A butt kicking that should have been a butt kicking. San Jose State uses three quarterbacks to the collective effort of 17/31 with one touchdown, but all for a paltry 133 yards. The Aztec defense keeps the Spartan offense to less than 245 total yards. In the words of Montgomery (Mr.) Burns, “Excellent.”
Let’s talk about the Aztecs. 7-5/5-3. Not bad. Candidly, not good, rather average, but given the difficulties at quarterback, Ruffin missing a handful of games and Fely never fully recovering from his injury, 2014 could have been a lot worse.
Speaking of difficulties at quarterback, Quinn Kaehler must have been feeling the shoulder ding as the game progressed. Two series in the third quarter was reminiscent of Nick Bawden’s attempts to direct the offense earlier in the year. Some games, Quinn has little to nothing, and yesterday was one of those games. 15 attempts and 4 completions is all that needs to be said. Thankfully, the o-line was absolutely dominating. At times, the Spartan defensive line resembled a bad juco team. The Aztec front five was getting pushes four to five yards deep seemingly every snap against the Spartans. San Jose State was walking backwards in a rude fashion. Pumphrey was fantastic. Pump deserves all accolades given. Any running back averaging 12.1 yards per carry is offering a game to remember. The offense finishing the regular season with a 5/5 effort in the almighty red zone, was a job well done, especially with 4 of the 5 being touchdowns. 9 of 17 on third down was also of positive note. Again, a sweep of the helmet to the Aztec o-line.
Now, we wait. Bowl people are fickle. I politely disagreed with the Poinsettia Bowl post-game exchange between Uncle Teddy and Kirk Morrison. The gents were assuming a bit too much. Sure, playing in the Poinsettia Bowl in a rematch with Navy would be welcome. Candidly, playing any bowl game anywhere is welcome. Keep those spears and fingers crossed.
A general review of the 2014 SDSU football season is in the works (you do not need to thank me).
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