The Oregon State football team will help give publicity to the Oregon State University Robotics Club on Wednesday in Reser Stadium or the indoor center, depending on weather.
After practice the club will drive its Mars Rover over more than 32 players and coaches. The point of that is to break the school record.
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Here are some leftover notes from defensive coordinator Mark Banker after last Wednesday’s workout.
Banker’s view of the DBs is good. It’s all about consistency. The secondary is made up of veterans who know what to do. They just can’t take a play off.
“We’ll see when we go against the best athletes in the Pac-10,” Banker said. “It’s all about consistency, but we’ll be OK.”
CB Brandon Hardin had a good day a practice, so his name was brought up. He appears to be settling in as a big-play guy.
“The only thing he needs to do is play with his hips down more,” Banker said. “Then make every play 100 percent. He can’t fall into that hang loose mentality of his Hawaiian ancestry.”
And here’s a link to my Friday story in the GT, which is a look at the DEs. The bottom line is OSU is confident in Gabe Miller and Taylor Henry as starters, but depth is still being developed.
And JC transfer Dominic Glover has to make an impact. That is, as long as he’s not another Simi Kuli.
And this has nothing to do with anything, but it’s just funny.
3 comments
angrybeaver says:
Apr 23, 2010
“The only thing he needs to do is play with his hips down more"
Banker code for "he needs to not look for the ball so much"
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oneHeisman says:
Apr 23, 2010
why wouldn't Glover show up for fall camp? shouldn't suggest otherwise if he is expected to show.
angrybeaver the scouting report on BH is that he has good range and physicality and on ball skills but he doesnt stay with the quicker recievers in and out of their cuts. Thus he is susceptible to double moves and comeback routes. Which is exactly the routes he will see in one-on-one island coverage that the beavs play. If they were playing classic cover 2 this wouldnt be a problem. But the beav corners have to bump and run so much need really quick swivel. I watched poyer and reynolds the other day, both of them (especially poyer have really good hips). As soon as they get more physical with their bump and their run coverage they will be natural corners. This position will be ok for the beavs but i think the personnel might change as the season progresses. Dockery has limited recovery speed from what i have seen but makes up for it by being a good guesser and has excellent on ball awareness. If beavs get a good pass rush consistently Dockery will be able to clamp down and frustrate most of his opponents, Hardin too. Beavs need to find ways to get to the QB in the 3.0 to 3.5 second range on obvious passing downs. Anything over four seconds will be a problem.
angrybeaver says:
Apr 24, 2010
Any time I've seen a ball thrown Hardin's way he's been all over the guy. I'm sure he'll show warts as he gets more playing time, but in limited time he's been very good.