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Well, I keep looking at Oregon State. I really liked them at first, but the more I look at them, the more I truly do not like them this season. I am sorry Beaver fans, it may be a difficult pill to swallow especially when you have come a game away from the Rose Bowl.... twice.
Anyway, enough Oregon State Bashing, I'm going to do that in my preview anyway.
Oregon State Beavers
2009 result: (8-5)
Better or Worse in 2010: Worse
Why: I love Jacquizz Rodgers as much as the next guy, but as we have seen with such an injury ridden career, he is somewhat fragile once the last 4 games of the season come around. Relying on him would be a mistake for any team with options, but unfortunately for OSU, they do not have too many options. Their quarterback situation is in rebuild mode as Sean Canfield has graduated and Ryan Katz has taken over. Their OL is decent, but not good enough to keep Rodgers and Katz standing up by the end of the season. The loss of Keaton Kristick on defense will be too great to ignore as he moved on down to San Francisco to play in the NFL.
Schedule in 2010:
September 4th: +TCU (Game being played in Arlington, TX. --L
Why: Basically a home game for TCU which plays to their advantage, but still would probably win if they played a bit closer to OSU. Tough way to start the year for the Beavers as they get themselves knocked out of my Top 25 very quickly.
September 11th: BYE
September 18th: Louisville-- W
Why: Louisville is still getting used to Strong at this point. Definitely cannot compete with a talented Beaver team.
September 25th: @Boise State--L
Why: Boise State are almost unbeatable on the Smurf Turf and the 25th won't prove any different as Boise State continue to beat up Pac-10 teams, as well as teams from Oregon.
October 2nd: Arizona State-- W
Why: Complete rebuilding year for the Sun Devils. While the defense has the ability to win a few games, tehy will not be able to play well enough against another talented Pac-10 team.
October 9th: @Arizona-- L
Why: Nick Foles and the Wildcats boast a fantastic offense while they rebuild on defense. Foles has his favorite target in Juron Carter (Jr.) coming back after having 9 TD receptions last year. Arizona's offense is too much for OSU this season though.
October 16th: @Washington-- L
Why: OSU not is able to rebound and contain the potent offense of the Huskies led by Jake Locker and Chris Polk. Locker has all his weapons back this year and with his improvement, they could easily out duel many Pac-10 opponents.
October 23rd: BYE
October 30th: California--L
Why: Shane Vereen and Mike Mohamed are way too good to give OSU an easy win on the 30th. In the battle of junior running backs, Rodgers may win in the statistic category this game, but Vereeen will recieve the ultimate prize, the win.
November 6th: @UCLA--W
Why: UCLA is rebuilding and cannot defend OSU even with Kevin Prince's best effort on the offensive side of the ball.
November 13th: Washington State--W
Why: The Oregon State Beavers are playing the Washington State Cougars. Washington State is not good this year.
November 20th: USC--L
Why: USC plans on being the Pac-10 champions by the end of the year, and if they're serious about it, they will take care of business against a very pesky Beaver team. I think they will though.
November 27th: @Stanford--W
Why: The Beavers still have a chance to be bowl eligible at this point of the year, and will take advantage of a great chance to stay alive for bowl season.
December 4th: Oregon--W
Why: Call me crazy, but I think OSU make the 2010 Civil War their first victory since 2007. Even though they won't be fighting for a Pac-10 title, they could take a chance away from the Ducks very, very late in the season.
Preseason Prediction: 6-6 (5-4)
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