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Oregon State isn't on par with the WV's and Wisconsin's of the world. They rely mostly on JUCO's for their players (ala Chad Johnson) and talented players who aren't rated high because of troubled backgrounds (a poor man's WV). A good season for us is around 8 wins and a bowl appearance (last season we had ten with a bowl win over Mizou). Yvenson Bernard, at the start of last season, was the go-to-guy on the OSU offense, and eventually this wore him down since he was game planned against and got injured occasionally. This year, although we lost our solid QB and great TE, I think he will be able to make himself known nationally because he has the talent to do so. I agree he is no Steve Slaton, but he will be one of the, if not the, best the Pac-10 has to offer.