Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Las Vegas Bowl - BYU 30, Oregon State 7, 3rd Quarter

The 2009 MAACO Las Vegas Bowl has a surprise: BYU 30, Oregon State 7 in the 3rd Quarter. For an Oregon State team that was one victory-against-Oregon away from being Pac-10 Champion, this is an embarrassing, head-scratching game.







Oregon State is clearly confused in determining how to stop the BYU Cougars' passing game. And the Beavers can't get anything going on offense due to simple poor execution: poor throws, dropped passes, and missed blocks.

To BYU's credit, their defensive game plan of not allowing deep throws, intimidating their receivers on crossing routes, and forcing Oregon State to be patient has worked. The fact that Oregon State's Senior Quarterback Sean Canfield's been constantly hit as he threw the ball doesn't help either.

As I write this, Oregon State's mounting their best drive of the day, and are at the BYU 30. Let's see if they can turn things around; there's just 3 minutes to go before the start of the 4th Quarter.

They failed. Oregon State turned the ball over on downs after an other dropped pass. BYU ran out the clock; the 3rd Quarter is over.

I just hope this doesn't spell a doomed future for the Pac-10's 2009 Bowl Season.

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