We can’t sleepwalk through the first half on offense if we have any rosy dreams. Other than that, very solid performance by the team.

That one had to feel VERY good for Coach Riley!

Canfield looked tentative in the first half but really got going in the second.

Big time credit has to go to the defense. They kept us in the game when the offense was a little off and held up all game long. I tell you if we play that type of game on defense and the offense clicks a little more we will beat Cal without a huge amount of trouble. Sure the Cal game is going to be a different team, different game, different meaning, but that was a pretty solid game and once again awesome second half adjustments.

“Sleepwalking” = Well remember that was the second string QB in there for his first start of the year. Without some very tentative throws and a bad hand-off that is a different first half. I wouldn’t worry too much (Beaver fans…sigh…).

A little bit more believing is happening for me, if you know what I mean!

I feel pretty good about Canfield our offense. I know he only ran it against ASU and now UCLA which aren’t as good as CAL, but I feel good about him being able to throw the long ball and throwing pinpoint passes.

I probably would start Moevao vs Cal but would have no hesitation putting Canfield in there when necessary.

Thoughts?

Quizz just got a helmet sticker on College Football Final.

Very satisfying win tonight for the Beavs as they broke a 5 game losing streak to UCLA. As RVM mentioned above I’m sure this had to feel VERY good to Coach Riley to finally get this UCLA monkey off his back. A couple of things really stood out to me tonight though:
1. We are better off with Canfield. I know I know. All you guys are going to tell me I’m crazy cause he throws too many INT’s and Moevao is the better leader etc. But the fact is is that Sean Canfield is a better QUARTERBACK than Lyle Moevao. Maybe not a better leader but a better quarterback. He adds such a different dimension to the offense with his ability to throw down the field. A couple of the passes he made to Stroughter tonight Moevao would not have been able to make. Plus lets not forget that Moevao is not immune to throwing INT’s (Wash St anybody?). I’m sure Moevao will be the starter once he is healthy again and I’m fine with that because I have nothing against Moevao. However, in my opinion we are better with Canfield.
2. Ryan McCants is an absolute stud. I love that Coach Riley is getting this guy more involved in the game plan. Even if it is just 5-10 touches a game. It changes the pace so much for our offense and gives Quizz a well deserved breather. I think getting McCants involved is nothing but beneficiary to the team.
3. Our defense made huge strides tonight compared to how they looked the past couple of games. The defense was in no way bad against Wash or Az St but there were some noticeable holes and they looked to have covered up most of those holes tonight. You can see that our secondary is starting to get fully healthy now and it helps even more when our d-line is getting constant pressure. Also did a great job of forcing turnovers. Terrific effort by the D tonight. UCLA or not.

Hopefully this was just the first visit for the Beavs to Pasadena this year…

GO BEAVS!!!

bringing pressure every down. Karft had no where to go, his pocket was closing faster and faster each time. Our DBs had a nice day too

Drove up to the game to get a feel for the Rose Bowl, (awesome,), and I’ve never seen an OSU quarterback have that much time to pass – EVER. Great job. UCLAN’s defense was pretty strong in the first half but fell apart in the second. After our second TD, the OSU section made more noise than the home fans. We traveled well – lots of fans, a great experience – hoping that I’ll be there again in January.