You learn more from a defeat against a good team than multiple easy wins against bad ones. I would say this is a lesson for Oregon State scheduling, but scheduling a two team conference schedule into the future will have many more considerations than early season strength of schedule.
The Beavers proved that their run game is a force to be reckoned with and had little issue getting yards when needed on the ground, and showed resilience in fighting back in a game that could have quickly gone lopsided. On the flip side, the concerns going into the year about the secondary reared their head in full force on Saturday, and we are left with questions about how much better off the passing game is on offense than last year.