So much is sad and disappointing about the title.
Losing.
At home.
In overtime.
To South Alabama.
We should be 2-1, alas, coulda, shoulda, woulda. Or wish in one hand while spitting in the other. You get the point.
I wrote assuredly of our able defense at the beginning of the season. I watched a pathetic, patchwork Aztec defensive effort yield 511 (!) total yards of offense on behalf of South Alabama. Xavier Johnson averaged 7.5 yards per carry. All 19 of them. Our defensive line was of little effect. Our linebackers overwhelmed. Need further proof? South Alabama scores on passing plays of 46 and 57 yards while also enjoying a lengthy touchdown run of 74 yards.
Maxwell Smith must sit. Mr. Smith makes poor decisions, is absolutely immobile and fails to register any SEC seasoning on the field. 12 for 26 is not an Aztec quarterback. Consider the 5 of 16 third down conversions. Against South Alabama. We cannot and do not move the football. 305 paltry offensive yards the entire game speaks to an anemic offense at best. Finally, during the fourth quarter, San Diego State had the ball for better than 9 minutes. We scored once.
Happy Valley will be a sad place for Aztec fans this Saturday.
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