Some post-game quotes:

“It’s a great team win for us,” said Tompkins. “It’s just fun for me to get out there with the guys. It’s hard to put into words the feeling we all had on the sidelines. There was never a doubt. I just like playing ball whenever and wherever. Being out there with the boys, there’s nothing like it.”

“He’s a baller,” said Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins of Tompkins. “The spirit, the culture and the heart we have on this team is great. We didn’t necessarily play well enough to win at times, but we were able to make plays when we need to. Blocking that field goal was huge.”

“I give Paul Petrino a lot of credit and tip my hat to the Vandals,” Hawkins added. “That’s a good football team.”

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I agree, Mike, something doesn't seem right with the defensive scheme. Idaho sliced through us much too easily with both the run and the pass. We finally got some pressure on their QB in the second half but, for the most part, their OL stifled us and we had trouble punching any holes in their DL also. All in all, I thought they won the battle in the trenches.

The team energy on the field and in the stadium was going south before TT came in. He plays with so much fire and it's infectious for everyone. We really needed that jolt of adrenaline and it turned the tide of the game for us. We can't overlook how much of a game changer Castles' one-handed grab for the TD was either. That was a very difficult catch with the defender interfering and hanging onto him at the same time when he dove for the ball. He's a special talent.

I like the resilience of this team. They got pushed around a lot by the Vandals but still made some big plays to eke out the win. Overall, Idaho looked like the better team on the field last night. We bent a lot but kept doing enough to put ourselves in a position to win and it paid off in the end. The Vandals have size and talent and they could make some noise in the Big Sky this year if their morale doesn't tank.

We saw Biggs in the Team Aggie tent and he looked good. He's been through a lot and it's wonderful to see him back. He's an Aggie legend.

The attendance figure in the box score says 11,622. That can't be right, can it?

EWU scored 24 points in the 4th quarter to beat Montana 34-28.

EWU had 538 total yards to Montana's 358. Barriere was 26-42 for 422 yards 2 TD's and 2 INT's.

Attendance: 7944

Some thoughts:

-Hastings did pretty well considering it was his first start.
-The defense bent but didn't break and came up big with the blocked FG and the INT.
-We gave up nearly 500 yards...glad we weren't playing EWU...I think they would have torched us.
-TT ignited the turnaround...we were looking flat on offense and we needed a momentum swing in a big way and he provided it.
-There's no quit in this team...they've won 3 hard fought, close games this year.
-We need to forget the rankings and just focus on the next opponent.
-It was great to see the crowd get off their fannies and make some noise to help motivate the team. The crowd was great in the 4th quarter and, believe me, they hear us and it makes a difference. Momentum is huge in the tough games.
I fear that the students won't show up without a stampede at our next home game though...
-This game was a war...nothing was easy and, yet, we found a way to win. 5-0 baby!

Sounds like it was a heck of a game.

TT is the spark we needed to ignite this team!

We need some serious fire in the belly!

Idaho’s OL has dominated our DL and their DL is dominating our our OL.

Not even close. We’re flat…

We’re in trouble. The offense has been anemic.

They’ve got some big, talented players.

I don’t think anyone had a good read on Idaho given the schedule they’ve played: 2 FBS teams and a D2. They look pretty good. We’ll need to play better in the second half to win this one.

15 minutes to kickoff and not many fans here yet.

South Dakota State 28 Dixie State 0 at 3:02 Q2
Sam Houston State 21 Stephen F Austin 20 Final
Northern Iowa 34 Youngstown State 7 Final

Stanford 31 #3 Oregon 24 Final in OT

NAU 48 Idaho State 17 Final
San Diego 27 St Thomas MN 24 Final
Dixie State 0 South Dakota State 0 end of Q1

My wife and I were at a Giants game a couple of weeks ago and a woman behind us was talking about getting a religious exemption. She worked in some kind of health care. She went on to say she wasn't really religious but, since there were so many people filing for exemptions, she figured it would take a long time before they processed her so she could stay unvaccinated at least until then. So there are people, even in health care, who are willing lie to avoid getting vaccinated. Makes you wonder why they chose to be in a healthcare profession in the first place.

NDSU 16 North Dakota 10 Final
James Madison 23 New Hampshire 21 Final
NAU 38 Idaho State 10 end of Q3
Montana State 40 Northern Colorado 7 Final

NDSU 9 North Dakota 7 with 5:48 to go
New Hampshire 21 James Madison 17 end of Q3
NAU 27 Idaho State 7 at the half
St Thomas MN 23 San Diego 14 at 9:12 Q3
Montana State 40 Northern Colorado 7 at 13:02 Q4