With most of Beaver Nation still flying high after Thursday's monumental win, it is time that we get focused for the task at h and - the Utah Utes. The "problem" with a big win over the top-ranked team in the land (I can't believe there is any problem with that) is that teams won't be surprised by you later in the season. They see what you did to #1, and don't want to be the next meal on the upset-plate special. So expect every team we play from this point forward to be especially geared up for the Beavers.
Plus, you know fans of these other teams -- again starting with the Utah Utes) -- are going to start playing "six degrees of BCS Separation" now. It goes like this: Oregon State beat USC, when USC was #1. If we beat Oregon State, that must mean we are #1!!!!
Or worse: We beat Stanford, Stanford beat Oregon State, Oregon State beat USC, whe
n USC was #1, that must mean we are #1!!!!
Also, little Quizz is going to find out this Thursday that teams are going to key on him, given what Quizz did to the Prophylatics the other night. Quizz isn't gonig to be a surprise to anyone, again.
I don't mean to be a negative Nellie, but I want to make sure the victory is put into perspective. Yes, it was a great win for the program. The timing couldn't have been better. Think about it, had the Beavers played the Prophylatics on Saturday, there is no way the Beav's victory would have gotten half the publicity it got on Friday. Hell, the Beavers win was the lead joke on Jay Leno's monologue on Friday's Tonight Show.
With all the upsets that occurred on Saturday, the Beavers win would have been big, but not that big.
National television, a stage where the Beavers usually look like arse, was even better. The Beavers took full advantage of the opportunity presented, no doubt about that.
But how many times, Beaver Nation, do we see a team pull an upset like the one the Beavers pulled on Thursday, only to see that team lay a real toilet-bomb in their next game? I want this win to be the springboard to a 10-2 record. I don't want this win to be the highlight of the entire season, that is all.
I don't want the Beavers to start reading their press clippings, thinking they are God's gift to college football. Want to know what happens when a team develops that sort of mentality? Well, take a look at Exhibit A - the USC Prophylatics.
This week is all about one thing: Focus.
Focus. Focus. Focus. Focus. Focus. Focus.
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