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Aztecs Football Goes Quietly at Utah

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by Chris Ello on November 22, 2009

The sign on the door of the luxury box suite at Rice-Eccles Stadium said: “San Diego State Athletic Director.” Inside the luxury box, of course, there was no Athletic Director.

Though no doubt still embarrassed by the actions which led to his resignation earlier in the week, Jeff Schemmel probably felt fortunate he didn’t have to be in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon.

The SDSU football team, for the first time this season, brought back the ugly memories of recent years — a no-show like their former A.D. in a 38-7 loss to the Utah Utes.

Maybe it was to be expected.

The week kicked off with Brady Hoke’s young, improving team having its heart ripped out by Wyoming, the Cowboys scoring 24 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to all but end SDSU’s bowl hopes a week ago Saturday at Qualcomm, 30-27.

Then the Aztecs tried to recover from that drop-kick to the gut while the University’s Athletic Department was being shamed by the actions of Schemmel, who admitted to using the school’s funds to bankroll trips around the country for trysts with his mistress.

Schemmel resigned his post on Thursday. Less than 48 hours later, the Aztecs resigned officially from post-season play. Like Schemmel, they disappeared quietly.

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Bolts Provide Scare, But Unlike Aztecs, Hang On

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by Chris Ello on November 16, 2009

For those who were there Saturday night at Qualcomm Stadium, Sunday’s late afternoon provided an eerie and uneasy reminder.
For those who weren’t there Saturday night, a quick recap of the unbelievable developments: San Diego State, needing a victory to keep alive its realistic hopes of playing in a postseason bowl game, has in the bag that victory, leading Wyoming, 27-6, heading into the fourth quarter.

The only even-remotely possible way the Aztecs can lose is if a freshman quarterback who has led his team to only one touchdown in the past four games suddenly starts shredding the SDSU secondary. On top of that, the Aztecs will need not only a complete meltdown offensively, but they’ll also need to mix-in a blocked, chip-shot field goal and a fumbled kickoff.

It all happens. And Wyoming scores 24 straight points to pull off a stunning 30-27 victory. The site on the stadium scoreboard showing “Wyoming 24, San Diego State 0” in the fourth quarter burns in the mind.

Now for Sunday, on the very same field with the very same stadium scoreboard lit up overhead. Playing one of their most-complete games of the season, the Chargers roll to a 28-9 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles heading into the fourth quarter.

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Bitter Homecoming: Toreros Dropped By Drake

October 18, 2009

ShareLINDA VISTA—After starting the year with four of their first five games on the road, the USD Toreros were expecting to have a better homecoming than this.
The Drake Bulldogs (5-1, 3-0 Pioneer League) controlled the clock with a bruising ground game, shut down the USD offensive attack in the second and fourth quarters, and used [...]

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