Rocky did say Cam stayed in Texas (must not like the weather). Nobody else opting out but a couple might be medical issues. Horton joke bill Bill came in at 380 so "The Dunker" will be on the ensalada train for a while. Surprised that Ulave is 315 pretty big for a center. Spring practice will be at the Chargers old digs at the Canyon .Horton basically said Juwan and Jasmin are 1a and 1 B. Rocky very high on Baker also noticed 247 graded him 8100 which means Sh*t but nice nonetheless.
The USC transfer thing is obviously bogus as well as the Pesai stuff.Looks like losing Tony did not kill us after all. Noble will likely play Nose I suspect with Mitchell and Glass behind him.

The UT gave a pretty good overview on a couple position battles going into Spring ball. A couple takeaways are that FB John Carrol appears to be done with football due to a hip injury. Isaiah Macklin, Myles Cheatum, and Dwayne Johnson to miss extended time recovering from injuries.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/sd-sp-azfoot-2018-spring-football-0218-story.html

Days like yesterday and today were built for guys like Matt P. Baseball was busy WHOPPIN UCSB, Softball and Womens' Soccer were playing at the same time. Coach Martinez' young pitchers struck out FOURTEEN last night

Sad that there is no mention of the Spring soccer schedule or games for SDSU men or women soccer on goaztecs or any social media platforms.

Watched SDSU women last night vs UC Riverside. Biggest challenge known has been what to do with the loss of significantly talented seniors that were studs at the heart of the defense and offense. Please keep in mind that seniors don't play in these games and the incoming freshmen are not in yet. So SDSU played with just two subs.

As he has done for a decade, Mike is going to leverage two of his midfielders from last year and convert them into Center Backs. That formula worked well for first 75% of the game. Late in game he inserted couple of players that didn't play at all last year and SDSU gave up a goal (the only goal of the game). Should also be noted that Gabby English (top goalie in MW) was also not in the goal in second half. So if that's the plan, SDSU will have a very experienced, athletic and skilled back 4 complimented by 2 very good holding mids. Defense will be just fine.

Unfortunately, what didn't get resolved is what to do on offense. Arnasdottir got benched for last 5 games of season and yesterday vs UC Riverside (not even in top 10 programs in California), she didn't beat anyone one on one. The other European player on roster was tried at Midfielder and was not effective at all. There are a handful of very good pieces such as Mia (#19) who will be one of top Forwards in league and 3 other good midfielders but SDSU has to find couple of other forwards but the two Euros are not the answer.

SDSU's talent/depth is the Sophmores and Juniors as there is only one Senior on the roster (transfer from Idaho), Niki who will be asked to play attacking mid this year.

What we saw last night was predictable and Spring games are essentially scrimmages. Really curious to see what the incoming recruiting class brings as there is opportunity to help at 3 or 4 spots for sure. We saw the Canadian recruit Florence play and she showed some flashed up top.

The Aztecs are playing a great game, tonight!
At the half, 53 - 31 Aztecs!

Watson 11 points
Schakel 11 points
Narain 10 points
McDaniels 9 points

We are out rebounding them 25-8.
And, we are 7 of 11 from beyond the arc.

Let's keep it going for the second half!

Okay, maybe he should push away from the buffet a little sooner. He's got the thick body many of us posters have been hoping the Aztecs would find. It's a P5 body. If his head is right, and it must be because he starts on an under-performing but talented team as a freshman, he'll transfer a bit of that body weight to muscle next summer.

Terrible defender? No way. He's a freshman 3/4 of the way through his first season. He has great quickness for a human his size and is strong. I was at the Boise game and he was our best option on Chandler H. That's not an awful defender. He gets victimized sometimes, and he doesn't box out as well as he should, but he'll be fine. In a couple years, we'll be saying he's one of our best defenders.

He's taken more 3Ps than anyone on the team, and is making 36% of them. If the clock is running down and you had to pick one guy to take a contested three, wouldn't you pick him? Or at least consider him? He doesn't shoot from his waist as do Schakel, Watson and Montana, so he's capable of being effective from mid-range (and he's shown that).

No question he needs to reduce the TOs. Like many players, he needs to learn to kick out when he drives the lane and is doubled. That's a combination of court awareness and a hero mentality, and maturity should provide the fix. Hopefully the coaches will encourage him to develop that aspect of his game instead of eliminating it.

For his size, he doesn't mix it up very much on the glass at either end, and that's a deficiency he'll need to address or it will cost him playing time. For what it's worth, he's probably the only guy on the team who can get an offensive rebound and power through the trees to score and get to the line.

He's likely to be on the MW freshman all-conference team or will be strongly considered.

He's a stud. If our team was performing better overall, not many people would be criticizing his game.

Does anyone have any insight why Jordan Schakel did not get any minutes in the Colorado State game on Wednesday?

he had been getting a lot of minutes until this game.

Max has caught some heat from fans lately for bad play and his benching. We know what happened on the benching and it appears it was warranted.

Now lets take a look at what we have with Max Montana. I hope most not only realize that Max had a real good game vs CSU but it was more than that.

His shooting was phenomenal. I'm not talking his percentage, I'm talking about the shots themselves. When you have a guy who can hit open 3 like he did AND come off of screens like he did and hit 3's you have something real special. Watching Montana play vs CSU was a real eye opener for me.

If Max Montana can play anywhere near what he did the rest of the season we are going to be ok. (OK as finishing in the Top 3 in conf, making at least the NIT, and having a shot to win the MWC tourney)

curious as to what this board’s initial reaction to the announcement today for
The new president.

I know this has nothing to do with us, but I just read that tickets for the spring scrimmage in Nebraska just went on sale, and one day after they went on sale, they sold out the 85,000 seat stadium! We will get maybe 2000 folks come to our scrimmage, and it’s free! I just don’t know how to react to this . . . .

Not many good things came out of this game. It looked like a team in disarray? 2 points total from the bench; 12 first half turnovers; no emotion whatsoever. I must admit that I thought this team was going to be real good. Unfortunately, the reality says something totally different. No toughness on this squad. Considering how mediocre last year’s team was, I never thought we could end up this year even worse. Hoping that with next year’s recruits and possibly 2 transfers as well, we can make our team SDSU tough again...starting with defense!!!

I've looked on Go Aztecs & there doesn't seem to be anything tied to tomorrow & Signing Day. The last few years the Signing Day parties have always been well attended. Go Aztecs always had the coaches talking about the new recruits etc. Does anyone know of anything being done by the coaching staff for us fans? If not, that's pretty weak!!!!

just wonderin’. Please Ruben, don’t have
the flu. Haven’t seen his byline lately.

Off the top of my head, some guys we have been on that are still available:

JC LB Rahsaan York
OL AJ Frost
OL Alama Uluave
DB Denaylan Fuimoano
DE Jermayne Lole
CB Luc Barcoo
OL Josh Gray
WR Nikko Hall
WR Kevon Ahmad
RB Zidane Thomas
S Aashari Crosswell
RB/DB Christian Swint
RB Toa Tua
WR Andre Hunt
ATH Demajay Williams
JC DT Kevin Scott
WR Manny Allen

Who else to add to the list?

Looks like some good ones..

http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/18-signingday.html

Gone?

I expect the announcing of Fui and Uluave to the 2018 class.

I think we will land Kobe Smith and Zidane Thomas.

Maybe Demajay Williams.

Hope 1 DL recruit. Although Lole is a longshot.

RB Zidane Thomas committed during his SDSU visit. Enjoy the ending of the super bowl!

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When does it start? What kind of contact by recruiters is allowed during this time?

I know we were only playing with 8 players tonight, however do you think our defense is in transition? Do you think the team will play more zone defense? I understand we play great 1-on-1 defense,however can you play just 1-on-1 defense with the 2015 rule changes? In the 2015-2016 season the hand checking on D is now called a foul and the shot clock went from 45 seconds to 30 seconds. Does it need to play more zone D to be a better offensive team? Like to hear what everyone one thinks.

Not in San Diego today. Watching from afar. Offense hot early and like clockwork starting to cool off. Pope trying heat things up again with a dunk.

Jaden McDaniels, younger brother of Jalen, comes in ranked No. 63 in Rivals' latest national rankings.

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Gianni Hunt is ranked at 86.

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https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals150/2019

Thought you guys might appreciate some great former Aztecs (i do not include myself) Travis Hitt, Coach Claude Gilbert (top 3 coaches in Aztec history along with Don and Rocky) and Whip Walton. Induction in the Brietbard Hall of Fame tonight.

This close to the early signing date and the lack of any recent news is DEAFENING!

Is there a lot of behind the scenes stuff going on?

Ruben, make something up just to appease
the brotherhood

For those curious about the o-line class, I confirmed today that 2017 signee Delon Jemmott is now enrolled and on scholarship after a gray shirt year. Jemott played at a tiny private school in Riverside and was very raw but his upside is solid. He's another international player for the coaches to mold.

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