No pressure on QB

agreed. Early to be chasing points I think.

Larison caught it. He must be faster than a speeding bullet to throw it too.

I’m guessing Crawford threw that pass? Cameraman was faked out.

Stupid penalty.

Don’t know if safety is better or getting ball on their 20.

That was PI though

Well I guess I was prescient. Need to get points after a drive like that.

Think I would take a field goal here?

stop video (of course if ahead of audio)

Blown coverage

Think Ags might need some “magic” today. I know CJ Hutton is solid, but I think getting TT in at flanker or similar and get him the ball in space could be an important weapon - especially with no real run potential at QB. If he gets a scoring run, let’s hope he doesn’t do this…

https://youtu.be/LVl8WCpu_aY

well I can see your point about predictability - and I do recall 1 “crazy” interception, but HR interception rate is still less than MH (albeit close) and I would say that TT (and crew) won the Idaho game as the Ags were behind when he replaced Hastings.

Not trying to be contrary, but I am just not seeing/feeling it in this home stretch situation at QB. I believe the teams that make a run in the playoffs will have strong quarterbacks - EWU and Sac State QBs have that. I will say that the Aggie D has been good and consistent this year and that goes a long way. Funny that at 7-1 and beating an FCS school I (and maybe some others) are not feeling super confident now about getting into playoffs let alone making a run in them. Hope I am wrong - and I think the odds are still they get in.

I would have expected Bob Dunning to get the facts straight. He was at the Idaho game.

“Hastings was impressive in his first start two weeks ago at Cal Poly when he hit 28 of 34 pass attempts for 210 yards and two scores in a 24-13 win.”

I would say Hastings did conservatively well, but 6 yards an attempt is likely why the completion percentage is high. Also the statement of this being his first start is incorrect - he started at Idaho and TT was brought in to shake things up. If Hastings had half the escapability of Rodrigues I wouldn’t be as concerned, but with no real threat of a run and limited escapability, others are going to really have to step up. Not knocking Hastings, but I am beginning to wonder if it’s some sort of personality thing with Cody Hawkins. I don’t view it so much as “deserving” to play as much as it is who is going to give you the best chance to win. I just think that as the Ags get to these money games and possible playoffs that the Ags will need Rodrigues.

correct.

Pocatello is Mormon-town lite and they will probably get lit up.

I feel sorry for Idaho State. Maybe BYU will be worn out by hanging 66 on Virginia. Of course BYU defense was a sieve. ESPN gratuitously gives them a 1% chance of winning. I guess 1% is the low asymptote.

Two metaphors and an idiomatic expression in the first sentence. Pretty impressive .

I have no idea of how this game will go. Potential vs. potential says Aggies, but with so much variability in both teams I think it may be an enigma wrapped in a conundrum

Am hoping offense wakes up this week. I wish I had a better feeling about this game, but the SLO performance was not good. The Ags had the worst output (points scored) against SLO save for San Diego. Defense has really been stellar for the most part and that is comforting. I have no idea who will start at QB but it sounds from the press conference last week that it will be Hastings. If so I hope he does well but I have yet to see flashes that say “this is the guy to get you wins”. Fine for safe games and shorter throws but I think in big games they need someone more mobile. QB is such an important position and it needs to sorted out/improved on fast going into the last three games and potential playoffs.