Published on: 11th October, 2009
-I thought Connor Dietz looked much more comfortable in his second career start. He avoided any major mistakes (though he fumbled a couple snaps early that Air Force recovered), and he led a late touchdown drive to get Air Force within a field goal.Sophomore starter Tim Jefferson, the player Dietz ...Published on: 11th October, 2009
A couple minutes into Saturday night’s game against TCU, I figured Air Force simply was overmatched.The Falcons went three-and-out on the game’s first possession and then TCU gained 24 yards on its first play from scrimmage. With some momentum, they quickly marched inside the Air Force 15-yard line.TCU looked too ...Published on: 4th October, 2009
Air Force made a big-time error in overtime by giving kicker Erik Soderberg a fairway that favors a fade instead of a draw. I’ll explain: After Air Force picked up a first down by going for it on fourth-and-1, coach Troy Calhoun called for three straight runs. And, yes, ...Published on: 4th October, 2009
One of my favorite performances in recent sports history is Tiger Woods’s display at the 2008 U.S. Open.I’m sure most people have seen highlights of his ridiculous back nine on Saturday, his grimaces after long drives and, of course, his birdie putt on No. 18 on Sunday that forced the ...Published on: 27th September, 2009
Air Force is a third of the way through its regular season.We’ll start finding out how good the Falcons are next week.Yes, Air Force is 3-1. But its victories have come against a dreadful Division I-AA squad, the worst Mountain West Conference team I’ve seen in four years of covering ...