Bill Oram
@billoram.bsky.social
Columnist at The Oregonian. Lucky enough to write about sports for the newspaper that made me love newspapers.
For all the issues Oregon State football has faced this season, their problems truly began when long snapper Dylan Black got hurt in the season opener.
“I can’t help but feel like I’m responsible for some stuff,” he said.
New column this morning:
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“I can’t help but feel like I’m responsible for some stuff,” he said.
New column this morning:
www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/...
He is the most important player on Oregon State’s football team but hasn’t received a single dollar in NIL money | Bill Oram
The Beavers are unlikely to take a very specific skill for granted after the debacle of this season.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
For all the issues Oregon State football has faced this season, their problems truly began when long snapper Dylan Black got hurt in the season opener.
“I can’t help but feel like I’m responsible for some stuff,” he said.
New column this morning:
www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/...
“I can’t help but feel like I’m responsible for some stuff,” he said.
New column this morning:
www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/...
If Oregon State is truly down to Brent Vigen or JaMarcus Shephard for HC gig, my best guess is Scott Barnes opts for Vigen. Proven leader with track record of executive skills, the lack of which did in Trent Bray. I think Barnes takes that assured stability over intriguing upside of Shephard.
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
If Oregon State is truly down to Brent Vigen or JaMarcus Shephard for HC gig, my best guess is Scott Barnes opts for Vigen. Proven leader with track record of executive skills, the lack of which did in Trent Bray. I think Barnes takes that assured stability over intriguing upside of Shephard.
Million dollar idea: A drive-thru coffee stand on the west side of Barbur Blvd.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Million dollar idea: A drive-thru coffee stand on the west side of Barbur Blvd.
@mikevorkunov.bsky.social was in the NYC courtroom for Chauncey Billups’ arraignment today and caught this incredible moment: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@mikevorkunov.bsky.social was in the NYC courtroom for Chauncey Billups’ arraignment today and caught this incredible moment: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
If he was here to visit wineries or hike Neahkahnie Mountain, he would have said that.
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Oregon State football coaching candidate arrives in Portland, but won’t say why
Did the Beavers' next head coach just land at PDX?
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November 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
If he was here to visit wineries or hike Neahkahnie Mountain, he would have said that.
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I loved the PDX carpet Blazers uniforms the first time around but this year kinda hate them. Can't totally figure out why. Might be because the look was a fun and novel concept during a crummy season and bringing them back during a page-turning season reminds of the bad vibes. Still considering...
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I loved the PDX carpet Blazers uniforms the first time around but this year kinda hate them. Can't totally figure out why. Might be because the look was a fun and novel concept during a crummy season and bringing them back during a page-turning season reminds of the bad vibes. Still considering...
Just got home and saw the news that Portland State fired Bruce Barnum. Necessary, but only the first of many steps needed to turn things around on the Park Blocks. Funding and a downtown facility are the key.
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Just got home and saw the news that Portland State fired Bruce Barnum. Necessary, but only the first of many steps needed to turn things around on the Park Blocks. Funding and a downtown facility are the key.
Oregon wins again and Dan Lanning says you’ve got to be able to appreciate what you have.
Hello, Lane Kiffin, are you listening?
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Hello, Lane Kiffin, are you listening?
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Lane Kiffin could learn a lot from Dan Lanning | Bill Oram
As Oregon's coach once again affirms his loyalty, another star of college coaching wrestles with a decision that is, frankly, absurd.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Oregon wins again and Dan Lanning says you’ve got to be able to appreciate what you have.
Hello, Lane Kiffin, are you listening?
www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2025/1...
Hello, Lane Kiffin, are you listening?
www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2025/1...
A 4:30 kick today would have been interesting…
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A 4:30 kick today would have been interesting…
The fourth and 1 call was clever. Might have been better just to hand it off. They were averaging over five yards a carry.
Bad series of play calls to open 2nd half. Run up the gut.
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The fourth and 1 call was clever. Might have been better just to hand it off. They were averaging over five yards a carry.
Before Bobby Hauck, the last Montana football coach to lose to the Bobcats five times in seven years was...
Just kidding. It's never happened.
Jack Swarthout lost four times in seven years and Larry Donovan lost four times in six.
Just kidding. It's never happened.
Jack Swarthout lost four times in seven years and Larry Donovan lost four times in six.
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Before Bobby Hauck, the last Montana football coach to lose to the Bobcats five times in seven years was...
Just kidding. It's never happened.
Jack Swarthout lost four times in seven years and Larry Donovan lost four times in six.
Just kidding. It's never happened.
Jack Swarthout lost four times in seven years and Larry Donovan lost four times in six.
Just a spectacularly weird half of football. A whopping 133 yards of penalties, an Oregon punt return TD, a linebacker TD and each team's kicker with a DOINK. Amazing.
Oregon 28, USC 14
Oregon 28, USC 14
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just a spectacularly weird half of football. A whopping 133 yards of penalties, an Oregon punt return TD, a linebacker TD and each team's kicker with a DOINK. Amazing.
Oregon 28, USC 14
Oregon 28, USC 14
Ducks must be trying to ensure Boettcher does every job on campus before he leaves. What's next, UO president for a day?
Direct snap to Bryce Boettcher for the touchdown. Sure, why not?
November 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Ducks must be trying to ensure Boettcher does every job on campus before he leaves. What's next, UO president for a day?
Direct snap to Bryce Boettcher for the touchdown. Sure, why not?
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Direct snap to Bryce Boettcher for the touchdown. Sure, why not?
Ducks: 6 plays, 65 yards. TD. Easy work by Dante Moore and his playmakers. Big plays by McClellan, Benson, Davison.
That was a wake-up call drive by USC to start the game. 75 yards in 11 plays. 7-0. Ducks turn to answer.
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ducks: 6 plays, 65 yards. TD. Easy work by Dante Moore and his playmakers. Big plays by McClellan, Benson, Davison.
That was a wake-up call drive by USC to start the game. 75 yards in 11 plays. 7-0. Ducks turn to answer.
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
That was a wake-up call drive by USC to start the game. 75 yards in 11 plays. 7-0. Ducks turn to answer.
A beautiful day for football (and more football). Go Griz.
November 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A beautiful day for football (and more football). Go Griz.
Caleb Love is having quite a coming out party in the Bay.
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Caleb Love is having quite a coming out party in the Bay.
Rose City people never do grow up 🙏 www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...
Rose City puts up a fitting tribute to late Portland musician Todd Snider
It's at least the third time that the same message has appeared inside the Vista Ridge Tunnel.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Rose City people never do grow up 🙏 www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...
Blazers are so undergunned that they had no business being in that game anyway… But second time in barely a week that they’ve given up a game-winning 3 at the buzzer.
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Blazers are so undergunned that they had no business being in that game anyway… But second time in barely a week that they’ve given up a game-winning 3 at the buzzer.
Bruce Barnum has a *spectacular* sense of humor. Onside kick to start the game against Montana at Providence and the Viks score on the second play. Amazing.
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Bruce Barnum has a *spectacular* sense of humor. Onside kick to start the game against Montana at Providence and the Viks score on the second play. Amazing.
Tennessee kicks off against New Mexico State at 4:15 ET.
Without a doubt, it just means more in the SEC today. Which games will you be watching?
College football on TV: SEC heavyweights are going head-to-head
Alabama hosts Oklahoma and Georgia welcomes Texas on a meaningful Saturday in the nation’s most competitive conference.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Tennessee kicks off against New Mexico State at 4:15 ET.
Oregon cruised against Minnesota and I have no idea how to put the blowout in proper context — because this is a season sorely missing critical context. www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/...
We still have no idea how good the Oregon Ducks are or what any of this means | Bill Oram
Oregon is 9-1 but only three of those wins have come against FBS opponents with winning records.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Oregon cruised against Minnesota and I have no idea how to put the blowout in proper context — because this is a season sorely missing critical context. www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/...
This is how Pluribus begins.
A child in the stands at Gill just licked an egg roll before their mom took a bite. It was all on the big screen. The crowd groaned.
Parenthood.
Parenthood.
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This is how Pluribus begins.
The Viks problems run much deeper than coaching, but it’s staggering how bad Bruce Barnum’s tenure has been. Of 265 D1 head coaches, only 24 have had their jobs as long or longer, and of those only ONE has a worse winning %.
Any school serious about football would have made a change years ago.
Any school serious about football would have made a change years ago.
With one of the worst-funded and least successful programs in Division 1, what is the value proposition of football at Portland State? And what is the path to getting the benefits of football that other schools enjoy?
I sat down with PSU’s president to discuss:
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I sat down with PSU’s president to discuss:
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The Vikings are returning to Providence Park, but is Portland State football even worth saving? | Bill Oram
Ann Cudd, in her third year as PSU's president, said the Vikings one-game return to its longtime home signals that the school is ready to get serious about football.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Viks problems run much deeper than coaching, but it’s staggering how bad Bruce Barnum’s tenure has been. Of 265 D1 head coaches, only 24 have had their jobs as long or longer, and of those only ONE has a worse winning %.
Any school serious about football would have made a change years ago.
Any school serious about football would have made a change years ago.