Imagine the sound a chain saw makes — grinding, revving, roaring, throttling. It crawls inside your skin and rattles your insides. It assaults your eardrums with its shrill, persistent shriek. It unanimously, unapologetically annoys.
And, at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Ore., it does so on every single opponent third down. It is the oft-repeated rallying cry of the Oregon State defense.
And on Friday, it worked — to an extent. Washington (6-4) converted just 5 of 17 third downs in a 19-7 victory, including 1 of 8 in the second half. (Of course, UW has converted just 34.