Is it worth the trade off? Does Roots reach that many people?

ask the Big Sky commissioner. probably big up in Big Sky country. its the same reason the Idaho game was played at 4:00 in September.

Here's what I see EWU doing this Saturday. A less experienced QB who can run, and 2 good RB's in their arsenal.
I see them running on the Ags, almost exclusively. Unless the Ags can stop their running game, they will not throw. The Ags need to get a few stops, and score on each drive to get them to change. Otherwise they will not throw. Their QB likes to throw short if he does throw. So, Davis will need to play a tight close game, unless they can show he is able to throw a deeper ball.

I don’t see why they would change much from his last couple of games in which they had him throw about 40 times each.
We’re not showing that we are incapable of stopping the run, by today’s standards. We’re 4th best in the Big Sky in rushing defense yards allowed and 3rd best yards per carry. Sure that’s still giving up four yards each but I don’t think they’ll see that as the primary way to attack us,

we have a +12 in turnovers this year, both a credit to the defense for takeaways and the offense for holding onto the ball. have to keep that going this week. i can see them playing it a bit more conservative to limit the risk of turnovers.

here is an article in Yahoo Sports that is quite a difference in our past Novembers

FCS Game of the Week

Any updates on Ulonzo?

Good question. One of the distinctive features of being a Davis fan is that information is scarce.

Hawk would just smile and refer to the numerous “biggest game in the history of Earth” lead-ins he’s had. He mentioned this at the post game press conference at Montana.

I do think EWU is better with Gubrud, but the replacement is a better runner so needs to be defended a bit differently. Hawk said one of their backs for injured in this weeks press conference. I have to wonder if the Aggies get a bit more excited to play on the road with noisier crowds. The Davis crowds are quite frankly anemic. A pity they don’t have better attendance - especially from students. It just never has been a culture their. Too busy studying in Shields or whatever.

Anyway, with this team and it’s coaching staff and with the experience at Montana, I feel pretty good about the game this Saturday on the road.

CK2- I agree. If their QB cannot make his progressions after being forced to pass he will either make a bad throwing decision or he will just run to avoid making a mistake.

you need to try
“Remove it from their bodies” or “find a hole and exploit it”.

Wait, getting to the QB is a solid recipe for winning? Get right out of town!

Can I just say how much I love that this forum is booming again. Activity dwindled down to next to nothing during the Ron Gould era.

It amazing how far Hawkins has taken this program in just his second year. If that doesn't get him FCS Coach of the Year I don't know what will. The team and the forum has a pulse again!

As many of you on the forum can tell I'm a big Aggie basketball fan too. I'm loving all the well-deserved excitement around the football team and, even though we laid a rotten egg in the opener last night, if you get the time, show some love for the men's and women's basketball teams and post up your thoughts as well. I'm not trying to dampen the football party...just trying to pump up some basketball interest as well...

I'll try to catch some games this season, but I'm on the east coast so night weekday games are tough for me.

The only thing missing ... Aggie6thman!

FWIW, in the DII days Toomey rocked in the playoffs and for Sac... home side and end zones FULL... great buzz.

The only thing missing ... Aggie6thman!

Yep, agreed. He moved out of the area but is still lurking!

Interview, Coach Best

https://www.pscp.tv/w/brOnFnR3LTI2MDk5MjY5NnwxUGxKUXlXb3BRTkpFQe-CGP0UvN0qQ2dquMarXGEAfxanQmBlKHLVWBhrZBY=

I miss 6th on the forum.

In case anyone is interested in the game notes they are in the site but not visable on the football home page. You have to go through additional links -> game notes
I think they should be embarrassed that the notes depth chart still list Ocansey’s weight as 2345 lbs as they have done the previous 9 weeks.

I think a real key to this game is keeping it close in the first half. Defense has shown the ability to make half time adjustments and shut things down (ISU, Montana), but these guys are a level above that. Can’t try to play catch-up. Getting an early turnover and capitalizing on it would be HUGE

This is the best FCS offensive team we’ve faced except for possibly Idaho State.
And probably the best FCS defense we’ve faced.
And this is in the second most adverse environment trailing only Montana. Add those together and it’s quite a challenge.
Possibly offsetting that, we are clearly the best offense they’ve faced and their young QB hasn’t won a game against a defense as good as ours.
All in all a very unpredictable meeting of two potentially explosive teams. I think either team might blow out the other. I can see almost anything happening except a low scoring game. If it is low scoring I think they win. A low scoring game implies they can contain our offense and I think they are too athletic for us to shut down completely.

All in all a very unpredictable meeting of two potentially explosive teams. I think either team might blow out the other. I can see almost anything happening except a low scoring game.

Exactly my thoughts as well. Very difficult to prognosticate this one.

current Weather Underground forecast shows clear skies for Saturday. Temperature 'peaks' at 39 at game time. 34 at 5:00 which should be about midway through the 4th quarter! on the plus side, there is no wind forecast.

that's cold.

Between the eagles boards and their obscure little newspaper, they seem to be trying to stir up controversy.

Aggies needle Eagles on Twitter
“Leave no doubt” has been EWU’s credo since before the season and has been widely published on marketing signs and used as a Twitter hashtag campaign.

He’s starring at a relatively obscure school in a town 15 miles west of the nearest city, Sacramento.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/nov/07/eastern-washington-notebook-uc-davis-star-receiver/

At least he’s not obscured by fog !

#LeaveNoDoubt #BeatEWU

I wondered about that ... what do you think he beefed up to, 255?

"leave no doubt" is a pretty common phrase in sports, so it's kind of silly that EWU thinks that they have some sort of ownership over it.