Baseball/WBB/Spring Football
General thread covering the three relevant topics right now.
Regarding the new uniform reveal on the 20th — brace yourself for another disaster.
Go Beavs.
Ed Ray Out
Thank goodness. Go Beavs
Members of the Oregon State University community,
I am writing to let you know that it is my intention to step down as president of Oregon State University on June 30, 2020, when my current five-year contract will be completed, and after almost 17 years since I had the great honor and joy to assume the presidency on July 31, 2003. I will continue to serve as president of Oregon State University until the new president assumes office.
The timing for this transition is excellent. We have just adopted a new chapter in our strategic plan, SP4.0, and we are guided by our common statement of aspirations: Vision 2030. Furthermore, we have recently completed a comprehensive self-study as part of a seven-year accreditation process and we will welcome an external accreditation review team to OSU in the next few weeks. We also developed a 10-year business forecast and a 10-year capital planning model to help guide university fiscal decisions. Perhaps most importantly, I have never worked with a stronger leadership team in my 16 years of service as your president, including an excellent university board of trustees.
Personally, my health is very good. Yet, I will be almost 76 years old when I step down as president, and I view my job as including my best effort to assist this wonderful university in transitioning to new leadership. Effective July 1, 2020, I will begin a sabbatical and transition to the College of Liberal Arts as a professor of economics.
Please know that my affection for each of you, my passion and commitment to the mission, vision and values of this university have never been stronger. And, I remain certain that the best is yet to come for Oregon State University and those we serve. Our graduates are our greatest contribution to the future, and my colleagues will help all of us provide for a more inclusive future to meet the educational, economic and social needs and aspirations of all Oregonians and those beyond our state, through our teaching, research, creative work and service.
Within the next few weeks, Rani Borkar, chair of OSU’s Board of Trustees, will provide further details regarding the process and timeline for bringing the 15th president to this wonderful university, including the role that each of you can play in contributing to a successful search for OSU’s next president.
Sincerely,
Edward J. Ray
President
General Thread – waiting for angry’s return
If angry recovers from jet lag he can supersede this one.
Farthest thing from our minds is a jinx thread, so no specific game emphasis here.
News on FB practice has been sparse, only one more session before a two week break. Post anything you’ve come across, still waiting for Eggers and, hopefully, a Lundeberg podcast.
Busy time of year for MBB/WBB/Baseball, should be plenty on which y’all will have valuable input. And there is that meeting between Limo Larry and the Presidents which, for once, includes the AD’s.
Go Beavs!
FB spring practice begins + general thread
Spring practice begins Tuesday, what are you looking for over the next several weeks? Share, not only your expectations, but any sources others may miss. I expect Eggers will have something worthwhile and there is always the GT; will Mama M and the paywall ilk have more?
Aside from QB and a new center it looks like most attention will go to the defense. New faces there to evaluate and ya gotta wonder if Elu will be in better condition (didja know, even overweight, he lead the DL in tackles last season?).
BTW, the “First Ever Beaver Combine” was open to the public, anyone go? The team tweeted out combine results here: https://twitter.com/@BeaverFootball
An open practice is set for April 13 at Mountainside HS (Beaverton-Sherwood) and the Spring Game a week later at Reser. Share your observations with your fellow degenerates right here.
General stuff OK too, WBB PAC12 Tourney begins Friday. The gals are then headed to the Big Dance, projected to be in the Albany regional with UCONN. MBB trip to the Washington schools, and baseball spends the weekend in Seattle (facing NCAA tournament teams Minnesota, Indiana and Coastal Carolina). There is also that recent announcement of the end, for now, of the women’s swimming program.
If you’d like to help Angry cover some of the hosting costs, or if you’d just like to be sure he doesn’t run out of guitar strings, check the donate info on his recruiting rankings thread of Feb 20.
As ever, GO BEAVS !!
General Thread-weekend MBB/WBB/BB series
The thumbs up Beavers have it.
Game thread for this week’s Beaver MBB home games vs UofA tonight and ASU Saturday.
Beavs are clinging to the #3 spot in the Pac12 and a 1st round bye in the conference tournament. This week’s games are pretty key to their post season fate. Anything less than 2 wins will be a disappointing outcome.
Saturday is also the last home game for seniors STJ and Big G (and possibly Tres? although I doubt it)
No pressure.
*Edit*
Hopefully making this a general thread doesn’t doom the baseball and wbb teams over the weekend.
Despite the loss last night, the MBB team can still take 2nd place in the Pac12 tomorrow with a win of ASU, since ASU lost to oregon Thursday.
WBB is on their final final weekend of the season, taking on ASU at 5PM tonight and UA at 2PM Sunday. Both games on the Pac12 network. They still have a shot at taking the Pac12 title, but would require 2 wins this weekend and 2 losses for oregon plus 1 loss for Stanford as well. Not likely, but something to play for.
Baseball(currently 8-0) has first home series of the year, hosting West Virginia tonight at 5:35 and Sat/Sun afternoons. Games appear to have a video feed set up at this link: http://pac-12.com/live/oregon-state-university-2
Go Beavs