Random thoughts….
This team has already exceeded my expectations. If we hadn’t blown the Portland game, we could actually have realistic conversations about the playoffs. The schedule gets tough, but with one upset and an expected win over Utah Tech we can have a .500 season, which I thought was unrealistic heading into the season. It’s been very fun watching this team compete every week.
This team probably has less depth/overall talent than we did in the Mental era, but the kids play hard, there’s a clear game plan each week, and there is improvement each week. As a non-Utahn I was extremely skeptical of hiring a high school coach but I am very impressed so far. I never would have thought Weber could put up points like this with a freshman QB. Kjar completely rebuilt the team in one off-season and the offense is legitimately good by any measure. If only we could cut down the turnovers…
God, hiring Mental set us back 5 years, but I digress.
The defense remains completely outmanned every week. We have a number of defenders that aren’t strong enough to make a 1-on-1 tackle. We held a very good offense to fewer points than usual this week, but a lot of that was of Idaho’s own doing. Regardless, I salute the effort they play with.
If we only win 1 more game this year, I hope it’s next week vs the bungles. We’ll be underdogs, and they’re coming off a bad loss, but I hope we bury them. The further I get out of school, the more I find myself rooting for schools like Montana or Eastern Washington to represent the Big Sky in a good light, but I will forever root for idaho st to be a doormat. I despise them.
