BOULDER — First things first: that was a good team the Colorado Buffaloes beat Saturday night.
Not great, by any stretch of the definition. But Oregon State has been good enough this year to beat USC, Washington and Utah.
In fact, the 5-4 Beavers are the only Pac-12 team thus far to knock off the Utes. They have a very good rushing attack (leading the Pac-12 after 10 games), a competent passing game and a defense capable of big moments (see Utah).
They are also the only team with a winning record the Buffs have beaten this year, one good reason to believe Saturday night's 37-34 double-OT thriller could be the kind of turning point Karl Dorrell's program has been looking for.