nice win....got killed on the boards (they had 12 offensive boards) but our shooting was pretty solid. mooney got hot when we needed him. nice to see 18 out of fuller.

sounds like they can bring pressure on the edges and have a couple of game changers on defense. i expect to see the 2 TE lineup quite a bit (i swear we run it at least 50% of the time) for protection help, and to get the running game going.

down 4 at 8:00.

you wrote down my thoughts exactly about how you expect the game to go. defense will be the key. our good teams had the defense spark the offense (and carry a cold shooting team).

watch out for EWU; they finish with two easy games and could slip into the 4 spot in the BWC. i'd hate to see them sneak in with zero good wins.

i remember that game was televised on some cable channel. light snow falling all game. held them to under 200 yards, and turned them over 3 times. Tony Kays tore them up that day. i remember their broadcasters thinking we were rubbing it in (we scored 7 in the 4th) and that the 'bobcats wouldn't forget that'. and, apparently 8 years later they got their revenge!

that game was painful BUT the MSU offense was something to behold that day. they scored every which way. very impressive.

so....as a fan, if i told you we would gain 610 yards and score 37 points, you'd be pretty happy, right? unless i told you the opponent would gain 737 yards and score 77! we did beat them at the time of possession metric!

Last time they were here (2014) was the infamous 77-37 beat down. I expect a better showing Saturday ; oddsmakers make us a 3 point favorite

if we can force these guys to pass (a BIG IF!), we'll be in pretty good shape. from the highlights i have seen, the passing game doesn't look too impressive.

They have a good record, but as has been mentioned, I think we’d be 8-2 or 7-3 with that lineup. They have offensive weapons. Our running D has been better in the second half, so we might force their QB’s to beat us. Offense was firing on all cylinders last week, but this defense is much better. Feels more winnable than it did a couple weeks ago

back in 80 we played Northridge at Devonshire Downs, a former horse track converted to football field. Only other ‘stadium’ I’ve seen with one set of bleachers. And why Portland choses to sit opposite the bleachers is baffling, weird to have their cheerleaders standing behind our team. Weird environment

I think I’m thawed out from the game. What a weird setting for college football. Bleachers on one side,home team opposite with a soccer field behind them, rinky-dink scoreboard (‘Hillsboro Rec Department’) with no video, and piped in music (no band, few students) every non-play second. Environment ripe for a letdown.

So good outing. Defense shut down their running game,controlled the QB scrambling for the most part, and held QB to 50% passing. They benefited from couple bad non-call (hold on Eaton on a long jump ball catch before TD ,and intentional grounding that would have stopped TD drive) else it wouldn’t have been close in second half. Offense was crisp beside a couple dropped big gain passes.

Can we keep it rolling? Two big challenges await. 7-5 would be huge (and leave us rueing the North Dakota game)

Woke up to gray wet weather. Shocking! First stop of the day -> fisherman’s superstore for warmer jackets!

My weather app is calling this ‘fog’. The Bay Area stations would be breaking into programming with ‘storm watch 2019’ updates. Damp and nippy out here in Hillsboro

you jinxed us with that beautiful weather’. Pretty gray. Had to stop at Target for ponchos

as i mentioned above, we were down 37-31 at the half to these guys last year (and i think it was a double digit deficit late in the half) before we got serious on defense and pulled away. scoring 100+ points, and laying a lopsided win is (hopefully) what these guys needed. we have 4 fifth-year seniors, but its there's not a ton of experience (Mooney the exception). its going to take time, and, if the OOC schedule doesn't beat them down, they might surprise some folks in the Big West. Should be fun to watch.

always nervous about how a team responds after a bye, especially on the road at a rinky-dink stadium in front of a small crowd. start fast on both sides of the ball!

I was heading home from the mountains on Tuesday, swapping the radio between KNBR and KTHK, and switched to hear the start of the game. First 10-15 minutes sounded okay, but it was alarming to hear 'backdoor cut' over and over and over (usually followed by cheering!). they hit a 3 to make it 23-16 when i got home; when i checked my phone it was half and it was 39-22! hopefully just a young (experience-wise) team getting a little overwhelmed and out of sorts on the road.

There is a post on Facebook for 4 free tickets for Thursday game. AGGIEHOOPS in the promo code. apparently the Warrior-Aggie matchup isn't as attractive as the Raider-Charger game.

We struggled with these guys last year last year on a wet,cold Sunday afternoon. Down 37-31 at the half before we woke up.

There is a post on Facebook for 4 free tickets for Thursday game. AGGIEHOOPS in the promo code

Loyola is good. Final Four team two years ago and they have recruited well. It’s gonna be a struggle this year to find scoring, although I expect Mooney to shoot better (trying too hard in front of the home town fans?). Same with Gonzo. Hopefully the team defense will come around. Hard to beat a team that shoots 60%. Too many easy buckets