A solid game with a spectacular performance by Rashaad Penny. He does everything except drive the team bus to the stadium. Mr. Penny will continue to play football after his senior year.
I applaud Jeff Horton’s insistence on running a majority of first-half plays to the left side, thus demanding Tyler Roemer, Daishawn Dixon and Keith Ismael become division one offensive linemen now rather than sometime in the future. If those three do not perform to expectation, then we would have suffered the dread “three and out” disease. Thankfully, not so.
The penalty parade must stop. Now. 12 for 95, including two negated touchdowns in the first half, is ridiculous and beneath the quality of Aztec football. No more offside calls on the defense. As Graham Chapman said, “Wait for it.”
Five sacks of the ASU qb for a total of 35 yards placed a great deal of doubt on the Sun Devil offense. Noble Hall, Sergio Phillips and Myles Cheatum may be the best defensive line in the MWC. Nice to see Chibu Onyuekwu and Damon Moore receive playing time and contribute to the discomfort of the ASU running game (a mere 1.4 yards per carry and 44 yards total rushing).
John Barron was perfect from 29, 27 and 32 yards. Change nothing.
2-0.
Go, Aztecs.
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