BERKELEY, Calif. – Even on the the road I’m still waking up early, and I don’t have to. Those children have me trained.
Oh well, time to catch up on some reading and watch some football in preparation for the Oregon State game later today against No. 23 Cal.
First off, the above video is an OSU [...]
There are no moral victories for the Crescent Valley football program anymore.
The Raiders could have been happy after battling back and getting closer than any other Mid-Willamette Conference team has come to beating West Albany in conference play.
Instead, they left the Field of Dreams on Friday night knowing they let one slip away.
Three muffed punts, [...]
Craig Robinson and staff landed a big recruit for the 2010 class in Devon Collier from St. Anthony’s High School in Jersey City, N.J.
Collier is a 6-8, 215-pound forward who is rated as a four-star recruit by Scout. He gave a verbal commitment to Oregon State after a recruitment that included Providence, St. John’s and [...]
Lakes Oswego High football player Will Storey committed to Oregon State, according to the Oregonian.
He’s a 6-foot-2, 210-pound QB but is expected to play LB or S. His family has ties to OSU, so he committed soon after receiving an offer.
Washington State pursued him as a defender and Portland State wanted him at WR or [...]
Oregon State, Stanford and Washington State are far from the only Pacific-10 Conference schools to be experiencing athletic budget problems. California has them too, and is a veritable mess when compared to the Beavers.
Here’s a story from The Associated Press detailing the Bears’ problems with red ink, and the faculty’s (predictable) negative reaction to any [...]
I went 10-3 with my picks last week. I predict I’ll do even better this week. Check it.
The Fort Hood shootings were tragic and horrific. My heart goes out to the families of the soldiers and the one civilian who were killed by the gunman Thursday.
But the news from Fort Hood was not shocking. Maybe that’s because I work for newspapers and we we’re used to dealing with awful news. Or perhaps [...]
The offensive line gets instruction from coach Mike Cavanaugh during training camp.
As the Oregon State football team’s offense improved you noticed QB Sean Canfield having a career season, RB Jacquizz Rodgers doing what he usually does and WR James Rodgers becoming one of the top WRs in the nation.
However, during training camp it was [...]
Continuing here with interesting stories I’ve had, A-Z, in the 14 years I’ve been here. We’re on to “E” now.
