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Month: November 2007

No he isn’t.. is he?

Have you seen Seth Tarver? He plays basketball. Basketball players are the big men on campus. Literally. Every player is a behemoth. Each only taller than the next. As every year passes players seem to continue to gain mass, like […]

Where are they now

Here is a look at some Beaver ballplayers that are now in the professional ranks. 2002 Draft Class- Brian Barden 3B -Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks -Now in the St. Louis Cardinal organization -With two Triple-A teams last season Barden […]

Everyday Champ1on: Nick Lilja

Everyday Champ1on: Nick Lilja Nick Lilja is an experienced columnist at The Daily Barometer. In the newspaper he continually excels at writing. Outside of the newspaper he balances his time between classes, and his job, and his other job, and […]

Open Minds, Open Doors

It’s the catch phrase Oregon State has adopted. Open Minds. Open Doors. It’s everywhere, banners, posters, pamphlets and even on some T-shirts. But lately, a portion of Beaver nation hasn’t followed this motto. The Oregon State basketball fans have been […]

Almost a day off

The late Jim Murray once paid homage to Jimmy Cannon by writing his own version of Cannon’s “Nobody asked me but…” column, back in 1992. Murray claimed he was no Jimmy Cannon but wanted to pay his respects. And I’ll […]

It just doesn’t work

Sports and politics don’t mix. Never have, never will. Like oil and water or Adam Smith and Karl Marx. It’s not going to happen, they just wouldn’t get along. Sport is about unifying, politics is about partitioning. Sport is about […]

Title nein

What a bunch of hogwash. Its horse manure. A ridiculous notion, really. It’s like drinking from the Willamette River or base-jumping off a knoll. It doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t benefit anyone and the outcome isn’t interesting to watch. America […]

My hindsight is always better

They say hindsight is 20/20. Mine is 20/10. Whatever happened to coaching with tact? I’m all about going vertical on a team, exposing a weakness, and demoralizing the opposition but Oregon State’s obliteration of Idaho State’s football program earlier this […]