Oregon State upsets USC 27-21 Thursday night at Reser Stadium. Oregon State's victory was its first over an Associated Press top-ranked team since a 3-0 victory over running back O.J. Simpson and USC on November 11, 1967. Riley's father, Bud, was an assistant coach on that Beavers team.
That game was the day before my husband, Michael was born. His birth announcements were in a football shape with the game score on it. Did I mention that Michael was born in Corvalis?
Michael has been a Oregon State fan all his life. I guess your destined to be if your grandparents were teachers there, father was an alumni there and you were born there. And now we have a nephew, Joey who is attending there. Michael has been that faithful fan through thick and thin all these years and last Thursday was a beautiful game for OSU and all their loyal fans.
Jacquizz Rodgers wasn't around for the celebration when Oregon State stunned USC two seasons ago. The freshman running back is now a part of history. Rodgers ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns and Lyle Moevao added a couple of touchdown passes all contributing to the huge win over USC.
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We are deep in OSU heritage too. My dad went there in the 50s. My dad's cousins went there in the 50s and 60s. That was back when the Heizman trophy winner Terry Baker played for OSU.
My brother went to OSU and Cory and I went (undergraduate and graduate degrees = 7 years of OSU ed a piece!)
Needless to say, Corvallis is my favorite little idylic town - flowers, trees, green space, bike paths everywhere, parks galore...it's a little utopia to me.
Sigh!
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Go Beaves!
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