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Right, so the Oct. 26th Thursday night game oughta be less worrisome...going 34-7 in the second half is quite the implosion.  Oregon State suffered three more turnovers than CSU (+2 INT, +1 fumble lost), and CSU had 27 pts off of turnovers (3 INT, 1 fumble--one of the INTs was a pick-6, everything else a TD).  Add a missed FG on top of CSU's very good offensive execution and Oregon State really shot itself in the foot against a team they could have stood toe-to-toe against. 

Let's put it this way: Oregon State's first two offensive possessions after the half ended in interceptions--one a pick-six, and the other resulting in a field goal, which actually took place in the fourth quarter.  That's a lot of wasted TOP.  If there was any air in the Beavers' lungs at 5000 ft, I bet it was all exhaled after the second INT (of the 3Q).

Anyway.  Glad Stanford made no similar mistakes vs. Rice. 

[fullmetal]

Right, so the Oct. 26th Thursday night game oughta be less worrisome...going 34-7 in the second half is quite the implosion.  Oregon State suffered three more turnovers than CSU (+2 INT, +1 fumble lost), and CSU had 27 pts off of turnovers (3 INT, 1 fumble--one of the INTs was a pick-6, everything else a TD).  Add a missed FG on top of CSU's very good offensive execution and Oregon State really shot itself in the foot against a team they could have stood toe-to-toe against. 

Let's put it this way: Oregon State's first two offensive possessions after the half ended in interceptions--one a pick-six, and the other resulting in a field goal, which actually took place in the fourth quarter.  That's a lot of wasted TOP.  If there was any air in the Beavers' lungs at 5000 ft, I bet it was all exhaled after the second INT (of the 3Q).

Anyway.  Glad Stanford made no similar mistakes vs. Rice.