Pac-10 Week 3 Notes and Observations: Oregon State Beavers

By Sam Saig, September 21, 2009 1:39 pm

Oregon State Beavers 2-1 Overall (0-0 Conference)

This Week’s Score: Cincinnati 28 – Oregon State 18

Next Week’s Opponent: Arizona



This was a disappointing loss for the Beavers but not a devastating one. Cincinnati is a good football team (the class of the Big East for sure), and the Bearcat offense could give any defense problems. I was also impressed with the size and physicality of Cincy’s D. Still, the Beavers had their chances to win against what I believe to be a legitimate Top-20 team.

I was actually very impressed with Mark Banker’s D. Giving up 28 points to that team is nothing to be ashamed of, and had it not been for a bogus fumble call (really bad by the refs in my eyes) the defense could have held Cincy to 21 points (and maybe even less if not for some unfortunate Beaver penalties). The only disappointing part for the D for me was the lack of consistent pressure. Tony Pike doesn’t need much time to hurt you out of that spread, but I felt like the Beavers didn’t fluster him enough with the pass rush.

Offensively, I saw mixed results for the Beavers. The OSU D put the offense in position to win this game, but sloppy play (particularly in the second quarter) kept the Beavers from capitalizing on some scoring opportunities. It’s always disappointing to come away with field goals rather than touchdowns when the offense is moving the ball pretty well, and I thought that was a deflating feeling for Mike Riley’s club (especially that 1st and Goal from the 5-yard line that resulted in only 3 points).

I am also a bit concerned about the predictability of the offense. Look, the Rodgers brothers are excellent and everyone knows it, but this offense cannot rely solely on their production. I like some of what I saw from Damola Adeniji, but for the most part, the offense only goes as far as James and Jacquizz take it. Canfield continues to be OK but also relatively underwhelming. I still think Canfield has the arm to make some big plays downfield with the long ball, but he has to find a reliable deep threat (Adeniji, Catchings, or someone else maybe?).

Now the Pac-10 season starts and it maybe time for the Beavers to start their annual win streak. Arizona is a good team but also a vulnerable one so OSU should be feeling pretty good about their chances in Corvallis this Saturday.


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