In Wichita.

-DB Tariq Thompson has an AC strain but is fine. No surgery needed. Practiced today.

-Noble Hall is fully cleared and practiced.

-Chase Jasmin practiced very lightly with a big brace on. Rocky said he would play if there was a game this week.

-Rocky said he wanted at leaat one wide receiver to take over this spring but it's still wide open. There's decent depth but...

-It appears as though the staff is really going to push Ryan Pope this offseason because Zach Thomas took a lot of first team reps.

-During a defense only period I noticed that Rocky had Zach Arnett AND Ernie Lawson simultaneously give signals to the defense. They gave different signals, which was weird, so I asked Rocky if they were signaling to their own position groups. They weren't.

Instead, one coach was "live" and the other wasn't. One was real and the other was fake gibberish. This is preparation for the ASU game since Coach Gonzales and White know the signals.

Rocky doesn't plan to switch his own signals, so he's going to develop a pattern that the players on the field know which signals to actually look at. The coach giving the true live signals could change any series, any set of downs, any quaters or numerically like every five plays etc.

That could be a problem if one or two players get mixed up and read the fake signal on a given play. Today, there was one instance where Parker Baldwin was reading Arnett's signals for multiple plays before asking, "wait, Coach Lawson isn't live?"

They plan to try it again tomorrow.

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A list of QB's who are transferring( or likely to if beat out for first spot.) those declaring transfer italic. I don't think we are likely to take a grad transfer this year unless soem thng happens to Agnew or Chapman but usdt for fun

Quinten Dormady Tennessee Texas By missed 2017 with injury never took redshirt might have two left steveindex OK


Ryan Boyle Iowa 6'5 good arm almost never played ranking steveindex meh+

Keller Chryst, Stanford you know him OK emergency QB steveindex OK-

Jalan McClendon North Carolina FOur star steveindex OK+

Evan Shirreffs Miami Has two years as agrad was solid back up Steve ndex Good+But no chance wants to go to top business school)

Jacob Park Iowa State steveindex good

Jeff George Illinois steveindex meh (He is Not his Daddy)

Wilton Speight Michigan former starter 6'6 steveindex good

J.J. Consentino Florida State good Pro QB grad transfer with two years .steveindex excellent
Gardner Minshew East Carolina being recruted as back up at Bama steveindex OK

Brandon Dawkins Arizona Stinkcats mediocre passer great runner steveindex OK_

Tommy Stevens, Penn State if he is still number two might grad transfer with two years steveindex excellent

Joe Burrow, Ohio State if he is still number two after spring might grad transfer alsowith two years steveindex excellent

Austin Kendall, Oklahoma not agrad transfer would sit have two for two steve index excellent

Shane Buechele, Texas an another possible transfer has not redshirted might e grad transfer would have two for two steveindex
very good

oNe bounceback in jC form Iowa state
Dominic DeLira Copiah Lincoln CC
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I am more that happy to eat crow! They weren’t playing dog shit, let’s all be honest. But I also said you never know in a tournament in 3 days. I didn’t think it was possible!! But, they turned around their season! THEY DID IT! They didn’t fold! They stayed composed, and hey finished!!!! Cameron Rooks deserves so much credit and applause!!!

Tariq Thompson left Saturday's scrimmage with a shoulder injury. We'll find out his status Monday. Tayler Hawkins played on both the first and second team because of this.

LB Ronley Lakalaka and CB Jeff Clay played today but both will have surgeries on their shoulders (labrum) on Monday. This was scheduled prior to spring camp and they've made it through practices fine.

Trenton Thompson suffered a minor arm injury but seemed fine.

Kahale Warring (back) played and is cleared.

I thought Kaegun Williams had a good scrimmage and he made it even better w g en he popped outside for a 50-ishyd touchdown up the sideline, out running Addison Umrarong. I still think he has the best ability of the backups but was down on his production this spring. That changed a bit today.

Collin Andrews made a great jump ball catch and Isiah Richardson caught a deep ball over the top as well.

Both backup QBs threw bad interceptions. Salazar fumbled a pitch in the red zone and Clay picked him off during the final two minute drive.

Agnew tried a check down pass but Kyahva Tezino made a diving deflection that ended up in Israel Cabrera's hands.

I’m old and decrepit and definitely not tech savvy. I registered on the Wichita State Basketball chat room web site to try and get the idea across of a mutual fan base for the first and maybe the second round for their team, here at Viejas and the Aztecs in Wichita I searched all over and couldn’t find a tab to post my thought.

I think someone on this board that’s “with it”
should float the idea to the Shocker fans.

I think as long as each fan base uphold their end of the bargain, it would be GREAT for both sides.

Joe Lunardi of ESPN had listed UNM as 14th seed on his projection this morning. I am guessing the bid stealing Aztecs will also be listed as 14th seed when he posts his next update.

what a difference a week makes!

can someone explain the financial payouts
work. I know there are units and a six year payout but the nuts and bolts of this stuff
eludes me.

SDSU is a 4 point favorite

RPI: SDSU 70 NM 115

Like SDSU, they rotate a lot of guys and starters rarely play over 30 mins. They rested starters late in the game yesterday. Utah State was a much weaker opponent though but they left T&M last night 5 hours after Aztecs. Last time SDSU had the late game before Championship game, they went down.

Any news?

In the past we have gotten daily reports from spring football
And full coverage of the MWC basketball tourney.
I pay for someone to cover those because of the times I can't go myself.
Very disappointed with almost complete lack of any current information
Definitely not getting my money's worth in recent weeks.
Anyone know what the problem is?

We are 5.5 pt underdog. I am feeling an upset!!!

CB Darren Hall is now on the first team ahead of Kyree Woods.

LB Andrew Aleki is now a first team OLB ahead of Troy Cassidy.

Kyahva Tezino played middle linebacker today while Ronley Lakalaka played the other outside spot. The staff is trying to add flexibilty with the linebacker unit so both Tezino and Lakalaka will be rotating a lot this spring.

These decisions were based off the scrimmage performances on Saturday.

Penny just ran a 4.47 in 40 yard dash. Very good time for 220 lbs.

DJ ran a 4.48 last year

Penny also did 13 reps for 225 lbs while DJ did 5 last year

Aztecs opened as a 3.5 point favorite. Will be a tough game. They match up well against the Aztecs or at least have in the recent past.

Because of who SDSU is playing, they have dropped to an 18% chance of winning the tournament. Clearly the top half of the bracket is tougher than the bottom half. So in my opinion, Boise St is the favorite to win it all. Nevada I believe has the best top 5 players but it's too hard to play 3 nights in a row with a deep bench let alone only having 7 players available. Here's hoping that UNLV runs runs runs assuming they don't fall flat Wednesday night.

Before the basketball season ends (hopefully in a few weeks) I'm hoping one of you who attends practice can provide some insights on Adam Seiko. I wasn't particularly impressed with his HS video and am maybe unfairly thinking of him as a D'Erryl kind of player. Thick, strong body; defensive specialist; but not quick or creative enough to excel at point at this level.

What are you seeing in practice?

The Aztecs were excited to receive commitments from Joel and Nathan Mensah, and Jordan Campbell. It was considered a top 10 2018 mid-major recruiting class.

Joel has had a decent year for a mediocre J Serra team in Orange County, averaging 16 pts and 9 boards per game. Listed at 6'11", 200 lbs, but looks more like 6'9" to me.

Nathan has had an up and down season on a loaded Findlay Prep team. He's averaging 8 pts, 7 rebounds and a couple blocks. He started strong and is finishing strong, averaging 15 pts, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks over the last 4 games. Listed at 6'9", 207 lbs.

Jordan Campbell has disappeared. He had a monster senior year at Jamaal's HS in Adelanto. He graduated, and decided to play for Scale Prep in Chino "to mature his body and mind". He's not listed on the Scale Prep roster, and is not in the only video I could find. Does anybody know what happened to him?

Player of the Year: Chandler Hutchison, Boise State
Coach of the Year: Eric Musselman, Nevada
Sixth Man of the Year: Louis Adams, Wyoming
Newcomer of the Year: Caleb Martin, Nevada
Freshman of the Year: Brandon McCoy, UNLV
Defensive Player of the Year: Alan Herndon, Wyoming
All-MW first team
Chandler Hutchison, Boise State (7 player of the year votes)
Caleb Martin, Nevada (2)
Jordan Caroline, Nevada
Justin James, Wyoming
Hayden Dalton, Wyoming
All-MW second team
Deshon Taylor, Fresno State
Brandon McCoy, UNLV
Cody Martin, Nevada
Sam Merrill, Utah State
Shakur Juiston, UNLV
All-MW third team
Koby McEwen, Utah State
Jalen McDaniels, San Diego State
Anthony Mathis, New Mexico
Kendall Stephens, Nevada
Ryan Welage, San Jose State
Honorable mention: Antino Jackson, New Mexico; Nico Carvacho, Colorado State; Trevor Lyons, Air Force; Malik Pope, San Diego State; Jordan Johnson, UNLV; Alan Herndon, Wyoming; Bryson Williams, Fresno State; Chris Sengfelder, Boise State; Lexus Williams, Boise State

Aztecs Baseball 8-3 (2-0 in MWC) broke into national rankings today. This roster is deep with a ton of very good new pitchers and tremendous seasoned veterans that can hit a ton.

http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/030518aab.html

Equally good news is the fact that MWC baseball has done much better this year OOC. UNLV is 11-1 and swept Fresneck over the weekend. But a lot like their basketball team, they have a good offense but pitching is suspect.

The MWC's official board hasn't updated any baseball scores or standings since Thursday.

https://www.gofundme.com/help-our-beloved-aztec-ryan-iata Hang in there, Matt

All over ESPN Sport Center for a buzzer beater lay up for Kent State's first round win in MAC

http://uclabruins.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5455 l
looking to grad transfer sister is at SDSU.

Who is going to Vegas? I will be there with six friends.

Nevada did us a double favor tonight, they just beat UNLV eliminating them out of the top 5, the win also ensures Nevada will STILL be a top 25 team when they come to Viejas. I expect a packed house for Senior Night with a top 25 team coming in and we will be playing to secure that top 5 spot. The Show better Show up. If we can get this win we'll be one of the most dangerous and hottest teams going into the MWC Tournament. I wouldn't want to play us right now. GO AZTECS!

We know Alabama, USC, Miami and Florida State are going to be well-represented at the NFL Combine every year, but the ability of some programs to produce draft-worthy talent this year may surprise. Today we run down 10 programs well represented in Indianapolis that might surprise the casual observer.

SAN DIEGO STATE - 5 PLAYERS

Recruiting Rankings: 2013 (No. 78), 2014 (No. 72), 2015 (No. 74)

Breakdown: The Aztecs have had quite a run of producing quality running backs in their history and this year’s draft class is highlighted by former three-star running back Rashaad Penny. One of the most productive backs in all of college football last season, Penny rushed for more than 2,000 yards while finishing fifth in Heisman Trophy balloting. But he’s not alone in Indianapolis, with his fullback Nick Bawden also invited, as well as former two-star prospect Kameron Kelly, who converted from quarterback to safety in college.

You can see the rest of the schools here.