Remember when the Aggie had weekly game coverage ?

Davis’s own web site needs to pick up the slack, not just or press releases about rank in polls and promo stuff.
With no local newspaper coverage we need to have some web content. Hire a couple of student interns with journalism interests and post two stories a week.

The upper limit for this team is pretty high, we don’t know we may be a better team than anyone we play, or not.
We need four quality wide receivers which is a bit of a question mark, as we don’t know why some guys didn’t play against Stanford. Still expect Thomas to make a big improvement to our running game.
Defense could continue to improve. We’re more mobile, have a pass rush, better tackling, good depth, we could be very good. Our JC transfers from last year like Moe and Cloud got some experience and are improved, we got an infusion of talent from our frosh and red shirt frosh, we’ve moved players from safety to lb and from lb to de, so we’re more mobile; we’re dropping DL guys into coverage and blitzing DBs. Net result is we get stops where last year not so much.
Last year I thought we were better than Weber until we played them and our defense gave up a score on virtually every early possession. If we are the kind of team that will do anything in the playoffs beat either Eastern Washington or Montana on the road. I’ll be disappointed if we go 2-2 over the last four unless we upset one of those teams

Montgomery was in a photo showing the back of his helmet on the sidelines at San Diego game Davis Enterprise article. Whether he is not playing due to physical ailment or due to coaches decision has not been commented on.

Moore left team after last season. Montgomery isn’t playing although suited up. But anyway I think Harrell was very key to the explosive success we had in game 1 and 2

Nice analysis on us but only focused on Doss, Maier and Anesi. Obviously how we finish is dependent on other guys. If we ‘re going to be better against the run on defense we need to improve systemically, not just Anesi getting Bua’s tackles. I think Anesi had one tackle against Stanford; Also, in our two wins Doss wasn’t the yardage leader in receptions if I recall correctly. It’s our overall depth of receivers that makes our offense click.

I think the coaches poll reflects the low regard that we were held in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll. If we win games against the top teams in the conference our ranking will jump this year and going forward. We’ve got something to prove in that we’ve never beat Montana or Eastern Washington.

historically our inside linebackers usually make more than their share of tackles.

A difference in this game as lack of receptions by WRs not named Doss, Harrel didn’t play.
Corners safeties and outside linebackers made most the tackles. Too bad Stanford doesn’t have the post game interview like San Jose State

Thats a surprising margin, too bad.

N. Arizona 8.
Missouri State 40
A mild upset by a surprising margin

We have seen what the offense can do against FCS teams in earlier games including last year. Change on offense are mostly limited to a few offensive linemen. Those new OL guys haven’t embarrassed themselves.
The big question was the defense. So far this year it seems they can get critical stops and turnovers.
It looks like we have the players we need to be a very good team. Lots of room for improvement everywhere but the pieces all seem to be there.

Moore not on this year’s roster. Montgomery suited up against San Diego, picture was in Enterprise. His absence from games is mysterious unless he is redshirting Freshmen Kraft and Costello and a few others played. I suspect Maier missed having Harrell out there.

Haven’t seen final stats but Harrell didn’t play apparently, and neither did Logan Montgomery. We had some dropped passes by some of our other receivers. It is curious about Montgomery.

We didn’t play conservative, we just didn’t play no huddle. We didn’t want a lot of plays in the game
It’s like gambling. When the odds are against you making fewer bets gives you a better chance to beat the odds. Part of the gamble was some of our trick plays working, I don’t think any did, and also going for it on fourth down near mid field and later forgoing a field goal for a fourth down play both we gambles we lost. Carson Crawford must be a pretty good passer in practice. It will be nice to see him throwing some completions.
It would have been interesting to see how the no huddle would have worked though.
Not much hope for the run game against this opponent but kudos to Modise

This game will help our computer rankings. Losing by 20 to a top 10 team is a positive. We actually have impressive team stats, like their third down conversions 3-14

I think today will increase their confidence, particularly defensive players.
We need to develop a better running game but this game was a high bar to cross so I wouldn’t make too much of their ineffectiveness in this game,

Radio announcers don’t seem to be up to date on the redshirt rule. Thought Rodrigues burned a year

Encouraging game. Defense better than expected, offense predictably had trouble against a team that was tough against USC.
Big thing is it had the feel of a football game. We didn’t get steamrollered.

Sobering fact:
Stanford is third in FBS allowing 6.5 points per game. ... The Cardinal haven't allowed a TD in the past 107 minutes and 38 seconds of game action. ...