To the students, professors, City of Eugene and any other ‘quack’ rooting for yellow and green – those are your colors, right?
You are all invited to the city of orange and black, Saturday, Nov. 29, to witness the perfection of football, something we know you appreciate and hardly get to see.
With an offense that has more weapons than you have jerseys, Oregon State has dominated this year while playing at Reser Stadium, something we don’t plan on changing for you.
Whether Lyle Moevao does what he has done all year, or Sean Canfield continues to show his maturity as a replacement, the Beavers should have no problem moving the ball down the field against an Oregon pass defense, ranked last in the Pacific-10 Conference. Creating the perfect poison, we coincidently rank first in the conference.
Leading the wide receivers core is Sammie Stroughter; he’s the player who made the final catch at Arizona last week – we all know you guys watch our games.
Sitting on top of the Pac-10, Stroughter has 807 yards receiving on 57 receptions, seven of which have resulted in touchdowns. Forced to miss what should have been his senior season last year, he is hungry for victory and ignites those around him.
If you are able to stop Stroughter, which none have been able to do, the options continue with James Rodgers and Shane Morales. Rodgers is second on the Oregon State football team with nine total touchdowns, four on the ground, four in the air and an 86-yard kick-off return that gave the Beavers the momentum they needed in a victory over Cal.
Morales is third on the team with 41 receptions, averaging just fewer than 60 yards per game. A go-to guy in crucial situations, Morales’ hands have single handedly kept multiple OSU drives alive this year. He’s one you should remember that I warned you about. He is responsible for six touchdowns this year and is averaging 13.9 yards per catch.
Either of the above players are capable of multiple touchdown games and plays you will tell your grandkids about, plays that broke your heart. We promise to take it easy – actually, I take that back.
For a win this year in Corvallis, it will take some fairy dust and a flap of those cute little wings. We also have this kid named Jacquizz, and I know for a fact you have heard of him. Already the poster child of the Pac-10, Jacquizz is a guy we have many years to praise. He is a player you will all grow to hate.
I could begin discussing the defense, but by the time they are done with you on Saturday, a reminder just wouldn’t be right.
So please join us in Corvallis; we welcome you with open arms. I can’t wait to see what some of your new Nike ID’s look like, although someone should tell you that no matter how you arrange it, yellow and green will never look cool.
You can take our colors or reinstate sports out of jealousy, but no matter how much money you have or yellow you wear, you’ll never understand why every day is a great day to be a Beaver.
I appreciate your passion; without it this rivalry is nothing and I would never be given the opportunity to argue why a Beaver is greater than a Duck.
Long live the Civil War!
P.S. If LeBron James comes to Portland in 2010, we will all be winners.
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