The play where Maier punted (I believe we did it twice) was really interesting. Eliminates the risk of a return because they can't have a guy back as a returner if we are potentially going for it. I have never seen a play quite like it. Definitely caught me off guard the first time.
In terms of players, I think the biggest addition so far is Maier. He already is acting and playing like a legitimate division 1 football player and he's only a Sophomore. That being said, we have a huge freshman class and it will be a little bit before we see who the big contributors are. The biggest thing is the change coaching though. The offensive scheme is dynamite and the defense has a ton of confidence despite being a lot of the same players as last season. That comes from the coaches. It also helps that the man at the helm has guts. I love that we are taking risks now. Gould took practically 0 risks during his stint here.
Absolutely, that's what I'm saying. Weber looked a little off tonight against Sac despite still getting the W. They absolutely could bounce back and look scary good against us. As I mentioned in other threads, I'm still not getting my hopes too high up for this season. We've seen a lot of good improvements so far, but we all know how dangerous the Big Sky Conference is and how quickly things can change.
I wouldn't count on Weber's QB, Cantwell, to have another game like tonight. He dropped over 400 yards passing on Cal. Weber didn't look spectacular tonight, but I still believe that they are a dangerous team.
Ha just beat me to it. Yep, the Big Sky is going to be interesting this year with some of the power teams maybe not being quite as strong and less traditional teams taking the spotlight.
Eason looked like a true freshman out there tonight. The kid has natural athleticism, but the game was too fast for him tonight. I'm more impressed with how our offense handled their defense. Their D was supposed to be one of their strengths, especially their pass D and Maier still dropped 300+ on em. There are always things to fix, but there's a lot to be happy with from this game.
Next up is Weber State. They're looking like another strong team early in the season, we'll see how they fare tonight against the J Street College of Learning Stuff Good.
I honestly thought we would lose this game, but we ended up handing PSU their biggest loss of the season. I'm trying not to get my hopes to high for the rest of the season, but damn this team has been playing some fun football.
What's there to say? Wow, what a game. Aggies dominated in all phases of the game. Maier was excellent. Ryan Parenteau with 2 blocked punts. Held em to 1 score outside of garbage time (and even on their one TD there was a pick that didn't get called). Couldn't be happier and I can't wait to see how we do in the rankings with a big time statement win for our program.