CORVALLIS -- Days later, Scott Rueck did not mind continuing to chat with outsiders about Oregon State's comeback victory over Stanford, calling it the type of "special" win that "you pray that you get to experience that at some point in your career."
But now that the Beavers are finally over the Stanford hurdle, the next challenge is to prevent a Stanford hangover as 11th-ranked OSU makes the pesky "Mountains" road trip, beginning with Friday night's contest at Utah before facing Colorado on Sunday.
"This conference has a way of keeping you grounded," Rueck said. "You just push play on the next opponent.