Thursday, Sept. 28
Just some obervations on the Thunderbirds' game Saturday against No. 5 Cal Poly.

After watching Wednesday's practice, I'm not sure how many plays Kyle Coop will go Saturda against Cal Poly. SUU's starting tailback suited up, but didn't participate in 7-on-7 drills or when the T-Bird offense ran against the scout defense and stll had a very noticeable limp. Coop suffered a high ankle sprain two weeks ago against Weber State.

Poly's defense is the heart and soul of the their team.They've only given up 27 points all season, 17 of which were to I-A San Jose State. If the T-Birds are going to win, they can't afford to turn the ball over at all against the Mustangs.

You've got to give some props to SUU quarterback Royal Gill. After being declared ineligible by the NCAA because of a transfer rule he and the T-Birds misinterpreted, Gill is still suiting up at practice, doing whatever the coaches ask of him. Sometimes he's the world's greatest scout team quarterback, other times he's running down the field on scout kickoff. They say sports doesn't build character so much as it reveals. I can't think of a better case of that than Gill's situation.