Cal-Poly

[Coyote_Fan]

Re: Cal-Poly

Congradulations on your win over Poly. You guys have shown tremendous guts not only coming from behind to win games but also digging out of a tough 0-3 hole. No doubt a top 25 ranking is well deserved.

[juice]

Re: Cal-Poly

Leave it to a USD fan to try and stir the pot after SDSU's biggest win as a I-AA school.  :


Go State!  

I'm not trying to stir the pot, I just want to know what you guys think of Coach Stig. I'm sorry if me asking that question stirs any kind of trouble, thats my intention. My State friends have been hard on him and I don't think this win will change their mind. I think he has done a pretty good job and today he led them to an amazing win. Going for two was a flat out ballsy call and a great call. He really opened himself up to second guessing if they didn't get it, but he showed that he didn't care about that. A lot of coaches would have kicked the extra point and went to OT knowing that they had all the momentum, having scored 21 straight points. I say if you have 2.5 yards to beat a top 5 team you have to take that chance.

[JackJD]

Re: Cal-Poly

Thanks, Coyote Fan.  Nice win over Augie--Flyger has proved he's a formidable competitor.

Now, Juice, you are trying to stir the pot so I hope everyone ignores your inquiries.

[juice]

Re: Cal-Poly

Thanks, Coyote Fan.  Nice win over Augie--Flyger has proved he's a formidable competitor.

Now, Juice, you are trying to stir the pot so I hope everyone ignores your inquiries.

I didn't realize this was such a sensitive topic, but you are the second person to tell me this so I guess it is. I thought I could just have a rational football conversation without the smack talk.

[JackJD]

Re: Cal-Poly

Apparently there are those who feel we cannot have a rationale conversation with a USD fan who is trying to stir the pot about Coach Stig after a fabulous win over what had been the #1 ranked pass defense in D1-AA football.  Other than that, we're having lots of rationale conversations about football on this message board.  And, we're all very excited about the Jacks right now. Surely, you understand that, don't you?

[89rabbit]

Re: Cal-Poly

http://www3.sdstate.edu/Athletics/Ne...cfm?Id=46,5443

Fourth-quarter blitz stuns No. 4 Cal Poly

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Andy Kardoes and JaRon Harris hooked up for three touchdown passes in the final eight minutes as South Dakota State outscored fourth-ranked Cal Poly 23-0 in the fourth quarter to pull out a 29-28 upset victory Saturday night.

The Jackrabbits, playing their Great West Football Conference opener, won their fourth game in a row to improve to 4-3 overall. Cal Poly dropped to 5-2 overall, 2-1 in conference play.

SDSU returns to action Oct. 28, hosting 18th-ranked UC Davis in the 93rd Hobo Day game. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

Trailing 28-6 entering the fourth quarter, the Jackrabbits got the passing game going. Kardoes pulled the Jacks to with 28-14 as he found Harris from 14 yards out for a score and later connected with tight end Chris Wagner on a two-point conversion.

The Jackrabbits got the ball back with 5:41 remaining and procedded to mark 59 yards on five plays to close the gap to one touchdown. Kardoes found Harris for 45 yards on the first play of the drive, but the senior quarterback was shaken up after taking a late hit. With the drive in danger of stalling, Kardoes re-entered the game on fourth and goal from the Cal Poly 12 and threw a strike to Harris with 3:45 remaining.

The Jackrabbit defense again held firm, giving up one first down before forcing the Mustangs to punt. SDSU pressured the kick, forcing just a 17-yard punt that put the ball back in SDSU's possession at the Cal Poly 45 with 2:16 remaining.

Kardoes started the drive by finding Micah Johnson for an 11-yard gain, and the Jacks picked up 15 more yards on a pass interference penalty. Two plays later, Kardoes and Harris hooked up for the third and final time, this time from 19 yards out with 1:05 remaining.

Still trailing by one, SDSU made the decision to not play for overtime and go for the two-point conversion. Kardoes took the snap from center and scored on a quarterback draw to give the Jackrabbits their first -- and only -- lead of the game.

Cal Poly moved into SDSU territory in the closing seconds as Matt Brennan hooked up with Ramses Barden on a 45-yard pass play that put the ball at the Jackrabbit 37. However, Brennan's pass on the next play was picked off in the end zone by Tyler Koch to seal SDSU's first victory over a top-five Division I-AA team. . . . (read more)


Go State!

[filbert]

Re: Cal-Poly

Obviously, I need to go to costume balls more often!

Go Rabbits!

[Rabbit_FB_Alum]

Re: Cal-Poly

Where are the Stig haters now? :-X

[Dakota]

Re: Cal-Poly

From ESPN

South Dakota State 29, Cal Poly 28\
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=262940013

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP)-- Senior quarterback Andy Kardoes passed for 250 yards and three fourth-quarter touchdowns as South Dakota State rallied from a 22-point deficit to beat Cal Poly 29-28 on Saturday.

Kardoes connected with sophomore wide receiver JaRon Harris on scoring passes of 14, 12 and 19 yards in the final period, then ran for the game-winning two-point conversion with 1:05 to play, giving the Jackrabbits (4-3, 1-0 Great West) their fourth consecutive victory after three losses.

Kardoes completed 14 of 27 passes and Harris finished with six catches for 133 yards. Micah Johnson also caught six passes for the Jackrabbits, covering 97 yards.

Cal Poly (5-2, 2-1 Great West) was led by sophomore running back James Noble who gained 168 yards on 26 carries, including a 74-yard scoring run in the third quarter. It was Noble's fifth 100-yard game this season and the 13th in 17 career contests.

Mustang sophomore quarterback Matt Brennan completed four of 13 passes for 84 yards.

Noble ran nine yards for a first-quarter touchdown and Ernie Cooper ran five yards for a second-period touchdown as the Mustangs led 14-3 at halftime.

Noble's 74-yard run and a one-yard dive by Fred Hives with 26 seconds left in the third quarter gave Cal Poly its 28-6 lead.

South Dakota State's only scoring to that point was a pair of field goals by Parker Douglass spanning 38 and 40 yards.








Team Stat Comparison
   
1st Downs
SDSU 16
Cal Poly 14

Total Yards
SDSU 309
Cal Poly 322

Passing
SDSU 250
Cal Poly 84

Rushing
SDSU 59
Cal Poly 238

Penalties
SDSU 7-45
Cal Poly 10-76

3rd Down Conversions
SDSU 1-9
Cal Poly 5-12

4th Down Conversions
SDSU 1-1
Cal Poly 1-1

Turnovers
SDSU 1
Cal Poly 1

Possession
SDSU 26:38
Cal Poly 33:22

Individual Leaders
South Dakota State Passing
Kardoes 14/27 250 3 0
Burckhar... 0/1 0 0 0

Cal Poly Passing
Brennan 4/13 84 0 1

South Dakota State Rushing
Watson 9 28
Kardoes 13 23
Hohn 1 8

Cal Poly Rushing
Noble 26 168 2
Brennan 12 40
Hives II 5 32

South Dakota State Receiving
Harris 6 133 3
Johnson 6 97
Watson 1 12
Doblar 1 8

Cal Poly Receiving
Hall 2 34
Barden 1 45
Belcher 1 5

[dr_jack]

Re: Cal-Poly

Nice coverage here from the San Luis Obispo Tribune, includes two stories (you have to hunt for the second one, "QB convinces coach to go for winner&quot and a nice slideshow of pictures:

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/sports/

[89rabbit]

Re: Cal-Poly

From the Argus:

http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs...43/1002/SPORTS

SDSU comeback shocks Cal Poly

Terry Vandrovec
tvandrovec@argusleader.com
PUBLISHED: October 22, 2006

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The sun setting in shades of pink over the mountains behind them, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits rallied from a 22-point deficit in the final eight minutes to earn a shocking 29-28 victory against No. 4-ranked Cal Poly in Great West Football Conference play Saturday at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.

Like the sunset, the victory was a thing of beauty.

"I thank God we won this game," said SDSU coach John Stiegelmeier, his club's fourth consecutive victory ending the Mustangs 10-game home win streak. . . . (read more)


Go State!

[Haldersham]

Re: Cal-Poly

Great story!! Our beat writer is off to a very good start. Keep them coming.

[Bunny_Backer]

Re: Cal-Poly

Woo hoo! A great, great comeback and a big win. We still need more consistancy -- especially on O -- but, wow, I was worried that we might not win four games all year. This team is sure hard to figure.

The Bison deserve a nod today, too. They easily outplayed Minnesota, but had one too many big mistakes to win. Too bad. I was cheering for them.

[twism]

Re: Cal-Poly

VERY IMPRESSIVE WIN! I must say i stopped listening to the game when it was 21-6 to go to some of the hunting festivities. One of my friends later on told me that they had won. Lets just say I will be sticking it out till the end from now on.

[jackrabit1]

Re: Cal-Poly

My friends, I'm not the only one in agreement when I say this...


It's a GREAT day to be a Jackrabbit! ;D

Way to go, boys! You make us PROUD!