On his Sunday Late Kick show 247/CBS Sports host Josh Pate ripped Oregon for their continued problems in execution and sustaining drives.
“Oregon? Oh man. Okay.” Pate leaned back and put his hands behind his head, closing his eyes in exasperation as he began the segment.
“Oregon had a field goal as time expired to beat Boise yesterday, 37-34. We have ‘sad lock stats,'” he said, popping his paper.
“Sad lock stats are something like this: Boise doubled up Oregon in rushing. It’s not a padlock stat, because Oregon won the game. It’s not a bad lock stat– it didn’t necessarily mislead you. It just makes you sad as an Oregon fan. Because last week they couldn’t run the ball, and people like me expected a big-time flip this week.”
“I expected that, I just did not get it. They got outrushed 221-109. And it was on about the same amount of carries too: 6.7 yards per carry versus three yards per carry.”
Pate continued, “So Boise, granted, I mean they may have the best tailback in the country. They outrush them. I don’t care what their guy did– your guy didn’t do. That’s what I’m more focused on here.”