OSG Buzzer Beater: Gilchrest Three Shoots Down Northern Arizona

A month ago Idaho State's Broderick Gilchrest missed a three - pointer at the buzzer against Northern Arizona. Saturday Gilchrest had a second chance and this time shot down the Lumberjacks sinking a three pointer at the buzzer in overtime to win it for the Bengals 90-88.

(Thanks KPVI-TV Pocatello, ID)




“I was due for a shot,” Gilchrest said after the game. “This was like déjà vu. When we went to NAU I missed the shot. I had dream about this shot and it came true. It was a good game against a good team.”

OSG Buzzer Beater: Scott Bamforth Launches From Half Court, Weber State Wins

For a day Weber State's Sam Bamforth is a hero in Ogden, Utah. Bamforth's half court shot at the buzzer won the game for the Wildcats 72-71 over Northern Colorado in a Big Sky Conference match-up.

Here's the highlights. (Thanks WeberStateSports/Youtube.com)

FCS: #13 Montana State Survives A Scare Against Idaho State

Anytime we can show the Big Sky Conference its a bonus here at the OSG HQ, even better when the game comes from Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho.

Saturday 13th ranked Montana State got a scare from Idaho State, the Bengals have one win this year and last in the Big Sky.

Bobcat fans can thank quarterback Denarius McGhee for saving Montana State's backside. McGhee passing numbers on the day were 29 of 40 for 402 yards and one touchdown while leading the team in rushing with 45 yards and a touchdown.

That rushing touchdown by McGhee was a winner for the Bobcats.

Check out the highlights from Holt Arena. (Thanks KPVI-TV, Pocatello, Idaho.



Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Idaho State Journal, Bill Schaefer

No Defense In Sac-town. Montana State Defeats Sacramento State 64-61

Do they play defense in the Big Sky Conference? Having covered that conference for three years the answer is maybe.

Montana State and Sacramento State played a game of "the last one scores wins." It turned out that would be the Montana State Bobcats.

Montana State had a 37-10 lead at halftime but the Sac State offense came alive with five 3rd quarter touchdowns to take a 45-44 lead.

More points were scored with the game ending in a 61-61 tie at the end of regulation. Jason Cunningham's 25 yard field goal in overtime proved to big the winner as the Hornets could not score in their overtime possession.

“I’ve been involved in high-scoring games before,” Montana State head coach Rob Ash said, “but not one with as much drama as this, and not one with a comeback like this. This was a crazy game.”

That win was Ash's 200th as a head coach.

Sacramento State piled up 624 yards of total offense, Montana State had 646 yards of total offense.

Enjoy the highlights from this wild one in Sac-town. (Thanks KXTV-TV Sacramento, CA)

Jerry Glanville Resigns As Portland State Head Coach

A few years ago OSG Sports adopted Portland State in light of the Vikings hiring Jerry Glanville as head coach. Sad to say the Glanville era has ended at PSU.

The school announced Tuesday morning that Glanville had step down as head football coach of the Vikings and his entire staff is leaving to.

The Jerry Glanville era at Portland State did not come close to what was hoped for. PSU hired Glanville to make a public relations splash to a once proud program fallen on hard times. Instead the Vikings went from mediocrity to the bottom of the Big Sky Conference. Portland State finished the 2009 season a school worst 2-9, 1-7 in the Big Sky.

"I want to thank Coach Glanville for his dedication to Portland State Football and the greater University and community," said Portland State Athletic Director Torre Chisholm said in a statement released by the university. "Although the program didn't achieve the competitive success that either of us hoped for, it was not for lack of effort or commitment. His time on the Park Blocks will be remembered, perhaps not for the win-loss record, for the personality and attitude he brought to the University - an attitude that was infectious among our entire staff."

During his three years at Portland State, Glanville didn't endear himself much. He clashed with players who didn't follow the program, most he ran off by not renewing their scholarships.

Last spring Moose Davis, who was a head coach at Portland State, quit as offensive coordinator when Glanville got involved with offensive decisions. Davis thought he would have full autonomy of the offense but Glanville demanded changes.

That move rubbed the Portland State players and long time boosters the wrong way.

Portland State has begun a search to find a new head coach.

I wonder what Neil Lomax is doing these days.

Photo Courtesy: The Oregonian

KGW-TV in Portland has their version of events here...

More March March: Go Viks!

Those of us at OSG HQ would also like to welcome the official football team of OSG's basketball brotherhood, Portland State, to the idea of playing later in the month of March as well...

Julius Thomas got free for a tie-breaking dunk with 3.5 seconds left and Portland State ((Dominic Waters pictured, thanks Steve C. Wilson/AP)) held on for a 79-77 win over Montana State on Wednesday night in the Big Sky Conference tournament championship game.

The Vikings repeated as conference champions and clinched their second consecutive NCAA tournament berth, despite allowing the Bobcats to rally from 10 points down and tie it at 77 with 11 seconds left on a 3-pointer by Branden Johnson.

Thomas scored off a pass from Andre Murray to put Portland State (23-9) ahead again, then Murray snuffed Montana State’s hopes by not allowing Bobby Howard to get off a shot at the buzzer.

Divaldo Mbunga had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bobcats (14-17), who were the No. 6 seed in a six-team tournament.

Jeremiah Dominguez scored 22 and Thomas finished with 17 points for the Vikings.

Montana State outrebounded Portland State 34-25 and took advantage of the Vikings’ struggles at the foul line to have a chance at the end after stalling early in the second half. The Vikings finished 6-for-11 from the foul line in the second half and were only 12-for-19 in the game.

Thomas went 1-for-2 with 1:25 left to give the Vikings a 77-74 lead and leaving Montana State in position to tie it on Johnson’s 3-pointer.

Johnson scored 17 and Erik Rush finished with 16 points for Montana States, but the Bobcats’ reserves were outscored 24-2 by the Vikings’ bench.

Montana State opened the second half 4-for-5 from the floor took a 50-48 lead when Johnson tipped in a rebound off a missed free throw.

But Dominguez responded by driving through traffic and making a layup to start a 13-1run. Murray hit a 3-pointer and Dominguez took a steal in for a reverse layup that put the Vikings ahead 61-51.

The Bobcats got right back in it with six straight points and had a chance at the end as Portland State continued to miss free throws. The Vikings missed one shot every time they went to the line—the only time they got two points was when Dominguez went 2-for-3.

Now all they need is to wear a lot of black and have big belt buckles...
Then, we're set...

Crying Wulff

Paul Wulff had a miserable debut season at Washington State. The Cougars went 2-11 and finished next to last in the Pac-10 thanks to beating Washington in the Apple Cup.

Now Wulff's legacy from his previous job, Eastern Washington, is stained. The NCAA found that the EWU football program under Wulff's watch committed major violations from 2003-04 to 2006-07.

Among the violations announced Wednesday were allowing ineligible athletes to practice, having 13 to 14 assistant coaches when the NCAA capps it at 11 and failure to properly monitor the team. In other words, Wulff got the "failure to monitor" citation and Eastern Washington got the dreaded "lack of institutional control" from the NCAA

Eastern Washington was put on three years' probation, banned from Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in 2009 and loses two scholarships plus had limits placed on recruiting and coaching.

Here's the NCAA's statement: "The (NCAA committee on infractions) found that the violations in this case were the result of the former head coach's inattention to certain aspects of his program. The committee stated it was most concerned that the former head coach did not report various violations to the compliance office once he learned of them."

This follows Wulff to Pullman where he cannot have any contact with the Washington State football team during the first three days of practice in 2009.

During those seasons of breaking the rules, Eastern Washington won 2 Big Sky Conference Co-Championships and 3 FCS playoff appearances.

The OSG posse draws this conclusion, during his time in Cheney, Washington Paul turned into a Big Bad Wulff.

Photo Courtesy: WSU Cougars.com