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The legend goes that 31 years ago, Oregon State football coaches were so frustrated by the disrespect from the local Seattle media before their game against Washington that they slipped newspapers under their players' hotel room doors. Each one referred to the Beavers as the Barney Fife of the Pac-10.
Not true, says Dave Kragthorpe. He was angry, but didn't go to such extremes. It was just an example of the ever-developing mythology around that day.
Kragthorpe was the OSU head coach when the Beavers took the field as a 37-point underdog against Washington on Oct.