Goofsmaverick
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Do you know what time.
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Do you know what time.
If any of you are old-school Trail Blazers fans you may remember Ron Brewer - the basketball arena (Bud Walton Arena) museum has a section dedicated to him and “The Triplets” from that era. Might be interesting but I think they may only be open during normal business hours.
gohogs14 said:If any of you are old-school Trail Blazers fans you may remember Ron Brewer - the basketball arena (Bud Walton Arena) museum has a section dedicated to him and “The Triplets” from that era. Might be interesting but I think they may only be open during normal business hours.
Definitely remember Ron Brewer and, of course, Sidney Moncrief was a great player at Arkansas and in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks. Unfortunately, I won't be making the trip South to Fayetteville, but will be watching the game on tv. I hope the Viks can make it an entertaining game, and a victory over a SEC team would be surreal! Go Viks!!!
Not advising anyone to bet the house, but I found this interesting:
Major Betting Site Predicts Portland St. Will Upset Arkansas
http://www.bestofarkansassports.com/major-betting-site-predicts-portland-st-will-upset-arkansas/
Major Betting Site Predicts Portland St. Will Upset Arkansas
http://www.bestofarkansassports.com/major-betting-site-predicts-portland-st-will-upset-arkansas/
bigskyconf
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forestgreen said:
One of my buddies on AGS (Central Arkansas fan) saw it and is all excited. Wants to make sure we "put the Piggies in their place". :lol:
bigskyconf
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Arkansas coaches on what they are expecting from the Viks. From Scottie Bordelon of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette...
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/aug/26/updates-chad-morris-coordinators-preview-portland-/
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/aug/26/updates-chad-morris-coordinators-preview-portland-/
bigskyconf
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Not really a depth chart (sometimes hard to come by), but game notes from Mike Lund, goviks.com. Lund is also sports information director for PSU athletics.
https://goviks.com/news/2019/8/26/football-game-week-vikings-meet-sec-program-for-first-time-in-history.aspx
https://goviks.com/news/2019/8/26/football-game-week-vikings-meet-sec-program-for-first-time-in-history.aspx
Vikings open with raid on SEC territory
https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/436801-335459-vikings-open-with-raid-on-sec-territory
https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/436801-335459-vikings-open-with-raid-on-sec-territory
bigskyconf
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Per USA Today, the list of guarantee games in DI college football...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2019/08/27/college-football-full-list-guarantee-games-2019-season/2126476001/
We are getting $550,000 from Arkansas and $400,000 from Boise.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2019/08/27/college-football-full-list-guarantee-games-2019-season/2126476001/
We are getting $550,000 from Arkansas and $400,000 from Boise.
Full Interview: Portland State Coach Previews Trip To Face Razorbacks
Portland State doesn't get the change to play in front of a national audience too often but the Vikings will get that chance on Saturday as they travel to Fayetteville to face Arkansas.
Vikings coach Bruce Barnum previews the game and what the chance for his team to face an opponent from the SEC means.
https://5newsonline.com/2019/08/27/full-interview-portland-state-coach-previews-trip-to-face-razorbacks/
Portland State doesn't get the change to play in front of a national audience too often but the Vikings will get that chance on Saturday as they travel to Fayetteville to face Arkansas.
Vikings coach Bruce Barnum previews the game and what the chance for his team to face an opponent from the SEC means.
https://5newsonline.com/2019/08/27/full-interview-portland-state-coach-previews-trip-to-face-razorbacks/
bigskyconf
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bigskyconf said:
I also heard that Arkansas is covering part of the charter flight, making it cheaper for us to fly there than the Greeley trip or the Flagstaff trip. Before people read too much into it, I guess the SEC schools do offer to cover the costs of the charter for their FCS opponents.
EasternDopa
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Idaho is getting $1.45mm to travel to Penn State? That’s gotta be the biggest sum an FCS team has ever gotten in a road payout. Granted, I’m sure that was negotiated when Idaho was FBS, but shame on Penn State for not renegotiating terms after Idaho dropped back down. They could’ve whittled that in half.
Portland State Vikings football vs. Arkansas Razorbacks: Preview, time, TV channel, how to watch live stream
https://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/2019/08/portland-state-vikings-football-vs-arkansas-razorbacks-preview-time-tv-channel-how-to-watch-live-stream.html?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=oregoniansports_sf&utm_source=twitter
https://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/2019/08/portland-state-vikings-football-vs-arkansas-razorbacks-preview-time-tv-channel-how-to-watch-live-stream.html?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=oregoniansports_sf&utm_source=twitter
Portland State Will Give Arkansas Its Best Shot
https://www.nwahomepage.com/sports/pig-trail-nation/portland-state-will-give-arkansas-its-best-shot/
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas opens its season on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
Portland State arrived at Razorback Stadium at 4 p.m. on Thursday. They didn’t get to practice due to work being done on the field, but they did get to see the locker room and the stadium.
Arkansas is a big favorite over the Vikings who finished 4-7 in 2018. The Hogs also have a big game against Ole Miss next week, but Chad Morris said forget the notion his team will be looking ahead.
“No, not at all,” Morris said Wednesday. “Not with the season we came off last year, you don’t overlook anybody. It’s not about who we play, it’s about how we play. I shared with them today in our team meeting, I’m far more concerned about their preparation and how they continue to prepare, regardless of who we play and the magnitude of the game on Saturday. It’s about preparation today and that’s been our focus. Our guys have had great preparation to this point and I expect that today.”
Portland State had an explosive offense last season averaging 27.5 points per game. They averaged 194.3 yards per game on the ground and 199.4 through the air. It’s one that is different than some of the SEC schools the Razorbacks will face later. John Chavis has said the Hogs will likely play a lot of base defense in this game. He explained why as well.
“They play a lot of 12 personnel, they play two tight ends,” Chavis said. “The thing about it is you never know where they’re gonna be. They’ll be in two tight ends and they’ll be in empty in the backfield. They mix it up and give you a lot of formations. They play a lot of big personnel. They run a little bit of option. They’ve got two quarterbacks they play in almost every game. It will be interesting to see what their plan is.
“Certainly there’s some things we’re gonna do because of who we are and then we’ve got to find out how they’re gonna try to attack us and we may have to make adjustments as we go. We will play some base personnel for sure.”
The most noted Viking on offense is senior tight end Charlie Taumoepeau. He caught 28 passes for 580 yards and five touchdowns as a junior.
“He’s a really good player,” Chavis said. “He has NFL talent there’s no doubt about that. That’s nothing we’re not accustomed to. When you play against the SEC teams you play against that type of talent each week. He’s a really good player and I think he will up having a long career in the NFL.”
In addition to Chavis, Taumoepeau has impressed senior linebacker Scoota Harris.
“The tight end is a really good player,” Harris said. “Their best player. They like to get him the ball as much as they can. They run. They’ve got some very good decent running backs so they run the option a lot with those guys. But they’re kind of balanced throughout. I think they run the ball more than they pass.”
The top two quarterbacks on the depth chart are a pair of juniors. Davis Alexander is listed as the starter. In 2018, he completed 126 of 238 passes for 1,786 yards, 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also was second on the team in rushing with 112 carries (most on team) for 424 yards and 12 touchdowns. Backup is Jalani Eason who completed 21 of 40 passes for 343 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed 59 times for 362 yards and three scores.
Morris talked about how his young team will face an experienced one Saturday afternoon.
“Portland State is experienced,” Morris said. “They’re one of the more experienced teams. They have eight offensive and nine defensive starters back, and they have nothing to lose. They’re coming in here. They’re going to be ready to go. They’re going to pull tricks out, specials out. They have nothing to lose. They’re excited about traveling here. And I think that we’re going to get their absolute best.
“As I’ve said before, many times last year, it’s about how well we can execute, how well we can play to our potential one play at a time in game 1. And it doesn’t matter who we play. It’s always how we play. I’m excited to watch this team play. I want to see us play fast. I want to see us play physical. And I want to see us play to our standard going into year 2.”
Portland State’s defense is a scrappy one. They gave up 36.2 points per game and allowed 419.3 yards per game in 2018. Arkansas’ Joe Craddock has watched a lot of film of Portland State’s defense.
“Portland State plays extremely hard,” Craddock said. “You turn on the film against Oregon, Nevada, their biggest games I guess you could say last year and they’re competing. They’re getting after it. It didn’t seem like against Oregon they were very shy to be there. They came in ready to play. They were bouncing around making tackles. It was a 14-0 game, I think, midway through the second quarter in the Oregon game. They play extremely hard. They’re very long at corner. I mean, every corner on their depth chart is 6-2 plus. They play a little bit of a funky style of defense in terms of you don’t see it a whole lot. So we’ve got to do a good job. Like I’ve always said, in first games you’ve got to make a lot of adjustments. There’s probably going to be something they’re going to show in Game One this year that they didn’t show all of last year.
“We’ve got to stay confident, stay calm and make the proper adjustments and do what we’ve got to do. They do a good job of mixing coverages as well. Ben’s going to have to do a good job, whether it’s pre-snap read or post-snap read, because they do a good job of disguising some of their coverages. It’ll be a really good challenge for us. We’ve got to match their intensity early and establish what we want to do offensively.”
Senior defensive tackle McTelvin Agim is one of the players who Portland State will be responsible for keeping out of its backfield Saturday evening. He talked about what the Vikings do on the offensive line.
“They’re like a dual-blocking scheme,” Agim said. “They’ll have man protection on one side and basically have slide on the other side. Basically you just have to penetrate and try to make the 1-on-1 plays when you get the 1-on-1.”
Though he isn’t a starter, Portland State’s offensive line has John Krahn who at 6-foot-10, 410-pounds is a big player in any conference or league. Agim doesn’t know if he will go up against Krahn during the game, but if he does he will be ready.
“I’m not shying away from anything at all,” Agim said. “If he comes to me I’m going to handle what I need to handle. But no, I’m not shying away at all.”
On the other side of the football, sophomore wide receiver Mike Woods talked about what he has seen from the Portland State secondary.
“Lot of man coverage, especially when you get into the red zone,” Woods said. “Lot of one high safety, things that we can take advantage of for sure…especially with our size this year. We are excited.”
Arkansas’ starting quarterback senior Ben Hicks has a lot of respect for Portland State’s defense based off what he has seen.
“They’re very talented and they play hard,” Hicks said. “They play an awkward scheme how they play but their defensive structure is but they play hard. You know they are going to come out here and play hard on Saturday. We’ve got to match that intensity and I think we will. I think we are prepared for that.
What is unorthodox about their defense?
“How they approach the line of scrimmage, their fronts, just strange,” Hicks said. “We’ve got some stuff for it. We are excited for the challenge.”
One person responsible for protecting Hicks and the quarterbacks as well as blocking the Vikings is junior center Ty Clary. He talked about Hicks’ statement Portland State does some awkward things up front.
“I think that’s a great way to describe it, is awkward on defense,” Clary said.
“They’ve got four D-linemen and they’ve almost always moved up a linebacker, so it’s pretty much five D-linemen every play, which is pretty unusual. I’ve never seen it in high school or college, so it’s actually been pretty neat getting to learn the defense.”
Clary also offered up some additional thoughts on Portland State’s defense.
“We see a lot of things in Portland State,” Clary said. “Obviously every team has defensive flaws and every team has defensive strengths, but we’re going to focus on the flaws and really try to work them.”
Arkansas and Portland State will kickoff at 3 p.m. on Saturday in Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The game will be televised by the SEC Network.
https://www.nwahomepage.com/sports/pig-trail-nation/portland-state-will-give-arkansas-its-best-shot/
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas opens its season on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
Portland State arrived at Razorback Stadium at 4 p.m. on Thursday. They didn’t get to practice due to work being done on the field, but they did get to see the locker room and the stadium.
Arkansas is a big favorite over the Vikings who finished 4-7 in 2018. The Hogs also have a big game against Ole Miss next week, but Chad Morris said forget the notion his team will be looking ahead.
“No, not at all,” Morris said Wednesday. “Not with the season we came off last year, you don’t overlook anybody. It’s not about who we play, it’s about how we play. I shared with them today in our team meeting, I’m far more concerned about their preparation and how they continue to prepare, regardless of who we play and the magnitude of the game on Saturday. It’s about preparation today and that’s been our focus. Our guys have had great preparation to this point and I expect that today.”
Portland State had an explosive offense last season averaging 27.5 points per game. They averaged 194.3 yards per game on the ground and 199.4 through the air. It’s one that is different than some of the SEC schools the Razorbacks will face later. John Chavis has said the Hogs will likely play a lot of base defense in this game. He explained why as well.
“They play a lot of 12 personnel, they play two tight ends,” Chavis said. “The thing about it is you never know where they’re gonna be. They’ll be in two tight ends and they’ll be in empty in the backfield. They mix it up and give you a lot of formations. They play a lot of big personnel. They run a little bit of option. They’ve got two quarterbacks they play in almost every game. It will be interesting to see what their plan is.
“Certainly there’s some things we’re gonna do because of who we are and then we’ve got to find out how they’re gonna try to attack us and we may have to make adjustments as we go. We will play some base personnel for sure.”
The most noted Viking on offense is senior tight end Charlie Taumoepeau. He caught 28 passes for 580 yards and five touchdowns as a junior.
“He’s a really good player,” Chavis said. “He has NFL talent there’s no doubt about that. That’s nothing we’re not accustomed to. When you play against the SEC teams you play against that type of talent each week. He’s a really good player and I think he will up having a long career in the NFL.”
In addition to Chavis, Taumoepeau has impressed senior linebacker Scoota Harris.
“The tight end is a really good player,” Harris said. “Their best player. They like to get him the ball as much as they can. They run. They’ve got some very good decent running backs so they run the option a lot with those guys. But they’re kind of balanced throughout. I think they run the ball more than they pass.”
The top two quarterbacks on the depth chart are a pair of juniors. Davis Alexander is listed as the starter. In 2018, he completed 126 of 238 passes for 1,786 yards, 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also was second on the team in rushing with 112 carries (most on team) for 424 yards and 12 touchdowns. Backup is Jalani Eason who completed 21 of 40 passes for 343 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed 59 times for 362 yards and three scores.
Morris talked about how his young team will face an experienced one Saturday afternoon.
“Portland State is experienced,” Morris said. “They’re one of the more experienced teams. They have eight offensive and nine defensive starters back, and they have nothing to lose. They’re coming in here. They’re going to be ready to go. They’re going to pull tricks out, specials out. They have nothing to lose. They’re excited about traveling here. And I think that we’re going to get their absolute best.
“As I’ve said before, many times last year, it’s about how well we can execute, how well we can play to our potential one play at a time in game 1. And it doesn’t matter who we play. It’s always how we play. I’m excited to watch this team play. I want to see us play fast. I want to see us play physical. And I want to see us play to our standard going into year 2.”
Portland State’s defense is a scrappy one. They gave up 36.2 points per game and allowed 419.3 yards per game in 2018. Arkansas’ Joe Craddock has watched a lot of film of Portland State’s defense.
“Portland State plays extremely hard,” Craddock said. “You turn on the film against Oregon, Nevada, their biggest games I guess you could say last year and they’re competing. They’re getting after it. It didn’t seem like against Oregon they were very shy to be there. They came in ready to play. They were bouncing around making tackles. It was a 14-0 game, I think, midway through the second quarter in the Oregon game. They play extremely hard. They’re very long at corner. I mean, every corner on their depth chart is 6-2 plus. They play a little bit of a funky style of defense in terms of you don’t see it a whole lot. So we’ve got to do a good job. Like I’ve always said, in first games you’ve got to make a lot of adjustments. There’s probably going to be something they’re going to show in Game One this year that they didn’t show all of last year.
“We’ve got to stay confident, stay calm and make the proper adjustments and do what we’ve got to do. They do a good job of mixing coverages as well. Ben’s going to have to do a good job, whether it’s pre-snap read or post-snap read, because they do a good job of disguising some of their coverages. It’ll be a really good challenge for us. We’ve got to match their intensity early and establish what we want to do offensively.”
Senior defensive tackle McTelvin Agim is one of the players who Portland State will be responsible for keeping out of its backfield Saturday evening. He talked about what the Vikings do on the offensive line.
“They’re like a dual-blocking scheme,” Agim said. “They’ll have man protection on one side and basically have slide on the other side. Basically you just have to penetrate and try to make the 1-on-1 plays when you get the 1-on-1.”
Though he isn’t a starter, Portland State’s offensive line has John Krahn who at 6-foot-10, 410-pounds is a big player in any conference or league. Agim doesn’t know if he will go up against Krahn during the game, but if he does he will be ready.
“I’m not shying away from anything at all,” Agim said. “If he comes to me I’m going to handle what I need to handle. But no, I’m not shying away at all.”
On the other side of the football, sophomore wide receiver Mike Woods talked about what he has seen from the Portland State secondary.
“Lot of man coverage, especially when you get into the red zone,” Woods said. “Lot of one high safety, things that we can take advantage of for sure…especially with our size this year. We are excited.”
Arkansas’ starting quarterback senior Ben Hicks has a lot of respect for Portland State’s defense based off what he has seen.
“They’re very talented and they play hard,” Hicks said. “They play an awkward scheme how they play but their defensive structure is but they play hard. You know they are going to come out here and play hard on Saturday. We’ve got to match that intensity and I think we will. I think we are prepared for that.
What is unorthodox about their defense?
“How they approach the line of scrimmage, their fronts, just strange,” Hicks said. “We’ve got some stuff for it. We are excited for the challenge.”
One person responsible for protecting Hicks and the quarterbacks as well as blocking the Vikings is junior center Ty Clary. He talked about Hicks’ statement Portland State does some awkward things up front.
“I think that’s a great way to describe it, is awkward on defense,” Clary said.
“They’ve got four D-linemen and they’ve almost always moved up a linebacker, so it’s pretty much five D-linemen every play, which is pretty unusual. I’ve never seen it in high school or college, so it’s actually been pretty neat getting to learn the defense.”
Clary also offered up some additional thoughts on Portland State’s defense.
“We see a lot of things in Portland State,” Clary said. “Obviously every team has defensive flaws and every team has defensive strengths, but we’re going to focus on the flaws and really try to work them.”
Arkansas and Portland State will kickoff at 3 p.m. on Saturday in Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The game will be televised by the SEC Network.
bigskyconf
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From Joel Odom, OLive
https://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/2019/08/portland-state-vikings-football-vs-arkansas-razorbacks-preview-time-tv-channel-how-to-watch-live-stream.html
Arkansas currently 28.5 point favorite, over/under is 60.5 if anyone wants to make a bet.
Guess I reposted forest's post from a couple days ago. Oops.
https://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/2019/08/portland-state-vikings-football-vs-arkansas-razorbacks-preview-time-tv-channel-how-to-watch-live-stream.html
Arkansas currently 28.5 point favorite, over/under is 60.5 if anyone wants to make a bet.
Guess I reposted forest's post from a couple days ago. Oops.
bigskyconf
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Game previews...
from AP through STATS FCS...
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/preview.asp?g=201908310074&e=2019_01_0074&home=74&vis=257
From Tom Murphy, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/aug/31/sunken-stock-20190831/?sports
From Landon Braden, Hawgbeat.com
https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/gameday-central-how-to-watch-arkansas-portland-state-vegas-spread-more
from AP through STATS FCS...
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/preview.asp?g=201908310074&e=2019_01_0074&home=74&vis=257
From Tom Murphy, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/aug/31/sunken-stock-20190831/?sports
From Landon Braden, Hawgbeat.com
https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/gameday-central-how-to-watch-arkansas-portland-state-vegas-spread-more
bigskyconf
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Also fresh from their own upset of FBS Western Kentucky on Thursday, a good group of Central Arkansas fans from Conway, AR will be cheering on the Viks to take down their evil instate empire. :lol:
LET'S GO VIKING FANS!!!!!! PSU 6 - Arkansas 10 @ the half. Holt intercepts late in the 2nd half to make it still a 1 score lead for the Razorbacks.....GoViks!!!!
