With National Letter of Intent Signing Day announcements approaching, it may serve us all well to mute our expectations when the national rankings are released. Oregon State recruiting classes are consistently underrated by both national and local media. Luckily for […]
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Oregon State men lose… again
It was tough to watch. The Beavers found themselves down by seven before the game was three minutes old and down 13 before five minutes had passed. The idea was to have an entire game breakdown here but not much […]
Back-to-Back Top Ten Teams… Scary
Playing one top ten team at their home gym is bad playing two is even worse and the Beaver women head to the Bay Area to do just that. After splitting with the Arizona schools last weekend at Gill, Oregon […]
Finished Strong
As the Beaver football team emerged from the locker room after the Emerald Bowl, I stood with fellow KBVR sports member Eric Bartz across the hall. The 21-14 win was the icing on the cake for another Beaver football season. […]
Women’s Basketball .500 in 2008
Pac-10 play has begun for the OSU women and in three games it has become evident how tough the conference really is. The Beavers exit their second week of conference play 1-2 in conference (7-6 overall). The opening game of […]
Smiley Riley
If there is a time when Mike Riley isn’t smiling, I don’t want to be there. I’ve seen lion cages and lava pits that are more enticing. I understand that the halftime speeches and film sessions aren’t lollipops, candy canes […]
Women’s basketball Civil War @ Gill
As soon as Oregon guard Taylor Lilley set foot on the court, the smile the face of the smallest player on the court set the tone for the game to come. The women’s basketball Civil War was a back and […]
Live From The Emerald Bowl: Final
As I suspected, Maryland appears to be taking shots down the field. Chris Turner’s 26 yard pass is complete to the OSU 19 yard line. . . the beavers cannot afford to give up a TD right now, and it […]
Fighting in the stands…
Fighting doesn’t solve anything. As OSU starts in the shadow of their own endzone there is something much more exciting happening. Right in front of the press box two fans get into it in the stands — good. After a […]
Emerald Bowl Pre-Game Notes
Was just down on the field with speed-rusher Slade Norris, and I had the chance to talk with him a bit about the Maryland rushing attack. Their offense, according to Norris, bills itself as "thunder & lightning". What does Norris […]