Really tough loss for the Aggies today as Irvine rallied for a 13-12 win in 2 OT:

IRVINE, Calif. — Ahead by two goals with less than two minutes to go, No. 9 UC Irvine (14-7, 3-1) rallied to force overtime, where they pulled off the upset over No. 7 UC Davis (15-8, 3-1) with a final minute goal in the second overtime period.

The loss puts the Aggies into a three-way tie for the top seed in the Big West standings, but the Anteaters will hold the tiebreaker over UC Davis and UC San Diego (13-11, 2-1). The Aggies can clinch a top two seed with a win over San Diego next weekend.

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2023/10/28/mens-water-polo-aggies-fall-in-double-overtime-13-12.aspx

Total yardage: Aggies 476 NAU 279.

- critical TO's
- extremely poor 3rd and 4th down conversions
- ineffective halftime adjustments
- confusion getting the right players on the field causing burned time outs
- defense making lots of stops but continue to give up the big plays
- inability to score in the red zone

What makes this season so frustrating is the team has failed to improve as the season has progressed and we're still making a lot of the same mistakes that cost us in previous games.

Idaho 24 Montana State 21 - Final
Montana 40 Northern Colorado 0 - Final
Portland State 47 EWU 35 - Final

...and NAU is one worst teams in the nation for takeaways...6 before today and now 4 in this game...

D needs a 3 and out...

Second half adjustments...?? Coaching issues?

Playing for pride now...

...and now it has turned into a NAU blowout...

1 of 11 on 3rd downs and 1 of 4 on 4th downs tells the story of this game.

How discouraging is this! How many times have they gone up the gut with Larison when everyone in the house knows where the play is going?

How is it that the ref can hold up play until there's only 4 seconds left to snap the ball while NAU is still getting players on the field?

We're being out-coached...

...and now we see who made the better halftime adjustments...predictable play calling by the Ags and adjustments made by NAU leading to a quick TD...

We seem to see that but the coaching staff doesn't.

How'd you like that creative call up the gut again?

No kidding...these TO's because we can't get the right people on the field is unacceptable!

Is this on the coaches not being on the same page so they can't get the right players on the field?

Defense played lights out, — CA Forever

...and they've done it with Tattersall and Connors both going out with injuries.

We haven't been good at making halftime adjustments that were very effective this year.

Montana 26 Northern Colorado 0 at the end of the 3rd
Portland State 20 EWU 13 at the half
Idaho 10 Montana State 0 at the half