i'm hoping some of the social media and highlights packages are going to be a job for a student intern, and they will start showing up when the students are on campus.

the Young and Foster input is huge. I believe that their roles (at least Sam's) on the staff is to review the tape for upcoming opponents. so, they were scouting Weber last week, then adding any wrinkles from Saturday's game into their report. that means Hawk and staff have a detailed report created by two guys with a TON of experience at their disposal bright and early Sunday. That must really help in getting the final game plan prepared and implemented. Lucky to have them.

i think Dan got confused about where our basketball team will be playing their post-season tournament!

last year's game was the beginning of the downward spiral. we were up 10-8 after the 1Q, then they outscored us 17-0 in the 2Q to lead 25-10 at the half. took the 2nd half kickoff and jam it down our throats in 2 minutes to go up 32-10. lots of folks left. midway through the 3Q we settle for a FG (on oft-typed phrase from the recent past), 32-13 heading to the fourth. 3 TD (one of KO return after their FG) and a 2-pt conversion and we're tied at 35 with 1:35 to go. we stop them, force a punt, we fumble, they kick a field goal....and...its a long drive back home. don't think the players recovered from that one.

they had 430 yards of passing vs cal with several LONG plays (4 receivers had longs of 55, 52, 36, and 25). cantwell was only 57% but threw alot (and apparently DEEP). he had 60 rushing yards, of their 120 rushing yards. then turned around and seemed to struggle vs. Sac. even their 76-0 win over montana western wasn't statistically that impressive (montana had 4 interceptions). should be interesting.

they should have edited out the 'where was the pick call on that pass?'one their first TD!

i remember last year not being overly impressed with their QB, but he moved the team and put points on the board. something about how he moved or his throwing motion made me think we should have been able to stop him (we did in the 2nd half, but he had his way in first half). hopefully we get 2nd half Cantwell this weekend.

it was a short drive after a turnover.

The South Dakota beat down of North Dakota was a shock. Maybe a little overrated? Or the big sky is down

we toss some good-old I-formation at them this week. the pass to Hicks was in my playbook back 35 years ago, although it never seemed to be called when i was in the game. even brought out the wildcat with C.J. and we ran through them like a hot knife through butter (that was their starting D). i think we'll be bringing out some wrinkles beyond the one or two gadget plays (like the reverse pass from CJ on the first drive.....that should have been a TD). that wildcat would get a sluggish run game going -> we just outman them, and have a QB who could toss a decent pass.

When I was up in the spring the talk was Maier was the guy even though he wouldn't be on campus until fall. At the ticket pickup party I was talking to a couple old timers ( both who really know football) who were raving about his decision making and play making. 'He reminds me a little of Petey' who was a decent Ag QB 30 years ago

Kick and roll. No hang time. But both put them in holes, one inside the 5.

First punt was a quick kick. Was 4 and short, looked like we were going for it and he kicked. Second one was pretty obvious we weren't going for it. By they couldn't put anyone back else you are defenders and we might have run a play. Nice wrinkle. Memories of Sammy Baugh

Long time since we thoroughly out coached a good team. And the kids played very well. Very few mistakes, a ton of big plays by many different guys. That was big. Reminds me of that 44-0 beating at Montana state about 10 years ago. Even a TD pass to a fullback on a play out of the Sochor playbook. Build on this one

Looking at box score offense wasn't too impressive on either side despite score. Weber had 280 yards sac a little over 200. Each had a pick six

game is viewable on something called Pluto TV; there's a free App.

Pluto TV

i still think its messed up that they decided Pluto isn't a planet. see if anyone else is a fan of 'Psych'.

yep; i remember him dressed all in black at Aggie Stadium. we're 4-10 vs. PSU, 3-0 vs Glanville.

we have lost the last 4 games vs. PSU. we last beat the Vikings in 2009, for the third time in a row (2007-2009). anyone remember who the Viking head coach was during that stretch?

i think the key is to make their young QB uncomfortable. he's a talented guy, so if he has time and/or easy reads, they are going to be tough to stop. their DB's are really good. they shut down BYU's pass game completely.

i don't think you'll see Doss getting a cushion this week. DB's, especially the corners, are the strength of their D. they completely shut down BYU's receivers (i didn't see the Oregon State game). Our passing game is different than BYU, and Doss is pretty darn good, but its going to be a challange for our WR's to get open. we'll have to be creative to create space for them, or backs on the edge (they opened things up in the 2nd half last week).