Beavers in SI Top 20; While the Ducks may want to Duck for Cover
by AndyPanda on Aug 12, 2009 10:44 AM PDT
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PrintOregon State is ranked #18 in the Sports Illustrated Preseason rankings, while the Oregon Ducks, ranked #11, are one of four teams faced with the infamous SI Cover jinx. The Ducks, are one of four teams on regional covers of Sports Illustrated this week, along with sixth ranked Mississippi in the south, seventh ranked Oklahoma State in the midwest, and #14 Penn State in the East.
(Image courtesy of Sports Illustrated.)
This should be encouraging news for Beaver fans, who may recall what happened in 2001, when Sports Illustrated chose Oregon State as its No. 1, which led to the Beavers finishing 5-6.
Notably, Jeremiah Masoli said he won't be rushing out to purchase a copy.
"I don't need a picture of me. I know what I look like," Masoli said with a chuckle after Tuesday's practice.
SI (accurately) sees Oregon State's prospects being keyed by linebackers Keaton Kristic, Dwight Roberson, and David Pa'aluh, and of course, a healthy dose of Jacquizz Rodgers.
(Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
The top three are Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma, while USC is the top ranked PAC-10 team, at #4.
Cal leads the rest of the PAC, at 21, with UCLA at #50, Arizona St. #58, Stanford #62, and Arizona #70. The Washington schools are deeper down, with Washington at #85, and Washington State #105.
Also notable for Oregon State fans, SI has UNLV slotted at #54 (are Beaver Believers looking at the Rebels as on a par with the Bruins and Sun Devils?), and Cincinnati #39.
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Anyone hear about the Swine Flu Breakout
At the Cassanova Center. I heard on 95.5 this morning that two players were sent home after getting it and one of them rooms with Walter Thurmond.
Hi, my name's Connor and I am addicted to College Football
Latest I've heard
is three players, and a few support personnel (managers). Not expected to be a big issue, if they can contain it. But something to watch, as it could really disrupt things if it turns into a real outbreak.
This could be an ominous issue this fall for some team, based on the predictions I’ve heard from some health-care professionals. They say this will be a problem this fall before shots are available, and it usually puts people down for 7-10 days. That translates to 2-3 games that you could lose a number of key players for.
Andy Wooldridge
Go Beavs!
I can already hear the OregonLive bloggers excuses...
“We wouldn’t have finished 7-5 if we didn’t get swine flu the first week of fall camp! We would have been undefeated and National Champs!!! GO DUX WAAAAAAAAH”
I support Takimoto in his effort to support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
All kidding aside, I hope they don’t really have a swine flu problem on their hands. These are kids after all.
Totally Agree
But they shouldn’t use it as an excuse anyway.
Hi, my name's Connor and I am addicted to College Football
Why don't
The ducks wear their own damn colors for once. I’m getting sick of this black uniform crap.
Things happen for a reason they say, but I say there's a reason things happen.
@sixth
I completely agree. Bandwagon our colors?
BTW, Things happen for a reason they say, but I say there’s a reason things happen. is an awesome quote.
"Orange isn't the only color in the world....but it should be. -TIG
I think UNLV is a dangerous team. If OSU looks past ‘em or has too much fun in Vegas we’re in position to be surprised early.
BTW, it’s nice to see more posters returning—as soon as FB ended everyone started hibernating.
I think Cincinnati is a dangerous team too, that two game stretch should not be overlooked in terms of possible challenge early in the season.
I think we in Beaver Nation might be breathing a little too easy right now because the season opening looks so much easier on paper than it has in the recent past.
-RVM
I agree. Cincy definitely dangerous as well.
If I had to pick a game that I was more worried about, however, I would pick UNLV in a heartbeat. Cincy is missing a lot of pieces (or so I’ve read) from last year and will be worse off than us in terms of retooling and getting new guys up to speed.
Plus, I think there will be some angry, revenge minded Beavers that day. I see this getting ugly if Cincinnati starts slowly. OSU will be aggressive, the stadium will be rocking and I feel that this is a game OSU wins.
Is a loss impossible? No, of course not. I just think Cincy has something coming their way…
Yep, won't get much argument out of me here
I just think Cincy is floating under the radar a bit, they have to reload and all that yes, but they have a good coaching staff and some good, and experienced, players at key positions (QB, WR come to mind up front). Plus they run that g-damned spread offense.
This game is much like I think the Utah game is for the Ducks, just that Utah actually has more buzz around it overall. The Utes have to reload too but they have the coaching and some returning experienced players.
Neither Oregon team can overlook these seemingly “easy” home games. If the Beavs and Ducks don’t overlook the games then they could well win going away.
That all said though, yes, I am personally expecting pay back and I am expecting some BIG time OSU defensive motivation to show their stuff against a spread offense. I’m fully expecting that this Cincy game will be a message game going into the Pac-10 season, even with Mr. Caution Head Coach MR and his “we have too many question marks.” This should, needs to, be a high quality win to show the country and especially the Pac that OSU football means business this year.
-RVM
Anyway?
We can get a bunch more postings the next 24 hours so we can push this one down off the front page. I’m tried of seeing the Ducks highlighted on our Beavers site!
-RVM
*I'm tired
and must be disturbed enough to lose all grammatical sense and all my typing abilities!
-RVM
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