Come on guys. We knew that this team would be a work in progress. I don't care if OSU lost to Sutter Middle School's team, they are a Pac-10 basketball school. They are projected to finish in the middle of the pack in conference, and are still a decent squad. The thing I loved the most about that game is that our guys withstood a furious 2nd half comeback against a pretty seasoned Pac-10 team, and had enough composure to pull it out in the end. When is the last time that happened? They also were competitive, on the road, against an Idaho team picked to finish 4th in the WAC and a South Alabama who won 20 games last year.
I like what I see in this team. Once they jell a little more, it could be exciting. Will they win 20 games, no, but I think they have a lot better chance of being competitive each night than we have had in a few years. And this is with just one full year of recruiting.