Now that the board has cooled down a bit, I wanted to write up a few observations I had while watching the game in person up in Washington:
1) That Seahawk stadium is loud. With only about 50,000 people there, there were several occasions where my ears were hurting, and I was sitting up high!
2) Someone told me that Ed Hocculi's son was officiating that game. If that is true, then it's obvious that officiating ability is something that is passed down genetically. (This game was very poorly officiated...and not just against SDSU.)
3) I sat in "Rowers Central" Up in section 301, there were at least 5 men's team rowers sitting there, and all of them rowed at different times. (One guy from the early 60s, 78Aztec82 from the late 70s/early 80s, a guy from the early 90s, myself from the late 90s and another guy from the early 2000s)
4) That being said, there were a decent number of SDSU fans there. I'd estimate between 1,000 and 1,200, however, being in the upper section, I couldn't get a good gauge on how many people were in sections 101 & 102.
5) Colin Lockett has the potential to enter "Beast Mode" this year. Just about every time he ran down the field, he blew by the guy covering him. If Katz had more time in the pocket, Lockett could have had 12 receptions for 250 yards.
6) Props to Adam Hall. I noticed many stoppages of play due to UW players getting hurt, plus Price was limping by the end of the game. The Aztecs seem to be unfazed by the physicality. If this team can keep it up, they'll win a few games on toughness alone.
7) Props to the players. While it hasn't happened in the past 3 or 4 years, I remember the days when Aztec teams would be down 14 or more points in the first quarter, and the team would end up losing 56-7 or something like that. I'm happy they didn't quit and kept fighting...