Oregon State has analytics on back burner as Jonathan Smith still prefers his gut feeling

(Chase Allgood) CORVALLIS - Oregon State is going for it on fourth down like no Beaver team in many a season.

It's almost as if a math nerd is telling coach Jonathan Smith the odds favor OSU to convert fourth downs.

Analytics have become a thing in pro football, and making advances in the college ranks. Go for it on fourth down and two-point conversions. More onsides kicks, less punts. Play calling based on statistical analysis.

Oregon State has attempted 23 fourth-downs conversions, hitting on 19 this season. The school doesn't keep records on this stat, but the 19 conversions is the most by a Beaver team going back to 2001. The most fourth-down attempts taken during this time period is 26,…