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the injuries have hurt them but this is still a challenging game for us. They have a veteran qb, top level running backs and are a physical team. Disappointing for them means they've come back from standout to average in the Big Sky. It would be a mild upset for us to beat this team even at home. I'm hoping we get three more wins this year, this game might be one of them.

Looking at their last game, it looks like they fell behind early and went away from their style of play. They averaged five yards a carry but not a large number. They look like they could be trouble. Proven running backs, big play potential. Have to do what Montana State did which was score early.
Santiago got 150 yards against us two years ago.

No idea what to expect this week. They've lost badly a few weeks in a row, we've lost badly last game. They seem to be getting beaten in line play, both offense and defense and are apparently suffering from loss of middle linebacker. Whether we are physically capable of taking advantage of that is an open question.

Thanks Dr. Mike I was getting depressed.

It does seem that we have reverted back to our condition a couple of years prior to Biggs' departure where we had an almost total inability to run the ball. At the time the offensive line coach, who is still with us, said something along the line that we had so many plays where the offensive linemen moved laterally that they lost proficiency at just plan down the field run blocking. To get some run effectiveness Biggs added a fullback and also experimented with the wildcat. But now we seem pretty poor, generalizing from this game. The fly sweep plays seem to be inherently vulnerable to defensive penetration.
I really was expecting that we would be good in the red zone this year because of our coaches, but nothing worked yesterday. I think we need to figure out how to run the ball again.

Trout!

even partial scholarships add up. Can't sustain 30 NLI recruits, that has to eat into following class. We've historically brought in less 15

The polls are ridiculous The voters are not knowledgeable about teams outside their local area or at best the league their local team plays in. The computer rankings are at least unbiased. We should be happy that we move up in them. There are 50 or 60 teams between where we rank and where SD ranks, on the other hand we are adjacent to Weber state.

Anyone know how many scholarships are available?! Did we use too many bringing in 30 plus commits this year?

Tehran was a HS qb, passed for quite a few yards, perhaps a possibility for wildcat or trick plays sometime down the line

Lots oflocal bias in that list, and its just a reflection of how they looked so far this year.
I think people touting weber base it all on the Cal game. Cal is not as good as San Diego State.
We had some moments in the SDSU game but did not put up the yardage Weber did against Cal. But what does that mean? Not much. PSU was even better against OSU and that foretold nothing.
Cal apparently couldn't get pressure on qb. That's worrisome. But they won't surprise us as they did Cal.
Our FCS record of wins over San Diego and Portland State is is much more impressive than their win over sac state. Montana- western doesn't count.

Its funny to me how the Great West conference alumni have outperformed most the FCS powers. How would you like to compete in a conference with southern Utah, both north Dakotas , both south Dakotas cal poly and Davis.

Creighton's responsibilities seem to have grown under Hawkins. He's the special teams coach in addition to tight ends and I assume he still has a big part in recruiting. Good that he was retained.

Tehran would have been very impressive as a triple jump standout weighing 230#

A good year would be to go 5-3 against big sky teams, counting Portland State game. Bonus points if the wins include Sac and Cal Poly. I'd like to see us get a new victim who we haven't beat recently or ever. Like Eastern Washington.

Ron Gould's method is appropriate if you have the talent for it. Think of Woody Hayes if you are old enough. Ohio state could win almost always over less talented teams. But their style precluded winning against a more talented team, like In the Rose Bowl. You have to be multidimensional to pull of an upset. Also need luck and if you don't take chances you don't leave room for luck.
Gould had the perspective of a position coach where proper technique was the way to succeed, I think he assumed if you took care of the ball and avoided penalties you would win your share. So we won time of possession, Opposing coaches praised our ability to line up correctly. We weren't heavily penalized etc, But strategy was limited, Gould did not find a way to utilize good athletes on the team like Turay or Silvera. At this level you need to find ways to use your talent.

The best argument that this game is the game of the week is that no one knows who's going to win. If there is a favorite here it's because you are at home. It seems you have a solid team; would you say they played conservatively after getting the big lead last week?
I kind of assume everyone should hammer Sac State. To your teams credit they were able to stage a long drive near the end of the game to put it away.

Not much in their record this year that seems impressive. Against sac they had less than 300 yards of offense, and had low gain per carry and short completions. Perhaps they just played really conservative as they got a quick lead due to a trick play and a blocked punt. Almost saw their lead slip away. Seem to have little faith in their field goal kicker, as they went for two on their early touchdowns. I think they have a freshman kicker.

Oldaggiw, I think the San Diego game can't be discounted. Pretty similar to playing an Ivy, they give aid to athletes. Sure we should be favored, but what does Cal Poly think about whether beating them means anything? Showed we could defend against a pretty good experienced qb. They scared me by how well they ran the ball between the tackles, so it wasn't like playing an out classed opponent.
We get a lot of recruits out of San Diego area, I think we should play San Diego regularly.
But you are right that we haven't beat a top notch FCS team yet. Im looking forward to pulling of an upset against a better team. I think we'll see that happen this year for the reason you state. We are not predictable and we give opponents more to prepare for.

I think Hawkins will stay if the job is rewarding in the sense of wins and progress toward building something. He's done the move up from Boise to Colorado, and I don't think he found that personally satisfying. At his age money starts to mean less, as he's already probably financially secure and his kids are raised. Just a guess, as I don't know the man. If he gets frustrated with the situation he's probably out of here. I think he's sincere in viewing Davis as a sleeping giant. We all know the challenges to that but there aren't many D1 bottom feeders that would offer a better opportunity.
In regards to comparisons with Joe Montana, being like Montana in an FCS setting is not the same as being Joe Montana in the NFL. I think we see what Hawkins is referring to; Maier looks like a winner in that he is cool under pressure, sees the field, and makes plays.