I would have thought we would have seen a press release from the school by now....

Vegas has SDSU listed as an 8 pt favorite today across the board.

Everything I've heard says Pope has not been practicing at all.

Elijah Brown is the most hated player in MWC in my eyes. Pathetic sensational FLOPPER. Gets his points from "VOLUME SHOOTING." Hate that dude.

In Conf Opener vs. Fresno, Brown played 30 mins, shot 2 of 10 from floor but FLOPPED his way to FOURTEEN FT's, more than entire Fresno team combined. How the F is that guy All-MWC?? I know, just another example of MWC being an absolute joke of a league.

Bottom line, MW is down once again. Gotta have the W vs NM tomorrow. Looking forward to being loud and proud at the Blackout at Viejas tomorrow afternoon.

May you witness many Aztec victories in the new year

Does anyone know what happened to him

We lose a core group of players that led us to back 2 back MWC Championship and resounding bowl wins. DJ, Munson, Kazee, Siragusa, Barrett, Smith, Kelly and the rest of the senior class and there were some visible leaders on this team.

We got punched in the mouth in the 1Q against Houston, but instead of running back to San Diego, this team punched back and delivered a solid performance on both sides of the ball, but especially on defense.

It has been a great run in 2015-2016 so do we have enough in the stables to keep this run going? We still have some core players coming back, but the OL will be young and unproven and we need players to step up for the guys we are losing. I think we can win the West Division and get back to the MWC title game in 2017.

Defense

DL - Philipps, Turner, Hall. No proven depth behind these three so can the JC recruits (Gardner, Chibu) or Rocheilin, Cheatum provide quality depth? We need to start rebuilding the DL as we have no proven players beyond net year.

LB - Dunn, Lakalaka, Ricks, Henderson. A solid core of players especially with how Henderson stepped up toward the end of the season and if Ricks can return to his 2015 form. We have some youth, but which ones are going to step up – Tezino, Himphill, Cassidy, Mathis, Murphy?

Secondary - Smith, Lomax, Kelly, Baldwin. Smith has short term memory as he was constantly picked on by opposing QBs, but his interception was very cerebral play in the LV Bowl and really turned the game. Thompson and Woods look like they can be key players for years to come, Montgomery saw some key playing time and there are numbers at all the positions, but all are young. Guidry would be a nice recruiting coup and looks like he can be similar to McFadden and be used for certain offensive plays given his speed.


Offense
Key playmakers – Penny (should finish his SDSU career in the top 5 in rushing yards), Washington, Holder, Truxton, Wells, Houston, Warning.

QB – Chapman. Good game manager, but will need to do more and without proven depth behind Holder/Truxton/Wells/Houston and without DJ. A quality 5th year transfer would be great to create some competition. Horton needs to establish a vertical passing game. DJ was such a gamer, he made plays out of nothing and hid some of our shortcomings.

OL – We have the numbers and maybe the talent (haven’t seen them play yet) but they are young. I assume we are going to go through a period of growing pains with 4 new starters. A JC transfer (who can contribute immediately), would be a good addition to this recruiting class.

Special Teams

ST – Baron – he was aces this year and we look set for 2017 & 2018, but who will be the punter next year?

The L A Times posted their All Star High School area team, today.

The only Aztec commit on the first team was Shane Irwin, Palos Verde, 6-4, 240, DL

No mention of Chance Bell, Darren Hall or Isaiah Flanagan.

The opposite DB at Rancho Cucamonga made first team, Thomas Graham, but not Darren Hall.

Go Aztecs

Watching this Boise game. I know I should be rooting for them, for the good of the conference. Buuuuuut I want the Aztecs to be the king of the Mountain. What are your thoughts guys?

Time to start a new conference is here


First off there must be an agreement from anyone that joins the conference to be obligated for 30 years no withdrawal

The other conferences Will not be able to take our teams after we are building the product. The end result will be no raiding our teams

We would be looking for large population areas for TV market shares and to get a big TV contract

If the teams have decent basketball program so much the better


I will propose the following teams


San Diego State
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Fresno State
San Jose State
Boise State
University of Nevada Reno
University of New Mexico
Colorado state university
University of Texas El Paso
University of Texas San Antonio
University of Houston
Tulsa
Air Force Academy


From these the final three teams

Memphis
University of Cincinnati
United States Naval Academy
West Point


All of these teams Or from large population centers which represent television sets which represent advertisement dollars


If you build the product and stop the teams from being able to leave for a Set 30 year time. The conference may become so lucrative that no one will want to leave it for the big 12 and or the ACC



Just an opinion and I think it's better than waiting around trying to get a seat at the other table

May not mean anything, yet some interesting trends through the first 12 games.

Started all 12 games: Kell, Cheatham, Allen.
Only other player to play in all 12 games: Gill-Caesar.

Three playing the most minutes: Kell (373), Cheatham (333), Hemsley (323).
Three highest minutes per game: Kell (31.1), Hemsley (29.4), Cheatham (27.8).

Most field goal attempts: Kell 139), Hemsley (124), Cheatham (84).
Most field goals made: Hemsley (61), Kell (57), Cheatham (46).
Field goal percentages: Cheatham (.548), Hemsley (.492), Allen (.472).
Team field goals: 295 of 694 or .425.
Opponents have made: 265 of 285 or .387.

Three point attempts: Kell (61), Hoetzel (53), Hemsley (51).
Three pointers made: Hemsley (29), Shrigley (18), Kell (17).
Three point percentages: Williams (.667), Hemsley (.569), Shrigley (.375).
With the exception of Izundu, all of the other players have attempted three point shots.
Team three point field goals: 96 of 283 or .339.
Opponents have made: 89 of 270 or .330.

Most free throw attempts: Cheatham (60), Kell (43), Hemsley (40).
Free throws made: Cheatham (47), Hemsley (36), Kell (27).
Free throw percentages: Hoetzel (.857), Kell (.837), Gill-Caesar (.824).
Team three point field goals: 166 of 230 or .722.
Opponents have made: 117 of 177 or .661.

Offensive rebounds: Cheatham (28), Izundu (19), Allen (12).
Team offensive rebounds: 125 or 10.5 per game.
Opponents offensive rebounds: 119 or 10.0 per game.

Defensive rebounds: Cheatham (82), Kell (43), Allen (39).
Team defensive rebounds: 320 or 26.7 per game.
Opponents defensive rebounds: 299 or 24.9 per game.

Assists: Kell (34), Hemsley (26), Allen (20).
Team assists: 137 or 11.4 per game.
Opponents assists: 127 or 10.6 per game.

Steals: Kell (20), Allen (15), Cheatham (14).
Team steals: 86 or 7.2 steals per game.
Opponents: 66 or 5.5 per game.

Blocks: Izundu (11), Allen (11), Cheatham (8).
Team blocks: 56 or 4.7 per game.
Opponents blocks: 45 or 3.8 per game.

Personal fouls: Allen (31), Cheatham (29), Hemsley (24).
Team personal fouls: 186 or 15.5 per game.
Opponents personal fouls: 231 or 19.3 per game.

Turn overs: Cheatham (22), Hemsley (21), Kell (17).
Team turn overs: 138 or 11.5 per game.
Opponents turn overs: 165 or 13.8 per game.

http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2016-2017/teamcume.html

Basketball game tonight Go Aztecs

Looks like G5 conferences might be looking to hold their own playoff. I think this is interesting.

http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ficials-considering-playoff-non-power-5-teams

Referring to DB Azizi Hearn (6'2 and 187 lbs) of Oceanside HS: 23 solo tackles, 21 assisted tackles, 5 INTs, and 11 pass deflections. San Diego Union-Tribune First Team Defense

Watching this Boise game. I know I should be rooting for them, for the good of the conference. Buuuuuut I want the Aztecs to be the king of the Mountain. What are your thoughts guys?

http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/122016aaa.html

Finally getting the attention of the San Diego/nations fans.

Cal is currently losing $20 million per year. After coming close to dropping baseball and few other sports in 2010, most think its inevitable that handful of sports will be dropped in 2017. Surprising when you consider the huge haul of TV, bowl games, NCAA basketball, etc. revenue that each PAC -12 program receives.


http://www.sfchronicle.com/colleges...heads-on-holiday-with-no-answers-10816376.php

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MERRY CHRISTMAS to my Aztecs family. God bless you and your loved ones. Wish each of you peace, health and love in the new year.

The defense showed up. 36-20 at the half and Zylan Cheatham nearly has a double double already with 10 and 8.

Kirk Kenny does a review of next year's aztecs. In the article he assesses those
who may step up on the OL next. One glaring name missing was Dixon.
Just an oversight or is there a possible homesickness or grades issue?

While I'm at it, thank you for your efforts this year. You've done a tremendous
job keeping us informed.

Hope you and your family have the best of Christmases.
Rick

8 mins in and Jeremy Hemsley and Dakarai Allen are playing aggressively for a. 22-17 lead.

anyone notice the Rumz is getting beat?

Over the last 5 years, we've picked up a good amount of meaningful hardware.

Good article on this kid in today's UT.

His coach says he can make all throws.

He has a high TD to INT ration

Rocky said we want another QB.

Csuck had offered him among others.

He's mobile and has a strong arm.

Obvious Question, do we have interest in this kid and if not why not?

a little speculation while we enjoy the
season's results. How long do you think Rocky will be around?
And, as we, go into the silly season, which of our coaches might be approached
by other schools? Who might we have to replace?
My thinking was Hauck was Heir apparent but if Rocky intends to be here for three
more years, I'd think we lose Hauck. Thoughts?