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DBD 10.12.08 Weekend & NFL Talk Dump

Let's use this post for weekend DBD and NFL talk...

 

WSU lost more QBs and their recently acquired walk-on QB finds himself as the No. 2 QB on the depth chart.  (WSU held walk-on QB tryouts for the student body to fill their QB need)

CORVALLIS, Ore. – To see quarterback Marshall Lobbestael on the turf and writhing in pain shouldn’t have come as much of a shock to Washington State football fans for two reasons:

 • Consistently poor pass protection had led to Lobbestael getting hit early and often against the Oregon State Beavers.

 • They’ve already seen two other quarterbacks – Gary Rogers and Kevin Lopina – go down this season with serious injuries because of similar protection issues.

Thanks to a patchwork, inexperienced, beat-up and overmatched offensive line, Lobbestael took an unhealthy dose of punishment from the first snap of Saturday’s game at Reser Stadium from Oregon State defenders.

Had there not been the artificial surface at Reser, Lobbestael’s white No. 8 jersey would have been green with grass stains from being continually planted.

...

Lobbestael was sacked five times and hit after he threw countless times for the first three quarters.

Early in the fourth quarter, the punishment took its toll, Lobbestael was hit around the ankles by defensive end Slade Norris. Lobbestael’s legs buckled and he fell to the turf in clear agony. He limped off the field with the aid of trainers.

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When Lobbestael went down, WSU’s two remaining quarterbacks – Daniel Wagner and J.T. Levenseller – both hurriedly warmed up.

While the two QBs frantically threw sideline passes and took snaps, the WSU coaching staff debated on which player to use. Levenseller, the son of WSU receivers coach Mike Levenseller, is the more polished of the two. However, coaches were hoping to avoid burning his redshirt season.

At first it seemed likely Levenseller would be called on. In the end, however, Wagner, a redshirt freshman walk-on from Jesuit High School in Portland, went into the game.

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Even Wagner couldn’t be spared from the injury issues. He rolled his ankle on a play and was limping around in the final minutes and never got to attempt a pass.

“They told me just to manage the offense and not get hurt,” Wagner said.

So that leaves Levenseller and recently recruited scout quarterback Peter Roberts, who was selected after an open student body tryout, as the only completely healthy quarterbacks in the program.

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by HydroTech on Oct 12, 2008 2:52 PM PDT   0 recs

The table is being set for Levenseller to lead the Cougs to victory over USC. This will lead either to the greatest sports movie of all time, or the disbanding of the Pac-10.

by royb on Oct 12, 2008 3:41 PM PDT   1 recs

I mean Roberts.

by royb on Oct 12, 2008 3:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

lol

Either “Remember O-Eight” will be a rallying call for years to come or it will be a pain train for years to come. yechhhh

by totallyawesome on Oct 12, 2008 4:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Vegas has set the line at USC -42

That’s even higher than the ‘Furd line, and they’re on the road. This would be the greatest upset ever.

by BearsNecessity on Oct 12, 2008 5:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

very real chance that USC covers a 42 point spread against wsu

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by HydroTech on Oct 12, 2008 5:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

daaaaaaang Desean Jackson just got BLOWN UP on a return….

by Itchy25 on Oct 12, 2008 3:48 PM PDT   0 recs

seeing what DJ is doing in the pros makes it even more unfortunate that Longshore got injured in 2007 because we rarely got to see DJ at his best after that. The Oregon game was probably the most ridic DJ performance.

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by HydroTech on Oct 12, 2008 3:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

As a long-time niner fan...

…I may never forget that wretchedly managed franchise for passing up on Aaron Rodgers and TWICE on Desean. Cause it’s not like those guys are playing huge roles in playoff contenders right now.

by norcalnick on Oct 12, 2008 4:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Agreed

WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

by Thoroughbred on Oct 12, 2008 5:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Here are the AP voters who voted for cal

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by HydroTech on Oct 12, 2008 4:18 PM PDT   0 recs

I don’t understand voters like Craig James who put Michigan State at 17th and don’t even have Cal ranked… I’d be okay with Cal a few spots behind, given that Michigan State has two more wins, but excluding the Bears completely is just stupid

by Thoroughbred on Oct 12, 2008 5:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

former Cal longsnapper L.P. Ladouceur is on the field for the game tying field goal for the Cowboys….

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by HydroTech on Oct 12, 2008 4:35 PM PDT   0 recs

wow!

OVERTIME! THE 52 YARDER IS GOOD!!!

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by HydroTech on Oct 12, 2008 4:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Fuck the refs. Their stupidity destroyed the under on that game, and I HAD THE UNDER.

ARRRRRRRGH.

by BearsNecessity on Oct 12, 2008 5:01 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

DJAX Update

Tha1 has a nice game receiving (6 for 98) but leaves late in the fourth quarter with an apparent ankle injury. It looked like his legs got tangled up when he was blocking downfield. Hope everything’s all right for next week!

by Thoroughbred on Oct 12, 2008 4:54 PM PDT   0 recs

Though I'd probably bet Arizona

so if we lose, I’d make some money off of it.

Just ask yourself:
How much would I pay for Cal to win this weekend? … and bet it

by Thoroughbred on Oct 12, 2008 5:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

link no worky. but it’s a pick’em game??? If the line was Cal -14 i’d take Cal to cover.

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by HydroTech on Oct 12, 2008 5:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Linesmakers remember what happened the last time Cal went on the road against a team coming off a tough loss.

But, yes, pick’em sounds strange….

by Thoroughbred on Oct 12, 2008 5:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Cal winning by 14+? You really think the gap is that big?

by BearsNecessity on Oct 12, 2008 5:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If we play tough-nosed football

Yes.

We have much more talent than both Stanford and Arizona at all positions except for maybe RB (if Jahvid is out)

by Thoroughbred on Oct 12, 2008 5:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

judging by the way UA has struggled against even mediocre teams, yeah, I think we have a serious chance at a 14+ point win.

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by HydroTech on Oct 12, 2008 5:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

well, actually, I dunno, it also depends on our offense. If our offense performs as it should and puts points on the board, then we should be fine. If it doesn’t… then it’ll be closer. But I’m going to assume that the Cal offense will be fine.

On second thought, we are playing on grass. Now, I do think the whole grass/turf thing is blown out of proportion. I do think it has some effect on the game, but not as much as some people think it does.

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by HydroTech on Oct 12, 2008 5:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This could also depend if Best plays. I’m still not 100 percent sure he’ll be healthy, and even if he, he also might not be effective.

Vereen can’t run the ball 30 times again and get away with it.

by BearsNecessity on Oct 12, 2008 5:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I’m kind of hoping he’ll sit out as a precaution. It would be bad to lose him for USC and Oregon (teams with better defensive lines) in a game that we should be able to control the LoS and open holes for Vereen and Slocum

by Thoroughbred on Oct 12, 2008 5:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I don’t like the idea of starting two first-years in the backfield on the road. And the O-line is not that great, Best is essential to winning in the desert.

by BearsNecessity on Oct 12, 2008 5:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

sagarin would have Arizona -1/2

basically a pick ‘em. even after their road loss at stanford, he’s got ‘Zona 15th in his Predictor…but he’s got Cal at #8!!

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Oct 12, 2008 6:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Deltha O'Neal is getting burned tonight

Chargers have been targeting him like Tennessee went after Syd’Quan. And they are DESTROYING him.

by BearsNecessity on Oct 12, 2008 5:48 PM PDT   0 recs

Jet is #16 "most indispensable college football player"

Matt Hayes ranks his top 20 most indispensable college football players, and puts Jahvid Best #16.

16. Jahvid Best, RB, California. He was the fastest player in the nation as a true freshman last season, but now he has developed into a complete tailback and gives the Bears the oomph on offense to scare USC.

Honestly, I don’t think Jet should be on there at all – Vereen is clearly capable of shouldering the load if needed. If I had to pick Cal’s most indispensable player, I think I would pick Mack.

Similarly, I disagree with this:

9. Joe McKnight, RB, USC. The Trojans’ implosion at Oregon State included their best player touching the ball a measly 12 times. More uninvolved games for McKnight will mean more USC losses.

Fine, Joe’s fast (though I’ve seen him get caught from behind too many times for me to fully buy into the hype about him), but with the Trojans’ stable of 5-star RBs behind him, is he really indispensable?

The Bear will not quit, the Bear will not die

by Calfan on Oct 12, 2008 5:53 PM PDT   0 recs

Definitely the reason we lost to ASU…

by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 12, 2008 6:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

SPEED = TEH AWESOME

Seriously though, I’d go with Syd-Quan as most indispensable

by norcalnick on Oct 12, 2008 7:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Right now I’d go with Derrick Hill, believe it or not. The nose tackle is one of the most most instrumental in stopping the rush and SMQ found that, generally, rush defense is most correlative to wins. So far our rush D has been our biggest strength.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 12, 2008 7:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The fact that we bottled up Ringer seems more and more impressive with each passing week. Much respeck to the defense for that.

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by TwistNHook on Oct 12, 2008 8:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

one of the *positions most

by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 12, 2008 8:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I could buy that

My analysis is simpler – cause I can see the good things that Syd does – but when Hill makes a great play I’m probably hardly aware of it.

by norcalnick on Oct 12, 2008 7:48 PM PDT   0 recs

reply = hard

by norcalnick on Oct 12, 2008 7:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Totally see where you’re coming from. Although I’d almost argue that having two decent CBs is better than having one fantastic one and one utterly crappy one. We were closer to that situation last year and Hagan/Conte got burned multiply because QBs could simply always pick on the side opposite SQT. Now that Hagan is up to speed they do not have the luxury.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 12, 2008 8:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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