Now that Lyle Moevao was denied his sixth year, it’s time to look at the numbers on the Oregon State football team roster for the coming season.
With Moevao done and LB David Pa’aluhi gone to join the military, there are 83 scholarships out including the incoming players.
Another is out there for WR Reggie Dunn, but his academic status is questionable until he’s actually in OSU. That leaves at least one, maybe two for walk-ons to earn a scholarship.
The top candidate would be starting OG Grant Johnson. Another one of the walk-on OLs, Michael Lamb or Ellis Burke, may earn one if he claims the other starting OG spot. Another deserving walk-on would be WR Aaron Nichols.
Chances are the Beavers won’t pickup a late JC guy, but you never know. The five greyshirts are greyshirting for a reason – academics or too many people in a position.
Here’s the class breakdown for scholarships: Seniors (19), juniors (15), sophomores (22), redshirt freshmen (12) and true freshmen (15).
So by deduction, expect at least 15-18 recruits to be signed in the class of 2011 to go with the five greyshirts.
OSU this weekend
It’s another busy weekend for OSU sports. Most of them are on the road. Only men’s hoops is in Corvallis today for the regular season finale against Washington.
The baseball team is in Surprise, Ariz. The track team is in Seattle for an NCAA last-chance qualifier. The gymnastics team had a miserable outing at LSU. Looks like some SEC judging, jet lag and too many alligator po’ boys got to them.
Women’s hoops has lost 17 straight. Last time it got this bad was Judy Spoelstra’s last season. And 6-11 isn’t a good start for softball. The Beavers usually pad their record in nonconference before it gets rough in the Pac-10.
Check out this interview with baseball catcher Andrew Susac. I love the baseball culture, since I grew up in it, as he points out he’s staying at OSU for three years. Good baseball players only use college to get them ready for the pros.
Beaver visions
Things are getting so crazy I truly am seeing beaver everywhere I go. I walk into the office this week and I see this below.
I didn’t know Benny was such a classy dresser. Actually, it’s my publisher Mike McInally with a beaver on his head.
16 comments
angrybeaver says:
Mar 6, 2010
That Mike McInally photo reminds me how much we need a new mascot, or at least a redesign of Benny. He is SO lame.
aaron_ says:
Mar 6, 2010
Benny rocks.
oneHeisman says:
Mar 6, 2010
Cliff, any word on giving an available scholly to Terron Ward the all everything RB from the Bay Area? You say the greyshirts are for academic challenges or overstocked positions but Ward is a high achiever with the grades and Beavs dont have a ready-made fill-in for J Rodgers. It seems to me that getting Ward in the lineup asap would be a good use of an open scholly.
Heard anything?
ckirkpatrick says:
Mar 7, 2010
Beavers have two backup RBs with McCants and Stevenson. Yes, McCants still needs to prove himself. Stevenson was impressive with nearly every carry last year as a true freshman. Keeping Ward out a year spreads out the RBs.
oneHeisman says:
Mar 7, 2010
Personally i think the zone blocking schemes the beavs use require a laterally gifted stop-and-start back that runs with a low profile. McCants and Stevenson are upright long striders who dont have low center of gravity. Ward seems exactly in the mold of Simonton, Bernard, JRodgers.
Hate to override you Cliff but if i'm the coaches i get Terron Ward in the mix immediately.
ckirkpatrick says:
Mar 7, 2010
Beavers already have an RB coming in as a freshman in the fall. He looks pretty good, too.
The point is spreading out the talent so they don't get made about carries. Only one carries the ball at a time.
And people don't remember that Stevenson was pretty good last season. He had 1-2 bad carries. I remember one late in the season, and I was shocked because it was his first. He averaged 5.3 yards a carry, the same as Quizz.
Ted0 says:
Mar 6, 2010
So what's the likelyness of Dunn getting to OSU? Does he have to be there by a certain time period like for the Spring term or Summer term?
angrybeaver says:
Mar 7, 2010
Forget, Dunn, dude. He's Kuli part 2.
Ted0 says:
Mar 8, 2010
I was just asking because his name was brought up in the article, which I found suprising because I thought there was 0 chance of him getting to OSU.
ckirkpatrick says:
Mar 7, 2010
Likelyness wasn't high a little while ago. He could be here in the summer, but he would be so far behind it wouldn't be worth it.
OSUbama says:
Mar 7, 2010
On another subject of interest, I heard the best proposal yet for an expanded Pac-10 that potentially keeps the pigskin Beavs in LA every year and protects the old Pac-8 rivalries. How about this:
West Division – WSU/Wash, OSU/Oreg, Stan/Cal, UCLA/USC
Southwest – ASU/Ariz, BYU/Utah, Colorado/Nebraska, Texas/A&M
Geographically, this would work pretty well. Schedule-wise, it would be a challenge. Money-wise, it could be a big winner! The Pac gets Texas and Nebraska into the fold and foils the Big 10. On the negative side, this mega-conference would put even more pressure on Beaver Nation to pony up or be left in the Trojan/Longhorn dust!
ckirkpatrick says:
Mar 7, 2010
1. BYU would never be let in due to the religious thing. Scheduling would be a problem with no Sunday games.
2. If the breakup of the Big 12 happens to fill out the Big Ten, Big East and Pac-10, then those would fine schools.
angrybeaver says:
Mar 8, 2010
Cliff, can you please ask Riley why Ryan Allen (who has an NFL leg) was forced to transfer while Johnny Hekker, who is so clearly less talented, is given every opportunity to succeed.
Ted0 says:
Mar 8, 2010
Maybe it's because Ryan Allen clearly wasn't more talented than Hekker who didn't really have an NFL leg.
angrybeaver says:
Mar 8, 2010
Have you seen Allen kick? My guess is you have not.
ckirkpatrick says:
Mar 8, 2010
Didn't see the annual tryout. I should check that thing out some day.