Probably doesn't help that our offense is so fast. Even when things are going well the D doesn't get much rest between opposing drives

I don't know, it doesn't looked like gassed players. Guys are just trying to arm tackle and are getting fooled by simple cuts. I really haven't seen Santiago do anything that should fool a defense this consistently. Our guys just aren't picking it up.

fumble in the red zone... ouch

BUT AN INTERCEPTION BY CULBERSON!

Makes the other team stop and think...a little bit.

The thing is, you have to eventually call a pass with CJ back there. If you put him in and do nothing but the wildcat, the defense will zero in and eventually get plays like that. We're lucky we got it right back.

3rd TD for Preece!

Dang it, missed seeing the TD. What route did Preece run?

That should be the last we see of Maier this game?

looked like inside post to me

Cool. (Thanks!)

Jake freakin Maier

31/36 386 yards 4 TDs

Too bad CJ consistently overthrows the ball. Whenever I see him in I expect either a QB keeper, hand off, or a failed pass play.

Jake Maier officially over 400 yards

What's UCD's single game passing yardage record?

I'm not sure, but Jake just got sacked and fumbled

Record is Kevin Daft with 495 against SUU in 1995

Our D gets beat by the run, over the middle, and sometimes deep... and their Oline is very inexperienced... ugh

The kid is a stud. I bet there are some coaches out there kicking themselves for not offering him.

A win is a win, but we still have work to do, esp on D. Tehran Thomas had at least a few good runs... and the TEs were open all night.

They had a ton of injuries so I wouldn't get too happy, and please, no NFLHOF comparisons.

A conference win is a conference win, soak it in.

Nice night, quick opening. Had my first beer at Aggie Stadium. 8-)

Any idea how our run game did?

We got over 200 yards rushing. Williams led the way with 74 yards and 1 TD. We gouged them on the sweep early on, but they caught on to it and stopped it for losses several times.

Honestly all around this was a pretty good game overall minus the run defense. They just couldn't figure things out and have been giving up chunk plays for several games now. 99 TD run for Weber, 81 TD run for UND, 36 yard run for PSU, 61 TD run for SDSU. Only game where we haven't given up a chunk run was against USD.

Back home after an afternoon of tailgating with AggieFin, and seats with the Dr.Mike group. Totally fun game experience, and the Aggie Pack was about the biggest showing ive seen in maybe 10 years. Dont be too hard on the D for giving up big run yards. That is NDs forte. I havent seen the final stats yet, but the only one that matters puts a huge smile on my face. Go Ags!

Great bounce back. Maier and Doss are very good (duh). Offense was very imaginative and really attacked. The d? Ugh. Santiago is very good. His cuts and patience were outstanding. But our angles were so bad, their line beat ours and the second level took bad approaches to the point leading to those huge runs. But we're 3-2 for the first time in years, and we have an offense that is explosive. Fun to be out there. When was the last time we won on the Saturday that students show up? Hope that builds!

Here are a few stats for you.

We ran 84 plays.
Maier 33 of 38, 415 yards.
CJ 49 yards rushing.
Doss 11 catches, 199 yards.
Aaron Moore 6 grabs, Preece 8 for 97 yards.
2 TOs, 236 yrds rushing.

Dr. Mike, if their O line beat us, that doesn't sound good. They are depleted and young.

84 plays, and another quick kick. And was that a double reverse? Modise is reportedly very fast but seems to get tripped up.

This was the most fun my wife and I have had at Aggie Stadium in a long time. The announced crowd was 9500. The new UCD students ran onto the field before the start of the game and, I swear, they were coming out of the tunnel for 5 minutes...must have been several thousand!

Now if we can only get them to come back. I think we should have an Aggie Pack stampede every game...let the students lead the team onto the field.

The two teams combined for 1102 yards of offense: 651 for the Ags and 451 for the Fighting Hawks. We need to shore up the D because, if we don't, we're going to have to score 45-62 points to keep pace with a team like EWU.

I am now getting the story why Maier was low profile coming out of high school ...