Of all the PAC 12 coaches that opened 2017 on the proverbial hot seat you would have been hard-pressed to find many who thought that Oregon State head coach Gary Andersen belonged on it.
Fast forward to the halfway point of the season and, lo-and-behold, we have our first coaching dismissal of the year.
I’m not going to do a full rehash of all that happened to get the Beavers and Gary Andersen to this point. Needless to say, the disappointing start to a season in which many pundits believed the post-season was a reasonable goal undoubtedly had much to do with it.