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Post by zurac315 on Jun 3, 2015 9:44:29 GMT -8
Al Borges could be a head coach in waiting at SJSU. He has the chops and he's worked at top programs. Oldie Out That might be a good choice. Keep an eye on Mark Whipple at the University of MA. I'm telling ya, he's emproving that team. In a previous stint he took them to the national title.
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Post by vision on Jun 3, 2015 10:31:36 GMT -8
Sounds reasonable. One unexpected win would be nice though (PSU, Cal, MWCC, Bowl Game). USD might be the unexpected win. Hey, we've lost similar games. WE have NOT lost similar games. CAL POLY does not count as similar. SDSU will crush USD
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Post by LJ_Aztec on Jun 3, 2015 11:32:51 GMT -8
USD might be the unexpected win. Hey, we've lost similar games. WE have NOT lost similar games. CAL POLY does not count as similar. SDSU will crush USD Agreed. Inexcusable but not unexpected considering how horrible our 2006 and 2008 teams were.
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Post by aztecmusician on Jun 3, 2015 12:15:04 GMT -8
A Jim Harbaugh coached USD vs a Chuck Long coached SDSU might have been competitive, but honestly The Tostidos will have difficulties tackling Donnell and get stuffed by Fely and Munson.
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Post by zurac315 on Jun 3, 2015 18:03:52 GMT -8
Who said anything about Cal Poly? That was inferred incorrectly by others. Cal Poly never crossed my mind.
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Post by standiego on Jun 3, 2015 18:14:56 GMT -8
As what happens for the Aztecs and others when you get in close games . Can boil down to the QB and who wins the battles of the OL and DL .
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Post by originalshow00 on Jun 3, 2015 20:35:12 GMT -8
Yea USD has one star players it would take a miracle far more than the U.S. beating Russia in hockey.
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Post by droski on Jun 4, 2015 8:18:35 GMT -8
Cal fan here. Theoretically we are 50/50 running to pass or at least that's what the OC claims he wants to do, but really we are an air raid team with running elements. lasco is a great RB, but the passing game will be the star.
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Post by droski on Jun 4, 2015 8:22:23 GMT -8
Sonny Dykes is a partial disciple of Leach (his dad coached before Leach at TT), so he runs a version of the Air Raid, but more focused on running than Leach. Closer to 60/40 when you're talking play calling, but out of the spread. Yardage wise they'll look to throw for 300+ & run for 100+.
They have a terrific RB (picked 2nd team all P12 by Athlon) & great WR's as well. Lots of them.
Their back-up QB will occasionally come in & he'll run the ball down by the goal line, giving them an extra flair within the 20 as well.
Defensively they SUCKED last year, but they had 3-4 guys out with injuries, if not more. They should be better on that side as well, but definitely Achilles heal.
Right on so like you said a high scoring game it sounds like.We will need some luck to get early turnovers to win that game. The defense was historically bad against the pass last year (literally the most yards given up in ncaa history passing) and decent against the run. Most of the players return and we will add some much needed depth at dline and the secondary from guys off injury, jucos, and transfers. I expect the defense to be improved, but probably not vastly so. if your new qb can play well I expect you'd be in the game.
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Post by AccessBowlTime on Jun 4, 2015 8:52:13 GMT -8
Cal fan here. Theoretically we are 50/50 running to pass or at least that's what the OC claims he wants to do, but really we are an air raid team with running elements. lasco is a great RB, but the passing game will be the star. Welcome. My dad, who passed away a few years ago, was a Cal grad so I've always somewhat followed the Bears. Our defense will be very good this year. However, no huddle offenses have given Rocky Long considerable trouble over the years since they stymie his ability to move players in and out, which he loves to do. Since Rocky isn't going to change his defense for just one game and since your defense has been terrible lately and we have an excellent RB, I see you winning a shootout by a couple TDs.
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Post by droski on Jun 4, 2015 9:03:03 GMT -8
Cal fan here. Theoretically we are 50/50 running to pass or at least that's what the OC claims he wants to do, but really we are an air raid team with running elements. lasco is a great RB, but the passing game will be the star. Welcome. My dad, who passed away a few years ago, was a Cal grad so I've always somewhat followed the Bears. Our defense will be very good this year. However, no huddle offenses have given Rocky Long considerable trouble over the years since they stymie his ability to move players in and out, which he loves to do. Since Rocky isn't going to change his defense for just one game and since your defense has been terrible lately and we have an excellent RB, I see you winning a shootout by a couple TDs. Thanks! sorry to hear about your dad. our run defense was actually decent last year. less than 4 yards per carry. I expect your qb will have to have a good game for you to be in it, but we made plenty of not so great qbs look like joe montana last year so that's not the biggest hill to climb.
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Post by standiego on Jun 4, 2015 9:16:07 GMT -8
CAL last year threw the ball 509 times ( fifth most in the NCAA ) about 40 times a game , 35 TD's almost 3 a game , and only 7 INT's ( maybe 1 every other game ). When you are losing you do need to throw more often . Their QB starts out as the number 13 rated QB in the country .
Penn State QB is rated #10 . So we are going to be facing two of the top QB's in the country in the first 4 games of the season.
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Post by droski on Jun 4, 2015 9:35:03 GMT -8
CAL last year threw the ball 509 times ( fifth most in the NCAA ) about 40 times a game , 35 TD's almost 3 a game , and only 7 INT's ( maybe 1 every other game ). When you are losing you do need to throw more often . Their QB starts out as the number 13 rated QB in the country . Penn State QB is rated #10 . So we are going to be facing two of the top QB's in the country in the first 4 games of the season. goff is better than hackenburg IMO (obviously biased), but hackenburg seems to get on measurable rather than production. I saw this stat on twitter:
Hackenberg was pressured 32.5% of snaps, was sacked on 23.5% of them.
Jared Goff pressured 31.6% of snaps, sacked on only 13.6%
Goff is also in multiple mock drafts as a top 10 pick. kiper has him 9th overall. I don't know if you can attribute losing to throwing a lot. It's more that it'd be a waste to run the ball with a qb like goff with all the talent at receiver. but dykes still says he ideally wants a 50/50 balance.
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Post by sdcoug on Jun 4, 2015 9:37:39 GMT -8
CAL last year threw the ball 509 times ( fifth most in the NCAA ) about 40 times a game , 35 TD's almost 3 a game , and only 7 INT's ( maybe 1 every other game ). When you are losing you do need to throw more often . Their QB starts out as the number 13 rated QB in the country . Penn State QB is rated #10 . So we are going to be facing two of the top QB's in the country in the first 4 games of the season. Goff & Hackenburg are 1-2 on most NFL boards when it comes to draft eligible QB's next year, so we're basically facing the 2 best QB's in the country, although from a college QB perspective you could throw Boykin & whoever wins the job at Ohio St into the mix as well. Thankfully Goff will be gone when he face them in SD next year! Thankfully our strength should be our defensive backfield, but they haven't faced a test like this before.
Goff will throw it 40-45 times, and run it about 30 times. Pretty good balance for an Air Raid team (they don't use the wide splits Leach uses making them more effective with the run). Terrific QB and, as you point out, not one to make a lot of mistakes. His receiving crew is terrific as well so if they get good line play their offense has no holes.
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Post by droski on Jun 4, 2015 9:48:33 GMT -8
CAL last year threw the ball 509 times ( fifth most in the NCAA ) about 40 times a game , 35 TD's almost 3 a game , and only 7 INT's ( maybe 1 every other game ). When you are losing you do need to throw more often . Their QB starts out as the number 13 rated QB in the country . Penn State QB is rated #10 . So we are going to be facing two of the top QB's in the country in the first 4 games of the season. Goff & Hackenburg are 1-2 on most NFL boards when it comes to draft eligible QB's next year, so we're basically facing the 2 best QB's in the country, although from a college QB perspective you could throw Boykin & whoever wins the job at Ohio St into the mix as well. Thankfully Goff will be gone when he face them in SD next year! Thankfully our strength should be our defensive backfield, but they haven't faced a test like this before.
Goff will throw it 40-45 times, and run it about 30 times. Pretty good balance for an Air Raid team (they don't use the wide splits Leach uses making them more effective with the run). Terrific QB and, as you point out, not one to make a lot of mistakes. His receiving crew is terrific as well so if they get good line play their offense has no holes.
Really the only question mark on the entire offense is the center position which isn't insignificant since the center has a lot of responsibility in dykes offense. my guess is the offense will be a top 10 in the country scoring offense. maybe even top 5. the defense, as has been mentioned, is the real question mark.
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Post by retiredaztec on Jun 4, 2015 13:30:36 GMT -8
Another 8-5 season. Yay. Will there be any ramifications or is this just the accepted reality of Aztec football.
What does another 8-5 season in the MW say about Aztec football? Will we focus on a one game improvement year over year, (7 to 8 wins?)
Is there ANY chance this 2015 team could post a 10 win season?? ANY chance it could be ranked at ANY time during the season?
A Las Vegas Bowl appearance perhaps? No more "wait 'till next year", huh?
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Post by sdcoug on Jun 4, 2015 13:39:06 GMT -8
Another 8-5 season. Yay. Will there be any ramifications or is this just the accepted reality of Aztec football. What does another 8-5 season in the MW say about Aztec football? Will we focus on a one game improvement year over year, (7 to 8 wins?) Is there ANY chance this 2015 team could post a 10 win season?? ANY chance it could be ranked at ANY time during the season? A Las Vegas Bowl appearance perhaps? No more "wait 'till next year", huh? I'd hope any reasonable fan would see winning the division & playing in the conference championship, as well as getting one of the better bowl games available to the conference as a positive. If not, then that's on them, not the team or the program.
Anything is possible, but most involve a lot of factors playing in our favor. Especially health.
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Post by AccessBowlTime on Jun 4, 2015 18:26:45 GMT -8
Winning a division which last year had a lower Sagarin rating than either of the divisions in CUSA shouldn't be reason for elation, especially considering what a veteran defense we have returning. In fact, "any reasonable fan" should expect as much. Do just that and then lose the conference title game and unless we beat Cal or Penn State, 2015 will be just like 2014 was, a disappointment.
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Post by HighNTight on Jun 4, 2015 18:45:15 GMT -8
Winning a division which last year had a lower Sagarin rating than either of the divisions in CUSA shouldn't be reason for elation, especially considering what a veteran defense we have returning. In fact, "any reasonable fan" should expect as much. Do just that and then lose the conference title game and unless we beat Cal or Penn State, 2015 will be just like 2014 was, a disappointment. I like this part of the Steele projection: "Amazingly San Diego St did not have a winning season from '99-'09 and was just 27-48 in MW play from '00-'09. In '10 they were coming off 3 seasons with a comb MW record of 6-18 (-130 ypg). Despite those factors, the Aztecs made my Most Improved List (#6). As you know any team that lands on that list has a 70% shot at going from a losing season to bowl eligibility." I love that in 5 short years we have gone from not having a winning season in a decade to the prospect of an 8-4 season and playing for a MWC Championship as being a disappointment ... Aztec memory shows up in very odd ways on this board.
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