10 Post-Game Observations
1. The line play is atrocious. Both sides of the ball. No pass rush. I said this week 1, because we played PSU and didn’t sniff Hubel’s jock, but people kept saying, “Angry, we didn’t TRY to blitz or try to get pressure!” That never made sense to me, because why would a team not try to pressure a QB? Also, the same happened against UNLV, and I heard the same thing. Can we officially put a fork in the pass rush, guys?
On the flip side, the offensive line is terrible, and this goes back to all those walk-ons who are starting. I made various posts about this issue and essentially everything I said is coming to fruition. Who was standing with hands on hips after every sack? Either Mike Remmers or Grant Johnson.
2. Sean Canfield is a heart breaker. Yes, he’s handsome, but I’m not talking about a heart breaker with regards to the ladies. He teases you. Shows flashes of brilliance. Flashes where you say, “I was wrong, this guy can play.” But when there’s pressure he simply makes bad decisions. He doesn’t appear nervous. I don’t think it’s performance anxiety; I think it’s simply that he makes stupid decisions. This seems to be a problem with OSU QBs going back to Derrik Anderson. Feel bad for the guy because he seems to be a great person and teammate.
3. That safety, #28, the one with the weird name, he should have his scholarship yanked. He might be the worst “safety” in OSU history. At least since the 28 year losing streak…wasn’t around for that, but I’m sure those guys were worse. Maybe not. Any old timers who can confirm?
4. @Arizona State is always a loss, so we’re looking at the annual 2-3 start, but more importantly, we’re looking at an 0-2 PAC-10 start.
5. Arizona is likely the worst PAC-10 team besides Washington State. So where do we get a win on this schedule? I’ve watched enough football to know every week is a new mindset and anything can happen (see Cal vs Oregon), but realistically, looking at this schedule I see 1 more game on the schedule we can mark as a win, and it’s the one vs Washington State. Stanford is a game we could win, but their line play is superior to ours so I see it playing out much like this game tonight.
6. This is all about the athletes. The rest of the PAC-10 has been out-recruiting us for years now and it’s visible on the field. Stoops is an excellent recruiter, and now that he has all his guys, he beats us. Realize the Beavers won 9 of the last 10 vs Arizona. The two teams with the worst recruiting right now, OSU and WSU, are fielding the worst teams.
7. I’m not going to blame this game on Canfield. Bone-head pick late in the game, but if you yield 37 points to an Arizona team with a QB who hasn’t started since high school, a team that lost both an all-conference RB and TE, then you look no further than the defense. Specifically the lack of a pass rush.
8. Can we begin a discussion about special teams? Hekker’s punt. Kaput’s kick out of bounds late in the game. Refusing to catch two punts inside the 20 yard line. We blamed our last coach, the deadbeat from the south, on the special teams play, but simply put it’s the players. We don’t have good players. We need to recruit a prep kicker and give the kid a scholarship. Yes, Hekker is on scholie, but he shouldn’t be…one good game in the Sun Bowl does not make a resume.
9. Adding insult to injury, the Golden Domers eked out a win vs Purdue and will probably be in the top 10.
10. Beavers don’t have the talent to reload. It’s a rebuilding job. Translation: load up on the gin.