Their kicker has a leg. A real weapon in a close game.

A sweep - something g they used to do but put on the shelf. Nice for an alternative besides up the middle.

As I understand it, based mostly from what I know about the Harbaugh/Michigan situation, is that you can’t have a hired member of the program intentionally be in person at a future opponents game with the intention of scouting that team. I think the real issue is taking video (specifically of signs) to correlate with subsequent offensive plays or defensive alignments.

The reality is anyone can simply subscribe to ESPN+ for $11/month and watch any future opponents game and rewind etc. to his hearts content. So I think the main issue is intentional
“Research” with regard to signs, e.g., taking video of signs relayed, prior to and outside of the head to head game. I got a chuckle from the college game day sign at the U of Utah that said “Michigan stole my other sign”.

I think Barnum is over-reacting. Barnum is tight with Bobby Hauck and hired his son Robby. That right there ought to tell you something.

After watching sections of the game again, I think:

-Hastings did not have as “bad” of a game as some have indicated. A couple interceptions were either bad routes by the receiver or not cutting a route (Scott Gordon mentioned that on the radio feed and the pass to Gale. Josh didn’t have one of his better receiving games (dropped an easy 20 yard or so pass, and didn’t locate one along the sideline. I was really impressed with Davis who seemed to me to really go after balls and show his potential after not being a big factor.

On the inability to get the ball into the end zone while deep in the red zone, the Aggie O-line was not getting a good push (and NAU had penetration) - a couple of the runs had pulling guards or washout blocking to one side - again with no real holes or push developing. NAU did a good job, but I just wonder if straight ahead zone blocking letting the back find a hole would be more effective down deep. Easy to question in retrospect I guess.

Another thing that baffled me was the TD pass into the corner of the end zone by NAU that looked clearly out of bounds. I don’t know why Hawkins did not risk a timeout with a challenge on that other than no one had a view or tv feed to let him know. In reality, if there was a reply official he should have invoked a view.

The Aggies have really seemed to abandon the fly sweep actions that they used quite frequently in the past. This might be due to Mark Speckman leaving and perhaps Cody Hawkins.

agreed. You make the defense work harder when they you don’t score. Definitely most of this year’s malaise is with the offense.

Good post. I too remember the D2 days - was on baseball team with Moroski - but I warmed the bench. Football fan due to band-uh.

UNC Chapel Hill is quite snobbish about their academic pedigree yet I am darn well sure they have quite relaxed academic requirements for football-basketball players. They had some ethical issues with tutors doing the work for players in what I would deem a rather easy major and that was big news here a few years ago. Of course you don’t want to go down that road.

Big win for Idaho.
I hope Idaho State beats Sac.

I think you forgot about UNC - they are pretty awful.

The issue is not with playing Babbs or not. It’s deeper than that.

Old man Mo. The fumble to the house totally changed momentum in the first half. And the whole tenor of the game really never changed.

don’t want to burn fishers elredshirt especially with Larison back. Don’t know that Babbs would play much in any case with Gbautu, and Davis had a good game. CJ Hutton has become less of a factor.

You wonder if they did more quick paced series (like they used to) and less monkeying around with personnel if they would have scored more points to date.

I think 6 points total in second half of last 3 games.

I stand corrected - 13 points.

Gale is good but he should have gone more aggressively to the ball and cut off the route slightly. It was however a good defensive play.

+1. Although I have to give him some credit. They are actually somewhat lucid posts - for once.

I’d say that one wasn’t a bad interception. Almost looked like dual possession with Gbautu down but hard to overturn field call.

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red zone issues have been season long outside of first game and SLO.

although 3 plays weren’t and didn’t score. Guess you got to give NAU some credit.

I’d say the o-line is getting beat when inside the red zone. Got to be able to get a yard or two running. But NAU has gotten multiple stops.