Can we get another W? This would be a nice win and could help get some momentum/confidence for the WSU and Utah games. A 4 game win streak would be great going into the Stanford game. Looking like Agnew will practice this week. Love it!
I tend to agree. Can't look ahead with the struggles this team has experienced. Leave it to Riley though...he says OSU can contend for a bowl if OSU can put together a "string". Are the players knitting now, or what? http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2011/10/oregon_state_football_riley_da.html
They're not any bigger than Wisky's. I think Riley was wrong to bring up the possibility of a bowl game, but that's his choice. We can beat BYU though. It won't be easy, but we can do it. I like the way our defense is playing and if we can keep our TO's to a minimum we'll be in good shape.
I think the Beavs have a good chance at winning this game. The defense is coming along relatively well, and the offense will continue to improve with James and the Tank making more of an impact. Agnew might help the run game a bit as well. I'll be at the game, all the way from the Bay Area, so the Beavs better pull off the victory for me!
I'm pulling for OSU in this one, but leaning towards BYU. These teams appear fairly even to me and given OSU's advantage at home...I should be going with OSU. But, I just don't have that kind of confidence in this team. BYU is 4-2 vs teams tha tare 15-16. They are 101st in the country in scoring offense, and 49th in scoring defense. They are 93rd in total offense and 43rd in total defense.
I agree with this. Riley knows how to coach a team up and I think they get better as the season goes along. I think they win this game and end up on a 4 game winning streak.
This. BYU is having a disappointing year. There were a lot of expectations about the offense during preseason that were obviously way off base. BYU's defense is no joke. Their defensive rankings don't tell the whole story. The problem the defense has is that they're fantastic in the first half and then teams score most of their points and gain most of their yards in the second. I think it should be a good game. I'll be at the game rooting for my Alma mater (BYU), but I'm hoping it's a good game because I hate to see the Beavers playing so poorly.
"knows how to coach a team up" - what does that mean? BYU is too big and physical. I think they will wear down the Beavs and leave Corvallis with a W.
Guess Riley is going to run Minnion 32 times? My gosh...nothing like easing the guy back into action after weeks of injury time. OSU defense is getting blown off the line by the BYU size. Not good for a first quarter.
