Cory Foster, Marcus Montano, Rey Vega, and Devvon Gage
@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @bangout_marcuss @DevvonGage @the_reyvega
Massey dropped SOU from a tie for second to number three today. The coaches aren’t likely to agree come Monday’s new poll. I’m guessing the new coaches’ poll will look something like this:
1) Morningside
2) Marian
3) Northwestern
4) Southern Oregon
Northwestern has yet to play any decent teams and will likely get creamed by Morningside on 10/20. St. Francis would have moved ahead of the Raiders, but they lost again and will likely drop out of the top five with two in the loss column.
Rocky earned a top five spot on Massey but won’t crack the coaches’ top ten. Southern Oregon welcomes Eastern Oregon for homecoming this Saturday. EOU may make the coaches top 25 come Monday. Massey has them at #16. Massey gives the Raiders a 91% chance of winning and picks SOU by 19 over the Mountaineers.
October 7th, 2018 | Tags: cory foster, devvon gage, football, Marcus Montano, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, rey vega | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on After loss, Massey has Raiders @ #3
Sean Rogers with the sack
@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @seannnyboii
Noon PDT kickoff. If you are in Ashland you can watch at RedZone, Oaktree, Northwest (all ages), or Omars.
October 6th, 2018 | Tags: football, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, sean rogers, sports photography | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Gameday!
Emma Ryan with the dig
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @EmmaRyan_4
Friday @ 7 against #16
Saturday @ 5 against #13
Both games in Ashland at the Lithia Motors Pavilion. More details here.
October 5th, 2018 | Tags: emma ryan, Nikon AF‑S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, volleyball | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on For the lead…
October 4th, 2018 | Tags: clouds, landscape, Nikon 85mm f/1.8 g lens, Nikon D750 | Category: nature, only in ashland, places | Comments Off on Ashland from the Cascades
Ashlyn Flynn
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @ashlynflynn0216
October 3rd, 2018 | Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lens Nikon, ashlyn flynn, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, volleyball | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Ashlyn Flynn!
Coach Charlie Hall and Devvon Gage
@SOURaiders @SOU_Football #NAIAFootball #PlayNAIA @NAIA @CoachHall_SOU @DevvonGage
Massey was impressed with Marian’s win; they jumped three spots to #1. Morningside beat Hastings 65-0, putting them in a two-way tie with the idle Raiders for the #2 ranking. Although Rocky Mountain also had a bye week, Massey moved them up a spot to #7, meaning #2 will be traveling to play at #7 this Saturday. Massey gives the Raiders an 80% chance of winning and picks SOU by 11 points.
The new 2018 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll came out today. My prediction from Saturday was nearly correct. SOU did move up to #2. St. Francis came in it at #5 instead of #4. The Raiders received two first place votes, not enough to overcome Morningside’s 13. The coaches are predictable–move up so long as someone above you suffers a defeat, drop if you lose even if it was to a great team. Therefore, preseason rankings mean a lot in NAIA football. That hurt SOU last year, and may hurt Marian this year. If Marian and SOU win out, expect to see them in Ashland on December 1.
October 1st, 2018 | Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lens Nikon, coach charlie hall, devvon gage, football, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on New rankings and poll
Gonzalo Garcia
@SOUMensSoccer @SOURaiders @G11Gonzo
Details here.
October 1st, 2018 | Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lens Nikon, Gonzalo Garcia, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, soccer | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Player of the Week
Zombie Apocalypse
“Brains! Brains! I want, live brain! Brains! Brains!”
Second trip up Mt. Ashland on the day for this guy
This guy deserved Daddy Ramen after he ran the course twice!
Cold, outdoor beer on a cold, windy day — yes, please?
September 30th, 2018 | Tags: fog, mt. ashland, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500 | Category: only in ashland | Comments Off on Mt. Ashland 5k, 2018 edition
@SOUAshland
September 30th, 2018 | Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, campus, grizzly peak, Nikon D750, Southern Oregon University | Category: only in ashland | Comments Off on Two years ago today…
Wyatt Hutchinson
@SOURaiders @SOU_Football #NAIAFootball #PlayNAIA @NAIA @Che55Che @wyatthutch7
Frontier Conference teams did not play today. Other NAIA games featured some upsetting results. #11 Baker lost. #9 Georgetown lost. #4 Lindsey Wilson lost. And the biggest of all? #1 St. Francis lost to #6 Marian.
It will be interesting to see what Massey (tomorrow) and the coaches (Monday) think of all of this. I’m guessing the coaches top five will change to:
#1 Morningside
#2 Southern Oregon
#3 Marian
#4 St. Francis
#5 Northwestern
If the above happens, and the Raiders win out, they will have home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Worst case scenario, for SOU, is if the coaches do something like this:
#1 Marian
#2 Morningside
#3 St. Francis
#4 Southern Oregon
#5 Northwestern
September 29th, 2018 | Tags: che che malot, football, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, sports photography, wyatt hutchinson | Category: only in ashland | Comments Off on Upset Saturday
