I haven't received my game DVD in the mail yet, but I watched the A&M-New Mexico game online at Aggies All-Access. Some people have e-mailed me with questions where they can watch the game online: you can either go to Aggies All-Access online, click on Featured Events, and click "Watch" for the New Mexico game, or you can click on this link here. I should warn you that the direct link contains some typos in the title pages, and also has a chunk of a series repeated in the second half, as I note below.

To read my thoughts on the game, click on through the jump.....

• Dustin Harris needs to read his blocks and go on punt returns; no dancing around.
• Danny Baker really struggled out there in the first half; he played better in the second half.
• Jeff Fuller is a man among boys out there. He makes us look a lot better than we are.
• Our tackling is much improved. We gang-tackle, and the first guy actually wraps up and makes the play.
• First sack of Johnson is because Christine Michael completely missed on his block; looked like he didn't know who to pick up. That will come with experience.
• I am impressed with our no-huddle attack. We get the plays in and are ready to go quickly. Only one delayed game penalty that I saw.
• We had to go for a field goal inside the 20 to make it 10-0 because we don't have a power running game to pound it in.
• Garrick Williams is starting to look good. Had a great tackle on the screen pass on the series right after we went up 10-0. Most LBs don't make that play.
• We're very multiple on defense, switching from an even to an odd front often, going from a 4-2-5 to a 33 Stack to an Eagle 40 to a true 3-4. We seem to do better when we were in an odd front, not surprising considering UNM probably practiced against a 4-3 during their camp.
• Jonathan Stewart, the true freshman LB from Louisiana (Byrd HS) was the man on our goal line stand to end the second half. New Mexico had the ball on our four yd line due to a pass interference call, and Stewart tackled the RB out of the backfield for no gain, got a QB hurry (and almost a sack) to force Porterie to throw the ball away on second down, and assisted on the tackle of the TB on third down. Three plays, no yards, UNM settles for a FG. Great series for Stewart right there.
• I like the shotgun split-back sets with Kenny Brown in the backfield as a blocker. Brown is a pretty good lead blocker, although I'm not sure how much of a runner he is.
• Good, efficient, business-like drive to start the second half. Drive right down the field and score, let UNM know they really aren't in this game.
• The defensive pass interference call on Jordan Pugh on third down on UNM's first series of the second half was bogus. That was just good defensive play.
• Terrence Frederick and Trent Hunter may be the two best defensive backs on our team, and two of the best in the conference. What is scary is that both of them are just sophomores.
• This officiating crew really enjoyed tossing the laundry. I don't think I've ever seen so many penalties called on one team in a game.
• The halfback pass didn't work, but I like the idea. We ran it out of the same formation we run that power sweep from that was so effective. Good packaging by the coaches.
• The beautiful thing about Johnson's 44 yd TD pass to Kenric McNeal is that he has two defenders barreling down on him, yet he stood there and made the throw. Excellent poise by Johnson.
• 49 of New Mexico's 231 yards of total offense came on the drive after we went up 41-6 in the fourth quarter, and was against our 2nd and 3rd teamers. This means that our starters allowed about 189 yards of total offense on the night; not too shabby.
• There is a mistake in the video, where they repeat Fuller's catch from our 39 to their 44 twice, where he fumbles the ball after being down. The series is replayed from that point all the way to Fuller's reception to give us a first and goal at the UNM 4.

Overall: I like what we're doing on defense. We seemed to go with odd fronts often to tempt New Mexico to run, just so we could stuff their running game. Our use of multiple fronts meant the UNM offensive line had problems picking up their blocking assignments, which meant we were able to get more pressure on their QB, something that was missing last season.

Offensively, we seem to be doing as much as we can to de-emphasize the importance of the offensive line on some plays, a practice that may be a necessity until our line matures and gels as a unit. We're nowhere near where we need to be as an offensive line.