Game Week: Duquesne

[jackrabbit1979]

Re: Game Week: Duquesne

FYI ALL: the northbound exit for 6th St is CLOSED. All traffic coming from the south will have to use the bypass exit or the Elkton exit. This was very short-sighted by the SD DOT as they could have easily done there bridges in a different order. It would be nice if they got like 14 thousand complaints.

P.S. it looked as though it could be open for the next home game

Meh...I'm guessing there was good reason to do the bridges and exits in the order they did and it wasn't just decided at random. Additionally, exit 133 is probably a better entrance to Brookings for those heading to the stadium anyway. Additionally Additionally, the contractor for that project has been really great to work with from an SDSU perspective throughout the project, including getting major pieces completed prior to move-in weekend a few weeks ago taking much of the burden off of those days for many more families and visitors than will be visiting DJD this week. I think we'll survive the small disruption for one Thursday night football game and they (contractor or SD DOT) probably don't deserve thousands of complaints.

[slosho]

Re: Game Week: Duquesne

FYI ALL: the northbound exit for 6th St is CLOSED. All traffic coming from the south will have to use the bypass exit or the Elkton exit. This was very short-sighted by the SD DOT as they could have easily done there bridges in a different order. It would be nice if they got like 14 thousand complaints.

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P.S. it looked as though it could be open for the next home game

[jakejc795]

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I understand Midco will be doing the Duquesne game.

Also available online via Espn3 for those living in "non-Midco" territory.

[Nidaros]

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Crazy how quick a guy forgets.....sitting here watchin replay of the Cal Poly game from last year.

Our very first drive TC went out injured....Lujan came in and promptly led SDDU to a TD. Not having that proven backup could prove interesting if TC were to go down this year.

U got it. Sunday night Midco reran the SDSU-USD game. Much closer game than I had recalled. SDSU executed several plays including a Pick to put the game away in final seconds. I expect a real barn burner in Vermillion later this year. I just had heart surgery so my nephew will take my place at the Duquesne game, but otherwise plan to be in the stands. I understand Midco will be doing the Duquesne game.

[Justwin]

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You had me nervous, but there are indeed sources that list him at 6'1" here and here.

I wish he was 6' 11". I wouldn't be worried about a guy that size staying close enough to Jake to matter if he put his hand up or not.

[jakejc795]

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I'm excited to see their 6'-11" 200 lb Defensive Back. He might be able to "get a hand in there" on Weineke.

37

Harris, Sherman

DB

JR

6-11

200

Bowie, Md./Saint James School

That's gotta be a typo, no?

You had me nervous, but there are indeed sources that list him at 6'1" here and here.

[RowdyRabbit]

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Crazy how quick a guy forgets.....sitting here watchin replay of the Cal Poly game from last year.

Our very first drive TC went out injured....Lujan came in and promptly led SDDU to a TD. Not having that proven backup could prove interesting if TC were to go down this year.

[thumper_76]

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Please change the thread to Attendance, not game one. Talk about boring stuff on a upcoming opening game.

I mean, considering the opponent and general lack of info available for them it's understandable.

As far as the game I'm most curious about how well we shut down their stud rb. If we can't do that we could be in for a season that doesn't match expectations. Hope a certain lb of ours has a chip on his shoulder after losing out to the guy last year. Dusquene should be the best of the NEC, but we should still handle them easily if we expect to be a national title contender this year.



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[JacksBacker]

Re: Game Week: Duquesne

Here's a link to a radio interview with the Duquesne head coach. Seems they were misinformed about our average attendance at DJD. Hope they aren't disappointed when they show up to a crowd half the size they may expect.

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/...season-opener/

[Jackedforlife]

Re: Game Week: Duquesne

Competing for football fan support with Steelers, PennSt, Pitt, even WVU. Be thankful that SDSU is away from competing fan choices.


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Agreed but even HS FB gets better fan support. One would think FB at Duq should be able to carve a niche' out in the community. I mean the metro are of Pittsburgh has almost 3 times that of South Dakota alone.

[rabidrabbit]

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Yeah they really have minimal fan support which is somewhat surprising being in the heart of steel country.

Competing for football fan support with Steelers, PennSt, Pitt, even WVU. Be thankful that SDSU is away from competing fan choices.


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[Jackedforlife]

Re: Game Week: Duquesne

Yeah they really have minimal fan support which is somewhat surprising being in the heart of steel country.

[goon]

Re: Game Week: Duquesne

I am excited for the game finally but man I am still bummed its Thursday. The plan for now is to have a tailgating and party at my parents with the whole family and watch and wife can take the kids home to go to bed if it gets late for them. hopefully the students make up for the others who wont be able to make it for the game. I expect to see a pretty balanced game with run and pass. I think SDSU would love to try to run a touch more just to get defense honest and slightly open up the pass even more. Really like to see how the defense plays more then anything and hopefully focused on their run.

[rabidrabbit]

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FBS Transfer QB, iirc, Boise St.

[WestSideRabbit]

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Still no news on Duquesne. (Literally...try to find recent info on Duquesne football.) Must be some sort of new stealth technology applied to sports teams. The Dukes are the pre-season pick to win the NEC and we know they have a great running back. That seems to be about the extent of knowledge about the team.

Two good LBs and three good OL. Probably Boise St. QB. Read my blog