Breaking News: Lyle Moevao Denied 6th Year

Posted in College Football with tags , on March 4, 2010 by Quizz and Quon

As expected, Lyle Moevao’s long shot attempt at a sixth year of eligibility was denied by the NCAA today.  Moevao suffered a shoulder injury at the end of the 2008 season that carried over into this past fall.  He then suffered an ankle injury in the 2009 season that knocked him out for good.  Getting another year out of Moevao would have been huge for the 2010 Beavers as quarterback is clearly the biggest question mark for the team heading into next season.  It is rare for the NCAA to grant a 6th year of eligibility for a player that has already used a redshirt season.  Oregon State will now turn to sophomore Ryan Katz and junior Peter Lalich this spring to battle for the starting position in 2010.

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Your 2010 Beavers: Defensive Line

Posted in College Football with tags on February 25, 2010 by Quizz and Quon

The second post on the 2010 Oregon State Beaver football team.  We will provide a depth chart breakdown by position.  By we I mean me.   Read more »

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Maybe It Is Time To Rethink UO As Pac-10 Favorites

Posted in College Football with tags , on February 17, 2010 by Quizz and Quon

For UO, the hits keep on coming.  Pac-10 Freshman of the Year LaMichael James was arrested on domestic violence charges and was still in jail as of this morning.  Stay classy Oregon! Read more »

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More Bad News For OSU Football?

Posted in College Football with tags , on February 16, 2010 by Quizz and Quon

Following the news that Keith Pankey will more than likely miss the 2010 football season due to injury, there is this news from Rivals’ Angie Machado:

I’ve heard from multiple sources that starting middle LB David Pa’aluhi is considering leaving the program for personal reasons. He is supposedly very conflicted at the moment and is considering returning home to Hawaii to potentially explore a career in the military. Those close to him feel that he is making a big mistake as the NFL has been a life-long goal…a goal that is well within reach if he stays the course with the Beavers.

Those I spoke with told me about this in the hopes that the extensive Beaver family could help rally around Pa’aluhi, hopeful that he would re-think his decision and keep his NFL dream alive by continuing his commitment to his coaches, his teammates and Beaver Nation. Keep him in your thoughts.

I do want to point out that he is still with the program at this point.

We can just hope that all is well with Pa’aluhi.

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Your Baseball Primer…

Posted in College Baseball with tags on February 16, 2010 by Quizz and Quon

…courtesy of Building the Dam.  Everything you need to prepare you for the 2010 season.  I should get to some baseball stuff after I finish my post-recruiting, pre-spring practice updates.  If I can manage that.

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A Couple of Beaver Football Notes

Posted in College Football, Other College with tags on February 10, 2010 by Quizz and Quon

Oregon State linebacker Keith Pankey, a two year starter on the weak side, has torn his Achilles’ tendon while working out this morning working out Cliff Kirkpatrick reports on his blog.  Pankey will obviously be out for spring practice but is determined to make it back for the 2010 season.  He had been splitting duties with Dwight Roberson on the weak side but was most likely set for full time duty with Keaton Kristick’s graduation.  How this could affect the 2010 Beavers will be covered when I go over the linebackers in my post-recruiting/pre-spring practice look at the 201o football team.

Six Oregon State football players will be competing in the Husky Classic indoor track meet this weekend in Seattle.  James Rodgers (SR/WR), Markus Wheaton (SO/WR), Keynan Parker (SO/CB), and Rashaad Reynolds (FR/CB) will compete in the 60 meter dash and wide receivers Jordan Bishop (SO) and Obum Gwacham (FR) will be competing in the high jump.  The players aren’t officially a part of an Oregon State men’s track team since, well, we don’t have a men’s track program but will rather be competing as individuals.  Oregon State is working on building a track facility to start the process of creating a men’s track program.

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Your 2010 Beavers: Special Teams

Posted in College Football with tags , on February 8, 2010 by Quizz and Quon

The first post on the 2010 Oregon State Beaver football team.  We will provide a depth chart breakdown by position.  By we I mean me. Read more »

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How Sweep It Is

Posted in College Basketball with tags , on February 8, 2010 by Quizz and Quon

Get it?  Sweep?  Nothing?  Alright.  Oregon State beat Oregon.  Again.  That never gets old.   Read more »

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“The Sky is the Limit”

Posted in College Football with tags , on February 3, 2010 by Quizz and Quon

Watch the video.  Seriously.  Shaydon Akuna is a freak.  His athleticism is described as “elite” and it isn’t hard to see why.  The Oregon State commit is all over the field from his linebacker spot.  His combination of speed, athleticism and strength made him the top recruit out of Hawaii and one of the top recruits in OSU’s 2010 class, if not THE top recruit.  Says Rivals recruiting analyst Greg Ladky: Read more »

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Class is (Mostly) In

Posted in College Football with tags , on February 3, 2010 by Quizz and Quon

UPDATE:  A breakdown of all signees from the Corvallis GT.

Owa picks UCLA?  That’s a little heartbreaking considering he showed up to the announcement wearing an ORANGE polo.  Screw ‘em.  I hope he loses four times to the Beavs.

You can find a complete listing of commitments here.  A couple names to watch:  Happy Iona, a 4-Star DT, apparently isn’t academically eligible to sign.  He will probably spend a year or two at a JC.  Hopefully he will continue to progress and OSU can pick him up down the line.  The other name to watch is Soma Vainuku.  He is a FB/LB out of Northern California (Eureka!).  I had him pegged for Arizona State or USC (if they had the scholly available) but he is now planning on taking a visit to Oregon State this coming weekend.  Word is Vainuku prefers USC followed by Arizona State.  This is why I predicted ASU as I assumed USC would close strong and fill in its 2010 class today.  However, apparently Vainuku’s family is making a big push to OSU.  Sometimes that matters, sometimes it doesn’t.  Or maybe I am all wrong.

More coming later on about what I believe is the greatest recruiting class in Oregon State history.

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