The Oregon State football team put together the most thorough game of the season, and the Beavers defeated Stanford 38-28 at home on Saturday in Reser Stadium.
Here’s a link to my main story in Sunday’s GT. It’s on how the Beavers have finally put it all together for a complete game. And now they are in position for one of their big finishes. Here’s a link to the Beavers Report Card. They got straight As. Here’s the notebook with all sorts of interesting info.
The offense was diverse and explosive. The offensive line was dominant and that led to a big game for QB Sean Canfield and RB Jacquizz Rodgers.
The special teams had a big game. The kickoff coverage was very good against a stellar returner, Chris Owusu. PK Justin Kahut and P Johnny Hekker were solid.
The defense bottled up Toby Gerhart, got to Andrew Luck and covered the receivers for the most part.
Beavers go into the bye week on a two-game winning streak at 4-2, 2-1 in the Pac-10. If Stanford is good this year, the Beavers are no doubt better.
Check out the video of coach Mike Riley above, the Rodgers brothers, DT Stephean Paea and Canfield.
9 comments
angrybeaver says:
Oct 11, 2009
Best game the Beavs played this year.
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ckirkpatrick says:
Oct 11, 2009
The spot of the ball can be challenged. So, where a guy is tackled is reviewable. OSU thought it had Stanford pinned, and could use a lot of the young defenders, and didn't ask for a review. It didn't work, but at least took a lot time. So it wasn't an impact on the game.
It looked to me that the ball carrier was out of the end zone when he was hit, then knocked backward. However, it was close either way.
However, it was another example of the replay booth should have stopped play. That doesn't happen enough. There was another play, I can remember at this late stage of the day, that Stanford didn't get a replay stoppage.
mckalk says:
Oct 11, 2009
Cliff,
Was the fumbled punt return late in the game a play that could not be challenged? All the replays sure looked like a safety. I don't see how you could argue forward progress when the player was running sideways. If it could have been challenged, I wonder what the OSU coaching staff was thinking because you've got nothing to lose and if you get the call…pretty much game over at 40-22 with four minutes left.
ejs says:
Oct 11, 2009
there were no reviews,were there……a first for reser or did i miss one
ckirkpatrick says:
Oct 11, 2009
There were no reviews that I can remember. That is odd.
mckalk says:
Oct 11, 2009
You are absolutely right about P-10 officials dropping the ball with the replay booth review, again (remember 2007 Huskie game?). I think the coaching staff had a little bit of a brain lock because an overturn would have absolutely sealed the deal and no real downside to not trying for that, except for an inconsequential lost time out.
tradernum1 says:
Oct 11, 2009
Sean Canfield. Wow.
Jordan Poyer on special teams. Double Wow.
Quizz-unbelievable wow.
Loved the game planning except for that inside screen-more athletic teams will
get interceptions. Hope the bye doesn't interrupt the intensity, and hope this
team can keep getting better. I think we're still looking up at the ducklings and SC.
Congrats to the team and coaches.
aaron_ says:
Oct 11, 2009
I am looking foward to McCants return. That big body will be needed agaisnt USC when Quizz needs a spell.
kokanut says:
Oct 12, 2009
There was a play, I believe in the 4th quarter, when a Stanford pass was ruled complete, but which TV replays appeared to show the ball dropping to the ground before the receiver fell on the ball. I couldn't understand why there was no review of the play. Even the commentators thought it looked like an incomplete pass. Maybe the Beaver bench was screened off, but there should have definitely been an official review. At any rate, it kept a Stanford scoring drive going, instead of potentially killing the drive.