These games against Davis really piss me off. The Hornets players and their coaching staff always seem to go in to full idiot mode and the Aggies get every single break to make things worse.
The Hornets had the better team 2 years ago but a monsoon was the great equalizer in that one. The Hornets clearly had the better team this season as evidenced by their records but don't have a monsoon to blame for their woes this time around.
The Aggies first 26 points were all scored on Special teams. That tells you all you need to know about this one. Their offense scored ONE TD and was badly out gained all game. Like always, the Aggies simply let the Hornets and their coaches beat themselves. That's really what these games the past few years have come down to.... Sac State beating themselves. Why should tonight be any different considering it was Biggs last game? I really believe the guy is a snake charmer that is easily able to hypnotize the Hornets and their coaches into full on stupidity.
Aside from the inept coaching staff's braindead decision to run a trick play after you've just regained momentum and are badly out-gaining your opponent 3 to 1, I place the brunt of this loss on one of my favorite Hornet players ... Morris Norrisse. If he didn't play in this game, the Hornets win easily.
He had absolutely no business trying to field that punt after it got over his head and he especially had no business trying to recover the ball while on the full run and while retreating to his own end zone. Just fall on the d@mn ball.
If that wasn't bad enough, what in the world is Norisse thinking on that ridiculous trick play that went bust? While the Hornets staff should be villified for calling that play in the first place, Norisse has got to understand the situation and not throw the ball.
Once the play broke down and the element of surprise was gone, you don't throw a jump ball to your QB of all people while he's double covered. I've never been a proponent of running a play in which a non-QB is counted upon to throw a pass. They ALWAYS think they have to throw the ball even when the play isn't there. Even if you coach them to throw the ball away or tuck it and run if the play doesn't develop, they rarely ever get the opportunity to run the play in a real game so they go all hero mode and still try to make the play. This is exactly what happened tonight.
Again, neither play occurred due to anything the Aggies did.They were both self inflicted wounds that were 100% avoidable. The first play resulted in 8 points for UCD. The second killed an opporunity to increase the lead and possibly put the game away.
Lastly, I will give Bob Biggs a ton of credit. He always manages to out coach whomever is manning the Hornets sidelines and has consistently beaten Sac State in instances when he has less talent. I, for one, am really glad to see him go.