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Game
7 - Washington Huskies
Hello
Beaver Fans,
Well,
it's October and the weather has finally become
what fall is suppose to feel like. The wind is blowing,
the sky is gray, the rain is falling and falling
and falling, and the temperature is dropping. In
other words "Football Weather"!Right
now the forecast for Saturday is, High of 70, Low
of 50 and partly cloudy with a 20% chance of showers.
So bring your warm clothes and perhaps that poncho
as well just in case. Fall football has arrived
and you never know for sure what the weather will
be from minute to minute in Oregon in the fall.
It
is also Dad's weekend this weekend. To all the Dad's
out there in Beaver Nation I say "Good Job
Dad". You have accomplished two great things.
You have successfully raised your children to the
point that they can attend a major university and
you (or perhaps they) chose Oregon State as that
university. I
myself, have a few years to go yet (5 1/2) before
my oldest child will be of the age to attend college.
I only hope that she continues to do as well as
she has so far in school and in sports. She is doing
a great job. After that I have two more to try to
get through the gauntlet that is growing up today.
With all the worries that parents have today it
is a wonder that we don't end up in an asylum trying
to guide our children through the minefield of life.
So once again OSU DAD, GOOD JOB on getting your
kids into college.
THE
GAME
The
Beavers are taking on those hated Huskies of the
University of Washington. Yes, those pompous, arrogant,
*#!?*# people who cheer, root and play for the dirty
dawgs of Huskydom. If there is one common factor
that Beaver and Duck fans may have is has to be
the hatred of the Huskies. And here they will come
down I-5 with there purple and gold colors flying.
It's like a flock of geese heading south for the
winter. This
year, the dawgs have to come into Corvallis and
the Beavers still remember what happened to them
last year in Seattle. And they will be looking to
unload a lot of revenge onto those same Huskies.
If I were them, I would just be hoping to get out
of Corvallis without any injuries and forget about
winning. The Beavers appear to be focused, rested
and ready to unload a world of hurt on the Huskies.The
Huskies are hurting and looking to turn things around
as they come off back to back losses to UCLA and
Nevada. Last year the Huskies were also slumping
before they dismantled the Beavers in Seattle. But
this year is different. The Beavers are rested and
coming off a big road win at Cal. Anderson is not
a sophomore quarterback with only 9 games of experience.
The Beavers have come together as a team and are
playing well.
BY
THE NUMBERS
Statistically,
the Beavers and the Huskies are pretty even. Of
the 21 categories looked at the Beavers have the
advantage in 11 and the Huskies in 10. But of all
those stats there are 4 that tell a tale. Turnover
ratio, Sacks against, red zone offense and red zone
defense. The Huskies are -7 in turnover ratio, have
given up 19 sacks, only 68% in the red zone and
allowing 94.4% by opponents in the red zone. These
four areas are a major advantage for the Beavers
who are league leaders in red zone offense and defense
as well as sacks allowed. The Beavers have moved
up from -8 at one point to -1 in turnover ratio.
THE
SERIES
Washington
leads the overall series 56-27-4. The Huskies are
on a one-game winning streak as a result of winning
41-29 at Seattle last year. OSU won 49-24 at Corvallis
in 2001. The Beavers are 7-17-0 in games played
at Corvallis, 5-7-1 in Portland and 0-0-1 in Albany.
Washington is 32-15-2 over OSU at Seattle. Mike
Riley is 0-2 vs. the Huskies, including losing a
heart-breaking 35-34 game at Seattle in 1998 when
OSU elected to go for the 2-point conversion and
win on the last play of the game. Current OSU assistant
coach, Nigel Burton, then a cornerback for UW, batted
the ball away from Beaver receiver Roddy Tompkins
for the win.
WHO
TO WATCH FOR THE HUSKIES
- Cody
Pickett - Quarterback - Currently second in PAC-10
in yards per game and third in total offense behind
Derek Anderson of the Beavers.Rich
Alexis - Running Back - Currently third in PAC-10
in yards per game rushing with 90.0 ypg.Reggie
Williams - Wide Receiver - Leads the PAC-10 in
receptions per game and is third in receiving
yards per gameDerrick
Johnson - Defensive Back - three interceptions
this season
- Charles
Fredrick - Punt Returner
FOR
THE BEAVERS
- Derek
Anderson - Can Derek shake off the memories of
the 5 interception game last year at WashingtonSteven
Jackson - 123 yards puts him over 1000 yards for
the seasonMike
Hass - Needs a break out gameJames
Newson - He is ahead of his pace of last year
in setting a school record for receiving yardsBrandon
Browner - Will need to have a big game against
Reggie Williams of Washington
- Aric
Williams - Same as Browner
THE
BOTTOM LINE
I
believe the Beavers are focused and ready to play
this weekend. One of the big keys to this game is
that the Beavers do not look ahead to the Cougars
next week. They need to be focused on the Huskies
and I believe they will be. Another big key is the
ability of Derek Anderson to look of his routes
and not lock onto a receiver. This was a major reason
for the 5 picks he threw last year. Another key
is the ability of the line to put pressure of Cody
Pickett and for Browner and Williams to cover Reggie
Williams of the Huskies. The Beavers cannot allow
Pickett time to throw the ball with a receiver of
the caliber of Williams. Finally, Steven Jackson.
If he continues his performance from the CAL game,
it will put a lot of pressure on the Husky defense
to try and stop him which would open up the passing
game.I
believe the Beavers will win and win big. This series
has become a home and home series and the Beavers
will continue that trend. Look for a real blow out
of the Huskies.
FINAL
SCORE
Beavers
45
Huskies 17
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BY
THE NUMBERS
*indicates advantage
| SEASON
STATS |
OSU |
UW |
| SCORING
OFF.(PPG) |
31.3* |
35.5 |
| SCORING
DEF.(PPG) |
16.8* |
24.3 |
| PASSING
OFF(YPG) |
282.8* |
278.3 |
| PASSING
DEF. (YPG) |
209.2 |
200.7* |
| RUSHING
OFF.(YPG) |
190.3* |
130.8 |
| RUSHING
DEF.(YPG) |
98.8* |
118.0 |
| TOTAL
OFF |
473.2* |
409.2 |
| TOTAL
DEF. |
308.0 |
318.7 |
| TURNOVER
RATIO |
-1* |
-7 |
| SACKS
TAKEN |
12 |
16* |
| SACKS
ALLOWED |
8* |
19 |
| PENALTIES(YPG) |
111.8 |
64.8* |
| THIRD
DOWN CONV. |
43.6* |
41.4 |
| FORTH
DOWN CONV. |
50.0% |
50.0% |
| PUNTING |
37.7 |
39.4* |
| PUNT
RETURNS |
5.7 |
10.5* |
| KICK
OFF RETURNS |
15.9 |
19.4* |
| RED
ZONE OFF. |
79.3%* |
68.0 |
| RED
ZONE DEF. |
52.9* |
94.4 |
| FIELD
GOALS |
0.778%* |
.636% |
| TIME
OF POSS. |
32:25* |
31:08 |
2003
Season Standings
PAC
- 10 STANDINGS
AFTER WEEK 7 |
| Team |
Pac
10
|
Overall
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| Oregon
State |
2-0
|
5-1
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| Washington
State |
2-0
|
5-1
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| UCLA |
2-0
|
4-2
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| USC |
2-1
|
5-1
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| California |
1-1
|
3-4
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| Washington |
1-1
|
3-3
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| Oregon |
1-2
|
4-3
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| Arizona
State |
1-2
|
3-3
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| Stanford |
0-2
|
2-2
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| Arizona |
0-3
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1-6
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