29 and counting.....

Well, Saturday's shellacking of Utah State (45-21) can be summarized thusly:

'Z' is apparently back. 350+ yards passing, TD's galore, no interceptions, no fumbles. Some still think he is not progressing through his reads correctly, others feel his long ball is lacking. Me, I'll take a win any way he can get it done. Again, he is not Dinwiddie. He is 'Z'.

Multi-dimensional offense. I have to hand it to the Aggies - they simply were not going to let us run up and down the field on them. I swear, sometimes it looked like they were putting 11 in the box. So, if they want to play that way, let 'Z' light it up in the air. Fine by me.

Some big-time plays (finally) from the receiving core. Some spectacular catches, some prefectly run routes. 'Z' was able to spread it around all day.

Sacks by the 'D'. And, some more sacks. And, a couple more. Now, all we need is some picks by the DB's.

When are we going to see the Ian Johnson from earlier this year - breaking tackles and straining for a few extra yards; sliding through gaps in the 'D' line?. I sincerely miss that guy. The back I've seen lately looks like someone's sister.

And when are we going to see some big-time runs? Like, breaking a big one for a score? Lee Marks had a 30+ yard gainer last week againse San Jose, but that's been about the highlight of the running game whis year. This week, Carpenter ran for a big score - off a screen. Great run, but it's still not a "running" play.

Kicking game is definitely getting better. Montgomery kicked a 44 yarder, and Stringer's punt are generally perfect. (By the way, he is on the Ray Guy watchlist this year - pretty good for a junior).

Next game - Nevada on the blue. First truly big WAC game of the season. Potential championship (although Fresno might like to have something to say about that :)

We're finally getting back on the radar, with 3 votes in the USA Today poll. Beating Nevada would probably get us some votes in both polls.

Later.