40 minutes ago40 min Administrator No. Our special guest columnist Mike Ostrom was on site in Stillwater for some great insight into the ‘little things’ that became big thingsMIKE OSTROMOklahoma State Knew What Oregon Plays Were ComingOregon Tipping a Run or Pass - This isn’t sign stealing; this is good old fashioned film study and insight. Oklahoma State saw something on film and the result was Cowboy players knowing whether a run or pass was coming.Duck Sports Central is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Subscribe“We were noticing earlier in the week that their (Oregon’s) offensive line had tendencies that helped us key into run (or) pass and a couple areas we could take advantage of,” said senior linebacker Tate Romney, “and obviously our defensive line was keyed into that. That was one big thing that gave us a big advantage.”What were those tendencies? “Just their offensive line had a few stance indicators for most of the time run/pass,” said Romney.The Heat was Hot - An on-field photographer checked the turf temperature at halftime and it read 146 degrees. It went up from there.What’s Oregon going to do now? Answer: Dan Lanning is going to do what Dan Lanning always does. He’s going to learn from what went right and what went wrong and the Ducks will improve. Few coaches in college football have done it better than Lanning over the last four years and two games.3 of the most popular questions I was texted after the game: 1- Is Oregon going to turtle like Penn State did last year? Answer: No. 2- Are the Ducks going to miss playing in a Bowl game this year? Answer: Heck No. 3- Should Oregon fans be worried about Portland State? Answer. That would be a No.Dan will find a way. He always does.From the Sideline: Oklahoma State Knew What Oregon Plays...Our special guest columnist Mike Ostrom was on site in Stillwater for some great insight into the ‘little things’ that became big things
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