Well, if we disreard the scoring average we must also disregard the defense portions also of those games too. Which when I did disregard those two games altogether, our offense and defense won the 4th quarters. So, the team and the coaching gave us the opportunityto win all the games. Which we did. That is a sign of a good team.
I think sometimes stats do not tell the whole story. Why? They most likely played some softer teams than we did. Tulsa- OK State #12 beat Tulsa by 5, Idaho- very tough to tell one way or the other, Weber also tough to tell as they played JMU and lost. But they scored after the game had been decided. And, Utah scored big to beat Weber. Leaving it also tough to tell how good they are.
But, we are 5-0 and they are 2-3. And, do not not believe Weber is a bad team or is Idaho by any means.

Well, we are scoring 35 points/game compared to 17 for the other side. This also says something about this team. They create scoring situations and FOLLOW through on them. That means our defense gets tough in the red zone. Also, Dixie State, one of the weaker teams we played scored 27 points. That is more than any of the other teams we played. And, all four were supposedly better teams.
This just says to me we were so far ahead, and Hawkins is not one to rub this in, so they probably played a softer defense scheme.
There is much beyond offensive statistics. The coach seems to put the Aggies in a position to win.
And fortunately, our players execute this just fine. So, credit the players for excelling and palying tough in crunch time.

I actually think TT would open more holes in their poor defense.. Aggles would have longer possessions and thus a shorter amount of time on the field for EWU's offense. I am not sure their defense has played against a QB like him.

Dr.Mike, Question if the wr crosses the LOS and then comes back behind the LOS does that make it a legal or illegal block? It does appear he crossed the LOS and came back.

I think the QB was throwing the ball away after he saw his receiver was taken down. That is more than defensive holding, hence a PI

Need to throw more to loosen up their dee

Tulsa is #64. What's that? and Florida State is #133 NDSU #150 ? huh Jacksonville St #155

AMEN!

USD has lost both their games so far and Drake has 1 win by a 45-3 score (though not a powerhouse at all). This could have influenced the disparity in the voting for the rankings.

Also, USD does offer football schollies- this from their website:

"This is the University Of San Diego (California) Football scholarship and program information page. Here you can explore important information about University Of San Diego Football. This information is very valuable for all high school student-athletes to understand as they start the recruiting process. University Of San Diego is located in San Diego, CA and the Football program competes in the Pioneer Football League conference.
University Of San Diego does offer athletic scholarships for Football. Need-based and academic scholarships are available for student-athletes. Athletic scholarships are available for NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NAIA and NJCAA. On average, 34% of all student-athletes receive athletic scholarships.

If you are interested in getting recruited by University Of San Diego Football, you should get to know more about the school, what academic programs are offered, and important members of the coaching staff - these are the people you need to connect with. Getting familiar with the Football program is an important first step in the recruiting process.

Any scholarship given to an athlete counts as an athletic schollie. Otherwise you could have 35 d2schollirs for athletics and 35 academic for 70total schollies.

Six quarterbacks drafted in such a short time.. Most in the D2 era. Better than most D1schools.

Jeff Bridewell, Mike Oliva, Onome Ojo,

Next thing you know the colors red, black, white, and yellow will be banned too. This mentality is just ludicrous. Animal rights activists will also lead to banning animals as mascots. I guess we'll just have to make up non existing names for mascots.

How about a.lineman on a goal line stand where they try to make the offensive line-man get low so the lb can make a stop. Are you saying none of them lead with their helmets. I bet someone does on every play at the goaline. But the contact is below the shoulder, as was the Aggie players. Leading with the helmet happens on almost every play by lineman. The O -line mans helmet is already in front so a defensive line only needs to make quick contact with his helmet and get a free 1st down, right?

How can you make any tackle without leading with the helmet. The only difference is where contact is made. So, basically, if the helmet makes contact with another players body first it is a penalty.

I think Hawkins would agree that the targeting call was bogus. He just can't say that without getting into trouble with the league. I also think the officiating sided with EWU. There were at least 3 and most likely 4 times that calls were made against the Aggies on crucial 3rd down plays. The interception in the end zone was not a PI as you could argue both went for the ball. Obviously the Aggie player did since he caught it. What proof do the officials have that it was not the case? You cannot assume he wasn't going for the ball, since he did catch it. I think the officials were favoring EWU by league orders. The rule says targeting a player is hitting a player from the NECK up. Worse call ever. Every fan who is non bias would agree. But bias officials just need to do what the league says. Get EWU into the playoffs. Now, I think EWU outplayed the Aggies, but there were many calls that went EWUs way, and the Aggies were not given the PI calls when EWU players grabbed Aggie receivers jerseys

Amen! Have a great holiday season to all!

Who led the Big Sky in rushing last year?

From what I am hearing the mortality rate has dropped to .01% and the basic flu has a mortality rate of .1%. So it is not as lethal as the basic flu. That is the good news, but many more are getting the covid 19 flu.

Well, there is information out there that syas the masks are not as good as coffee filters. This could easily be possible. Most masks people are wearing are not going to prevent the spread of disease by stopping the virus from passing through the mask. Most will just slow the rate of transport of the virus to a shorter distance after a yawn, speaking, or a sneeze. Virus particles are way smaller than the size of a single cell. Thus, the need for much smaller holes are needed in the mask to prevent the virus from escaping and travel a great distance. This is why they want a 6' space between individuals. These masks are not able to prevent others from exposure to the virus, only to prevent groups from exposure to the virus.