Some national FCS stats for today's game:

Miles Hastings is #2 in the nation with 2,186 passing yards.
CJ Hutton is 30th in receiving yards.
EWU is 116th in passing yards allowed.
The Aggies are 90th in passing yards allowed.
Lan Larison is 12th in rushing yards.
EWU is 98th in rushing yards allowed.
EWU RB Tuna Altahir is 69th in rushing yards.
Aggie defense is 25th in rushing yards allowed.

Those injuries to our corners is worrisome. We got torched too often with those big pass plays last week against Poly and, even though it didn't really hurt us against the Mustangs, that can't happen repeatedly against the Eagles if we are going to get a W in Cheney. I think EWU could put up some solid offensive stats against our beat up defense so we'll probably bend at times but we just can't break. Hopefully, our offense will keep on clicking without any critical TO's and score TD's when we're in the red zone. We have to take advantage of our opportunities offensively and help out our D.

The Eagles are always very athletic and they have our number like no other team in the conference. I think the Ags will be ready and I know they want this one badly. 0-11 is a real stinker. I still remember Best running up the score against us late in the 4th quarter with Barriere and his starters still in the game. That's always left a bad taste in my mouth about Best. Now we have another chance to break the EWU curse. Go Ags!

Bob Dunning takes the Ags by 10:

AGGIES over EASTERN WASHINGTON ... The Eagles are 11-0 against UCD, but that streak will come to an end on the red turf in Cheney. Take the Ags by 10.

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I sure hope it happen well before 2050! I'll be long gone by then!

Who knows, Toke, the Aggies could schedule Hawai'i as one of their non-conference games. I'm sure the trip to Hawai'i is something the players like to see on the schedule.

Yes, I couldn't believe how long it was and I've only listened to the Aggies so far but when you are interviewing 22 head coaches and 22 players, it adds up to a long show!

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The Ags remain at #6 in the FCS Coaches Poll and their vote total increased from 504 to 514:



https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/afca-fcs-coaches-poll

Ags remain at #6 in the Stats Perform Poll and their vote total increased from 1,084 to 1,117:



https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/stats-perform-fcs-top-25

I absolutely hate that red carpet! It's gotta be the most ugly field in college football. I guess I'm just an old traditionalist when it comes to what a football field should look like. I don't like Boise's blue field either but I'd take it over that butt ugly red carpet in Cheney.

No other team in the Big Sky has ever caused us so much grief over the years. We've gotta find a way to win this one and get the monkey off our backs!

Big Sky Schedule for Week 8:

Idaho State at Northern Arizona - 12 noon
Montana State at Portland State - 1 pm
Cal Poly at Idaho - 1 pm
Aggies at EWU - 4 pm
Weber State at Sacramento State - 6 pm

Big Sky Current Standings:

Great find, PA. UNLV will be a very tough game for the Ags. They're on a roll this year and are currently 5-1 with their only loss being to Syracuse 44-41 (OT).

My wife and I have always been very pleased with the acknowledgment we have received from the university for our donations to the UC Davis School of Medicine and Aggie Athletics. We've received hand written thank you notes from Jim Les and Jen Gross and phone calls from an assistant football coach. We also receive regular emails from Rocko DeLuca as Team Aggie members.

Final scores week 7:

Montana State 38 Idaho 7
EWU 35 Sac State 28
Northern Colorado 21 Weber State 17
Portland State 42 Idaho State 38
Montana 31 Northern Arizona 20
Aggies 56 Cal Poly 10

Live Stats shows the that the attendance was 10,515 today.

The Ags have gone 5-1 in conference play since their win over UCLA and they are now 10-5 overall. They are also currently tied for first place in the Big West standings. Yesterday they beat Hawai'i 3-1 in Hawai'i. It was the first time the Ags have beaten the Rainbow Wahine since 2013. The Ags are a very good volleyball team.

I'd like to see Plough mix in some of the 2's and 3's with the starters rather than pulling all the starters out and then going with all 2's and 3's. I think that mixing them in with the starters gives them a better chance at getting some solid stats.