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Post by laaztec on Jul 7, 2024 14:06:14 GMT -8
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Post by docmm on Jul 7, 2024 14:51:56 GMT -8
Tied for 53rd in DI. Not bad for a G5 team but it needs to get into the Top 40 regularly to make a difference.
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Post by mySTRAS on Jul 7, 2024 20:40:37 GMT -8
Tied for 53rd in DI. Not bad for a G5 team but it needs to get into the Top 40 regularly to make a difference. A few top-tier / high-profile guys would help as well. Araiza should be a stud, but I'm not sure Punter really moves the needle. |
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Post by namssa on Jul 8, 2024 8:29:32 GMT -8
Highest G5 team in the nation. Pretty good.
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Post by missiontrails on Jul 8, 2024 10:37:54 GMT -8
I do miss the days though when both Coryell and Gilbert sent many HIGH LEVEL players to the league, back when we were considered even more small-time than we are now. Esp WRs and CBs.
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Post by AzTex on Jul 8, 2024 12:13:15 GMT -8
I do miss the days though when both Coryell and Gilbert sent many HIGH LEVEL players to the league, back when we were considered even more small-time than we are now. Esp WRs and CBs. We had an incredible number of players in the NFL back in those days.
We didn't do so bad sending quarterbacks either. Dennis Shaw (2nd round draft choice) was NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1970, Don Horn (first round draft choice 1967), Brian Sipe (13th round draft choice) NFL Most Valuable Player 1972.
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Post by zurac315 on Jul 8, 2024 18:33:47 GMT -8
I do miss the days though when both Coryell and Gilbert sent many HIGH LEVEL players to the league, back when we were considered even more small-time than we are now. Esp WRs and CBs. We had an incredible number of players in the NFL back in those days. We didn't do so bad sending quarterbacks either. Dennis Shaw (2nd round draft choice) was NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1970, Don Horn (first round draft choice 1967), Brian Sipe (13th round draft choice) NFL Most Valuable Player 1972. For some reason I remember Shaw's heroics more than any other Aztec QB. Didn't he have a nine TD game or something ridiculous like that?  I remember that game. It was hard to believe. |
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Post by AzTex on Jul 8, 2024 21:25:46 GMT -8
We had an incredible number of players in the NFL back in those days. We didn't do so bad sending quarterbacks either. Dennis Shaw (2nd round draft choice) was NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1970, Don Horn (first round draft choice 1967), Brian Sipe (13th round draft choice) NFL Most Valuable Player 1972. For some reason I remember Shaw's heroics more than any other Aztec QB. Didn't he have a nine TD game or something ridiculous like that? I remember that game. It was hard to believe. Shaw is my favorite Aztec quarterback of all time. You are right. In a game against New Mexico State in San Diego Stadium he threw for 9 touchdowns. Tim Delaney caught 6 touchdowns in that game. Both were national records that stood for a very long time.
The previous record for touchdowns thrown in a game was 7. Shaw threw 7 in the first half. Probably because Shaw and everyone on the team was pressing to get the record it wasn't until the 4th quarter that he got his 8th. That also gave Delaney his 5th TD matching the then current national record. Since that brought the score to 56-21 and Shaw had his record Coryell inserted Brian Sipe in as QB to finish the game. Sipe was obviously instructed to try to get Delaney his 6th TD if possible. From inside the 20 a play was run for Delaney to get the ball passed to him on the right side, but he was covered. Sipe's player instincts over ruled Coryell's instructions. He turned, threw the ball to the left side of the field to an open receiver for the touchdown.
Coryell was furious. He wasn't trying to run up the score but was trying to get his players a national record. Sipe was on the bench for the next series. Once again we got down inside the 20. There couldn't have been anyone in the stadium, or on either sideline who didn't know that every ball from then on was going to go to Delaney. As expected Delaney was very well covered. But, Shaw was a great QB and Delaney was a great receiver and he got his 6th TD reception in the game. Shaw got his 8th TD pass in a game.
The only time I've seen a QB get benched for throwing a TD.
It was a rainy night in San Diego. There were about 25,000 in attendance. Almost all of the sitting under the overhangs in the stadium.
I too remember that game well as you can tell from my game description above.
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Post by docmm on Jul 9, 2024 6:25:05 GMT -8
For some reason I remember Shaw's heroics more than any other Aztec QB. Didn't he have a nine TD game or something ridiculous like that? I remember that game. It was hard to believe. Shaw is my favorite Aztec quarterback of all time. You are right. In a game against New Mexico State in San Diego Stadium he threw for 9 touchdowns. Tim Delaney caught 6 touchdowns in that game. Both were national records that stood for a very long time. The previous record for touchdowns thrown in a game was 7. Shaw threw 7 in the first half. Probably because Shaw and everyone on the team was pressing to get the record it wasn't until the 4th quarter that he got his 8th. That also gave Delaney his 5th TD matching the then current national record. Since that brought the score to 56-21 and Shaw had his record Coryell inserted Brian Sipe in as QB to finish the game. Sipe was obviously instructed to try to get Delaney his 6th TD if possible. From inside the 20 a play was run for Delaney to get the ball passed to him on the right side, but he was covered. Sipe's player instincts over ruled Coryell's instructions. He turned, threw the ball to the left side of the field to an open receiver for the touchdown. Coryell was furious. He wasn't trying to run up the score but was trying to get his players a national record. Sipe was on the bench for the next series. Once again we got down inside the 20. There couldn't have been anyone in the stadium, or on either sideline who didn't know that every ball from then on was going to go to Delaney. As expected Delaney was very well covered. But, Shaw was a great QB and Delaney was a great receiver and he got his 6th TD reception in the game. Shaw got his 8th TD pass in a game. The only time I've seen a QB get benched for throwing a TD. It was a rainy night in San Diego. There were about 25,000 in attendance. Almost all of the sitting under the overhangs in the stadium. I too remember that game well as you can tell from my game description above.
That's an incredible memory from what have been a 5-6 year old boy in 1969. |
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Post by AzTex on Jul 9, 2024 8:31:50 GMT -8
Shaw is my favorite Aztec quarterback of all time. You are right. In a game against New Mexico State in San Diego Stadium he threw for 9 touchdowns. Tim Delaney caught 6 touchdowns in that game. Both were national records that stood for a very long time. The previous record for touchdowns thrown in a game was 7. Shaw threw 7 in the first half. Probably because Shaw and everyone on the team was pressing to get the record it wasn't until the 4th quarter that he got his 8th. That also gave Delaney his 5th TD matching the then current national record. Since that brought the score to 56-21 and Shaw had his record Coryell inserted Brian Sipe in as QB to finish the game. Sipe was obviously instructed to try to get Delaney his 6th TD if possible. From inside the 20 a play was run for Delaney to get the ball passed to him on the right side, but he was covered. Sipe's player instincts over ruled Coryell's instructions. He turned, threw the ball to the left side of the field to an open receiver for the touchdown. Coryell was furious. He wasn't trying to run up the score but was trying to get his players a national record. Sipe was on the bench for the next series. Once again we got down inside the 20. There couldn't have been anyone in the stadium, or on either sideline who didn't know that every ball from then on was going to go to Delaney. As expected Delaney was very well covered. But, Shaw was a great QB and Delaney was a great receiver and he got his 6th TD reception in the game. Shaw got his 8th TD pass in a game. The only time I've seen a QB get benched for throwing a TD. It was a rainy night in San Diego. There were about 25,000 in attendance. Almost all of the sitting under the overhangs in the stadium. I too remember that game well as you can tell from my game description above.
That's an incredible memory from what have been a 5-6 year old boy in 1969.If only that were true. Try a 24 year old boy in 1969. Still, a pretty good memory from a game 55 years ago. It remains one of my all time favorite games. Not competitive, but what a passing display.
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Post by longtimebooster on Jul 9, 2024 8:56:50 GMT -8
I do miss the days though when both Coryell and Gilbert sent many HIGH LEVEL players to the league, back when we were considered even more small-time than we are now. Esp WRs and CBs. We had an incredible number of players in the NFL back in those days. We didn't do so bad sending quarterbacks either. Dennis Shaw (2nd round draft choice) was NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1970, Don Horn (first round draft choice 1967), Brian Sipe (13th round draft choice) NFL Most Valuable Player 1972. I remember going to one of my first games at SDSU as a freshman in 1978. They flashed a stat on the scoreboard with a list of schools with the most active players on NFL rosters. I believe USC and Notre Dame were Nos. 1 and 2, but remarkably, SDSU clocked in at No. 3. That's bonkers. But Coryell/Gilbert had put so many QBs, WRs and DBs into the NFL that you couldn't watch a game then without hearing San Diego St. mentioned. |
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Post by AzTex on Jul 9, 2024 9:00:38 GMT -8
We had an incredible number of players in the NFL back in those days. We didn't do so bad sending quarterbacks either. Dennis Shaw (2nd round draft choice) was NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1970, Don Horn (first round draft choice 1967), Brian Sipe (13th round draft choice) NFL Most Valuable Player 1972. I remember going to one of my first games at SDSU as a freshman in 1978. They flashed a stat on the scoreboard with a list of schools with the most active players on NFL rosters. I believe USC and Notre Dame were Nos. 1 and 2, but remarkably, SDSU clocked in at No. 3. That's bonkers. But Coryell/Gilbert had put so many QBs, WRs and DBs into the NFL that you couldn't watch a game then without hearing San Diego St. mentioned. Those were the days indeed. I am so fortunate to have been an Aztec in those days the experienced that incredible success and watch all those outstanding players. Definitely the best of times. Unfortunately I have also had to suffer through the worst of times for Aztec football. Worth it none the less. |
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Post by PAC12 Aztec on Jul 9, 2024 9:46:47 GMT -8
That's an incredible memory from what have been a 5-6 year old boy in 1969.If only that were true. Try a 24 year old boy in 1969. Still, a pretty good memory from a game 55 years ago. It remains one of my all time favorite games. Not competitive, but what a passing display.
Couple more years and you can be President of the United States! 😂😂 |
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Post by missiontrails on Jul 9, 2024 9:46:47 GMT -8
I remember going to one of my first games at SDSU as a freshman in 1978. They flashed a stat on the scoreboard with a list of schools with the most active players on NFL rosters. I believe USC and Notre Dame were Nos. 1 and 2, but remarkably, SDSU clocked in at No. 3. That's bonkers. But Coryell/Gilbert had put so many QBs, WRs and DBs into the NFL that you couldn't watch a game then without hearing San Diego St. mentioned. Those were the days indeed. I am so fortunate to have been an Aztec in those days the experienced that incredible success and watch all those outstanding players. Definitely the best of times. Unfortunately I have also had to suffer through the worst of times for Aztec football. Worth it none the less. Chuck "Not For" Long had to be the low point. But that 70-7 loss to UNM at least got Rocky hired here eventually. |
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Post by AzTex on Jul 9, 2024 12:23:36 GMT -8
If only that were true. Try a 24 year old boy in 1969. Still, a pretty good memory from a game 55 years ago. It remains one of my all time favorite games. Not competitive, but what a passing display.
Couple more years and you can be President of the United States! 😂😂 That's one job I'd never want. Why would you wish that on me? I thought you liked me, at least a little. |
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Post by AzTex on Jul 9, 2024 12:25:00 GMT -8
Those were the days indeed. I am so fortunate to have been an Aztec in those days the experienced that incredible success and watch all those outstanding players. Definitely the best of times. Unfortunately I have also had to suffer through the worst of times for Aztec football. Worth it none the less. Chuck "Not For" Long had to be the low point. But that 70-7 loss to UNM at least got Rocky hired here eventually. There were many low points after Gilbert. I don't know which I'd pick as the lowest. But, I'm still here and still going to the games expecting to win every one. |
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I remember that game. It was hard to believe.