Oregon State gets a chance to silence the naysayers when it takes on the 20th-ranked Bears
CORVALLIS -- Oregon State has nowhere to hide Saturday against No. 20 California. Dominating Eastern Washington and Idaho was nice, but what did it prove? Getting blown out at Boise State wasn't the end of the world, but was it a sign the Beavers are every bit the team predicted to finish seventh in the Pacific-10 Conference? Those questions might be answered against the Bears -- who might be better than the 2004 Cal team that strutted into Reser Stadium and embarrassed the home team 49-7. Beavers coach Mike Riley refused to say that his team would be defined by its conference opener, but his players seemed to sense how big the next four quarters might be in determining the direction the season takes.
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