As the Beavers prepare to face a tough Washington State opponent this weekend in Reser Stadium I can’t help, but think about the off-the-field similarities between the schools. Both schools have less money and resources than their rivals who are desperately trying to follow USC/UCLA to the Big Ten in hopes of staying nationally relevant.
If the Big Ten were to also snatch Oregon & Washington (maybe even Cal & Stanford); then it’s natural to speculate that AZ, ASU, Utah & Colorado would jump ship and join the Big 12 expansion bandwagon. Leaving WSU and Oregon State left in the cold tucked away deep in the wonderful Pacific Northwest.