this weekend should bring a little clarity (well, just a little, it IS the Big Sky) to how teams stack up. the EWU-MSU game will be huge, and the NAU-ISU will tell us alot about both teams. Bengals are jacked about beating a 'ranked' UND team, but i think UND was overhyped after beating Sam Houston, who lost again. Wouldn't be shocked to see the Bears beat them in Greeley.

I think the addition of more food trucks and tents on the west side gives the stadium a more enclosed feel in a good way. Energy of the crowd is enclosed. Sideline announcer does a good job (on a side note, that one little kid got jobbed when one of the player picked up his football in the jersey/helmet/ball relay). Video board graphics are lively. And we marched down the field for a TD in a matter of minutes to kickstart the crowd. Much better atmosphere, even though the number of first years was low.

on the targeting call -> from the replay in the stadium that looks really weak. It looked like it was going to be a bad hit until he backed off at the end and barely made contact. I’m all for player safety, protecting the head, etc. but that seemed like a real whiff. Especially that it resulted in an ejection(let alone 15 yards)

if my math is right, they had about 250 yards after it was 44-7 (last 18 minutes of the game). Starting QB was in there to the end. I think they got pissed when we went for it on 4th and 1 up 30 points.

Poly score is shocking, especially the rushing yards they gave up. ISU score is a big surprise.

With Thomas mishandling the ball a few times, he might not get the extra playing time it looked like he was going to get.

I’ll quote myself on page 1 of this thread ‘ we will win comfortably ‘

Hate to sound like a lurker BUT his twitter account has recent Davis posts so who knows.

Hopefully it’s like the Mike Tyson saying ‘everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth’

I have 2 I’m not using if anyone needs them. I’ll offer at the throwback price of $15. 45 yard line box

I saw something on the Facebook feed that you can get West side tickets for $15. Nice yo have a good crowd out

I know the coaching staff wasn’t overlooking this one, acting like it’s the third FBS team in September. That score in Fresno gives me confidence that they’ve slid back

We need to go 3-1 in the first 4 cuz that final 4 games are REALLY tough. Is it realistic to think 3-1, followed by 2-2? 7 might not be playoff worthy but certainly trending where we need to be

I watched the 60-minute version of the game on the Pac-12 network and agreed with myself and NCagalum about Maier. He looked pretty sharp for most of the game. He got put into 3rd and long throughout the game and Stanford was able to drop 8 into the passing lanes (with LOTS of physical play at the line) or blitz through a wide open slot to disrupt timing. His numbers would have been better if we eliminate most of the drops (get those back AND get better down and distance situations). I'm a little concerned about Montgomery's absence; hopefully Harrell was a one-gamer and we cautiously sat him from a non-winnable game.

Defense was really good. They flew to the ball and were good in the passing game (we got more pressure on them then they on us). we had some really nice drives, like the one before the half, that we didn't finish. that one hurt because we shoot ourselves in the foot twice with penalties that put us in tough spots (the 4th and17 conversion to Doss was impressive). even with the field position they got (the fake punt might not have been a great idea) it was 20-3 late in the 3rd.

having Ted Robinson cover our game was pretty cool!

Thomson played the whole game last week vs UNC according to box score

it was posted right after they posted a final vs Davis, so i'm guessing that is us.

I feel much better about our defense after last week. Offense will get back in sync. We win comfortably

Stanford moved up to 7 in the polls. probably due more to losses by Wisconsin and Auburn, than respect to the Cardinal beating us! :smile:

plus the game vs W. New Mexico was 21-10 at the half, 28-10 after 3. they scored 28 in the 4th to put up the big numbers.

It was Gilliam

Classes start sept 24 so this upcoming weekend is move-in weekend. Running of the first years