Kamerun Smith

@Kammi_LongxLegz @SOURaiders @SOU_Football

SOU football came up with a big win yesterday, outscoring Montana State-Northern by 73 points with mostly the second and third string players. That one wasn’t very difficult to predict, but let’s see what else happened…

I said Morningside would lose. They did.
I said all Frontier Conference teams would enter October with at least one loss. That happened too.

What’s next?

SOU football (3-1) has a bye this coming weekend. The following weekend will be a challenging road game at Montana-Western. compughterratings.com favors the Raiders by 5. Massey Ratings also predicts a Raider victory, by only 4 points though.

Although #1 Morningside lost, and will likely fall a few spots in the NAIA football coaches’ poll, Massey increased their computer ranking by two spots for barely losing to one of the best D3 teams. #3 Baker lost and will fall below SOU in tomorrow’s poll. Look for SOU to be in the #2 or #3 spot.

Posted on September 27th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: football, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Predictions keep coming true

Corynn Kopra

@RinnieThePoooh @SOURaiders @RaiderVB

Winning games on the road, no matter how good you are, is never easy. However, the Raiders beat OIT this past Tuesday night in Klamath Falls after going down 2 games to 1. Full details here.

Posted on September 24th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: corynn kopra, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on 14-0

@SOU_Football

Posted on September 23rd, 2015 under only in ashland. Tags: football, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Football in Ashland this Saturday

(L-R) Melvin Mason, Keegan Lawrence, Tanner Trosin, JJ Latu, and Zach Davis

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football @Sectionchamp2 @k_law21 @CCSaints

The Raiders dropped into a 4th place tie in the NAIA football coaches’ poll released today. Who plays who (or where) doesn’t seem to be taken into consideration. Beat College of Idaho on the road? Doesn’t matter. That’s why the coaches’ poll looks nothing like the computer rankings which have five Frontier Conference football teams in the top eight positions.

The new #1 (according to the coaches), Morningside, will likely lose to a D3 opponent this weekend so look for the Raiders to move up next week regardless of how many more points than Montana State Northern they score.

The game of the week this weekend will be Carroll at Montana Western. The coaches have dubbed it #6 at #16, but Massey more correctly puts it at #2 at #3. Should be a good game.

Posted on September 21st, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: football, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon, tanner trosin. Comments Off on Still at #4

Ashlyn Flynn

@SOURaiders @B_RAB13 @ashlynflynn0216 @RaiderVB

SOU’s Jared Hixon was selected as the Cross Country Runner of the Week. Ashlyn Flynn and Brendan Allen received honorable mention for volleyball (defensive) and men’s soccer (offensive).

Posted on September 21st, 2015 under only in ashland. Tags: Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on Cascade Conference Players of the Week

Tanner Trosin with the touchdown

@TannerTrosin @SOURaiders @SOU_Football

Earlier this week I talked about how computer rankings are better than a coaches’ poll for NAIA football (as I’ve done previously). I also mentioned how the computer picked SOU to beat the College of Idaho, 48-32, today. Did they? Well, they came pretty darn close. SOU won, 42-27. Massey Ratings predicted a 45-32 SOU victory, again very close to the actual result. What does the computer say about next week? SOU should win by 40 points over Montana State-Northern next Saturday (at home in Ashland) according to compughterratings.com and by 32 according to Massey Ratings.

What else happened today in NAIA football, and what will Monday’s poll look like?

Eastern Oregon beat previously undefeated Montana Tech (as I sort of, and the computer, predicted).

#1 Marian lost. This means Morningside will move up to #1 in the coaches’ poll, thanks in large part to their weak schedule and their location in the country (near the voting coaches). Massey Ratings doesn’t believe Morningside is a top five team (and predicts they will lose to their DIII opponent next week).

Lindsey Wilson will move up to #2. With a schedule not much stronger than Morningside, Massey also doesn’t consider them to be a top five team.

SOU will move up to #3. Massey Ratings will continue to have SOU at #1 after today’s results are factored in.

Posted on September 19th, 2015 under people. Tags: football, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on How did the computer do?

Lauren McGowne

@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @LMcGowne

The 11-0 Raiders return to Ashland for a couple of matches this weekend. The first is tonight against Multnomah at 7 p.m. Tomorrow night (9/19/15) they will be playing an early 5 p.m. match vs. Warner Pacific.

Posted on September 18th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Lauren McGowne, Raider Athletics, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on #8 SOU volleyball back in town

@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @TyanaAndrews @jgregs9 @emmagassy

Posted on September 17th, 2015 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Raider Athletics, soccer, Southern Oregon University, sports photography, volleyball. Comments Off on First-ever home SOU men’s soccer

http://www.compughterratings.com/CFB/simulations

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football

…or so says the simulator linked above.

JJ Latu with a 15-yard run for the Raiders against Eastern Oregon

Posted on September 16th, 2015 under only in ashland. Tags: football, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Raiders to beat Yotes by 16…