Gooblog's Weekly College Gridiron #2

Oh the Mayhem!  Just another Saturday that showed why these fall Saturday’s are my favorite days of the year.  Another reason to scratch your head, another nail-biting finish, another huge upset, another blown 2^nd half, and another reason this game brings passionate fans together nationwide experiencing emotions and feelings shared only by the faithful who live and die with their team every Saturday.

The 5^th Quarter

Corvallis Funk Volume 2

             How about them Beavers!?  The Trojans may never want to come back to Reser Field after the Thursday night debacle.  You’ve got to give Mike Riley credit for coming up with an excellent game-plan for the Beavers who needed a win like this to jump-start their season.  Behind another enormous Thursday night Freshmen running back performance, Jacquizz “Quizzy” (what a name!) Rodgers was able to scamper through the fierce USC defense for 180 yards and 2 TD’s on 37 carries.  Quizz and older brother James were able to constantly slice and dice through an uncommon porous USC defense.  Lyle Moevao also contributed to the win with timely and efficient passing, not turning the ball over and producing 2 TD passes.  I could go on and on about how fun it was to watch Quizz, who makes Eugene Jarvis (small Kent State RB) look like a giant, but my soapbox moment from this past week is about the Cinderella formula that Oregon State used to take down a giant.    Right from the get-go, the Beavers never once succumbed to fear of the helmet on the sideline across from them.  They drove 50 yards on 8 plays the very first drive, letting the Trojans know they were not scared one bit.  The defense came in waves forcing Sanchez to make throws quickly and making Joe McKnight look like a chicken running with it’s head cut off.  They displayed passion and toughness many times throughout the game.  Why am I ranting about all of these things?  In my opinion, this is the attitude the Cyclones have been lacking the past 2 games.  Going into the game with a chip on your shoulder, playing with an almost underdog yet cocky pride and knocking the other team straight on it’s face from the opening kick-off.  If they could just show the passion I saw Thursday night, I think good things could happen not only versus Kansas, but later down the road—(sorry Hawk fans for boring you about that part).

Saban creating a MONSTER

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