CORVALLIS – In the days since Oregon State's disastrous effort in the desert, the team's coaching staff has not gone out of its way to glean positives from its largest defeat of the year.
The 44-7 loss at Arizona on Saturday led Gary Andersen to ask players and coaches to look in the mirror and "make sure that we really want to be in this fight." Defensive coordinator Kalani Sitake said, "It can't get any worse."
Offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin was similarly blunt in his assessments Wednesday. He put the onus on himself for calling too many passing plays Saturday as the Beavers' offense took a step back, mustering a futile 2.