Harbaugh was the coach when they played us at Toomey. They came in undefeated and were treating it like a bowl game. He probably spent more time on the field, then most of the kids who were suited up!

He was gone the next year when we beat them in the last seconds at Aggie Stadium. Josh Johnson, still in the NFL in think, led them down for a TD with about 90 seconds to go; Matt Engel led an incredibly quick drive to beat them.

USD has always seemed to have a good QB and at least one good receiver. We'll need to figure out a way of getting pressure on the QB without exposing our DB's to long passes. Not to replay the same old broken record, but this is one where we need to play a clean game. No turnovers, no big plays and eliminate the 15-yard penalties we had last Saturday. Have to get better in the kicking game, also. We had one long punt, the rest were less than 40 yards. Whelen had much more leg on the kickoffs, so maybe we'll see him more.

he was at the pregame get-together at Qualcomm, and came across as a straight shooter who is very excited to be at Davis, and excited about the future of athletics. I talked to several folks who were at a smaller gathering earlier in the day, and they all were saying that he is a very approachable guy, who values the role athletics can have in a university. he likes to use the expression that 'athletics are the front porch to a university' -> a way to present a great first impression to those not totally familiar with the school.

meant toned down. Ran that simple dive play after play. We didn't have speed to get to the edge on the simple give. Only remember a couple fly motions, one for solid gain another to Spenser for big loss.

One nice thing about Qualcomm is that trolley runs there from old town where we stayed. Trains every fifteen minutes. Very short walk to stadium the pa was as bad as ours and our new video board might be better than theirs

Maier looked okay for a first start. One bad int. Didn't see much fly actions on offense one was a big gain. Wonder if we failed it down to not show too much? That Aztec runner is good and qb killed us when we stacked the box. Stadium was absolutely dead even with big crowd.

i believe most will be there after halftime; apparently the fireworks are a big deal. getting into the stadium (i'm planning on the trolley from old town) will be easy, getting out might be a drag.

anyone else making the trip to San Diego for this one? Wife and I are heading down Friday. We'll make the CAA pre-game tailgate and game. Hoping for plenty of things to cheer for, besides the post-game fireworks.

i also remember driving out of the stadium onto Hutchinson and they had a Big Rig with their colors/emblem for their equipment. our kids were balancing their shoulder pads/helmets while riding their bikes from Hickey. they do things a little different down there.

some of their taligaters stopped by 6th tent to talk about the game. they had studied film and knew more about our players than we did. a memorable quote from one of them 'y'all got some good players but you need some more brothers.'

it was 45-14, but we were up 38-0 at the half. they weren't very good, and they turned the ball over a ton. one thing that i thought was interesting was the WS had a 'state trooper' on their sidelines, like you see in a SEC game surrounding their coaches. not sure what they were expecting from our 'rabid' fanbase.

i think we'll come out with alot of fire; there just seems to be a more agressive, competitive spirit out there than i have seen in the past. offense will come out winging things, and maybe we can get a couple of early scores and put a lilttle jolt into them.

i think Meier at QB is the real deal. he just has the look of a good quarterback. talking to some folks this week who have been watching practices, they say he never seems to make a bad decision and he puts the ball where it needs to be.

i think the Aztecs wear us down with the running game; hopefully, we don't give up any big scoring plays, so we can stick with them.

the 5:30 start was a little odd, since they were only out there for 90 minutes or so. 6:30 would have been good, but it was still pretty toasty then. plus side of a night start is the the seats and stadium club( food and drink) were in the shade. right now, you can't get shade from the scoreboard (its a skeleton) so there's no relief during the day time hours.

I was out there tonight. Not a real scrimmage, shorts and pads. 1st offense moved right down the field starting with long ball to Doss. Lot of situational work. Hard to assess without pads.

Not sure what to do about the heat. Had it been last Saturday the night would have been perfect. Morning start is tough for families or us out of towners. Biggest turnout for one of the ticket pickups that I've been to. Challenge for staff and team is to prepare but not get worn down in this week's heat

they seem very high on the running back, Perry, who gained over 1000 yards last year as a BACKUP to Donnel Pumphrey who in the NCAA career yardage leader. so, i'm kind of expecting them to run the ball often. those power running teams (like Stanford a couple years back) really wear down the defense.

I went online to get football (and basketball) specific shirts. downtown store had a copy of football shirts, but the one my wife wanted was only in one size.

i only saw a handful of guys in yellow jerseys being held out. of course, yesterday was the first day in full pads which might be part of the reason.

Made it out to practice yesterday morning. i got winded just watching. great pace, no wasted time out there. kids were very energetic in all the drills. very competitive atmosphere. DB's were pushing the WR's, WR's were pushing the DB's, and the individual groups were pushing each other. The one-on-one passing drills were especially competitive. some great catches against great defense. good breaks from the DB's to break up passes on crisply run/thrown routes. just alot of fun to watch. new QB from Long Beach looked sharp. Very athletic, quick release, accurate. Doss stands out. Spencer looks very good as a slash-type -> caught a ton of passes, and ran the offense well. I really liked what I saw. We'll be much more fun to watch, much more competitive. How that translates into wins against our tough schedule (home schedule is really tough) remains to be seen.

Ran across Portland Aggie and his lovely wife in the bookstore. Only disappointment in the day was the limited shirt selection at the MU bookstore and Downtown Store. You'd think basketball and football would be highlighted more, but not so.

i might be out there tomorrow; i feel a mental health day coming on.

Wednesday = 9-11am @ Howard Field

seems to be more outreach this year. i have frequent contact since i have season tickets and am a donor, but i recently had a call about BrewFest from someone in the ticket office. supporters need to feel that their support is appreciated.

looks like he won't be intimidated by big crowds!

1982 was Ken's game in the semi -> he got hurt in the 2nd half. goal line stand to win in the Russell Drive endzone. we lost in '83 with Barry as the QB.