PreGame 2011 New Orleans Bowl - Walking To New Orleans

[CAJUNTODD44]

We are thinking we will have 30-35K there, bad thing is both teams are Black and Red, so some dumb ESPN announcer will say we have nothing but RED and BLACK as both teams wear these colors............

[SteveAztec]

Some other very good Aztec players you have never heard of...

-Miles Burris. A monster of a linebacker that will be playing in the NFL. Not sure if he is a NFL starter but he will be there.

-Gavin Escobar. A 6-6 tight end that can catch the ball. He is a soph and will be a NFL player. Great hands. A beast.

-Leon McFadden, a soph corner. Pro scouts love him.

-Ryan Lindley, a senior QB. Is is the "in" thing to bad mouth Ryan. Fact is he is 6-4, 230, a 4 year starter with a CANNON of an arm. He is working with ineperienced receivers and hasn't had a great year....BUT...Ryan owns almost every passing record in Aztec history at this point. And that from a school that has produced some very good QB's over time.

-I mentioned Ronnie Hillman earlier. The good news. He is NOT as good as Marshall Faulk was here at San Diego State. Now for the bad news...He is pretty darn close to being as good as Marshall Faulk....And that is damn good.

[RaisingCajun08]

Overall Aztec fans will be very excited about this game. I hope we travel well.

Let me ask you this. What total amount of fans traveling would be considered "traveling well" to the NO Bowl.

Considering the distance, 5-8k? That would be my opinion.

[SteveAztec]

Hmmm...5,000 maybe. Over 7, probably not.

I could be surprised on this one, but I think I am right.

I hope for the sake of the Aztecs and the New Orleans Bowl that we can get 10K there.

[SteveAztec]

Ronnie Hillman highlights...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyNWPk7Oq90

[Hatch]

Sittiing in the dome now and was just thinking about what our endzone will say hope its just Louisiana

[njustice]

Hea guys, Aztec here. Congrats on a bowl game. As pointed out above, we play on grass (same stadium the Chargers play in), and actually most of the other teams play on turf in the MWC.

A little about us: run pro set. Ronnie Hillman is a super soph that has over 3k yards in 2 years, smaller back but quick and can battle a little for extra yards, explodes through holes. Our Sr. qb holds basically every passing record but is wildly inconsistent and inaccurate, we lost two wrs to the nfl last year and that hasn't helped. But, we're a balanced offense, lots of power-0 and play pass. Lost Brady Hoke to Michigan and maybe more importantly Al Borges as OC to michigan so playcalling has suffered a bit.

Defense: 3-3-5, Rocky long the head coach basically created the defense and it's predicated on blitzing most downs, corners are physical and on an island. Haven't created a lot of turnovers the last few weeks after creating a lot the first 3/4 of the season

Special teams: punter has a big leg, place kicker is god awful, 5-12 on the year, missed a pat and 2 chippies vs WYoming in our most disappointing couple point loss

Last 10 weeks we've started absurdly slow, spotting teams 3 scores before rallying back. Defense is quick, but rocky sometimes over blitzes particularly early, o-line is experienced but maybe not as good as last year, dropped a lot of bombs for tds.

Good luck, a lot of us are trying to get flights together, so hopefully we'll have a decent turnout.

Go Aztecs

Welcome to our board and thanks for the info! I hope that you guys can get a good crowd out here. There will be lots to do before and after the game.

[cjr3888]

I can't wait to see the Aztec fans in NOLA. Been a follower of the baseball program, especially when Tony Gwynn was hired as head coach. I just hope the fans that make the trip are ready to party.

[CoolCajun123]

Is someone deleting threads on raginpagin? Cause i know i read stuff that is not here anymore

[RedTails]

Damn, Ronnie Hillman stats

[cajunhawk]

Damn, Ronnie Hillman stats

Running backs don't scare me...

[SteveAztec]

Wow...This one might.