ASU v. Oregon St. Preview (By BCS Busters)
Welcome to our ASU v. Oregon St. Preview by BCSBusters! I saw his preview for the entire Pac-10 and knew that his previews would work great on AZ Sports Hub. So the newly minted partnership is here. Read up and respond:
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| OSU 24 - Utah 7 | ASU 45 - SJSU 3 |
| OSU 3 - Cincinnati 34 | ASU 33 - Colorado 14 |
| OSU 61 - Idaho State 10 | ASU 34 - SDSU 13 |
| Next: UCLA | Next: Stanford |
| Total Offense: 41st (7th PAC-10) |
Total Offense: 24th (3rd PAC-10) |
| Scoring Offense: 45th
(6th PAC-10) |
Scoring Offense: 23rd (4th PAC-10) |
| Passing Offense: 29th (4th PAC-10) |
Passing Offense: 44th
(5th PAC-10) |
| Rushing Offense: 59th (9th PAC-10) |
Rushing Offense: 26th (4th PAC-10) |
| Total Defense: 13th (2nd PAC-10) |
Total Defense: 6th (1st PAC-10) |
| Scoring Defense: 22nd (2nd PAC-10) |
Scoring Defense: 9th (1st PAC-10) |
| RUSH Defense: 2nd (1st PAC-10) |
RUSH Defense: 13th (3rd PAC-10) |
| PASS Defense: 52nd (4th PAC-10) |
PASS Defense: 3rd (1st PAC-10) |
| Turnover Ratio Rank: 97th (10th PAC-10) |
Turnover Ratio Rank: 54th (4th PAC-10) |
Oregon State continues to baffle me as the Beavers have looked simply awful on national television during the Riley era. When you consider the LSU debacle several years ago, when a young freshman place kicker, Alex Serna, missed three extra point attempts - culminating in a close loss in Baton Rogue, along with the ass-kickings the Beavers suffered on the road, not only by Big-East rivals Louisville and Cincinnati, but (Non-BCS) WAC member Boise State, my only hope is that this game is not televised. Luckily, for fellow Beaver alums, it isn’t - unless the Fox Network suddenly decides that the Erickson - Oregon State rematch is of sentimental interest.
The alarming problem for the “Men in Black” is not television or Erickson, but the travel issue. Mike Riley has under achieved as a head coach when the Beavers take to the road. Although this game may be an emotional issue for several Beaver seniors who were recruited by Erickson’s staff while employed at OSU several seasons ago, the Sun Devils have too much speed, too much offensive production and too much experience at quarterback to fail in this one. If the Beavers thought the Bearcat defense was fast, just wait until they get a look at the speed Erickson has inherited in Tempe! The intriguing match-up is Oregon State’s defense versus the Sun Devil Defense. Both are stellar with the Beavers ranking 13th nationally and 2nd in the conference, while the hot Sun Devils are 6th nationally and 1st in the PAC.
Look for ASU to make another jump up the polls in the next couple of weeks as the Beavers will get torched in the land of the sun, and the Devils have the Stanford Cardinal next on the docket! As a matter of fact, with the Washington schools coming on top of this, Erickson and the PAC-10 could be the talk of the country in week #9 as both ASU and CAL may be undefeated heading into their showdown on October 27th. That is, of course, if the Bears can get by a trap game in Eugene, while the Sun Devils must survive the bi-annual trap game in Pullman. Prediction: ASU 26 - OSU 13
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