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“AZTECS FOOTBALL–IT’S ALMOST OVER”
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It started with great expectations.
It’s ending with greater disappointment.
It means there’s alot of work to be done.

San Diego State faces Air Force on Saturday, in the season’s final game of the season, a matchup of a team that has underachieved (Aztecs) vs a team in the midst of a rebuild season.

We didn’t expect this to be this bad for Sean Lewis.
For Troy Calhoun it is a blip on the radar, an odd poor season in an accomplished career.

For SDSU, it’s a myriad of problems.

10-different offensive line starters wrecked everything upfront.
The defense has caved in, giving up (505YPG) in the last four blowout losses.
A season of non stop penalty flags.
The transfer portal defections stripped experience.
Not everyone who arrived made an impact

A coach trying to be optimistic in the face of what has to be termed a failure.

Positives, a few.
QB-Danny O’Neill competes like hell.
RB-Marquez Cooper plays with great heart heading to his final college game.
LB-Trey White has been spectacular

But when your kickers turned out to be the MVP on your team, it’s not a good year.

Add on, the fans have stopped coming, and even the media (TV) does not show up to cover the coaches’ press conferences, any longer..

And we thought the final year around Brady Hoke was a disappointment.

SDSU (3-7) drags a 5-game losing streak into action.  Air Force is (4-7) but have won 3-in a row, with a very young team.

So much worse than we could have ever imagined.
Alot to be done in the off season.

Coach Sean Lewis-Press Conference:
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Want to end the season for these kids the right way
Air Force has done a great job changing thier season
They find a way to win with the run

Obviously AFA committed to what they run the triple action
We know the value of each yard they get
3rd and long is a key to impacting them
We must make them pass the ball

All 11 of our guys need to be tied together against their run
Stress is to win 1-on-1 matchups..play connected
We need good practices without stopping practice to re-teach them
Need efficient reps

I played against Triple Option teams in past..first and second down keys
We lean on our experienced coaches on our staff who have coordinated

Air Force lost 7-in a row but resolve and fight
Great job running ball
They have forced 11-fumbles
They are disciplined-loved to rally to the ball
QB-Austin Hayes makes alot of decisions

Academy teams-unique individual..why are they there..something bigger
Those players are dedicated something special
We play for wins, but the energy those kids bring to the game
Service academies kids play for something bigger than a win
The internal motivation of those young men amazing
Tough times don’t last..tough people do

Marquez Cooper-one of best ever to do it..5,000-career yards
Testament to who he is
1-of great players to be around-has made a difference
Lights come on-he plays his best
He has another level to play to
You don’t stumbled out of a bed and be 1-of-23 RBs to do this
There will be opportunity for Coop to be Coop next season

Not doing a team banquet..team scattered at the end of the season
Saturday will be last time this team has been together
Life gets rolling-going for these kids
My personal decision

Not thrilled…not thrilled..not shocked
Wins are very hard…winning is hard
Appreciate how important wins are
We did not get it done this year
Work as hard as we want but have to produce on game day
There are only 12-days that really matter

Last week comment on wanting NCAA compensation for losing transfers
Everyone agrees this is not an ideal situation
Coaches conversation-we can discuss this
I can be the point man in that room-discussion

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