Hanging a zero is never encouraging. New qb or not. New offense or not. Certainly, 7 penalities in the first half did not assist in creating advantageous distance from our offense to the goal line. Myles Murao received 3 of the 7. He was wrong way busy.
Due to all the holding and false start penalties, Marquez Cooper watched 35 yards disappear from his game total. Danny O’Neil started sluggish (overthrown pass) and never found a pace worthy of a win. AztecFast is a work in progress. Proof? 59 offensive plays for the Aztec offense. Far off the fast mark.
The defense was on the field for 40+ minutes and 78 plays courtesy of the Beavers offense. Exhausted? You bet. During the third quarter the futility induced via too much time on the field resulted in an Aztec pass rush that looked underwhelming and ineffective. Push, shove, stop for breath. Repeat. Please send a sub.
Cal at Berkeley is next. The Bears play Florida State the following weekend. Perhaps Cal’s prep for us might be lacking? Let us hope.
Go Aztecs
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