Most games are won in the trenches. Teams that have excellent players at the skill positions are neutralized if the QB doesn't have to make his reads and has to rush his throws and good RB's can't get going if the holes don't open up. The big question is whether or not the Aggie OL can protect Maier and get a push for Gilliam and Thomas and whether our D line can make it difficult for them to run. We're in the big leagues now...

Did you consult your Ouija board on that missed FG prediction?

Lamar is really mouthy. They are talking animated trash on about every defensive play they make. I'm surprised the officials are allowing that much trash talking.

Lamar is really mouthy. They are talking animated trash on about every defensive play they make. I'm surprised the officials are allowing that much trash talking.

We definitely belonged. We've been seeing some signs here and there that the team was coming around but the loss to Sac St kind of rained on the brief parade. I just hope that this game is indicative of what's to come with some consistency.

I have been questioning the wisdom of playing such a tough out of conference schedule given how things have been going but, to tell you the truth, I love these challenges. I would like to see this kind of scheduling continue in the future even if it means we lose a bunch of games and enter the conference with a losing record.

There are a lot of benefits that can come from games like this if we have enough talent to not get embarrassed each time out. Games against the power programs give us exposure to the "big leagues" and shows us where we want to go with the program and what it takes to compete at the next level. We also get a lot of media exposure and that can help with recruiting especially if we are competitive. Lastly, it gives the players a chance to play in great basketball environments against elite talent and we will certainly be battle hardened by the time league starts.

I say keep the challenges coming. Eventually we will upset a couple of these teams. We will take our lumps for sure but, in my opinion, this kind of scheduling can potentially have more benefits than disadvantages if we can keep our heads up. Iron sharpens iron so the saying goes...

They weren't outclassed at all...really very competitive...which makes some of the other really poor losses look even more glaring. I hoping it was just a perfect storm of Siler and Mooney being off their shooting game, TJ turning the ball over by trying to do too much, Fuller being new, AJ just not himself after battling an injury and everyone making mistakes on defense. Les has said that he feels good about the talent of this team so, even though I've been pretty dismayed about how things have gone, I think Les knows a lot more than me!

Look at how good AJ's shot looks in this highlights video:

Nice comments about the Aggies at about the 5:38 mark:

I'd actually take that over bitter cold with wind or cold with a rain deluge...

Right now it's a snow blizzard!

I hear ya. We are not a team that's going to blow anyone away with our offense but, as you said, we're improving.

Great effort by the Ags in a very tough place to play. We got homered on some of the calls once IU started to roll which led to Les getting T'd up...hey, it's the Big10 and IU was at home and it showed with 4 FTA's by the Ags and 21 by the Hoosiers. Coming into this game I would have said that if we kept the spread under 25 it would be a pretty fair effort against a team with the kind of talent Indiana has.

Really good to hear Coach Les in an upbeat mood after the game. He said he's really proud of how the team played and, if we can play with that kind of effort here against a team like Indiana, we will be a tough out. He was funny talking about the T he got and said, "I was having a good conversation with the ref. He's a midwest guy and I'm a midwest guy and I was telling him a few things about officiating and he was telling me his side about it."

AJ's shot was coming back tonight and Caleb Fuller is starting to show us that he's going to be a very good player for us as he gets more PT. I also liked the fight and determination the Ags showed tonight. Now we have to keep it going. We'll be battle tested for sure by the time conference begins.

48-45 Ags. Going through a bit of a scoring drought. Need some shots to fall but we're in the game!

It'll be tough to slow the Hoosiers down in the second half...too much individual talent. I'm impressed how well we played so far though.

39-37 Ags at the half. The Hoosiers came out flat but Juwan Morgan has brought them back with 19 points. The Ags will need to continue to play the best ball they've ever played to have a shot in the second half. Go Ags!

24-13 Ags! Playing their best BB of the year.

9-4 Ags off to a nice start. Fuller with 2 early fouls.

My guess is Jen Gross will start:

Morgan Bertsch
Kourtney Eaton
Nina Bessolo
Cierra Hall
Kayla Konrad