Right. Ags need to get at least 2 first downs on this possession.

Whew! D does it again!

Penalties have been a problem not so much for the total yards, but the bad timing of them.

Isn't it kind of offensive to write that Hastings is a "slacker" implying that he isn't trying his best? Maybe we don't think he's a great quarterback and we can complain about his inconsistency, but to insinuate that he is of weak character is another matter.

I don't know why Sac State stays with the freshman QB. He isn't having a good day at all. I suspect we might see Bennett start the second half.

The defense is playing out of its mind. Sac State has only 23 total yards, 3 on the ground.

Hastings is looking better than I've seen him all season so far.

It doesn't look like the weather is going to be a factor? Is the field wet?

The O-line is getting a great push, driving the Sac State defenders two yards back on the run plays. They need to keep that up.

Run the ball down the Hornets' thoraxes.

I only know what I see in the stats. Fulcher and Tau-Tolier don't get many carries, combined abut 14 per game. The second leading rusher is the quarterback, Bennett. Larison averages well over 20 alone and gets 6.5 yards per carry. So it seems that the Hornets depend more on their passing attack.

Seems like a wet field might favor the Aggies since Sac State no longer has a stud running back. Thier leading rusher averages only 46 yards per game.

That's a very cool promo. Anyone know if the Chancellor ever played football?

I wonder why the North Dakota State coaching staff did not pick up on the Zone to Man switch. I can't believe they didn't see it when we played Montana since they must have had scouts watching both teams on Sunday. The problem with that defense is that when we start in a zone, sometimes we stay in it and sometimes it becomes a matchup zone, so hard for the players on the court to adjust on the fly. It's brilliant defense IMHO.

I agree with all of the above. I just wish guys like Lose and Manu and even Milling would be more aggressive on offense. They all pass on a lot of open shots preferring to pass the ball or drive closer to the basket where they miss more contested attempts.

I liked the fact that, despite the height disadvantage, the Aggies held a big advantage on the offensive glass, 18-10. That gave us 9 more shots, making up for the poor percentage.

The commentator has called DeBruhl "Led" a number of times, so it has to be that he is seeing the "o" as a "d."

This game gives us an answer to the question: Where do the Ags get their scoring when Pepper is not shooting all that well? The answer: No one. Pepper just shoots more and UCD outscores opponents at the foul line.

Good to see Pepper heat up at the end of the half. Up to then, over half of his points had been on charity shots.

Interesting to listen to the play-by-play guy when he's neutral as opposed to when he was rooting for Montana on Sunday. He's not bad at doing both the play-by-play and the commentary.

I tuned in late. Did anyone say why TY didn't start? Maybe because DeBruhl has played better lately?