the Poly game? we had 402 yards of offense. not bad. except they had 300 MORE yards. 704 on the day. that may have been the game when Poly went for it on something like 4th and 3 on their OWN 10, and there was no doubt in anybody that they would make it. they did.

the MSU game. we rung up 610 yards of offsense. SIX HUNDRED AND TEN. and they had 737. yikes. on the plus side, we dominated time of possession!!! Ben Scott threw for 379 yards, 4 TD. Manzanares ran for 143. and we got beat by 40. that's crazy.

they got derailed by injury last year. they lost a TON of starters on defense, and Thomson after (i think) 4 games. that, and i think they gave up a bit on Sears. They are playing alot of young guys -> maybe fruits of that big signing class they had the same year as ours.

I thought MSU was going to hit 100!

How about Brad Sorenson-Tyson Poofs combination? i swear those guys KILLED us in the 2010 era! they had back-to-back years of putting up 55 points on us, one time of a wet, miserable night at Aggie Stadium!

based on their record (1-6 with a win over a one-win S.F. Austin) and some of their loses, we should be strong favorites. 14 points on the road. yeah, i wouldn't put the pension on that! we've not been a sure bet when its come to the point spreads this year!

SUU has been giving up alot of yards on the ground. if we can get our run game going, like in the 1st half Saturday v. Poly, i think we can put up alot of points. they haven't shown the ability to score much. but, a fall evening in Eakles Colisseum gives me a bit of a pause!

14 point favorite, similar to last week. I’d be feeling better about this game if it were an afternoon kickoff. Forecast is decent (high of 65, low of 29), but could be pretty chilly in the 4th. Need a fast start

the minimum requirements at Poly are the same as Sac -> both CSU's. question is does either school require more than the minimum for their student athletes. but, if you qualify at Sac (Fresno, San Jose, etc), you qualify at Poly. harder to get into Poly for a student, but same minimum qualifications.

UC's have a higher minimum standard than the CSU's. again, question is do we take kids who only meet the minimum (basically a 3.0 in the 'core classes') or require more.

He was at the game Saturday night. Saw him standing near the stadium club resplendent in his white Raiders jersey!

no; in shorts and tee shirt.

The podcast is clear

Really need the run game to step up. Their pass defense has been very good and are racking up the sacks (might be skewed by Drake game and EWU blizzard). If we’re one dimensional, we might struggle to score. Defense? Pressure on the QB. He’s had some problems with turnovers in the past, let’s add to those tomorrow

It is blondies. I think Woodstock shows games but this is the program’s official location

looks like there is a new location for the football watch parties. Parkside Bar and Lounge will host this saturday's game and all future 'official' watch parties.

watch party

penalties have been killers. i think we had 9 for 73 on saturday (one was on the onside kick), but the yards don't tell the story. i believe 3 were for illegal formations, two which negated long passes to Preece (of course, he might have been open because he was lined up as an ineligible receiver). one was the 2nd play of the game and took away a 20-yard pass. so, instead of 1st and 10 at the 45, its 2nd and 15 at our 15. instead of them on their heels and us speeding up the pace, we're stuck back in a bad situation deep in our zone. those penalties are killers, and kind of inexcuable. i can that happening late in the game when maybe someone is playing out of their position group, but the 2nd play of the game? attention to detail. we really need to be sharp on offense. makes life easier on the defense. they were on the field a long time in the 1st half.

i've been watching Ken Burns' Country Music on PBS (GREAT!!!! even if you don't like country). the last episode was titled 'don't get above your raisin'; meaning, don't forgot where you came from, don't get too caught up in the hype. so, don't get above your raisin, Ags.

time to start playing clean football and get on a roll. next 3 are tough matchups (two tough places to travel and poly at home), but winnable games. clean it up with the penalties, get the run game going, and tackle -> win these 3, get to 5-3 and welcome Weber to town. never look ahead of things, but there's lots of season left and plenty of good players out there. no reason not to turn things around starting with the Fighting Hawks.

I’m not a betting man but I’d put money on us and Poly.

I think they preempted our game for a special broadcast of Grant Napier’s analysis of the King’s Trip to a Dubai

More Cowbells!!! Cowbells, train whistle and the band!! Should be festive

I appreciate the passion for the band, and the need for discussion, just preferably on a conversation devoted to the band.

apparently there is a pre-game concert friday night that the athletic department is putting on to get the students interested in showing up. love to see a big crowd of them, and a big victory to get them hooked.