Do you know what the SDSU game was like? It was the kind of game where you make a great play, but remember that the team you are playing is 1-9 with their only win coming against Idaho.  As a player you have to rely on your preparation and your experience in order to have enough emotion of kick a dying…. nay dead Aztec horse.

Due to injuries and early heart wrenching losses SDSU is very light up the middle. They have good sideline-to-sideline speed but have a hard time standing toe to toe with their opponents in the trenches. After some bad losses in recent weeks this SDSU team is coming into Provo with desperation in their eyes. If our offense or defense comes out and lays an egg on their first series it could end up being a long day. BYU instead must comes out and blast SDSU straight in the chest, they …

Steadily declining in performance over the past 10 years, SDSU has finally become the door mat of the Mountain West Conference, but who is to blame?  And what is happening to a program which should have nothing but success? After all, SDSU is located in the heart of sunny San Diego, my home, where the temperatures range from 65 to 75 all year long.  We have beautiful beaches and air you can breathe; not that altitude junk.  So who would not want to come here?

With the SDSU offense there are a few things that concern me and a few things give me a lot of hope. Let’s start with what concerns me. They have enough athletic ability to take a simple run or pass play and break it loose for a big gain. They also use the spread formation a lot because they have the speed and ability at the WR position.
Know that the bad news is out of the way here is the good news. Their offensive play calling always comes back to …

Over the last two weeks we have mentioned a lot about preparation for games and knowledge of assignments.  I figured it would be a good idea to go through the week and show exactly how we prepare for a game.
Saturday:
Immediately after the games players are handed their scout DVDs.  These DVDs have four games of our next opponent on them.  These games are selected by the coaches by how closely they match what we expect to see in our own game.  For example, …