Document text
0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Police Reports Measure 92 recount shows little change in Jackson County Ashland: Lions Club steps up for vision tests Police allege Ashland pizza parlor owner tried to blow up building Survey: Ashland is an affordable rental market Education Ashland: Lions Club steps up for vision tests Ashland Rotary Student Youth of the Month: Avery Nicole Jesmer AHS arts festival is Friday AHS, SOU seek arts program director In Portland, mindfulness classes ease stress of high school Environment Home Help: Make your new house feel like home ‘Tis the season — for wild mushrooms Don't like weather where you are? Move a mile or two Salmon: A force of nature can be restored Students nurturing nature Business Survey: Ashland is an affordable rental market Trio of local businesses close their doors Tourism in Ashland: The role of the Chamber’s Visitor & Convention Bureau Silvio Calabi: The world loves a Wrangler The sweet smell of soap-selling success Politics and elections Local rep to testify before U.S. Senate panel Tuesday Kent Bush: First Amendment doesn’t mean what you think it means Miller write-in campaign lands Ashland Parks and Rec seat Granlund cartoon: GOP wrecking balls State News In Portland, mindfulness classes ease stress of high school GMO label measure, losing by 809 votes, headed for recount Resent ballots, late results likely to trigger GMO recount Nation - World Grand jury won't indict Ferguson cop in shooting Obituaries Death Notices Death Notices Marie B. (Aiken) Stella Demo Death Notices Sports Latest Stories Grizzlies get their groove back, crush Mustangs Aldridge passes Porter on Blazers' all-time scoring list in win Two Grizzlies make first-team all-state Atanda named All-America honorable mention Mariota named one of three Heisman finalists High school Grizzlies get their groove back, crush Mustangs Two Grizzlies make first-team all-state North Medford boys run away from Ashland with first-half surge SOU volleyball team's season ends with loss to Vanguard at nationals Southern Oregon roughed up by defending champs Southern Oregon University Two Grizzlies make first-team all-state Atanda named All-America honorable mention Mariota named one of three Heisman finalists Florida, here they come North Medford boys run away from Ashland with first-half surge Opinion Latest Stories Our View: 92 backers should move on Guest Opinion: The environmental tipping point Granlund cartoon: CIA torture report Guest Opinion: Shelter is a basic human right Granlund cartoon: William and Barack Editorial Our View: 92 backers should move on Our View: Raiders are winners Our View: Celebrating more students Our View: A morning well spent Other Views: Tax reform won't be easy Letters Letters to the Editor, Dec. 8 Letters to the Editor, Dec. 5 Letters to the Editor, Dec. 4 Letters to the Editor, Dec. 3 Letters to the Editor, Dec. 2 Guest opinions Guest Opinion: The environmental tipping point Guest Opinion: Shelter is a basic human right Guest Opinion: Refugee children at our border Guest Opinion: Why giving market food vendors 'a break' is poor public policy Guest Opinion: Ashland feeds them, we deal with them Revels Latest Stories Community blog: William Stafford: His Writing, His Life SOU presents all-percussion concert Ashland's First Friday Art Walk showcases new exhiits by regional artists 4 Things to do this Weekend At the movies Theater Meet the real Jacob Marley New design for Bricks takes shape Hard to keep a straight face with 'Red Noses' 'Red Noses' is a romp through slapstick and pathos 'The Drunken City': Bachelorettes meet bar-crawlers Music SOU presents all-percussion concert Peter Chianca: Top 40 songs even a dad could love The Farr Side: Different artists, common songs Longtime area musician Steve Read, 64, dies The Farr Side: CMA telecast was a disappointment Visual Art Ashland's First Friday Art Walk showcases new exhiits by regional artists Movies At the movies Interview: Benedict Cumberbatch on playing ‘The Imitation Game’ Interview: Reese Witherspoon experiences life in 'The Wild' Listings for Varsity Theatre and Ashland Street Cinemas 'Citizenfour' is a matter-of-fact bore Food and Drink Blue bows out of Granite Street site, Agave moving in Cruelest Month: Poetry Blog Lifestyle Latest Stories Lost in Suburbia: Row, row, row your basement Dear Monty: When a lawyer’s fee is four times higher than the quote 5 Things to Do This Weekend (Dec. 12-14) Dave Ramsey: Helping financially irresponsible brother stay on track Shayne Looper: Are you infected with ‘solution aversion?’ Aging Happens Inner Peace Column Inner Peace Blog Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » Obituaries Photos Videos Blogs NEWS NOW Our View: 92 backers should move on ... Ashland Calendar ... Guest Opinion: The environmental tipping point ... Our View: 92 backers should move on ... Ashland Calendar ... Guest Opinion: The environmental tipping point ... COLLEGE FOOTBALL No. 8 SOU, No. 1 Carroll ready for QF showdown Snow expected as Frontier Conference rivals set to square off for berth in national semifinals By Joe Zavala DailyTidings.com By Joe Zavala Posted Nov. 28, 2014 @ 10:03 am By Joe Zavala Posted Nov. 28, 2014 @ 10:03 am » Social News Southern Oregon football coach Craig Howard loves to spring surprises on Raider opponents and has a history of doing so successfully. A double-pass here, a fake punt there. Under Howard, razzle-dazzle has become part of SOU’s signature. But even Howard will have a hard time surprising the Raiders’ next opponent. That’s because when the Raiders look to make history and earn the program’s first NAIA quarterfinal victory on Saturday, they’ll be doing so against Carroll College, a Frontier Conference rival that SOU’s already played twice this season and four times since October of 2012. So yes, these two teams know each other well. Very well. “It’s weird,” Howard said. “I’ve been coaching for 40 years and I’ve never coached against the same team three times in one season.” “To see them for the third time,” Carroll coach Mike Van Diest added, “it’s pretty familiar territory.” The eighth-ranked Raiders (10-2) and top-ranked Fighting Saints (10-1) kickoff at noon local time (11 a.m. Pacific) at Nelson Stadium in Helena, Mont., which was blanketed in snow Wednesday and is expecting more, along with freezing temperatures, on game day. The rubber match has all the makings of an NAIA classic. In addition to the snow, the Raiders and Saints have a history of giving the fans their money’s worth. That was especially the case this season. Southern Oregon won a back-and-forth battle in Ashland, 38-35, on Sept. 6, and Carroll got revenge with a wild 42-40 on Oct. 18 in Helena. The two teams have playoff history, too, with Carroll knocking Southern Oregon out in the 2001 and 2002 national quarterfinals. In order to reverse that trend and exorcise some playoff demons in Helena this season, the Raiders will probably have to find a way to limit Carroll running back Dustin Rinker. Powerful and deceptively quick, the 5-foot-9, 210-pound Rinker rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns in Carroll’s win over SOU, and 142 yards and one TD in the loss. Howard fully expects another heavy dose of Rinker, who ranks third in the country with 1,518 yards rushing, on Saturday. “There’s no mystery,” Howard said. “We know each other inside and out. So I think both coaching staffs are going to have some new wrinkles, but really I feel like you’ve got to dance with the one who brought you. So we’re going to throw the ball and run with our three great running backs, and they’re going to hand the ball off to Rinker 100,000 times.” Howard said the Raiders must avoid the temptation to zero in on Rinker at the expense of SOU’s pass defense. Carroll has already proven it can move the ball through the air against the Raiders. In the first meeting, Carroll quarterback Mac Roche completed 20 of 32 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns. In the second meeting, Roche completed 18 of 31 for 285 yard and three TDs. Carroll receiver Anthony Clarke, listed at 5-11, 190, has also torched the SOU secondary, hauling in five catches for 115 yards and two TDs in the first meeting and eight catches for 140 yards and a score in the second. “Anthony Clarke is one of the greatest receivers in the country,” Howard said. “They do a great job getting him the ball, but everything in the game’s we’ve played against them is about their running game. That’s what’s going to be fun. It’s a chess game.” Van Diest didn’t argue. “That’s our No. 1 goal,” he said. “When I came here 16 years ago we wanted to run the football. It’s still the best way to move the chains and we’re not going to change that philosophy.” Southern Oregon may be able to force Carroll to go to the air more than it’s used to by jumping ahead early. If there’s any team in the nation capable of putting the Saints in an early hole, it may be the Raiders. For proof of that, one need only look at Carroll’s results. In nine games against opponents other than SOU, the Saints have allowed a combined 86 points; in two games against the Raiders the Saints have surrendered 78. Of course, the Raiders have done that to everybody. Southern Oregon ranks No. 2 in total offense (549.1 yards per game) and No. 3 in scoring offense (43.6 poinst per game), and is led by a quarterback who has shattered every major NAIA passing record. Austin Dodge has passed for 4,247 yards and 41 touchdowns this season, ranking him No. 1 in the nation in both categories. The Raiders also have the nation’s leading receiver in terms of yards in Dylan Young (1,417 yards, 18 TDs), and No. 8 receiver in terms of receptions in Ryan Retzlaff (75 receptions, 1,141 yards, 10 TDs). “Southern Oregon’s going to put up points,” Van Diest said. “Southern Oregon and Morningside have the best offense in the nation. Dodge is such a great quarterback, and that’s the best crop of receivers I’ve seen in 16 years in the Frontier Conference. And they have players on defense, too. I think sometimes their defense takes a back seat because their offense is so great, but they have some great defensive players.” Joe Zavala can be reached at 541-776-4469 or [email protected].   By Joe Zavala DailyTidings.com By Joe Zavala Posted Nov. 28, 2014 @ 10:03 am » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. fantasy football Week 15 QB Start 'Em or Sit 'Em Dec. 9, 2014 at 5:06 pm Rodgers Kneel Kills Fantasy Hopes Dec. 9, 2014 at 4:08 pm Will History Repeat Itself in Week 15 Matchups? Dec. 9, 2014 at 2:50 pm Waiver, Rankings, Projections and More Dec. 9, 2014 at 12:00 pm MNF Fantasy Fallout: Downgrade Eddie Lacy in Week 15 Playoff Matchups? Dec. 9, 2014 at 11:48 am Examining Top Fantasy Football Targets Dec. 9, 2014 at 11:00 am calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2014 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501