFeeling → u/Mythrandir24]

Depending on how big the check is, they may not have cared as long as it cleared.

[u/discofrislanders → u/ANotSoFreshFeeling]

590k

[u/damnyoutuesday → u/discofrislanders]

Over twice their 2025 ticket revenue

[u/Galumpadump → u/damnyoutuesday]

Ticket rev and marketing would be be better if they didn’t play is fucking Hillsboro. What little motivation a student would have to go is instant gone trying to get there.

Wish they still played in Providence Park.

[u/QuakingSky061 → u/discofrislanders]

That 590k is not only keeping their football program afloat but also a lot of their other athletic programs. Id imagine the Portland St people are just happy to being paid and happy to even have a football team still

[u/discofrislanders → u/QuakingSky061]

Yeah, one of my brother's friends played lacrosse at Wagner and he said their payday for playing Kansas last year paid for his team's apparel and gear for the season

[u/QuakingSky061 → u/discofrislanders]

Yeah. There is a reason why Portland State schedules two FBS teams each year. They have to or they wouldn’t have a football team and probably a basketball team and a volleyball team etc

[u/jgweiss → u/QuakingSky061]

And honestly it’s such a huge part of cfb; the big state school welcoming in a Portland state, pays a guarantee and gives Oregonians something to have fun with. It’s like, the most pure version of things.

[u/StFuzzySlippers]

From the outside, it did kinda feel like impotent rage to remind people that they're still a big bad after getting embarrassed the previous week.

[u/Mitchford → u/StFuzzySlippers]

I was surprised to see so many Oregon fans confused as to why no one took it seriously. We don’t use point differentials after a certain point because most teams have a sense of sportsmanship. Gus Malzahn had a chance to set an all time points record in a bowl game at the music city bowl against Purdue in 2018, and instead he pulled back the offense. All I see from something like this is that Dan lanning probably is a bit of a jerk

Edit: Oregon fans read the comments please and look at all the comments already here. Stop giving me the same dumb response every 15 minutes. Someone else already said what you’re planning to say

[u/cyberchaox → u/Mitchford]

Yeah. One of the funniest outcomes I've ever seen is a team winning 31-0 and failing to cover the spread. With these mismatches, margin of victory is meaningless.

[u/fcocyclone → u/cyberchaox]

That's the exact thing that makes predicting whether a team will cover or not in these early games so difficult. Almost always the question isn't 'can they' but 'will they choose to'. At a certain point, even if its not out of good sportsmanship, most blowouts in these buy games will turn into a glorified scrimmage where coaches will run things they've been wanting to work on, get guys deeper on the depth chart some time, etc.

[u/HawkeyeHaven → u/fcocyclone]

Iowa put up 42 points in the first half against UNI. Finished the game with 55 points. It does come to a point where your offense continuing to score does not make your team look better, just assholes.

[u/marginallyobtuse → u/cyberchaox]

lol is this from Rutgers during the Big10 east division timeframe? Felt like it was a competition between east teams to see who could blow Rutgers out the most

[u/Snobby-Iguana → u/Mitchford]

Lanning is a douche. Was reminded of that last week when a reporter asked him why Dante Moore wasn't available after the Oklahoma loss. Lanning replied that Moore was getting hydration "treatment" and reamed the reporter for asking a "personal health question" (as if Moore was getting chemotherapy or something lol). The interaction was so obviously Lanning looking for the smallest excuse to take out his anger on the press.

[u/BIRDSBEEZ → u/Snobby-Iguana]

That was the douchiest answer ive ever seen from him. Sounded so salty like he was holding angry tears back. Then tried to belittle the reporter. Stuff like that Dan needs to change

[u/Mitchford → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

People in the sport in general right now are way too hostile to reporters. They’re doing their jobs and everyone is absolutely gunning for them. It’s like yelling at a waiter cause they ran out of an appetizer as if the waiter has anything to do with it

[u/BIRDSBEEZ → u/Mitchford]

I’m not a fan of sports “reporters” at all but you should just give them short, direct answers instead of degrading them.

[u/Mitchford → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

Even then, what really is the problem? There’s some bad columnists like at AL.com but this whole Trump impersonation every coach is obsessed with doing to show how anti “the media” they are is annoying. It’s all a game, it’s literally just a game, and the reporters are their to write articles about that game. It isn’t deep in the least

[u/SmokePenisEveryday → u/Mitchford]

and as fans we should want reporters because they are the ones giving us a lot of the insight on teams we don't get otherwise.

[u/seoul_drift → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

Or give Harbaugh-isms like an impromptu lecture on chickens.

There are so many more interesting options than being pissy and aggrieved.

[u/BIRDSBEEZ → u/seoul_drift]

Thats the best option. Just hit them with the most random, left field quote you can

[u/willengineer4beer → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

When a reporter asks a question you don’t like and you almost immediately shift to attacking them, you simultaneously ensure everyone assumes the worst possible response is the true answer to their question, demonstrate your total lack of fitness as a leader, and generally come across as a grade A classless douche….at least in my opinion.
Unfortunately, that approach has recently proven to somehow be relatively effective on the general public and is becoming more commonplace inside and outside of the sports world.

[u/TemporaryPrimate → u/Snobby-Iguana]

Real PC Principal energy

[u/dlidge → u/Snobby-Iguana]

I don’t think Lanning is usually a douche, but he was 100% wrong in that exchange. I didn’t care for the way he treated the media on that one at all.

[u/Competitive_Peak_558 → u/Mitchford]

Yeah, his Colorado pre game speech doesn’t feel the same anymore.

[u/Mitchford → u/Competitive_Peak_558]

I know it’s never confirmed and all, but all the coke rumors still hit very close to me. The teeth grinding, the red face, the whole deal. Like, idk man am I allowed to believe something like that at a certain point?

[u/The_Horse_Joke → u/Mitchford]

Let me know when Oregon has a real scandal smh

[u/Atrocious84 → u/The_Horse_Joke]

Yeah! Amateurs man….

[u/SoupBowl69 → u/Mitchford]

When would he be able to do it on the sideline? Does he have an injury coke tent?

[u/New-Ad-363 → u/Mitchford]

Believe whatever you want my man!

[u/BroadBrazosAvon95 → u/Mitchford]

The Penn St overtime win interview he was 100% coked up and you can’t convince me otherwise

[u/Peter_Panarchy → u/BroadBrazosAvon95]

Have you done coke? It doesn't last very long. You know damn well he wouldn't get away with doing key bumps on the sidelines so the last chance he had was at half time. He for sure acted like he just railed a few fat lines, but there's no way he was actually that geeked out by the end of the game.

[u/Impressive_Tip_9317 → u/Peter_Panarchy]

I mean the game was at penn state sooooo….

[u/Peter_Panarchy → u/Impressive_Tip_9317]

And I though their white outs were just about what the fans wear.

[u/DabDoge → u/Mitchford]

Hiding in plain sight. It’s the perfect crime.

[u/HurryAdorable1327 → u/DabDoge]

I worked with a developer who had all this flashy stuff - clothes, watches, bags - I know he was getting paid really well so didn’t think too much about it. But he was constantly sweating. By the buckets. This was in Miami at the time so I could relate to the sauna that Florida is. But I was always confused and concerned about him bc our office was freezing cold.

Covid hits and he goes missing - he tells his manager he has covid and was in the hospital. Ok. That kinda tracks.

After a bit, law enforcement reaches out to the company and they let us know he was arrested for domestic abuse and during their search found significant amounts of drugs that showed intent to distribute. So his twitchy and sweating antics started to make sense as did the bling. He gets fired and later on passes away. He was around 30. Crazy shit. But he hid that in plain sight.

[u/DabDoge → u/HurryAdorable1327]

Flashy guy in Miami and the immediate assumption isn’t blow?

[u/themanfromacme → u/DabDoge]

If I learned nothing from Miami Vice, it's that it could also be the cops looking for the people behind the blow.

[u/Impressive_Fennel266 → u/HurryAdorable1327]

I dont know if this makes it better or worse, but cops will often say/charge that as long as you have above a certain amount. Basically "nobody would ever have this much for their OWN use! They MUST be a dealer!" Sometimes true, and sometimes people just really like drugs lol. It's a way to charge someone with a much more serious crime. It's War On Drugs shit

[u/Boomhauer_007 → u/Competitive_Peak_558]

It was stupid then too, I can’t believe people ate up the team that has 700 different uniforms and goes out looking like astronauts for attention telling somebody else that they were playing for clicks

[u/yimc808 → u/Boomhauer_007]

Same dude that jumped in a pool for a social media clip too

[u/BigDaddyJ610 → u/yimc808]

Then the recruit went somewhere else lol

[u/1850ChoochGator → u/Competitive_Peak_558]

The broadcast literally ran a puff piece a bit later about how they were wearing color changing cleats.

Oregon has been playing for clicks since the mid 2000s

[u/Own_Pop_9711 → u/Mitchford]

I haven't seen the game but four quarterbacks played and fourteen(!) receivers caught passes. Is it wrong to let the back benchers open up the playbook when they get a chance to play?

[u/Mitchford → u/Own_Pop_9711]

Pulling back the offense doesn’t just mean pulling starters, it means running clock and letting the game end. Any other top 25 team could’ve done this it isn’t impressive.

[u/DadBod_FatherFigure → u/Mitchford]

We scored 77 through 3 quarters against FAMU and then cut the 4th quarter to 10 minutes and ran the clock out. We could have easily hung 100 on them with our reserves in. To be honest even 77 felt unnecessary.

[u/ThatPlayWasAwful → u/Mitchford]

I think the point was that getting backups playing time can be invaluable, not "are you impressed by how many receivers we can throw a pass to in a blowout?"

[u/BlueBeagle8 → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

I don't think that a TD in the last minute against an FCS defense who's down 77-0 is a meaningful rep in any way. It's just running up the score for the sake of it.

[u/Lavaswimmer → u/Mitchford]

Am I going crazy here? Is anybody trying to argue that this performance was impressive? This feels like you're arguing against someone that doesn't exist lol

[u/land_registrar → u/Mitchford]

I wouldn't expect anyone to be impressed it's just in game reps for 3rd and 4th stringers

[u/butterflyhole → u/Own_Pop_9711]

They could have taken a knee in their final possession but they decided to keep running plays until they scored a TD. A drive or two earlier they went for it on fourth on like the 20 instead of kicking a field goal. They were definitely running up the score.

[u/dogsonbubnutt → u/Mitchford]

We don’t use point differentials

well... not anymore, anyway

[u/DrVonD → u/Mitchford]

Where are these magical Oregon fans? Most of the ones I know are expecting to lose to usc and write this season off.

[u/Antluke → u/Mitchford]

Which Oregon fan took it seriously? This comment was also made a lot in the game thread, nobody was taking this game seriously from Oregons side either

[u/b_m_hart → u/Mitchford]

The only real confusion I saw from Duck fans was why people were shit talking the fourth and fifth stringers when they actually went in and tried to keep going.  I haven't seen a single Oregon fan post anything resembling this.

[u/Peter_Panarchy → u/Mitchford]

I can't speak for who you talked to, but everyone I know enjoyed the win but had no delusions that it said anything about how we'll look against a decent FBS team.

[u/777XSuperHornet → u/Mitchford]

Nobody is taking it seriously, it's just funny all the pearl clutching from fans of schools like yours who have done their share of 70 plus point blowouts against FCS teams.

[u/Mcpops1618 → u/Mitchford]

Benched his starters at half. Rolled out 2nd, 3rd and 4th string quarterbacks. Not sure what more he could do outside of the final TD that was scored with legacy qb in

[u/mynameizmyname → u/StFuzzySlippers]

they should have just had a running 10 minute clock in the 4th.  That was the lame.  

But what are they supposed to do when  PSU can't even stop a Brock Thomas and a ton of walk ons.

[u/TheUltimate721 → u/mynameizmyname]

You guys went for it on fourth down twice while up 70?????

And scored another TD with 29 seconds left???

[u/Pandemic_Academic → u/[deleted]]

That disrespect shamed our administration to eventually seek out Mike Leach and invest in stadium upgrades

[u/MSG_ME_UR_TROUBLES → u/mynameizmyname]

They scored a TD with 29 seconds left lmfao. 

[u/LegallyAFlamingo → u/MSG_ME_UR_TROUBLES]

They went for it on 4th down. TWICE. WHILE UP 70+!

[u/sunburntredneck → u/mynameizmyname]

Game of football lasts 60 minutes. Running clock is fine, but I agree, you don't stop playing to the best of your ability until the stadium lights go out. Anything less is a show of disrespect to the opponent, much more so than an 80 point blowout.

[u/GuyHomie → u/StFuzzySlippers]

They pulled their starters at half. Feels like that was the right thing to do. Plus, I'm sure they're paying Portland St a boatload of money so why not play the game the way you want to

[u/Kiaaawey]

I was gonna say this is dumb, but scoring a touchdown up 77-0 with 29 seconds left is pretty bad. If they had a big lead on an FBS school like that they’d kneel it out. JMU did it too and I don’t like it

[u/tkdxe → u/[deleted]]

I felt bad for Wagner, but we don’t play a p4 team this year (thanks Hokies for dipping), so every little bit matters

[u/explosivelydehiscent → u/tkdxe]

Quit beating us and we'll play you=)

[u/Electromotivation → u/explosivelydehiscent]

It’s a shame because this year would probably have been a good game.

[u/Hike_bike523 → u/Kiaaawey]

Thank you… scoring with 30 seconds left was classless. Seriously just take a knee.

[u/Shawn_1512 → u/Kiaaawey]

I feel bad doing that in CFB 27, I can't imagine actually doing it in a game

[u/huhwhat90 → u/Shawn_1512]

In the old games, Kirk would chastise you for running it up.

[u/What_is_a_reddot]

Georgia Tech has entered the chat

[u/ReckedRambler → u/What_is_a_reddot]

Cumberland has left the chat

[u/Loganjoh5 → u/ReckedRambler]

Cumberland has been dragged back into the chat

[u/Smaszing → u/Loganjoh5]

A steel chair has entered the chat by God.

[u/Pandemic_Academic]

Stop giving Bill oram clicks. He learned at the clickbait bullshit altar of Canzano

[u/SlamDunkly → u/Pandemic_Academic]

Canzano at least has sources. Just horrible takes

[u/choM3nddo9sai → u/SlamDunkly]

Unfortunately, among Canzano’s sources is “me, myself, and I.”

[u/likealikeasexyorange → u/Pandemic_Academic]

I was surprised Oram had time to write anything that wasn't caping for Tom Dundon's taxpayer demands.

[u/Whole-Pianist5004]

I was at the game, outside the last TD (Fine make it 77-0), Oregon really did nothing shady. Backups were in at halftime, idk what else you want. Portland State is an 0-3 FCS team, they just really are that bad this year.

The difference between a $50 mill vs full-partial scholarship roster is gonna be a massive one.

[u/Altruistic_Emu_7755 → u/Whole-Pianist5004]

Maybe don't play FCS schools. There's so many FBS schools to choose from

[u/Whole-Pianist5004 → u/Altruistic_Emu_7755]

Trust me, the one time ND played an FCS school I wasn’t happy.

I’m personally not a fan of FCS matchups but I also get the argument that these schools need the money.

[u/lock_robster2022 → u/Altruistic_Emu_7755]

Oregon went down to the wire against a good FCS team (Idaho) last year. Portland State has been in the bottom half of the Big Sky for 20 years now and was 1-11 last year. There’s a little more nuance than just the FCS label.

[u/Vocen → u/Altruistic_Emu_7755]

Okay, but the majority of the power 4 still does play an FCS game most years. That's not a criticism of us specifically, so why would it apply to us specifically?

[u/Altruistic_Emu_7755 → u/Vocen]

It's not a criticism of Oregon specifically. I don't think any fbs school should play an fcs school. Imagine if every season some NFL teams played a CFL team. AND it counted for their overall record. Ludicrous

[u/Dudeincar434 → u/Whole-Pianist5004]

I didn’t watch, but did they do to a running clock or shorted 4th quarter?

[u/Whole-Pianist5004 → u/Dudeincar434]

They didn’t but personally I’m not a fan of shortening a game; at that point just agree to end it.

2/3/4th string guys deserve to have playing time when given the opportunity, but there’s ways to do it without being unsportsmanlike. And Oregon was fine really til that last score.

[u/mccainjames11 → u/Whole-Pianist5004]

Even the last score was letting our 4th string legacy QB that we’ve been hyped about for years (Akili Smith Jr) get the first drive of his career. Is letting him run a live 2 minute drill the worst thing in the world?

[u/SwansOrange → u/Dudeincar434]

They also ran hurry up tempo for the last 4 minutes

[u/mjmiller2023]

Only reason this is a story is because Oregon lost to Oklahoma State.

[u/lock_robster2022 → u/mjmiller2023]

The narrative is Oregon wouldn’t have a reason to overdo it if they didn’t lose to Oklahoma State, so yeah.

[u/Antluke → u/lock_robster2022]

We put up 82 on them like 2 seasons, where we basically ran the ball the entire second half - this game was ending one way basically no matter what.

I would have appreciated just kneeling the game out at the end but also I don’t think people clutching their pearls about a game ending 77-0 are people making a serious argument

[u/CoffeeBoy80]

Winning close? Bad. Losing? Bad. Blowing teams out? Bad.

[u/Springtucky → u/CoffeeBoy80]

That has literally been the ducks season so far

[u/FellKnight → u/Springtucky]

In order, too lol

[u/Feisty-Boot5408 → u/CoffeeBoy80]

This sub is soft af lmao. “Classless” give me a fuckin break.

“It’s not my job to stop my offense.” - Bobby Bowden

[u/Unhappy-List-2354]

This cat wrote:

“On the whole, Oregon’s romp over an in-state cupcake was little more than a distasteful exercise in distraction and false bravado. All they got out of it were inflated stats and  an injured star receiver.”

---

Jeremiah McClellan tweaked his preexisting injury in pregame and didn’t even play. 

This fool is a straight up liar. 

[u/intelligentx5 → u/Unhappy-List-2354]

Nothing like writing about a game you didn’t even watch lmao

[u/Electrical_Pop_2828 → u/Unhappy-List-2354]

Oregonian has historically hated Oregon and been filled with the largest ass hats in that state. So happy I am not subscribed to that bullshit. 

[u/Brownie_McBrown_Face → u/Unhappy-List-2354]

I see you’re not familiar with the hack Bill Oram. People in Portland know this guy is a total clown

[u/toowm]

Oregonlive cringey paywall is a different kind of embarassing

[u/grizzfan]

Author doesn't know about GVSU vs Judson.

If you didn't catch it, DII GVSU played NAIA Judson yesterday with a spread line of -94. GVSU covered and won 96-0.

[u/HamartiaByHubris → u/grizzfan]

how the hell does one even calc a spread that big lol

[u/Muffinnnnnnn → u/HamartiaByHubris]

S&P+ has a rating for every team in D1/D2/D3/NAIA plus several outside of that. Every team gets a numerical rating and the difference between them is the spread.

[u/TigerExpress → u/grizzfan]

TIL there's a Judson in Illinois. I was confused because there was a Judson College in Alabama but it was an all girls school and also shut down a while back. Holding the score to 96 points would have been quite the accomplishment for them.

[u/GoDiegoGo7969]

Cringey and corny are both two of the most overused words today for something you don’t like. What happened to just saying you hate something or believe it’s stupid

[u/TheBlueLot → u/GoDiegoGo7969]

Those words give me the ick

[u/GoDiegoGo7969 → u/TheBlueLot]

Same

[u/Kaimenos]

Not shocked that this was written by Bill Oram. He’s absolute garbage.

[u/mccainjames11 → u/Kaimenos]

Clownzano’s heir apparent

[u/Unlikely-Crazy-4372]

why is only oregon getting a post for this when theres multiple 70+pt blowouts every week

[u/ChosenBrad22 → u/Unlikely-Crazy-4372]

I was going to argue with you because I saw no one else won by more 60 this week except Oregon, and they were 84. But when I looked at last week there was like 4 games of 70+ blowouts.

I think what put people off was still trying to score til the end when you’re up by 70+ and could have clearly just taken a knee to end the game.

It’s kinda like a basketball team that’s winning by 50 with 10 seconds left on their last possession, running down to do an ally oop dunk instead of just dribbling out the clock. I wouldn’t be outraged by it but it’s definitely kind of a dick move.

[u/LegallyAFlamingo → u/ChosenBrad22]

Which is a shame because what the y should be upset about is Oregon going for it on 4th down, in the 4th quarter, while up 70 and again while up 77, against an FCS team that has had 1 win since 2024. 

[u/Gracchus_15]

Ohio State plays the same crappy teams each year as well.

[u/seattlesportsguy]

I mean for me it’s fuck Oregon always and forever but I don’t know what the Ducks are supposed to do there.

[u/Actuaryba → u/seattlesportsguy]

It’s dumb. What are the backups supposed to do? Not try? They are fighting for starting spots and well and want to show they can play too.

[u/WhatTheDuck4 → u/Actuaryba]

The last drive was almost entirely players not even listed on the depth chart. Those guys deserve a chance to perform. It would fucking suck if your only snaps were kneeling the ball.

[u/CatPhysicist → u/WhatTheDuck4]

if i was playing that game and had a chance to score a touchdown as someone who would never play in another game, you bet your ass I’m doing it.

[u/b_m_hart → u/seattlesportsguy]

Victory formation for the entire second half woulda been seen as super classy, I'm sure.  (Although it would have made me laugh a lot at how fucking diabolical it was)

[u/srush32 → u/b_m_hart]

Pete Carroll kneeled at the wsu 10 yard line at the end of the first half in 2008 which was ruthless as hell

[u/PNW-bike]

Bill Oram is a douche

[u/OldGarlic05 → u/PNW-bike]

Always has been, always will be. He’s been insufferable with Blazers coverage too

[u/boyWHOcriedFSD → u/OldGarlic05]

He could not WAIT to call Ja Morant a Jailblazer.

[u/funkoramma → u/PNW-bike]

He actually said people should have boycotted and not shown up. Excuse me? I pay for my season tickets. I don’t just skip games. Such a weird take.

[u/Wide-Nerve8655 → u/PNW-bike]

Took over for Canzano for being the local troll. Seems like he wants the blazers to leave so he can be right it’s odd

[u/MartianMule]

Oregon had their starters out the entirety of the 2nd Half. They had the 4th String QB in at the end of the game.

[u/Actuaryba → u/MartianMule]

I guess apparently he and the other backups who are fighting for playing time are just not supposed to try so feeling don’t get hurt. It’s a horrible take.

[u/mccainjames11 → u/Actuaryba]

Hey Akili Smith Jr, congrats on the first playing time of your career! Go kneel the ball 4 times

[u/AdamOnFirst]

I’m not even gonna read this nonsense. It’s cringey to blow out a team now? 

Cig is laughing. 

[u/CrusadeWithMe → u/AdamOnFirst]

Cringy ass unspoken rules bullshit. If your team is upset by getting the score ran up on them maybe don’t let them run the fucking score up.

Anybody pretending to care about this is just being performative imo

[u/WhatTheDuck4]

They were playing guys not even listed on the depth chart… like I get that the score got ugly but what do you expect them to do, tell those guys to just not try?

[u/Remarkable-Group-119 → u/WhatTheDuck4]

Running clock at halftime probably. Let's be honest, this game wasn't scheduled to get a workout, Oregon's practices are probably more intense.

[u/No-Donkey-4117]

Portland State did it to Delaware State first.... 105-0. Future NFL QB Neil Lomax threw 8 TD passes and ran for another.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Delaware_State_vs._Portland_State_football_game

[u/BIRDSBEEZ]

4th string QB was in, 6th string running back was in. My aunt was playing D Line idk what else Oregon was supposed to do other than kneeling every play

[u/Ometrist → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

Run the ball i think is the typical answer, and kneel. Oregon was throwing and scored a TD when they could have kneeled the clock out

[u/ShoeLace1291 → u/Ometrist]

And also not do hurry up.

[u/kinghawkeye8238 → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

Kneeling every play is probably worse honestly

[u/andareev → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

I've never understood why coaches put their backups in and run dive plays in blowouts: it's much more useful imo to have backups run the real offense in case you need them later on.

[u/MartianMule → u/andareev]

Yup. This was the first time Akili Smith had gotten into a game. So they had him throw the ball a few times.

[u/dellscreenshot → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

They could’ve done ten minute quarters and chose not to 

[u/Delta1225 → u/dellscreenshot]

In 2013ODU played UNC and they used a running clock in the 4th quarter if I recall. Game ended up being 80-20.

[u/chaser676 → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

LSU took a knee against us in 2011 like halfway into the fourth quarter. It's a much worse way to go.

[u/Delta1225 → u/chaser676]

Can I say it's different when it's an obviously inferior opponent (in this case from the FCS).

When OSU was transitioning to FBS they played UNC and ended up using a running clock the last quarter and lost 80-20 if I recall.

[u/Dokkan_Lifter → u/BIRDSBEEZ]

It would be more disrespectful to simply kneel imo. Portland came to play a football game. Portland could've asked for a running clock or shortened 4th, but chose not to.

[u/Careless_Working_898]

Every team plays cupcakes. Stupid story.

[u/tattedidiot → u/Careless_Working_898]

My team is the cupcake! Kidding even Stanford plays Elon

[u/intelligentx5]

Man other teams dropped 70+ on FCs cupcake matchups and nothing. lol. FEBU

[u/plainsailingweather → u/intelligentx5]

Seriously. This narrative is fucking stupid. Ohio State hangs 60 on Kent State? Maimi beats FAMU 77-7? Absolute crickets.

Kneeling every play would be more disrespectful.

[u/intelligentx5 → u/plainsailingweather]

The ducks had their 4th string QB and like 8th RB and 3rd string OL. They’re didn’t even run RPO or truck plays or weird offensive plays. Just ran it. Getting game reps for these dudes. PSU could’ve just stopped em.

[u/zenverak]

If you're winning this badly while being deep in your depth chart, I see no issue.

[u/CrOS2012]

I didn't follow the game, didn't check the stats/results, but if second and third stringers are in the game, aren't they still expected to try and play to their fullest? That's what they're there for after all. Special teams exception, of course ('cause they never get enough reps). And, yeah, they were well paid for their contribution to Oregon's practice regimen.

[u/desertSkateRatt → u/CrOS2012]

4th stringers were in before the 4th quarter even started. They played 4 different quarterbacks and guys who never see any time on field were out there trying to prove their worth for the BOTTOM of the depth chart.

Its not like the fans stormed the field after getting a mulligan on a hail Mary try and time added back to the clock or anything...

[u/Isosinsir]

Basically every starter stopped playing after halftime and nearly the entire 4th quarter was mostly freshman and walk-on players.

We played 4 QBs FFS.

[u/nightowl1135 → u/Isosinsir]

This whole post can be explained by OP’s flair.

[u/Big_Lawfulness_8143]

Cringe post for a rival fan tbh

[u/sigma_freud → u/Big_Lawfulness_8143]

Seriously, it’s weird to care this much about something that isn’t that big of deal.

[u/nightowl1135 → u/Big_Lawfulness_8143]

4th string former walk on QB was playing by the end.

Can’t get much more “taking your foot off the gas” than that but huskies gonna husky.

[u/sigma_freud → u/nightowl1135]

To be fair, don’t stoop to this guys’ level. Most huskies I saw this weekend didn’t give a shit.

[u/The_Unclean_Chadford]

May as well beat the brakes off our opponents and get trolled instead of winning 42-7 and getting trolled.

Win or lose I get trolled, and I like winning by a lot, so I’m happy.

[u/BioBooster89]

Fuck right off Bill Oram. This guy is a clown and the Oregonian is a joke for employing him so long. He is basically nothing but a clickbait writer nowadays. He did the same shit when Ja was traded to the Blazers and is constantly dooming about the Blazers moving.

[u/AstuteCouch87]

wtf is this lol. what are they supposed to do? not win? embarrassing post

[u/tenoclockrobot → u/AstuteCouch87]

People were ALWAYS mad at Franklin for this

[u/CcntMnky]

I questioned this in the post game thread. An informative Oregon fan said that these games are a conscious choice to help fund a small program.

Sounds nice, but it's a symptom of a broken system. That game was the GoFundMe of college football.

[u/ronshasta]

Eh it’s not embarrassing to beat someone like that unless you celebrate like it was a huge win

[u/FCKABRNLSUTN2]

I’m normally very happy to hate Oregon for any reason but nowadays running up the score is different. Giving backups an opportunity to make tape is important.

[u/PixelBy_Pixel]

Could not care less tbh

[u/Lazy-Background-7598]

This is stupid. Let’s ignore all the other fucking blowass that happened this week

[u/notaquarterback]

Pay local teams knowing they might lose like this still worth it.

[u/levgleason]

What's so cringey about it? They proved those first two games were mere flukes in this dominating performance over an in-state rival.

[u/fart_dot_com]

wake up babe new post about the oregon-portland state game dropped

[u/desertSkateRatt]

Without this game Portland State's athletic department would be struggling for funding and which is why PSU fully agreed to this game... after losing 81 to 7 in 2023, 62-14 in 2018, 69-0 in 2010... in fact all seven times PSU agreed to play Oregon they have lost with the closest game being when Oregon won 41 to zero against them 24 years ago.

[u/lordwintergreen]

Portland St. isn't crying. They got a fat check to ride a bus to Eugene for an ass beating. That check will greatly help their athletic department.

Oregon put their bench in... Are they just supposed to take a knee and not try? That would be even more embarrassing than 84-0.

[u/SlamDunkly]

Not as embarrassing as Bill Oram

[u/Mark_Taffin]

For those who don't know Bill Oram: the entire Ducks football team could run into a burning building and save 400 orphans and Oram would write a scathing article about how they didn't save the goldfish.

[u/NikesOnMyFeet23 → u/Mark_Taffin]

He's just the oregonian's new canzano. If it's negative in anyway, he'll bitch about it. Ducks and Beavs alike can agree like clownzano, Oram is a blowhard to the fullest extent.

[u/mayomayeaux]

Fellas, is it cringey to play and win a football game?

[u/doubleyou-tee-hache]

To be cringe is to be free