Go Viks! And Take The Beavers With You! Ducks Win 69-0

((HT: KVAL-TV Eugene))

When Jerry Glanville and Mouse Davis were trying to resurrect the Portland State program, we thought the AARP approach was cool- and the program needed it.

Nowadays, it's just painful...

And the Oregon matchup was an example of just how bad things have gotten...

69-0...

LaMichael James ran for 227 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns and Oregon won in the Ducks' final tuneup before Pac-10 play.

Oregon set a school record with 528 yards rushing, surpassing the mark 465 set at Washington in 2007.

Nick Krupke has a lot of Duck highlights...

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...

PSU Downs Gonzaga in the Kennel

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((story courtesy KREM 2 Sports))

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Portland State Vikings had to travel almost two days around a snow storm to make it to Spokane to play #7 Gonzaga in what was supposed to be a bounce-back win for the Zags after a tough OT loss to #2 UConn on Saturday. Gonzaga players and coaches walk off the floor after their loss to Portland State on Tuesday night.

Rather than turning in a road-weary performance, the Vikings (9-3) showed great hustle and got huge plays by the smallest player on the floor, 5'6" Jeremiah Dominguez, to allow the Vikings to walk away with one of the bigger upsets of the college basketball season as they beat Gonzaga 77-70 Tuesday night at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Dominguez killed the Zags from beyond the arc, using his hair trigger release to score 25 points on 7-10 three-point shooting.

The Vikings also used their superior hustle in their drive-and-dish offense to score 27 second-chance points to Gonzaga's two second-chance points in only the third game Gonzaga has ever lost in the four year history of the McCarthey Athletic Center.