Middle Of Season Will Define Oregon State

How Oregon St., and Storm Barrs-Woods, navigate the October portion of their season, will determine whether November will be anything to remember. - (Photo by Andy Wooldridge)With temperatures hovering in the upper 90s, making weight lifting in the air conditioned Oregon St. training center look like an attractive option, it seems like a long way to fall and football, though in 7 short weeks, we will have already broken down the Beavers' opener against Weber St.

But its that time of year for breaking down not only teams, but schedules. As usual, with the brutal Pac-12 schedule that makes most games, even those with a clear favorite, interesting because there are rarely games without at least…