Everything you wanted to know about Beaver football, but were afraid to ask
Notes quotes and observations about Oregon State and the gridiron …
Folks had fun at the OSU Hall of Fame banquet
Over a long career in sportswriting, I have attended dozens of Hall of Fame-type banquets.
On the Corvallis Knights, Pac-4, Scott Barnes, Roberto Nelson, Damon Stoudamire, Jordan Kent and more …
This and that about a lot of things going on in our sporting world …
The ABCs of NIL, and its effect on college sports today
College sports fans have heard it used in many conversations. But many of them wonder: What does NIL stand for?
Soon to be coming your way: a full stadium in Corvallis
CORVALLIS — Wherever his place of rest, Charlie Parker is probably smiling about now.
During a very difficult 2021, it was a very good first year
A first full year is in the books for kerryeggers.com after my retirement after 45 years in the newspaper in April 2020.
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With Mike Hass, Mike Riley and Dennis Erickson on Hass’ selection for the College Football Hall of Fame
Mike Hass never really made it in the NFL, but the former Oregon State great is getting a very nice consolation prize.
Hass was one of 18 players, along with three coaches, named Tuesday as part of the 2022 induction class into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Covering some baseball topics: Pat Casey, Friends of Baseball and Mavericks Independent League
Let’s talk baseball as we head toward summer …
• Sources say Pat Casey pulled his name from the running for the vacant LSU head coaching job because of family considerations.
With Scott Barnes and Bob de Carolis, talking everything Reser Stadium
On Tuesday, five days after the seismic announcement that Oregon State will “complete” Reser Stadium, I spoke for a half-hour with Scott Barnes via telephone.
The Beavers’ athletic director seemed flush with emotion over reaction to plans for a $153-million project that will upgrade the west side of Reser and augment the $80-million renovation to the east side that was completed in 2005.
A game for the ages in the fog at Reser
Here is what’s on my mind after Friday’s epic 41-38 Oregon State victory over Oregon in the foggy, eerie solitude of Reser Stadium …
• The Beavers’ come-from-behind win over the ninth-ranked Ducks becomes an instant classic in this, the strangest of all football seasons in the most unsettling year of our lifetime.
On shoddy officiating, COVID’s impact and Pac-12 women’s hoops, along with a little Terry Stotts and Charles Barkley …
Reflections from ye old scribe on a few sporting subjects …
• I’m rarely one to criticize sports officials. I have friends who are referees and admire their integrity and intestinal fortitude. I umpired and refereed during my high school and college years. I believe those who work college and pro sports most often do a very credible job.
But what happened Saturday night in Seattle was nothing short of a travesty.
Wishing the best For two of the best In the SID business
The coronavirus pandemic has affected all of us, and in many ways.
At Oregon State, 23 positions in the athletic department were eliminated recently, including two of the five full-time members of the sports information staff.
These folks let go to help cut the department’s financial losses aren’t greenhorns. Steve Fenk had been a member of the SID staff since 1990, the head of the department since 2004. Jason Amberg, who had been on board as an assistant for 16 years, was Fenk’s first hire.
Talking Beaver women’s hoops, Along with a little golf, with Coach Scott Rueck …
I’ve known Scott Rueck since shortly after he took over the Oregon State women’s basketball helm in 2010 and have admired the program he has built from the rubble he inherited from his predecessor, LaVonda Wagner.
Talking the ‘Civil War,’ Kevin Love, Keanon Lowe, coaching payouts and the film “Just Mercy”…
Covering a few sporting issues on my my mind this week …
Officials at Oregon State and Oregon have announced that the term “Civil War” will no longer be used in connection with the sports rivalry between the schools.
On the NBA, Major League Baseball, NILs in college athletics, and Oregon State’s layoffs…
Thoughts on some sports issues of the day…
THE NBA SEASON RESUMES:
Most of the specifics have been released through various media outlets. Walt Disney World Resort, 22 teams, no fans, eight regular-season games, then playoffs, the whole shebang beginning July 31 and ending as late as October 12.