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“AZTECS FOOTBALL & TALKSHOW HOST”
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Full Disclosure.

I have covered San Diego State football since the day I arrived here in 1987 as a talkshow host and the Voice of the San Diego Chargers.

I dealt with Al Luginbill, whom I had known at Arizona State, as he put together the flashy years of the Marshall Faulk era.

I asked questions of a great gentleman Ted Tollner thru good days and bad.

I thought Tom Kraft had great potential with his offense, but never turned the corner.

There was Chuck Long, who was hired on his Heisman Trophy accomplishments, who was overwhelmed.

There was old school Brady Hoke, whom I thought turned the program.

There was older school Rocky Long, the most stand up guy I ever met

Now there is Sean Lewis, bringing with him a flashy neon-light resume.

It is a clean piece of paper at San Diego State.  New coach, new staff, new playbook and a newly minted roster.

As a talkshow host, and in all my years broadcasting the Chargers and the Seahawks, I thought I have seen everything, but I have never seen anything like this.  The roster turnover of historic proportions.  The transfer portal-out of control.

For the first time in my broadcast career, I DONT KNOW.

I don’t know how good SDSU can be.
I don’t know how the 48-new players on the roster will be
I don’t know why so many Aztecs, 42-in all, went into the transfer portal.

So Sean Lewis, the man who put his stamp on the Colorado Buffs offense the first half of last season is here, ready to send his team onto the field against Texas AM-Commerce..formerly known for decades at East Texas State.

Not to be confused with West Texas State, Texas Western, North Texas State or Texas El Paso.

Sean Lewis’ resume shows amazing accomplishments.  The 600-yard per game offenses at Kent State.  The record setting passing seasons at Bowling Green and at Syracuse, and what he did for half a season under Deion Sanders last fall at Colorado, where a (3-0) start became a (4-8) season.

Saturday night, the Aztecs will send out an 18-year old freshman QB-Danny O’Neil.  They will start a big time Group of 5-running back in Marquez Cooper.  The wide receiver corps is dominated by transfers from West Virginia and Portland State among others, tight ends from USC-Colorado, a truckload of offensive-defensive lineman, Arizona to Akron and anywhere in between, who transferred in.  A linebacking group including starters from Army and Utah.

This Aztecs roster is a mixed bag of kids who have done well other places, and are here for a chance to play for an offensive whiz coach they either played for, or heard about.  Throw it all into the pot, add water, heat it up, and see what this ‘Saturday stew’ looks like.

So Saturday will be all new for alot of people.  They will throw the crap out of the ball.  They may turn it over.  They think their blitz happy defense will cause chaos.

They need to come out and make a statement even against Texas AM-East Texas State-Chamber of Commerce.   Because the following two weeks, they play the alumni from the Pac 12, Oregon State and then California.

The uncertainty of this season is just not limited to Montezuma Mesa.  There are 8-new coaches in the Mountain West.  This is no Nick Saban at Alabama.  There are 4-new schools wearing Big 10 and Big 12-name tags.  The ACC has a strange look.  And there’s a 12-team playoff awaiting us in December.

We all know what’s going on don’t we.

As a talkshow host, I pride myself in knowing everything about everything.

But Saturday night, SDSU vs the Lions, how they going to do?

I DON’T KNOW.

But I don’t feel bad because the first thing out of Sean Lewis’ mouth this game week is ‘Who are We’.

How good will the Aztecs be with this new ‘Neon Light Offense’…Aztecs Air, as I call it, Aztecs Fast as he calls it?

Sean Lewis echoed the same sentiment.

I DON’T KNOW.

Going to be a fun Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium.

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