Can the Beaver's FB team avoid the ESPN curse?

Seems like everytime we are on ESPN-which usually happens early in the season, we get smoked.

This year the Beaver's will have 3 out of their first 4 games televised on ESPN. Hawaii won't get a chance to take advantage of OSU's curse. Stanford, Penn St, and USC will. Bummer 2 of them are Pac-10 teams.

As I mentioned before, our schedule is tough for 2008. Too tough in my opinion. If the goal is to make it to the BCS, all Oregon State has to do play patsies in the non-conference schedule(win all 3), and win the Pac-10. I assume that means that the Beavers can't lose more than 1 conference game. 2 puts the Beav's on the fringe of the BCS ala USC this year.

This formula is bullet proof and simple. 1 pre-season game against a national power is pointless in my opinion. Hawaii, Penn St, and Utah are not powerhouses, but they are good on any given year. Keep it Simple Stupid.

I don't recommend that we play I-AA teams in our non-conference schedule either.

OSU doesn't have to play east of the Mississippi. OSU doesn't have to play top ranked teams in the pre-season. We need to win all of our non-conference games, and win the Pac-10, then it's off to New Orleans.......

Spring Football starts March 31st.

Looking forward to 2008

(photo source: AP)

Geez, the Beavers will have their work cut out for themselves next year. Check out the schedule on the right hand menu section of the Oregon State Beaver Football Blog.

We have 3 starters on defense and 6 on offense returning. One of the returners I assume is a QB, maybe both since both started. If that's the case we are going to have our hands full next year. Canfield has a screwed up shoulder now, and Moevoa is simply not going to cut it....

We have 23 redshirts, but who cares, they will still be Freshman next fall with no game experience. These freshman will be playing in front of 100k strong in Happy Valley before they even get their feet wet against an up and coming program in Stanford. Yikes.


(photo source: OSUbeavers.com)

Message to Bob DeCarolis: you are doing a great job, but ease up on the non-conference opponents, and keep the Beav's west of the Mississippi. The Pac-1o is competitive enough that if the Beav's play cupcakes in the pre-season and win out in the Pac-10 they will be a Top 5 team guaranteed.

OSU Football Practice and Season Schedule

2007 August Practice Schedule (Subject to Change)

Aug. 3-7, 9, 11 (officials), 14, 16, 18 (officials), 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 – 2 p.m.

Aug. 8, 10, 13, 15, 17– 8:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 27-28 – 6:30 p.m.



2007 Schedule

Aug. 30 Utah (FSN NW) 7 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Cincinnati (ESPN) 4:30 p.m. PDT

Sept. 15 Idaho State (FSN NW) 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 22 at Arizona State TBA

Sept. 29 UCLA TBA

Oct. 6 Arizona TBA

Oct. 13 at California TBA

Oct. 20 Bye

Oct. 27 Stanford 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 3 at USC (ABC or ESPN) 5 p.m.

Nov. 10 Washington (FSN) 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Washington State TBA

Nov. 24 Bye

Dec. 1 at Oregon (ESPN2) 1:30 p.m.