If SJSU shuts down football, then maybe we can slide right into their spot in the Mountain West. How's that for getting ahead of yourself after one game?

No it's cool @CA Forever, you just send a few bucks to a Nigerian prince and then you get the stream.

I think radio silence from the team and limited media coverage makes absolute sense. This is the first winnable FBS game we've had in some time. It would be huge for SoS later in the year if the team is in the playoff hunt. I'm sure our veteran coaches have been scheming this game for a very long time and are sharp enough not to tip our hand at all. This is a big one and I am very optimistic.

Hi guys - haven't participated in a while, but have been watching. I'll be at the game Saturday, hoping we come away with a "W." My 2 cents are that we need to improve o-line and d-line. Can't run without the o-line, and our d-line seems to get very little pressure on opposing QBs without blitzes. And those are position groups that require (a) recruiting and (b) time to improve. I'll give Hawk and his staff benefit of the doubt and time given we are in year 1. But those are priority positions in my mind. Also agree the play-calling is still a bit rough around the edges. Nonetheless, I remain confident that we will "get there."

This is a transition year, and we've lost two in a row to very good teams. It's time for Hawk to shift these players' paradigm - they are used to losing. Learning how to win and not fold the tent is a learned skill.

Well men, around 24 hours before gametime. Time to see if the new staff has taught this team how to forget the last game and forge ahead. A really great test of mettle tomorrow. North Dakota is going to bring all they have - their season so far has turned out disastrously different than they expected. I expect a dog fight. GO AGS.

That is was a turd in the lunch bowl. Nothing to do but move on, learn from it and pretend it didn't happen.

We'll see how this group reacts to getting punched in the mouth

How low is UNR ranked if they lost to Idaho State last week.

I was no fan of Gould as a head coach, but that is really misplaced anger to call out Gould for stanfords slide this year. That's on the coordinators, HC and the fact that you're dealing with a group of 18-22 year olds.

Wow @DrMike. I wasn't at that game and honestly by last year I wasn't following all that closely. What a gut punch. And @movielover, I totally agree. You could tell by the players' body language and posture before games that they were just not up for the game. Oh well - like childbirth, let's just make that era a suppressed memory and keep our eyes on what is shaping up to be a bright future.

Great post @SochorField. It's a bit early to declare that we are "back: I think, but we are clearly headed in the right direction and finally have the university's support. It has been maddening to watch NDSU, SDSU, UND and other teams we competed with regularly in the D2 era leave our program in the dust this past decade. That is changing now, but one week at a time. If we can win this week that will be a very good sign.

Not sure how much of their team carries over from last year, but we only lost to them 35-38 in the Field Gould era. I didn't catch any of the Sac State game, but I watched a lot of the first half of the Cal game, in which Weber held a 20-17 lead at halftime (before losing 33-20). I think both teams are improved.

They should spend more time with AJ in the studio!

Anyone else watching SDSU beating Stanford?

WHAT?!? I hop that means UNR is really bad...

In addition to a great coaching staff, another thing these boys finally have again is belief. That's the cornerstone of Aggie pride. Very excited for the rest of the season and the future!

Amazing result today. So happy. Now I wish this was a conference game!

@aggie6thman wow I forgot about that fact. That was an ominous day. I'm not sure how much more dramatically we could have manifested to the world "we are not ready for this." 105 heat, fans trucked off by the paramedics by the dozen, lose to a mediocre dIi school...

Water under the bridge. A glorious new day now. Drs Blue and May have me believing the sky is the limit (or maybe the Mountsin West Conference is the limit).

@Russ Bowlus. I didn't know we shared that experience! It was truly awesome. Would've been better if we won, but still, I can tell you our team viewed the Band-uh as part of the team and a real boost home and away. Including very far away
TX, CT).

Let's get it done today Ags!