[Game Thread] Washington State @ Oregon State (6:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Washington StateWashington State @ Oregon StateOregon State
Location	Oregon State Reser Stadium
Time	6:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: USA Network
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/Threebridges2]

Brays defense held HEISMAN year Caleb Williams to a season low 17 points. Despite all that has happened he’s a great defensive mind.

[u/avboden]

Feels like our only chance is oregon state turning the ball over a bunch

[u/PantalonesDeTortuga]

I feel like Legree needs a TD now

[u/avboden]

Man we so almost had him on that 3rd down....bounced two arms and his shoulder off the guy's knees.....tough open field tackle but just gotta have it. Sigh

[u/BACKCUT-DOWNHILL]

Digging the beavers helmets

[u/Great-Agency-8340]

Were just gonna run all game huh?

[u/StoicFable → u/Great-Agency-8340]

Bray is a good DC, got to keep them on their toes.

[u/PanusCreme]

Weird alignment on 4th and inches by WSU and weird call from the gun by OSU lol.

[u/YourChosenDeity]

Terrible spot.

[u/ArmorKing1992]

Doesn’t matter what ends up happening this season, we’re already leaps and bounds better than the last 2 years. There a lot to be excited about Beaver Nation

[u/bigbicepturner]

That’s a terrible spot

[u/Threebridges2]

That’s a first

[u/avboden]

FUCK you have to make that tackle.....

[u/JediMimeTrix]

About to see 39 hours of commercials for this game

[u/youwontfindithere]

I legitimately wonder if anyone (on the Cougar sideline) has ever been mean to this offense yet

Bully them, seriously. What the fuck are we doinggggggg

[u/YourChosenDeity]

How polite these teams are! "You score first." "No, you!" "Please, I insist."

[u/mtwolf55]

Bray is such a smart DC, we’re gonna struggle on offense more then we have the last 2 weeks

[u/ArmorKing1992]

Where is Trent “they haven’t earned anything” Bray

[u/Bruin1396]

Just remember Kirby is an offense coach 🤦🏻‍♂️

[u/SSJEv]

Eshelman atleast looks like he can throw more than 10 yards downfield. If wrs can catch we might get a few first downs

[u/Kyro_Official_ → u/SSJEv]

It would also help if they could try getting open like at all

[u/TikiLoungeLizard → u/Kyro_Official_]

Change at QB doesn’t seem to help them do that, oddly enough

[u/avboden → u/Kyro_Official_]

impossible

[u/Threebridges2]

Why did Clemons follow Bray to Wazzu? Seems like he had a lot of promise and would compliment the Beaver air raid offense.

Crazy journey he’s had as well. Oregon native, got snaps at Michigan on their championship team, was on the terrible OSU team last year, now out at the Palouse.

[u/StoicFable → u/Threebridges2]

He was a Bray recruit, from the portal at least. And a lot of people liked Bray. Hell, I still do

[u/PanusCreme]

That was not a block in the back, but I figured the Pac12 ass refs would call it one the way the gunner fell.

[u/Equivalent-Wing-7208]

I already kinda like Eshelman more than Pinnick

[u/Cyberhwk → u/Equivalent-Wing-7208]

Like...he throws the ball more than 5 yards downfield? Would be nice to see a completion at some point though.

[u/Equivalent-Wing-7208 → u/Cyberhwk]

Yeah, it's a low bar. I really wanted to like Pinnick but he just couldn't stop making the dumbest possible decision every time he came under pressure..

[u/WafflePartyOrgy]

JFC that's an annoying whisper commercial

[u/a_pac12_ref → u/WafflePartyOrgy]

How is it simultaneously so quiet and so ear piercing

[u/Great-Agency-8340 → u/WafflePartyOrgy]

ASMR ahhh commercial

[u/bigbicepturner]

That open field tackle by Wazzu saved a house call. That was a hell of a tackle.

[u/WafflePartyOrgy]

Great punt ...

 

wasted

[u/Cyberhwk]

Christ. Booming punt and a chance to flip the field, then we allow the return.

[u/avboden]

Our WRs are incapable of getting open, almost ever.

ahahaha now special teams fucks up

incoming 3 play TD for the beavs

[u/Idavid14]

We are fucking ass

[u/avboden → u/Idavid14]

turbo-ass

[u/StoicFable]

Dudes got some feet. Solid scramble.

[u/avboden → u/StoicFable]

just needed to hard cut left a few steps earlier and might have gotten it

[u/StoicFable → u/avboden]

Hard for a true freshman to start. Especially in a loud environment.

[u/avboden → u/StoicFable]

oh for sure, especially given the WRs he's passing to are turbo-butt

[u/Admiral_Sarcasm]

GOOD RETURN

[u/Great-Agency-8340]

So far the most successful plays have been QB rushes for both teams lol

[u/ArmorKing1992]

Oops! All punts

[u/SSJEv → u/ArmorKing1992]

Actually pretty standard for us

[u/Xmalantix]

GanASSamoorthy

[u/TikiLoungeLizard → u/Xmalantix]

And that’s our most productive receiver. We are so cooked.

[u/avboden → u/TikiLoungeLizard]

and people get mad at me for suggesting the O-line and WRs are bigger problems than the QB (don't get me wrong, Pinnick sucked too, but yeah)

[u/TikiLoungeLizard → u/avboden]

Easier to replace a QB than a whole line and receiving corps so the move still makes sense

[u/ChemicalOle]

I hate this week every year.

[u/palonious]

so...throw for inc, run for 2 yards.

I'm guessing throw for inc and punt next?

[u/palonious → u/palonious]

close

[u/bigbicepturner]

I will forever have love in my heart for the Coug bros for sticking out the Pac12 with us.

[u/ArmorKing1992 → u/bigbicepturner]

Our ride or die

[u/Goose_Apple_Beer]

I don’t think it’s possible for us to call anything other than pass, run, pass, kick

[u/TikiLoungeLizard → u/Goose_Apple_Beer]

Probably doesn’t matter what gets called if we can’t execute anything tbh

[u/PanusCreme]

We’re gonna have to catch a ball

[u/CapnBabyPuncher → u/PanusCreme]

Not sure which team you're referring to...

[u/TikiLoungeLizard → u/CapnBabyPuncher]

Yes

[u/avboden]

FYI for those wondering why he's only targeting one single WR

we basically only have 3 WRs that see the field, all game. We don't really have WRs worth anything

[u/ArmorKing1992 → u/avboden]

You still have Noga?

[u/Reasonable_Cod_487]

Hmmm. Well I guess we'll see how Atkinson recovers from a bad series like that.

[u/SSJEv]

Legree for sure going yard at some point

[u/PanusCreme → u/SSJEv]

And those are just essentially 9 routes too he’s burning everyone. He’ll take an under route to the house too.

[u/Zestyclose-Bed-1385]

we have a punter?

[u/Dr_Mantis_Teabaggin]

Feels weird to see a punt. 

[u/avboden]

So uh, mulligan start to the game? I guess.

[u/Great-Agency-8340 → u/avboden]

We can just agree to start the game over again, right?

[u/StoicFable → u/Great-Agency-8340]

I already hit reset.

[u/bigbicepturner]

Atkinson looks a little off to start… not a great start. He had Legree on that deep play… hopefully he shakes it off.

[u/PanusCreme]

Guys running wrong routes for OSU is unusual

[u/wit_T_user_name]

I’m torn between rooting for my fellow OSU bros and rooting for WSU because your cheese is so damn good.

[u/cougfan12345]

Atkinson spooked.

Edit: oh boo hoo Beavs fans. Grow some skin.

[u/StoicFable → u/cougfan12345]

Been a while since we faced a defense with a pulse.

[u/cougfan12345 → u/StoicFable]

Our offense gonna need to sustain some drives or our defense will get gassed.

[u/TikiLoungeLizard → u/cougfan12345]

I’ve seen the movie. And then the sequel. And then the next in the series. And the next. And the next…

I hate the whole franchise tbh.

[u/Admiral_Sarcasm]

Weird drive there by Atkinson, hope he gets back in the rhythm

[u/bigbicepturner → u/Admiral_Sarcasm]

Technically not a three and out cause At ran the option for a first down haha

[u/Admiral_Sarcasm → u/bigbicepturner]

Forgot about that one, but I tried to sneakily edit my comment before anyone noticed my goof!

[u/bigbicepturner → u/Admiral_Sarcasm]

Hahaha all good brother,

[u/avboden → u/Admiral_Sarcasm]

I hope he does too, next game

[u/StoicFable]

This is not normal.

[u/avboden → u/StoicFable]

gestures at the entire world right now

[u/ArmorKing1992]

That was a bomb

[u/Admiral_Sarcasm]

Have we ever seen Atkinson scramble like that?

[u/StoicFable → u/Admiral_Sarcasm]

Couple of times.

[u/avresco]

Give Bray a bad day

[u/youwontfindithere]

Fuck we’re toast aren’t we

[u/palonious]

Recievers not used to a leading pass.

[u/Piano9717]

2 good plays by the new QB but 2 bad plays by the WR not getting the foot inbounds and dropping a wide open first down

[u/StoicFable]

I love these helmets. Sailor benny was the best.

[u/TikiLoungeLizard]

Hey, that looked just like the Pinnick-led offense! I think I might see what they were seeing in practice now!

[u/YakFull8300]

Starting a Freshman in this game seems questionable

[u/Careless_Business_27 → u/YakFull8300]

We don’t have much to lose

[u/JediMimeTrix → u/Careless_Business_27]

If the freshman doesn't work out, future high schools from the local elementary gonna get put in to play.

[u/gerg_1234]

Thank God he dropped that. Not the best blitz

[u/AlaskaNanooks1]

How much is Kirby Moores buyout?

[u/youwontfindithere → u/AlaskaNanooks1]

Ayeeeeeeee my bff how we doing brother

[u/Goose_Apple_Beer]

Already throwing better than Pinnick even going 0-2 hahaha

[u/Careless_Business_27 → u/Goose_Apple_Beer]

Yes he looks good

[u/avboden → u/Goose_Apple_Beer]

horse shoes and hand grenades, as they say

[u/PanusCreme]

Makes sense to drop it, he hasn’t seen a good pass this season.

[u/Careless_General8010]

All right, OG-pac rivalry

Go beavs! 

[u/avboden]

"we gotta do better on first and second down"

proceeds to get 0 and 1 yard on first and second down

Everybody gonna see the QB wasn't the first or even second worst problem with the offense

[u/Xmalantix → u/avboden]

You're literally insane if you don't think Caden Panic was an issue

[u/avboden → u/Xmalantix]

Did you read what I said? Literally never said that. I said he wasnt' first or second worst problem, he was #3/4

[u/Xmalantix → u/avboden]

That's still wrong

[u/avboden → u/Xmalantix]

• Worst O-line in the country
• Bad OC
• Horrible WRs/Bad QB tied for 3/4

You cannot rightfully say the QB is a bigger problem than the O-line given we have ZERO run game because of this O-line and the OC was absolutely a worse issue than the QB as well.

Pinnick sucked and deserved to get benched, no doubt, just sayin it won't miraculously fix everything.

[u/Xmalantix → u/avboden]

QB is without a doubt that important aspect of a football team in the modern game. If you don't have a good QB it literally nothing else matters.

Purdue was +4 in turnover margin last night and still lost by 2 scores because their QB play was pitiful

[u/NorthwestPurple]

I miss the Northwest Championship.

[u/JediMimeTrix]

Well so far this feels expected

[u/avboden]

Very first snap is a pass out of bounds, lol. Close though!

[u/Cyberhwk → u/avboden]

It wasn't picked. I'll take it.

[u/Threebridges2]

Why are there still so many empty seats in a sellout come on man I’d be there if I was close by

[u/StoicFable → u/Threebridges2]

They showed the VIP area which has a lot of indoor areas, they might be getting beverages and making their way back to the seats.

[u/Clutch_Pineapple49]

I've been to Reser twice and got to see Jaquizz Rodgers and Sean Mannion make Sark look silly

[u/Careless_Business_27]

Good luck beaver bros

[u/CapnBabyPuncher → u/Careless_Business_27]

Back atcha, Coug bro!

[u/youwontfindithere]

It ain’t pac 12 football unless the worse team wins when the better team should. Lfg Cougs

[u/tyreeks_son]

Hope this is a blowout

[u/avboden → u/tyreeks_son]

monkey paw curls

[u/ArmorKing1992]

“Kerr-vallis” 😔

[u/avboden → u/ArmorKing1992]

Golden State Beavers?

[u/avboden]

Weird for them to hype up our defense so much. While they've been on the field a lot for sure they're by no means great. Passable, sometimes, but the secondary is the weak link if our pass rush doesn't get home....which you will all see on full display today. Zero returning starters, they're better than expected but still by no means stars.

[u/rhododenendron → u/avboden]

They have literally spent the most time on the field in the nation, you are seriously discrediting them

[u/YakFull8300 → u/avboden]

You're boutta get shredded by Atkinson

[u/avboden → u/YakFull8300]

100%

[u/Threebridges2]

The Alaska Nanooks troll has arrived. How’s the weather in Reno, bud?

[u/Careless_General8010 → u/Threebridges2]

I put that guy on ignore weeks ago, idk wtf his deal is with hating the pac so much

[u/Threebridges2 → u/Careless_General8010]

Word is he’s a University of Nevada fan who’s salty we poached teams from the MW and left them behind

[u/jmac461]

I love all the Law and Order comments. My family was thoroughly confused when I flipped on Law and Order on a Saturday afternoon in the fall.

[u/Threebridges2]

Lot of empty seats for a so called sellout it looks so far. Come on. Pack Reser!

[u/NorthwestPurple]

There are some great games going on right now...

but I'm switching to BEAV vs COUG.

[u/jmac461 → u/NorthwestPurple]

YouTube tv quad split working for me.

It’s also great this is a weird staggered start time. We will be able to flip on a 4th a lot.

[u/StoicFable → u/NorthwestPurple]

Been a good day for football. I have not watched any yet but followed the scores and highlights so far.

[u/YakFull8300]

Holy shit I did not realize Legree was like that..

[u/StoicFable → u/YakFull8300]

Keep it that way please.

[u/Admiral_Sarcasm → u/YakFull8300]

We've been saying it for weeks. Keep an eye on 12 today.

[u/Flab-a-doo]

Here we go! Go Beavs

[u/Clutch_Pineapple49]

Law and order SVU to get me in a football mood

[u/Goose_Apple_Beer]

I kind of have a weird feeling we will win this. Realistically we will lose by at least 28 and not have an offensive touchdown

[u/JediMimeTrix → u/Goose_Apple_Beer]

I think if wsu won this, it would shock everyone

[u/YakFull8300 → u/Goose_Apple_Beer]

Realistically you lose by like 40 ngl.

[u/cougfan12345]

We need a pregame show. Nothing like watching law and order reruns while waiting for the game to switch over.

[u/YourChosenDeity]

I wish they would bake in game commentary if a seeies is on before the game.

Lady Detective: "We need to get there quick."

Ice T: "Yeah, quicker than Legree gets to the endzone."

Lady Detective: "Hopefully we dont encounter any Cougars in the way."

And scene.

[u/avboden]

Go Cougs! Reporting for ass kicking. Happy for the beavs, totally not jealous at all, nope, not one bit

[u/Reasonable-Public659 → u/avboden]

I’ll always love my cougar bros, but not today. The PAC-2 championship is the time to commit murder

[u/AlaskaNanooks1]

fire Moore?

[u/Careless_Business_27]

Go Coug’s! Ready for 60 mins of disappointment but excited to see our new qb!

[u/cougfan12345 → u/Careless_Business_27]

Falk style ass whooping? Probably not but Falk did it in his first start.

[u/Careless_Business_27 → u/cougfan12345]

A good vibe to start, the team rally before the game was epic he is fired up!

[u/StoicFable → u/cougfan12345]

Please not tonight.

[u/GoDucks1971]

Bring it on home, Beavers!

[u/gorobotkillkill]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[u/YourChosenDeity]

This new attention to Oregon State has really messed with the spread. While we were under the radar, that was easy money. Today's -18.5 is too large for comfort.

[u/Reasonable-Public659 → u/YourChosenDeity]

I think the SDSU spread was like 16.5, they covered that pretty well

[u/cougfan12345]

Hopefully Elsheman can cook. We gonna get a repeat of Falks first CFP start in 2014???

[u/TikiLoungeLizard → u/cougfan12345]

Falk had some guys around him tho

[u/showbricks]

Go beavers!

[u/Ichthyist1]

Just looking for signs of life on offense. Weird shit happens in this game tho.

[u/AlaskaNanooks1]

Corvallis vs WSU. Beavs are going to win

[u/MechanicalJesus05 → u/AlaskaNanooks1]

You are making it so every fan in CFB will downvote every polar bear flair they see.

[u/Admiral_Sarcasm → u/AlaskaNanooks1]

You're going to be annoying for the the first three quarters of our game and then suddenly disappear when we pull away again? Can't you just give it up and leave us alone?

[u/AlaskaNanooks1 → u/Admiral_Sarcasm]

I said the beavs are going to win.

[u/Admiral_Sarcasm → u/AlaskaNanooks1]

You know what you did.

[u/StoicFable]

On a serious note, very curious to see Brays defense against us after all that happened.

[u/SSJEv]

Cougs

[u/RivalryBot]

Who Will Win Fan Vote Results

^{Votes are distributed equally among flairs for multi-flaired users}

Team	Votes	Percentage	Washington State Voters	Oregon State Voters	Other Flairs Top 5
Washington State	3	8.8%	1.5	1	Centra…x0.5
Oregon State	31	91.2%	4	6	BYU Cougarsx1.5 Texas Tech Red Raidersx1.5 Georgia Bulldogsx1.0 LIU Sharksx1.0 Oregon Ducksx1.0

^{Last updated: 2026-10-17 21:24 UTC}

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[u/course_correction]

Go Cougs, Go Bears, no injuries, entertaining game would be great

[u/StoicFable → u/course_correction]

Bear down for beavs

[u/ArmorKing1992]

Let’s all Legree to have a good and entertaining game

[u/heretoescape87]

LET’S GO BEAVS!

[u/StoicFable]

Go Beavs!

[u/B3ARJOY]

GO BEAVS 🦫

[u/DharmaBaller]

38-14 Beavs

[u/turtle_flu]

Well one of my teams will win, and the other will get eviscerated.

[u/RumpEater5000]

Ironically, I wish the best to both teams. I miss you pac bros.

[u/Ometrist → u/RumpEater5000]

best thing would be for Legree to ball out as usual, putting more national spotlight on him, the team, and the conference

[u/Admiral_Sarcasm → u/Ometrist]

After Jeremiah Smith had a stinker of a game (4 catches for 68 yds and 1 td), I think Legree has a legitimate chance to break away tonight.

[u/jmac461 → u/Admiral_Sarcasm]

OSU (the OSU in Ohio) QB situation could open the things up for other players even further.

[u/B3ARJOY → u/RumpEater5000]

✊

[u/Bombdiggity24]

Expecting 100+ from Legree in the first half

[u/Pandemic_Academic]

Gg Beavs. Please keep it under 50

[u/JordanMCMXCV]

I can confidently already say gg beavs.

[u/a_pac12_ref]

My liver's not ready for this game

[u/CryPsychological8571 → u/a_pac12_ref]

my head says beavs by 10 but my heart is screaming cougs all day. the pac-2 championship runs through this one

[u/TikiLoungeLizard → u/CryPsychological8571]

My head has the Beavs doing much worse damage than that. My heart has the Cougs winning an ugly dogfight.