First of all -- THANK YOU BOBCAT FANS for your continued tremendous support of MSU Football!  You came out in force, filling the Stadium on Labor Day Weekend and giving your Bobcats a true home-field advantage in the home opener against Adams State.

How about that new Turf?  As advertised, it looks great, plays fast, and our players love it!  Thanks again to the 1984 National Championship Team for making the new turf possible -- it was fantastic to see Coach Arnold here this weekend and to see all the players from that great 1984 team with him.

My reaction to the game was very positive, especially regarding our defense.  Coach Marshall has these guys playing fast and aggressive football, and they provided the offense with super field position numerous times, which helped put the game away early.

I also was pleased with our improved special teams, although we have a couple of glitches to fix.  But Jason Cunningham was outstanding, Eric Fisher showed his leg strength, and our coverage units were excellent.  We also have the capabilities to put together very good return units as the season goes on.

The offense needs to eliminate the costly penalties, but otherwise I was fairly well satisfied.  We didn't have to drive the length of the field many times, but the good news is that we were very efficient in the Red Zone and converted on most of the opportunites we had in the game.

We are already busy preparing for Kansas State, which looked very impressive at home against North Texas State.  K-State is a talented and well-coached team, and we'll have our hands full.  But our guys will be well-prepared and motivated, and we'll be ready to play our best football next Saturday night.

Thanks again for your support and for your patience throught the lightning delay on Saturday -- we were very appreciative of all the great fans who came back after the delay to help us finish the deal!

Have a good week!  Go Bobcats!