Wow...EWU has had 19 straight playoff game at home in the FCS Playoffs...that's an unreal!

I think Hawk is here for the long run. This is home for him and he bleeds Aggie Pride. Of course, I suppose just about everyone has their price but Hawk seems to have arrived at the stage of his life where big bucks and a bigger stage aren't the main motivating factors for him. He's been around the block and has experienced success and disappointment that comes with the territory in the big leagues. It's dog eat dog in the Power 5 leagues.

I believer him when he says that he what he really wants to do now is bring greatness back to Aggie football and recognition to the entire university while preparing young men to eventually take their degrees and go out and help make the world a little better place. He's here to stay.

Tim Plough is a rising star in the offensive coordinator ranks. I'm sure he'd like to be a head coach someday and I expect he will get some enticing offers very soon. On the other hand, he's an Aggie and we all know what a strong influence that is. He also has a young family and Davis is about as good a family community as can be found anywhere. Who knows, maybe when Hawk finally pulls the plug, Plough might be somewhere in the wings ready to step up or come back to his roots.

The refs we had in the UNI game were from the Patriot league and it looks like the refs for the EWU will be from the Southern Conference. The Southern Conference crew previously worked the Duquesne @ Towson game and the JMU @ Colgate game.

The UNI game is the only game for Patriot league crew for the entire playoffs. I think they're receiving additional training in judging FG accuracy... :rage:

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The main key to the game to me is the how well we do on both sides of ball in the trenches. Jake needs time to make his reads. I think we'll be in trouble if they are able to consistently bring pressure and Jake has to throw early because the pocket is collapsing.

Our D line will have to be more stout than they were in the first game too. We need to be able to slow their running attack down a bit at the LOS so their RB's aren't slashing through the holes and getting up to a full head of speed in the first few yards . They were running ball at will on us in the second half of the first game.

The dual threat that Barriere poses for us is a tough problem for any defense. Will our D line be able to get some pressure on him and make him make a few unwise, hasty decisions and will we be able to keep containment if and when we are able to bring some pressure?

We won't win a shootout with them. We need our defense to make a few big plays and create a couple of turnovers that, hopefully, our offense can take advantage of.

Good on ya, aggie08! A whole bunch of small donations would add up quickly.

I just sent them $100. The one and only Band-uh has been entertaining me since I first arrived on campus in the fall of '72. God knows they make a big difference in the atmosphere at the Aggie sporting events especially especially when the seats are half empty.

Glad to help out and I hope we can get a group up to Cheney.

Go Band-uh!

Here's great stats comparison that was posted over on the AGS game thread:

Your idea of have someone like Tompkins in the backfield with Maier and all the crazy options it could create is a wild but brilliant idea! I love to see something as creative as that.

Will the GNAC continue with just 4 members?

Sounds like a human dynamo!

Thanks for your post. There's usually more to the story than meets the eye. Looking forward to a great ball game Saturday.

Ags lose 62-56 in what I think is the worst performance by this team this year and here's why: They are living and dying by the 3 ball and yet they are a poor 3 point shooting team. We came into the game shooting a paltry 28% from downtown and were 10-40 for 25% today. To top that off we blew several wide open looks from 3 feet. There was essentially no interior penetration by the Aggies... just swinging the ball around the perimeter until someone launched a 3 and the irony of it all was that Montana got lucky and banked in a poorly shot 3 ball to put them up by 4 with about a minute to go.

Our opponents are going to jam up the interior in every game because they know we will settle for a 3 point shot and don't shoot well from 3. We also had poor transition defense which allowed Montana to come back from 6 down to tie the game. Bessolo did not score in either game and Hall and Konrad had 4 and 2 points respectively today.

Jen Gross has some problems on her hands in trying to figure out what can be different. Outside of Bertsch the scoring from anyone else has been sporadic and now we have become a one dimensional team that relies on Bertsch to carry the bulk of the scoring and 3 point shots that generally don't fall. That's not working and we have become very predictable.

We are now 9-36 from 3.

Jen Gross need to get after her team about playing more aggressively and going after the rebound with more assertiveness. Too often this team stands and watches the shot come off the rim and simply gets beat to the ball. That's a very bad habit to get into in basketball.

Ags lead 30-25 at the half despite shooting 4-18 from 3.

We're living and dying by the 3...only shooting 20% from downtown

18-12 Griz after the 1st. Ags playing ragged basketball. Montana is playing much better defense.