Beavers

Oreg St @ Stanford: Beavers Strategy Won’t Change–Force Throws Oreg. St. (9-4 in '07) @ Stanford (4-8 in '07), 6pm, Thursday ESPN2. Oreg. St. favored by 3. When the Beavers and Cardinal last met, the Cardinal were starting backups at quarterback and tailback. Not surprisingly, the Beavers' strategy was to load up on the run and force said backup ... »

Oreg St @ Stanford: Watch for Blocked Punts (And Maybe a Fake) Beaver fans don't need a primer on how pressure can affect freshman kickers--Alexis Serna's 2004 meltdown at LSU is burned into their minds. Serna, of course, went on to have a terrific career, but Tiger fans don't care about that. Both the Cardinals and Beavers will be debuting true freshmen ... »

Corvallis Residents Aren’t “Faking the Funk.” Neither is Craig Robinson Craig Robinson took time for an interesting, honest, wide-ranging interview with Jason Vondersmith of the Portland Tribune. Robinson seems to have the same refreshing candor as his famous brother-in-law, Barack Obama. When Vondersmith asks Robinson why he didn't try harder to recruit players for this coming season, Robinson doesn't try to say ... »

Busy Beavers Get Jumpstart on Practice The rest of the Northwest's college football programs start practicing today, but the Oregon State Beavers are beginning day #4. Like in Ducks' camp, the big question for the Beavers is the QB spot, where Lyle Moevao and Sean Canfield are competing for the second year in a row. Last year Canfield won ... »