i swear i was just going to write this same thing! an interception on one of their long balls, one stop and a quick score, etc will be huge. i always feel pretty darn good when we get a 2 score lead. they have to score 3 times AND hold us.

special teams could be critical. need to be really solid with our punts (hopefully very few) and kickoffs (hopefully very many).

one thing i really like about this team is that they are business-like. last year, there were a couple games where we got a little too caught up in our success (Poly); this year, they just seem to go out, get off to a big start and overcome any obstacles (penalties, quick 21-point burst vs USD) and focus on making plays. and, we're getting contributions from so many different players on both sides. key is to minimize the big plays. they like to go deep, and have had success on long runs. minimize those and make they score on long drives. NO SHORT FIELDS (kickoffs and punts)!

They give out that number pretty fast !

I’m not trying to pile on, I also think a good Sac team is good for us. I was surprised to see such an in-depth article in the school paper

i thought you were referring to this article that says 72 players have left since 2014, 28 after the 2016 season alone:

https://statehornet.com/2018/10/28-football-players-left-sac-state-after-2016-heres-why/

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I think they give you a wrist band for drinking so non-drinkers are welcome. One year my son was a non-drinker, but walked around with us

mostly students, not too many old timers. Youngsters tend to get their money’s worth!

It’s also BREWFEST!

i don't get why Idaho State isn't getting more run from the pollsters. wins over North Dakota and NAU (without their QB, but still a good team) vs. our wins over San Jose, USD and UNC (both beat up on Idaho). put up alot of points vs. NAU and Idaho. Seemed like they deserve a ranking.

Taking my cue from the fourth quarter yesterday, I’ll wait later in the season to vote. If we keep it to Marsh’s 12 years (basically Aggie stadium era) this is the best and most complete team

I think think of our normally reliable kick returner doesn’t put us at the 2 yard line, this discussion doesn’t happen. I’d trust Johnson and the backups to move the ball (take off some time) with decent field position. Giving them a quick 2, and the ball right back got them rolling and the backup D reeling

I believe the Griz lost 4 fumbles. That puts a damper on your offensive game plan

I think your giving the committee too much credit for their homework. I think it will come down to ‘how many BSC teams do we take’, and they’ll look st the standings to decide (tiebreaker overall D1 record).

Montana’s loss opens up a lot BUT it’s up to us to win the games we need to. We should be favored the next two weeks but both are hardly gimme’s! Gimmee games ended yesterday.

Not Big Sky but San Jose’s miseries continue losing 42-30 to Colorado State ( who had one win coming in). They were fien 28-0 at half, scored 30 in the third to go up 30-28, only to have the Rams score two 4q TD’s for the final score. After a five OT loss last week, that hurts even more

My last thing about the 26 point deluge: if we would not have goofed up the kickoff return and got the quick safety, we’re not discussing this. Start that drive at the 25, get a first down or two (remember Johnson had. TD pass) and it’s likely that game ends with UNC at 18 points

41-20 poly midway through fourth. The demise of poly may have been prematurely reported. Sac will be 2-3, 1-3 D1. That is a surprise

34-17. Poly has a punt return for TD and just scored a TD after interception around Sac’s 20. Fourth quarter. The way they are running I think they win this one

If poly doesn’t turn it over they can be tough. They racked up a lot of yards vs Montana but shot themselves In the foot enough times to dig themselves a big hole

By the way, EWU had 55 points and 650 yards with their backup QB.