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Northern Arizona at Portland State

Agreed. The DJ thing just does not work, and there's something lacking when the team comes out and there is no Fight Song played (not that I like it that much, but hey, it's better than silence).

And at least the logos were back on the helmets, which was nice.

About the game:

Overthrown passes: Both teams were jittery early. However, those catches could have made the game more of a rout than it was.

Better Crowd: At least there was somewhat of a student section last night. Biggest one I've ever been a part of (given that it was nonexistant last year). However, a good half of them left after halftime, so the end crowd really wasn't that large.

Penalties: Actually, most of the PI calls against us were warranted; you just cannot grab a receiver or tackle him before he can catch the ball. However, the last two were questionable, and those were the ones that could have cost us the game.

A Tale of Two Halves: We shut down NAU's running game for most of the contest, making them throw the ball. They then proceeded to shred us through the air (almost converting on a Third-and-Thirty Three proves my point). WE just couldn't stop their passing attack, which theoretically wasn't supposed to burn us that badly. When we went into time-kill mode, they ran the ball more and got more yardage. However, we prevented the big play (which is what we failed to do last year against Montana in that defeat last season), and that's what hurt NAU in the end.

Problems Down the Road: Say Cory being out of the game occurs, like last night. What do we do? NAU stuffed our running game when we were trying to kill the clock, obviously because we were in that situation but also because CK didn't scare them through the air, and our running backs who were playing just didn't have the openings to run through (since Cory seems to find even the smallest seams to run through). If opposing defenses don't have to respect our passing attack, then they can stuff the run without us being able to compensate. A one-dimensional offense doesn't win many games.

Our defense needs to step up. Was moving Shead to safety a bad idea? They were great against the run, but the pass was killing us. Better work on that before we go into a game where our opponents like to pass instead of run the ball.

We're going to TCU next week. Hopefully we can look respectable, but it's going to be harsh in the end. However, TCU hasn't exactly looked like they did last season (they spotted UL Monroe 17 points yesterday in the first half, so I'd like to think that if the Warhawks can do that much damage, that we can score some points). Also, losing to Baylor in the first week shows that maybe they aren't as good as advertised. Maybe, if we can get those passes completed and have Cory running the ball effectively, then we have a chance, although extremely slim, to beat them in Fort Worth.
 
DustRunner said:
Agreed. The DJ thing just does not work, and there's something lacking when the team comes out and there is no Fight Song played (not that I like it that much, but hey, it's better than silence).
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Yeah...wth is up with no fight song???
 
Which is why I've noticed that there is no band this year. I know Power Pep was our for-hire band last season, but there isn't one this year. Which is sad, because I'm pretty sure there's a music program at PSU. Surely they could get together a pep band for football games at a cheaper price than having to hire a group out?
 
At least the Power Pep Band gave us something, and they really got into the games. PSU has a decent music program - it does seem like we could get a band going! At the very least, pipe in the fight song. It just doesn't seem right to have it not playing...
 
I agree. We need the fight song played and we need the drum band back from last year. Jeld Wen is a great venue for us, but we've got a "sound deficit" in the experience.
 
I think the knock on the power pep band was that you can barely hear it. Not surprising since they don't have a big drum line and are about one tenth the size of a traditional marching band.

I'd think that they would be heard a bit better now that the stadium is enclosed.

The PSU AD needs to get the band back in there asap and ditch the DJ. Even if the entire stadium can't hear the band, get them next to the students to give that 'game day' atmosphere. That'll get the students coming back, and if you get students that go to the games for four years because it's fun, you will eventually get alumni that will go to the games for years to come.
 
I always played in the band at football games in HS, so not having a band there in college makes it sorely lacking. I feel like the marching band completes the experience, and not having it really detracts from the overall product in my opinion.
 
Well played, Vikings. You're going to surprise some teams and opposing fans this year. I expected improvement from last season but McCaffrey and Kavanaugh did was impressive. Your run game was money and the rest of your team made some plays when they had to. I plan make it up to Portland for a game one of these years. Hoping you walk away with a big fat paycheck @ TCU with no major injuries and a shred of dignity intact.
 
MT JACK said:
Well played, Vikings. You're going to surprise some teams and opposing fans this year. I expected improvement from last season but McCaffrey and Kavanaugh did was impressive. Your run game was money and the rest of your team made some plays when they had to. I plan make it up to Portland for a game one of these years. Hoping you walk away with a big fat paycheck @ TCU with no major injuries and a shred of dignity intact.
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Best of luck to you guys this season. :-)
 
So I heard that the band decided they did not want to do football, and the DJ is basically their replacement... The music department is not interested in doing a pep/marching band at this time.
 
I heard the same thing, that the PSU has no band and the pep band that had been performing in the past decided not to this year because people complained they were to loud. The players and coaches seem to like the DJ, I've heard. Hey, if the DJ motivates the team then I'm all for keeping him. It is sad that the school music department doesn't try to put together a pep band of some sorts, I guess they are lacking school spirit.
 
pottystop said:
I heard the same thing, that the PSU has no band and the pep band that had been performing in the past decided not to this year because people complained they were to loud. The players and coaches seem to like the DJ, I've heard. Hey, if the DJ motivates the team then I'm all for keeping him. It is sad that the school music department doesn't try to put together a pep band of some sorts, I guess they are lacking school spirit.
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So wasn't the band in around the section 110 area last year? I'm sorry, but if the band is too loud, don't sit next to it. Same goes for people that are offended by students at games that have large student sections. Don't sit next to the students if you think that their behavior may offend you.
 
DustRunner said:
PSU has a huge lack of school spirit, it seems. This is not the first time I've wondered about that.
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At least with the students, there's such a huge disconnect. It's such a commuter school with a lot of older, non-trad students, that they really don't care..
 
I like to think that it isn't that they don't care, but rather find it challenging to do so. At present, there's not sufficient social motivation as to compel game attendance even among the faithful. At least not just yet.

Right now, there's an absence of "social-sizzle" associated with the games. Let's locate sources.

When I went to the UO games in Eugene, there was a kind of showing off of attire and things that people made in their shops and brought to the game (giant O, painted barrel, D & Fence, etc.). Many got plowed before the game, of course, and it was also an opportunity for Greek Society houses to show off their influence over their new members.

They would apply all kinds of humiliating treatments to them in the student section. They may get their upper-bodies painted up in yellow with humbling names written in green across their chests. Or they may have a letter painted as part of a group that spells out DUCKS, for example. Some showed up head-to-toe in a green or yellow body suit.

There could be an unexpected amount of wildness during the game, especially after a crucial score. Brief excitement-induced displays. Being 100 miles away from home in Eugene, students could act out in relative safety so long as it was done tastefully. Back up home in Portland, such kinds of displayed could be considered a little close to home. There may or may not be as much anonymity or permissiveness here. it has to be gauged.

For the most part, though, the Autzen experience felt to me much like that of a Big-10 game with well-behaved and enthusiastic students. Oregon wildness on the side.

PSU is a commuter school in which people come to campus, take care of business and return home. The students have their functional academic study groups and perhaps "study buddies." Some cluster in organizations.

A vision for PSU would be for it to serve as a place of centrality within the metro area---for ALL college students in the metro area.

On what basis would Portland area college and university students opt to come together socially and collectively? What cause would unite them to mix and inter-mingle as a mega-group? Why not a social mixer, an invitation to all college-age people in the metro area? Have a social function, say, on the Stott Field hosted by Portland State University. A live-band. Dance. Displays of talent. Give the group a socially clever name: Collegiate Association of Metropolitan Portland University Students (CAMPUS).

Somehow then, all metro university students decide to collectively support the Viks, being as they are the leading-edge football program for the entire region. Social events are thus planned around football game attendance--tailgating before, showing off and engaging in wildness during and mixing and mellowing out after. Students from all around gather to fill their social cups and blow off steam together. Maybe date, maybe find new friends. Lot of possibilities open up. Just gotta make it appealing for them to want to come.
 
;) Thank you.

Who knows more about manufacturing "social-sizzle in the Portland Metro Area" than our very own sexy real estate professionals, sales representatives, movie makers, comic book makers, advertising executives, marketing professionals, musicians, artists, etc. ...?

The PSU AD needs to quietly tap into his longstanding social sophistication and direct it toward ramping up and then equating PSU's social sizzle with Portland's finest social-sizzle standard. Top-grade sympathetic consultants within the community (e.g., alums, friends, etc.) need to be identified and then consulted privily. This can certainly be done on a pro bono basis. There needs to be no cost to PSU. The fair market value of their time may be considered a charitable deduction for tax purposes and thus written off as a charitable business expense as one engaged in a public-private partnership.

So let us get some of those tax dollars rolling and diverted to the cause of raising (and "sexifying") PSU's Sizzle Index. The professionals have the requisite soft-skill knowledge. This will also allow them to serve to provide powerful positive feedback to the PSU Community. The AD can meet with them and gain-in-the-knowledge of how to get the PSU social pot boiling for the good of Viking Athletics. And then apply the excitement-producing heat and take note the effects. It is all about doing it tastefully.

For the cause! :)
 
If you've figured out a way to write off donated time on your taxes, there are a lot of people who'd like to know about it. Last time I checked, you could not write off "fair market value of time" on either federal or state taxes.

Nice try, though.
 
I believe the IRS requires that a person have essentially a consulting-type business in order to lay claim to the deduction. If you are a lawyer and normally charge $150 per hour, for example, your donation of pro bono work is still considered to have a market value of $150 per hour. There has to be a reasonable basis in order to attach a fair market value to consulting time. There is also very likely a limited amount that can be used this way. It is certainly not an unlimited claimable commodity.

For those without a track record of charging for consulting time, there are ways to help professionals determine a reasonable FMV for their consulting services. My guess is signed documentation would be required by a representative of the university. 1(800) IRS-1040 to find out for sure.

Really, though, this would just be icing-on-the-cake. If the IRS, for some reason, would not allow for such kinds of deductions, the consultants still have the option of donating consulting services anyway: for the public good, for their alma mater, for the betterment of Oregon, for kicks and giggles.
 
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