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Oregon State offense looking hairy
With a coaches encouragement OSU's offense is growing out facial hair as a sign of team unity during month of November
Frank Hoaglin
Issue date: 11/19/08 Section: Sports
The junior quarterback is currently fifth in the Pac-10 in passing with 1,967 yards and has connected with six different receivers for touchdowns while winning his last five out of six starts. Although his look has changed a bit from the goatee he sported early in the season, Moevao is on pace to take on the appearance of King Leonidas from "300."
"This being my first time ever actually having a beard of any sort, it is pretty cool to see," Moevao said. "I think a lot of guys are having a good time seeing each other week to week. Not only that, but it's funny, the types of reactions that you get from other people out in the community. It's tough when it comes to girls, but it's always fun going out there and seeing their reactions. A lot of girls actually like it. I'm thinking about keeping it."
While some people may be able to pull off the whole facial hair deal, it is not for others. Freshman running back Jacquizz Rodgers and sophomore wide receiver James Rodgers, as noticed by numerous teammates, have issues with growing facial hair.
Jacquizz leads the Pac-10 in rushing and is sixth in Heisman polls this season while James is second on the team in receiving with 603 yards and four touchdowns, but when it comes down to "No Shave," the difficulty the brothers have in the facial hair department was something that was anticipated.
"I think it was expected," Moevao said. "Those two young guys. I think if you're not able to see over the wheel of a car yet then it's most likely that you won't have any facial hair. It was pretty expected for those two to not have anything. And it's good aerodynamics for them to go even faster than what they are already, so I think that's some of the reason for their speed."
On the other hand, some players should take from the old saying "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." While Moevao, Levitre, Speer and offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf were praised for their ability to come through November without ending up looking like Hagrid from the Harry Potter movies, some of the players have been ridiculed.
"(Sean) Canfield looks the worst," Moevao said. "I call him 'Patches,' because he has patches everywhere. He doesn't have a beard, he just has patches of hair on his face, which is funny, because usually if you look at somebody's face, if they have a patch on their cheek, usually it would be on the same location on the other cheek, but with him, his patches are odd. They are in different places."
As the Beavers look to finish up a perfect November, they head to Tucson to face the Arizona Wildcats, whose only loss this season is at home against USC. Kickoff is at 4 p.m.
Frank Hoaglin, sports writer
sports@dailybarometer.com
"This being my first time ever actually having a beard of any sort, it is pretty cool to see," Moevao said. "I think a lot of guys are having a good time seeing each other week to week. Not only that, but it's funny, the types of reactions that you get from other people out in the community. It's tough when it comes to girls, but it's always fun going out there and seeing their reactions. A lot of girls actually like it. I'm thinking about keeping it."
While some people may be able to pull off the whole facial hair deal, it is not for others. Freshman running back Jacquizz Rodgers and sophomore wide receiver James Rodgers, as noticed by numerous teammates, have issues with growing facial hair.
Jacquizz leads the Pac-10 in rushing and is sixth in Heisman polls this season while James is second on the team in receiving with 603 yards and four touchdowns, but when it comes down to "No Shave," the difficulty the brothers have in the facial hair department was something that was anticipated.
"I think it was expected," Moevao said. "Those two young guys. I think if you're not able to see over the wheel of a car yet then it's most likely that you won't have any facial hair. It was pretty expected for those two to not have anything. And it's good aerodynamics for them to go even faster than what they are already, so I think that's some of the reason for their speed."
On the other hand, some players should take from the old saying "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." While Moevao, Levitre, Speer and offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf were praised for their ability to come through November without ending up looking like Hagrid from the Harry Potter movies, some of the players have been ridiculed.
"(Sean) Canfield looks the worst," Moevao said. "I call him 'Patches,' because he has patches everywhere. He doesn't have a beard, he just has patches of hair on his face, which is funny, because usually if you look at somebody's face, if they have a patch on their cheek, usually it would be on the same location on the other cheek, but with him, his patches are odd. They are in different places."
As the Beavers look to finish up a perfect November, they head to Tucson to face the Arizona Wildcats, whose only loss this season is at home against USC. Kickoff is at 4 p.m.
Frank Hoaglin, sports writer
sports@dailybarometer.com
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Taryn Luna
posted 11/19/08 @ 9:43 AM PST
Good one Frank! The best one you've wrote all season by far.
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