Defense

Pass Yds Allowed #83
Pass Interceptions #71
Team Tkles 4 Loss #68

Special Teams

KO Return Defense #49
Blocked Punts (3) #4
Net Punting ----- #110
Punt Return Def #121

NCAA Statistics

http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fcs/current/team/22

Too many items to list everything. If you recall Coach Gould had an early focus to replace a number of graduating DBs. Gould also lost at least three studs on defense who transfered to FBS schools - Jordan Hoyt (ASU), Amonai Itaaehau (New Mexico), and Robert Taylor (WSU). (The 1st two don't look to be playing this year.)

Injuries may also play a role. Barely a word on the topic.

More UCD Defensive Ranking

1st Down Def - #96
Rushing Def - #104
Red Zone Def - #89
Team Sacks - #48
Few Pen Per Gm - #71

Hawkins has praised our secondary as very deep ... so where can we improve? We seem deep at LB, but young?

When's the collection for the next payoff?

In my horrible Pluto connection, I thought I heard the announcers talking about our athletic budget... they sounded envious.

That's why I was pushing for Aaron Moore to get more PT a few weeks back ... he made 1 or 2 spectacular catches, Hawk says he does that all the time in practice, then he dissapears... and Montgomery is a great addition.

Is it possible he will be even better with more time in our system, and with our guys?

Doss brings out the NFL scouts, and now they will also see Maier, Preece, and many others. There should be a ton of motivation there, and another enticement for recruits.

6 wins we're in great shape. 7 wins we are in outstanding shape.

Loaded at DB and LB. A monster DE / DT would be great.

We also seem set at QB and WR. Some O linemen and a stud RB would be a good start.

My take. Keys.

Key #1 - Maier (duh)

Key #2 - Dr. Blue figuring how to sign a larger class.

Key #3 - large, quality JC recruits who help right away. Martin C, Flowers, LB Moe, RB Modise, QB Maier, DT Cloud. That's 6 huge contributors. Best JC class ever? Coach Tucker helped with that! Did Mrak also help?

Are playoff slots picked by formula, committee? It could be enticing to add a California school with a top 5 QB and WR. Plus ability to draw 10,000?

We have to concentrate on one game. SUU.

We have proven that we can beat lesser teams, and we balled w EWU for 4 quarters, coming up short by 3. We competed with NAU, but only played well 1/2.

Can we beat a legit team? FCS rankings last week.

#2 NDSU
#11 EWU
#14 Weber
#16 NAU
#23 SUtah

We competed w #11 and #16, why not #23?

Maier-Doss-Preece-Montgomery-Moore combo!

Our WR make our DBs better, and visa versa.

O'Brien had Allen Fleming, an excellent DII WR, but not dominant. Smart, athletic, fast.

A dominant DII WR was Stacy Robinson, who we faced vs North Dakota one year. Big time speed, drafted in the 2nd round, won 2 Super Bowl rings.

And we have Montgomery, Harrell, Crawford, Gilbert and others in the mix. B. Lee reportedly has great speed, but we're so deep he may not have seen PT.

I am now REALLY LOOKING FORWARD to Stanford next year!

Maybe we are saving some special sauce for SUU?

University of Northern Iowa, where Pat McCann coaches, has now beaten 3 top-10 foes.

I always wonder about the stability of those semi permanent stands.

I was shocked last night. We actually produced a higjlught clip of the game... someone did.

We've been asking for it for years.

Yesterday they also produced these boring 5 second blue and gold GIFs with no video. Stale.

Great write up.

Maier has targets that O'Brien didn't have?

Hats off to former WR coach Pat McCann for recruiting some absolute studs.

Maier had at least 3 throws yesterday that were 40-50 yards.

Randy Williams, Hemmingsen, and Mandeville were studs.

At this pace, Doss and Moore are a dynamic pair.

And 1982 celebration.

Dr. Mike, QB went out w a concussion. (DEnt, Dunning.)

Dunning article up at the Davis Enterprise.

Their QB had a concussion ... HC said they expect to score 30 a game, but didn't today ...