I thought I heard that the broadcast is being sponsored by the University of Montana? Seems vaguely unethical somehow. How does ESPN+ justify letting any school sponsor an away game? The bias of the two broadcasters is pretty clear although the color man really knows football and seems to be the more objective (but hard to listen to for his vocal quality). Marty Mornhinweg has NFL bona fides. I remember when he was the offensive coordinator for the 49ers. Not sure why he's no longer coaching.
Do you think that they're protecting Tompkins from getting hit too often? He's only had one touch and that was a pass. In any case, it's pretty sure that he won't be much of a factor in this game.
I like the idea of punting there. Making a less-than-average QB drive the field seems like a smarter decision.
However, if we convert, Hawkins is a genius. I don't think Hawkins respects their QB. He threw for some yards, but it was mostly underneath stuff. Pretty inaccurate on mid-deep level passes.