Cliff Kirkpatrick

There must have been some panic from Oregon State fans, judging from Brooks’ blog looking into the color of Gill Coliseum.

He has an explanation of the color being just primer. There’s a link to an OSU press release on the topic, too, with artist renderings. Check it out if you haven’t, yet.

I drove by with my trusty camera to see what all commotion was about. I like the color of the primer, but I’m color blind – really.

Anyway, here’s a look at it through the camera’s eye.

Another poll

The latest poll is up on the Beavers Sports Site here. It’s on you pick of what bowl game the Beavers are headed. 

The last poll was on the defense, and what worries you most about this year’s group.

• Inexperienced secondary (65 percent)
• New ends (eight percent)
• New middle linebacker (five percent)
• All of the above (23 percent)

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As promised, here’s the first look at the 60 Years of Gill logos. You will see variations of these images all over Oregon State this year, particularly around Gill Coliseum.

If you like them, I’ve heard the Beavers will make merchandise out of them. Heck, they are hawking worn football jerseys for around $300 on an auction at the osubeavers.com site.

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A buzz surrounded Gill Coliseum this year, and it’s only partially from the grinding sounds of remodeling. The old building has been going through a face lift inside and out (read all about the remodeling in Gill in a Sunday story in the GT here) so it will be ready for a year-long party. OSU plans to celebrate the 60 years of Gill Coliseum, starting this fall.

Each sport will commemorate what it accomplished in the arena. Logos and merchandise will be pushed. Check back soon for the image of the logo, once it is finalized. This is the major marketing push for the year.

“It’s an all-year thing,” said Matt Arend, assistant athletic director for external operations. “There will be video board presentations and alumni reunions for each sport. We’ll do things like who were the 60 best players and the best player of each decade. It will be a major part of the marketing plan for each sport.”

The first game played in Gill was a men’s basketball game. The Beavers played Utah on Dec. 16, 1949, and won 53-41 before a crowd of 5,694.

Here’s a picture of facility guru John Cheney showing Brooks Hatch around the bottom of Gill.

Greyshirts
If you are wondering who will greyshirt for the football team this season, read about it here on the previous blog or here in Sunday’s GT. There’s a big name on that list in WR Reggie Dunn.

People have asked me about the eight recruits for the 2010 season that coach Mike Riley quoted me. That’s right eight. There are 11 seniors for the coming season. And if you read the greyshirts story there are five. That means there will be 13 new players for the 2010 season. Plus OL Mau Nomani should be back from his Mormon Mission next year.

For whatever reason some players won’t come back or a recruit won’t qualify. Two extra players is the buffer, three with Nomani. So, that’s how the numbers work. There should be about 14 newcomers for 2010, eight recruits, five greyshirts and a person back from a Mission.

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