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NAU is 0-3 on the road this year. Let's make that 0-4 with a big loud rowdy crowd.

Any news on the QB injury? Is he out for this game?
 
I'm betting they'll keep that a secret until game time unless it is a serious injury.

Just to keep the Vikings guessing.
 
The Arizona paper story said the coach refused to talk about it. So yes, they'll keep it quiet until the game.
 
Sounds like Jordan Brown is definately out for the NAU game and Deshawn Shead will start at corner. He's a frosh, and I'm not sure how many (if any) snaps he's played.
 
I really like the way that we switched from shotgun to under center and back during the EWU game. While the defense will probably assume a run from under center and a pass from shotgun, you can change it up and really keep the defense wondering what is coming.
 
http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandstatevikings/2007/10/jims_gems_one_big_happy_family.html

You know, Ian, the quarterbacks wear red jerseys for a reason.

The jerseys are a reminder to the other players that the quarterbacks are off limits, as in do not touch, no matter what.

A little incidental contact is to be expected, and maybe that's what happened when Jordan Spence ran into Brian White near the end of Wednesday's practice.

But the exchange didn't end there. It escalated.

Apparently, White let Spence know he didn't appreciate the contact, and then Spence let White know he didn't appreciate being talked to that way, and then punches are being thrown.

I was standing close to midfield on the south side of the field as this scene was unfolding in the east end zone, so I didn't see what happened or who threw the first punch. Next thing I know, it looks as if there are about 10 players in a dog pile, somebody pulls Spence out of the heap, and then Mouse Davis goes absolutely ballistic, screaming up at the 6-foot-3, 270-pound freshman from Langley, British Columbia.

I was too far away to hear exactly what Davis said to Spence, but it was clear that he wasn't happy.

This also all went down less than 10 minutes after backup fullback Sam Gordon scuffled with another scout-team tackle. I think I know who it was, but I'm not exactly sure. I was at the opposite end of the field for that one, I was still working on my second cup of coffee, and it didn't seem like a big deal at the time.

But then another fight breaks out ... and this time a scout-team tackle is going after the first-string quarterback?

"In all my years of coaching, I think it's the first time I've ever seen a defensive lineman take on the quarterback," Davis said.

Davis made some other colorful comments that were too colorful for most family-friendly blogs, so we'll just have to leave it at that.

Finally, I don't want to blow this thing out of proportion. Nobody was seriously hurt (White reopened a old cut on his throwing hand, but otherwise appeared fine), and I think almost everybody at Wednesday's practice would say it wasn't a big deal.

Then again, freshman quarterback Drew Hubel may have come closer to becoming the starter for Saturday's game against Northern Arizona than anybody will ever know. I mean, the dog pile goes one direction, somebody's knee goes another direction ...

I can hardly wait to see what happens at Thursday's practice.

On a more cheerful note, the Vikings are giving away black t-shirts to the first 2,000 students through the gates at PGE Park for Saturday's 1:30 p.m. game against the Lumberjacks.

Good seats are still available.

Cheers,

Jim
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No offense to Spence, but what the hell is he thinking? We don't have any other quarterbacks who could win a game at this point, and he starts something with the quarterback. I'd suspend him a game for violation of team rules or something.

On the positive side, it looks like the Vikings definitely have the intensity they've lacked at points this season.
 
I'm glad that nobody was hurt.

Fights are never good, but at 2-0 in the conference and looking like we're making more and more progress every week, this is almost a good sign. This team is fired up. Fights at practice at 0-2 in the conference is a downward spiral, but this makes me think that the players can't wait until Saturday to do battle.
 
frinq said:
The Arizona paper story said the coach refused to talk about it. So yes, they'll keep it quiet until the game.
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Pretty interesting comments by the NAU coach on the injury of their QB. Rarely have I seen HIPAA referenced by a college coach when not wanting to talk about an injury. Pretty funny when Beseda was just trying to find out what part of the QB's body was injured. Knee? Wrist? Anything???

Is it that hard to say, 'he banged/tweaked his knee and we're monitoring it very closely'?
 
Speaking of banging and tweaking...

The goal for PSU: 'PGE Park of pain'
An aggressive defense -- not a dirty one -- is the mark of a good team, says coach Jerry Glanville
FACTBOX

• The Vikings
Thursday, October 04, 2007
JIM BESEDA
The Oregonian Staff

If Portland State coach Jerry Glanville had to choose between a hard-hitting defense and a high-scoring offense, there is no question which direction he would lean.

He would take the defense.

In 31 years of coaching, Glanville always has taken pride in playing an aggressive, physical style of football with players flying to the ball and hitting people as hard as possible.

He believed in that when he broke into coaching in 1964 at Lima Central Catholic High School in Lima, Ohio, and he believes in that today as the Vikings prepare for Saturday's Big Sky Conference game against Northern Arizona at PGE Park.

In fact, if there is one thing Glanville wants opposing teams to know when they step on the Vikings' home field, it's that they should probably have their chin straps snapped tight, because there is a good chance they are going to get rocked.

"There is no other way to play the game," Glanville said. "If you're not physical, you're not going to play. If you're the best athlete, that doesn't guarantee that you're the best football player. You've got to be a hitter. You've got to be tough and take part in the physical aspect of the game to be a football player."

In his 1990 book, "Elvis Don't Like Football," Glanville wrote how he wanted players "who would live on the edge, play the game the way it should be played; flying to the football, with devil-be-damned, knock-your-jock-off recklessness."

His philosophy then is the same as now: Hit to the whistle. Glanville often refers to it as "aggressive" football, but he doesn't want folks to confuse that with "dirty" football, because he doesn't tolerate late hits, hits out of bounds, or anything that could be construed as a cheap shot.

"And if you take a cheap shot at a guy and it's not detected by the officials, but we see it on the film, you're done," Glanville said. "If we get hit in the back by the enemy, that happens. If we do it, it won't happen twice, because I won't play you any more.

"We are squeaky clean that way."
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Read the whole article on http://www.oregonlive.com/vikingsfootball/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/119146835844580.xml&coll=7
 
1080 The Fan is broadcasting their Sports Saturday program from the PSU tailgate outside the Kingston until 12:00 today. About time we get some love from them.
 
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