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Thoughts on the New Conference

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angry
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This is going to be mediocre football, but it’s technically FBS, and the Beavs could be a big fish in a small pond if they play their cards right. This is nothing to get excited about, but then again, nothing to do with NCAA football these days is very exciting. I’m curious to hear peoples’ thoughts on the financial side of this, and whether they think the Beavs can in fact become the big fish in the small pond.

The final teams:

Oregon State
Washington State
Boise State
Utah State
Colorado State
San Diego State
Fresno State
Texas State

O M A H A

By
oob
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It’s finally here! Omaha, no home team advantages!  A factor which favors our travelin’ Beavs?
Let’s hear your thoughts, predictions, and even gripes.

USA Today ranks the Beavs as #5 of the 8 teams involved, ahead of Louisville, Arizona, and MurrayState. They have Coastal as the #2 team.
OTOH, the experts at D1 pick the Beavs over Coastal in their bracket.

As ever, feel free to chime in on other Beaver topics. Football, Tinkle, gymnastics, wrestling, you name it.

June Thread

By
angry
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Let’s go with a new thread to cover the final games of baseball and the rest of this month.

Go Beavs!

May Thread

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angry
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Anything goes other than politics, etc. Have at it, Beavos.

April Thread

By
oob
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No foolin’…..told y’all not to sleep on those Anteaters!

D1 has Beavs #11 and ‘eaters #12, Perfect game Irvine #12 and Beavs #13, Baseball America flips that and ranks Beavs #12, ‘eaters #13, then says:

“Oregon State turned in a subpar showing in Week 7, going 2–2 and suffering a surprising series loss at Nebraska. The Huskers entered the week with a sub-.500 record and dropped six of their last 10 games, but still ran roughshod over a Beavers squad widely regarded as one of the nation’s best. Oregon State managed a mercy-rule win in Game 2 but was otherwise outscored 23–10 in the two losses. The Beavers, now 20–6 and down to No. 12 in the rankings, have a golden opportunity to regroup with No. 13 UC Irvine coming to town. The rare April matchup between two non-conference heavyweights is a key proving ground for both programs as they look to further establish momentum and national credibility.”

Hmmm, Beavs “widely regarded as one of the nation’s best” and Huskers “ran roughshod” over them. No mention of “that’s just baseball”.

Fail to look good vs Irvine and nike (now #15 in D1) and that “widely regarded” stuff may be impacted negatively. Ya think?

Kick it around, you scoundrels, there’s FB, Gymnastics, and even Tinkle to discuss as well.
GO BEAVS!

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