From the first snap, we were elsewhere. Four (!) personal foul penalties in the first half was a gift of 60 yards to the Black Knights. The last act of kindness we needed to offer a team that took “pound and ground” to a new level . . . against us.
Antonio Rosales getting tossed early in the game summed his entire year. Mr. Rosales was not part of the offensive line for most of the year. Why include him at the end of the year? His start was badly timed and lent to the lack of focus during the first half.
Army’s offensive line was lower and faster than the Aztec defensive line. The result was those mind-numbing drives that took 10+ minutes off the clock. If you didn’t notice, Army had the ball 10+ minutes each quarter. The Aztec offense rarely found the football to snap and throw (14 minutes to the second the entire game). Less Rashaad Penny (save your money) and Juwan Washington, the offense never established any rhythm to speak of.
Kudos to Anthony Luke and his interception. A rare bright spot.
Good luck to Bobby Hauck and Danny Gonzales. New opportunity and well deserved, though I grimace at coaching changes.
10-3 finishes the year. Not so bad, but I suffer from coulda, shoulda, woulda. If I fold my arms and frown at 10-3, life is good for SDSU football. Keep the frowns coming.
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