1. MSU first half total yards, 273. Second half total yards, 94. The Aggie defense played as expected in the second half. MSU might have been held scoreless but for Weigman throwing an poorly timed and stupid interception.
2. Van Buren 12/17 in the first half. 10/24 in the second half. We won this game because the Aggie defense played the second half as we expected them to play the whole game.
3. Tackles for loss. 11 to 1 in A&M's favor. We disrupted them, but kudos to MSU's Fish QB who played a helluva gutsy game to overcome a lot of them.
4. A&M 137 yards rushing. While not totally shut down, MSU's defense largely containing our rushing offense, to include Moss, kept this game close.
Overall: Aggies lose in total yardage 242 to 217 and lose in turnover margin 2 to 1, but escape the Starkville curse to a gritty MSU team. Offense made the plays it had to, defense made the stands it had to, when it mattered. Aggies advance to 4-0 in conference play and remain in playoff contention. But we will need to do better than we showed today to get there.
2. Van Buren 12/17 in the first half. 10/24 in the second half. We won this game because the Aggie defense played the second half as we expected them to play the whole game.
3. Tackles for loss. 11 to 1 in A&M's favor. We disrupted them, but kudos to MSU's Fish QB who played a helluva gutsy game to overcome a lot of them.
4. A&M 137 yards rushing. While not totally shut down, MSU's defense largely containing our rushing offense, to include Moss, kept this game close.
Overall: Aggies lose in total yardage 242 to 217 and lose in turnover margin 2 to 1, but escape the Starkville curse to a gritty MSU team. Offense made the plays it had to, defense made the stands it had to, when it mattered. Aggies advance to 4-0 in conference play and remain in playoff contention. But we will need to do better than we showed today to get there.
