The Beavers are ready to get back at it.
Oregon State football coach Mike Riley seemed calm and focused yesterday when he talked with the media about the upcoming season.
The highlights were on my blog yesterday. Here’s the full story in Thursday’s GT.
He said the usually things such as being excited for the season, has a good vibe from the group and doesn’t feel outside pressure. However, when reading Riley it’s about how he says it and now what he says.
Riley was descriptive when said he feels like a rookie coach with something to prove. He knows outsiders don’t think he’ll do well, but believes he can.
The practice approach is different with a focus on details, instead of speeding through a practice like Oregon. I’ll have more on that later.
And part of his change is my guess that he’s going to call the plays this season. Repeat, it’s only my guess. He was asked, and said he’ll call plays at the beginning of training camp. And then he was probed more about the season.
Riley laughed it off and said he’ll call the big gain plays and leave the rest for other people. That means he’s at least thinking about calling the plays or even made up his mind and not saying.
10 comments
wcjr says:
Aug 2, 2012
According to my “Deep Throat” (35 years workong at Gill) MR will call plays this season. Thank you Lord!
BeaverDon says:
Aug 2, 2012
I really would rather see a healine that says “Beaver Players Focused and Ready”. They didn’t look like that last year in the Sacamento State game.
bone says:
Aug 2, 2012
Let’s hope they can follow his example then.
OSU4Life says:
Aug 3, 2012
Speeding through practices sure haven’t hurt oregon recently. If you wanna be fast, you must practice fast. Why not increase the tempo, what is there to lose? More than 9 games?
Mike says:
Aug 3, 2012
Yes, I don’t understand why Riley thinks he has some new answers to our slow starts and,NOW, slow finishes.
Focusing on details is going to be enhanced by going at full speed, developing twitch like reflexes will help in every aspect of the game – plus more reps, equal better prep.
I have slipped off the Riley bandwagon in the last couple of years and I either want him to change ( innovation, enthusiasm, recruiting, assistants, game-plans ), or I want him to be changed. There are no more excuses, he has a PILE of money to work with, incredible facilities and a fan base that is just waiting for things to take off. The kids need to love the coach because he is a winner, not because he is a nice guy.If you want a nice guy for a coach, get used to losing.
Every Pac12 team is going to be better than last year, yet we are mired in a Groundhog Day coaching effort. I see us winning versus Nicholls State and then dying a slow death the rest of the season.Sad to say…as I am usually a very optimistic person.To think that we will be the worst team in the PAC12 this year is a little hard to support.
71Beav says:
Aug 4, 2012
I see this season starting much like the past 9 – start with a win over a cupcake – giving the players a false sense of their capabilities – get hammered in the second game of the season on national TV by a big time program – head coach tries to quell the oncoming fanbase dispair by saying there is a lot of football left in the season – losses begin to mount as the Pac12 season gets under way – the realization hits for the fanbase that it’s time to look away from Reser by the 5th or 6th game and appreciate college football excellence from a more objective point of view – watching teams like USC, Alabama, Oregon, etc. excel with focused coaching and great game day performance on the big stage. I’m a lifelong Beaver with a Cubs fan outlook – will they ever again make it to a BCS bowl? With this coaching staff, not likely.
Beavs Believe says:
Aug 6, 2012
Wow, I didn’t realize your magic college football balls had already told you guys what was going on this season. That sounds really depressing. All those losses. Maybe you should stay home and watch on TV, so that you can be replaced by people who are actually excited to watch the Beavs play.
phil says:
Aug 7, 2012
beavs believe. said it right in a few words who needs these bummer fans. lets play some football oregon state
RenoNVbeavr says:
Aug 8, 2012
I see 5 wins from this club this season, which includes: Nichols St., WSU, ASU, Cal (you heard it here) and Utah. Heck, I could even go one better and state that the Beavs take down perennial punching bag, Arizona in Tuscon this season. 6 wins?1? Who can disagree with the teams I have listed?
Bret says:
Aug 14, 2012
Funny, every Pac-12 team will be better than last? Why, because they canned their coaches and brought in new ones? I don’t think Mike Leach is going to do that much at Wazzu, and who knows about Mora at UCLA. And can we please stop comparing OSU to U of O, Cliff, and every other writer out there. Can’t we just stand on our own?
Reno, I don’t see why they can’t beat UCLA and Washington.