Mike Riley and his Beaver teams are really a bunch of pretenders. Think about it ...... I use to be such a over zealous fan of the Beavers but as of this year especially this year and with the Ducks huge success with a new head coach I am really losing interest fast in Mike Riley's ability to produce a pac-ten contender. Some how I really feel the progression and success in the last few years has stopped. Mike Riley can not and will not ever win a conference championship or play in a BCS bowl game. As for last nights game..... I have followed Stanford's recruiting over the last couple of years. Jim Harbaugh recruited seven four star recruits in 2008 five four star recruits 2009 and is on his way to another great recruiting year in 2010 and 2011. Wonder how many walk-ons he has on his offensive line? Enough said.

If you look back at this years losses they where teams with mobile quarterbacks or quarterbacks who can run if needed. That seems to be a big problem for the Beavs plus team speed. Motivation alone should provide the Beavs with the daunting task of taking down the Ducks and spoiling their year. The Ducks have kept the Beavs out of the Rose bowl two years in a row and they better remember that.

Looking ahead two weeks from now has anyone noticed how Cal was able to hold the Ducks to 15 points? I think the Beavs better follow Cals defensive game plan for the CW.

Unless the offensive line steps up today against USC and I just do not think they are capable of doing that it will be a long day for the beavers. Protecting Katz is imperative. Resent loses point to the offensive line being really bad.... I mean really bad this year. They just cannot protect Ryan and I fear he is going to get hurt. He has been sacked so many times and Quizz has been stuffed so many times this year it just infuriates me to no end.

It is called being out coached and this happens allot. Good teams make adjustments during games and I just do not see that happening enough in these games.

First of all this team has lost 200 yards of offense per game in losing James.
Second this team is not as good even with James then it was last year.
Third Riley needs to to reinvent his offense it is way to predictable I see teams knowing exactly where the ball is going. BYU new every play Riley was going to run the same with WSU and others. Predictability....I do not understand why it takes Quarterbacks so long to learn the offensive system at OSU when opposing teams seem to understand where the ball is going all the time? Then there is defense that is another issue for another day.

I feel really bad for the Rogers brothers. They want so much to win and this is what it has come down to. One pathetic season.

I am really surprised this year at this teams performance even without James and especially at this juncture of the season but they will now go 4-8. After this implosion just think.....USC Stanford and then the Ducks my oooooo my it is going to get even uglier.

Hey SnohoBeav and OSU4life! Where have you guys been four the last ten years? The Beavers have finished 7th, 8th or 9th in recruiting year in and year out in conference while finishing somewhere in the mid 45-50s nationally on a yearly basis. Now Beavers do more with less right we all know that. Tell me that recruiting in the top five like USC or the top ten nationally like the Ducks eventually puts you in a position to win a conference championship or a national title. This ability of Riley to develop players is very commendable but it has shown to be costly by losing games early. Do not misunderstand me I am not a Duck fan I hate the Ducks but all one has to do is look to the south and see where they are going. They are so loaded with talent and speed it makes one wonder how was this accomplished. I say great recruiting and better coaching. The Ducks have been able to land number one recruits every year at some position. The recruiting at OSU has got to get better or the same results will happen again..... low tier Bowl games.

Unless the Ducks are interested in him too or other top 25 schools just more of the same..... typical Beaver recruits. The fact he was offered a scholarship only by OSU and Hawaii says something right there and Rivals.com does not even rank him!. You can get lucky some of the time and the Beavers have but this year more then ever shows the lack of quality athletes with speed and great football skills and recruits that can come in and are good enough to start. OSU needs to better their team with quality and faster athletes and really be steadfast in going after them and bringing them to OSU.