While I think it is very hard to get any type of idea after just a week of play, especially when the opponent is Jackson State, here is an attempt:

1) We played very sloppy in the first half. We had like five holding penalties. We should've scored no less than 28 points in the first half alone. I do think a bit of this was due to the officiating which was very tight on both sides. I think we had like 12 penalties for 150 something yards and JSU had 15 penalties.

2) You can tell instantly that we are a much better coached team. These are essentially the same players. The difference is that they are being utilized correctly. Our WRs look slick and all but one is a frosh/soph. That is exciting.

3) Our defense looked much more disciplined. It felt like they were playing more of an NFL style defense with the LBs sticking back and waiting on the correct angle on a ball carrier instead of just blitzing him. The fundamentals have obviously improved much on that side of the ball. The CBs are pretty awful.. we're going to need a consistent pass rush against a team with any type of a passing threat.

4) Christian Ducre was certainly disappointing with his two fumbles but that game way for Robert Elliott to shine. Elliott looked good running the ball and he is a typical spread RB. He was all over the field.. lined up in the slot a few times even. It's exciting that we have two heavy run guys with Dixon and Ducre and a couple of shifty backs with Stallworth and Elliott. I didn't see Perkins get in the game but I imagine he could help out also.

5) The dual-QB system worked much better than I anticipated. I would like to see them switch them out more within drives. For the most part, Lee would get an entire drive and then Relf would have his turn. It certainly gives our opponents something else to prepare for. While I think that Relf is better suited for our offense, he isn't as good of a pure passer as Tyson Lee. The two styles compliment each other very nicely and we'll likely have to play both the entire season. I think it's going to be much the same even when Tyler Russell takes the reigns.. similar to Leak/Tebow.

6) Chad Bumphis is the real deal. He caught two passes for two scores and 22 yards total. He only played in just a couple of series that I saw. In fact, all of our starting WRs didn't get a lot of time. Also, the first play from scrimmage where Bumphis got the reverse and chunked it down the field was a very accurate pass. Definitely catchable.

7) I liked the fact that we scored four straight times in the second half while switching out both QBs and many other backups at various positions. We obviously aren't the most talented in the league so we're spreading the load around.

8) Marcus Green can be used as a real weapon. He has great speed and a nice set of hands. I hope they keep going to him. He is a great weapon over the middle.

9) The play calling for the most part was pretty good. We ran some creative formations that I have never seen before at State. We're giving our players a chance to win. While the first half was a piss poor effort, the second half made up for it nicely. That's about what I expected to start the game.

10) The atmosphere was terrific. The Video Board is amazing. They need to turn it up a notch, though. Everything was coordinated very well. It looks like the AD has a real handle of how things go down in the course of a game. The Sonic Boom was absolutely amazing. We should pay them to perform at every halftime show.

Overall I'd give the game about a B+. I want to see what we can do against a real defense. I also want to see us start faster like we did in the second half. Getting Dixon back will help.. hopefully Mullen knows how to motivate that guy.