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Basketball Comments: Beavs @ Montana

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Here is the scouting report of the Grizzlies:

Montana enters the game with a 5-4 record with wins over Montana Tech, Idaho, Cal State Fullerton, UCLA and Great Falls. The win over the Bruins was at fabled Pauley Pavilion and the Grizzlies first-ever win in five tries against UCLA. The Grizzlies went 22-10 last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Big Sky Conference tournament. Montana battled No. 3 seed New Mexico throughout the first round game before falling 62-57. Sophomore guard Will Cherry leads the team in scoring (15.3) and assists (3.7) and is first in the nation in steals (4.1). Senior center Brian Qvale is averaging 13.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while junior forward Derek Selvig is a 7-footer who can shoot from three-point range and is averaging 10.2 points per game. Junior guard Jordan Wood and freshman forward Kareem Jamar round out the starting five.

There is no TV or live stream for this game. You might want to try KPAM for an audio feed: http://www.kpam.com/features/sports.php

I'm not sure if they're broadcasting it tonight.

As far as the game, expect the Beavers to get blown out of the building. They haven't played well on the road, and the Grizzlies are a disciplined team with confidence after the UCLA victory. They'll be looking to take down another Pac team and build their post season resume. Roberto Nelson is a wild card who can keep them in this game. He should play better on the road without all the eyes and expectations upon him.

Petition to Banish the Cartoon Beaver

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angry
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Note: if you know anyone who would agree with this petition but doesn't read this site, please send it to them and have them sign. I'd like 100 signatures before sending it off to Bob. That seems like a strong number where he'd have to listen. Below is the petition:

Bob De Carolis,

We, ______________(the undersigned below), respectfully ask Oregon State University to officially discard the cartoon angry beaver as a logo for the university. Removal of the beaver should include but not be limited to Ralph Miller Court, Reser Stadium, and players' football helmets. We believe the cartoon beaver is dated, embarrassing, and makes the university look second rate.

Additionally, we ask that the current administration strongly consider simplicity or no logos at all. For example, the all black, matte helmet (as used during the 2010 the Civil War) created a strong yet classy image. We believe such a helmet, combined with the orange jersey, would give the Beavers increased national exposure while also being more aesthetically pleasing.

Finally, we ask the administration be more open to aggressive change. There is a feeling in the fan base that Oregon State as a whole is slow to react in these modern times. We fans would rather see proactive flounders than delayed, reactionary, or stagnant decision making.

We thank you for taking the time to read our concerns, and hope you take them into consideration moving forward in the Pac-12.

Debut of Roberto Nelson

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angry
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At 1:30 this afternoon we'll finally get to see touted freshman Roberto Nelson. Since he'll likely be rusty, don't expect Nelson to get much playing time today. Robinson has been saying all the right things this week to take pressure off Roberto. Expect somewhere in the range of five to eight minutes and 6 points as he's worked into the lineup.

Below is the scouting report on Texas Pan Am

Texas-Pan American is 3-7 on the season with wins over Eastern Kentucky, SUNY-Cobbleskill and Victory University. The Broncs and Beavers have played one common opponent this season in Colorado. UTPA lost to the Buffaloes, 83-64, at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo., on Nov. 30. Head coach Ryan Marks is in his second season after posting a 6-27 record in his first year, which included a win over Utah Valley in the Great West Conference Tournament. The Broncs start four guards, including senior Perry Petty and sophomores Aaron Urbanus and Brandon Provost, who are all averaging double-figures in scoring. Senior Matt Mierzycki is the team leader in rebounding and Petty leads the team in assists.

What I don't like seeing is that they play four guards. The Beavs have been atrocious in defending the corners in their 2-3 and 1-3-1 defenses. With Nelson on the floor do they shift towards man to man defense? He's not a great defender, but he is better than Haynes.

Either way, this is one of a handful of games Beaver fans can't miss. We've waited a year and a half to see what this guy can do. The good news is that we will, in fact, be able to see the game, as it is being broadcasted live on the internet.

http://www.channelsurfing.net/

Recruiting 12/11

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angry
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Rumors are flying around the internet. The first is that the Beavs have poached another tackle from UCLA. Brandin Cooks is becoming quite the recruiter. Maybe the university can hire him when his playing days are over.

The second rumor is that if the Grant foursome like Corvallis they will commit. The reason being that OSU is the school closest to their home to offer all four. They visit on January 14th so a lot can and will change, but right now recruiting is looking better than ever.

Beaverblitz & Their Invasion of Your Privacy

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angry
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Warning: this post is not about football; it's about Big Brother watching you.

Last night was my office Christmas party. I usually eat dinner around 4pm, so when the main course was finally served at 8:30 and dessert at 9:30, I knew I was in for a long night. It takes this particular beaver a long time to digest. To get to the point, I was up until about 3am doing just that, and in my state of gastrointestinal bliss and boredom, my penchant for IT nerd-dom took over and I decided to conduct an experiment.

It is very simple and goes like this:

  1. Clear all cookies from my browser.
  2. Open beaverblitz.
  3. Re-check my cookies and see what they put on my computer.

The results were pretty astounding. 18 cookies, literally ranging from A to Z. Here are the results:

Three of them can be justified: rivals.com, oregonstate.rivals.com, and rivals.yahoo.com. That leaves 15 unexplainable cookies on my machine. I decided to take action, and I'll explain how you can do so as well, but first let me show you how many cookies are placed on your machine when you visit this site. As above, the cookies were cleared completely before visiting the site.

As you can see, two cookies are placed on your machine. As far as I'm concerned, that is one too many. What is quantserve? I investigated and found it's a wordpress cookie added to all blogs. That's not a good enough explanation for me, so I decided to take action again and block it.

If you, like me, find invasion of privacy offensive then follow along, and I'll tell you how to allow the bare minimum in terms of cookies. I can't explain the process for every browser. I use Firefox, so I'll explain how it's done in this software. The concept is the same across all platforms, so you'll just have to learn how to apply it to your particular browser.

  1. At the top of the Firefox window, on the menu bar, click on Tools and select Options.
  2. Select the Privacy panel.
  3. Click on Remove Individual Cookies and then Remove All Cookies.
  4. Set Firefox will: to Use custom settings for history.

Now make sure Accept cookies from sites is NOT checked, click Exceptions.

At this point, you have blocked all cookies, and you must add (i.e. allow) access to sites of your choice. You can now add angrybeavs.com or rivals.com, and sites like quantserve can be blocked. The problem with this approach is that if you are not tech savvy you will wind up unable to login to certain sites. For example, banking sites are notorious for having a logon page (e.g. login.chase.com) and a post logon banking webpage (e.g. banking.chase.com). Both cookies must be allowed for you to access the site as normal. Again, this comes down to privacy versus your desire and ability to invest the time into locking down your browser. Ultimately that is a decision you must make, but since rivals nor anyone else is going to tell you what they're putting on your computer, and I know the truth of the matter, I figured it's my duty.

My running checklist of beaverblitz follies now includes:

  • Making users pay for information that is available for free hours after the fact.
  • Taking free recruiting videos off Youtube and charging subscribers to watch them.
  • Putting tracking cookies on your computer against your will.
  • Censorship and disbelief in critical discussion on their message boards.
  • Banning dissenting opinions from their message boards.

Anyway, do as you see fit, but now you can at least say your decision is informed.

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