Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

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Canzano: Oregon State got a win -- and a football catharsis

Canzano: Oregon State got a win -- and a football catharsis

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Oregon State won the season opener against Idaho State on Saturday. (Photo: Kevin Henneman)

CORVALLIS — The Beavers won the game, sang the school fight song in the locker room, and tossed their rosy-cheeked head coach in the cold tub. Saturday was a new start that looked and sounded sort of like old times at Oregon State, didn’t it?

Dominant run game, check.

Opportunistic defense, check.

38-15 victory, check.

First-year head coach Trent Bray arrived at the post-game news conference soaking wet, with sunglasses on top of his head and a towel draped over his shoulder. The opener wasn’t without questions — and I’ll get to those in a bit — but when I saw the video of Bray getting tossed in the locker room cold-plunge pool, I thought about how it was built years ago.

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