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Two familiar faces, one new era on Montezuma Mesa

By Agustin Gonzalez

Last year I posed the question: Does Lindley make Brown and Sampson that good, or do Brown and Sampson make Lindley that good?

Damn, that was it? Welp, see ya later

By Agustin Gonzalez

Stumbling back to my Pacific Beach abode one drunken night, I turned to two of my best friends, Edward Lewis and Matt McClanahan, and said, “Damn. These farewell columns are gonna be fun to write.”

I have tooted it, therefore I must now boot it

By Matt McClanahan

Matt McClanahan: “The hardest part of living is saying goodbye. It hurts. And dammit, it should hurt.”

Leonard, White proved Jimmer is human

By Matt McClanahan

LAS VEGAS —- What are you going to do about it? Huh? Huh?
Do something; I dare you.
Punk.
After San Diego State’s diamond-squashing effort against BYU, Jimmer Fredette approached Kawhi Leonard at midcourt.

The Road to BYU: Chapter 2: Jimmer Fredette

By Matt McClanahan

I probably treated Las Vegas how a grandma would, except I declined valet parking. The last thing you want to do is hand someone else the keys when there’s a dead body in your trunk. What happened in Vegas will stay in Vegas. What happened the next day in Provo, Utah, will stay with me [...]

Once-in-a-lifetime Aztecs will get their sweet revenge

By Agustin Gonzalez

Prior to writing this column, I made sure I took the precautionary steps. I knocked on wood. I carried my lucky rabbit’s foot in my pocket all day. I stuck pins into my Jimmer Fredette voodoo doll (which I then ran over with my car several times before chucking it as far as I could [...]

The Road to BYU, Chapter 1: Exodus

By Matt McClanahan

Chapter 1: Exodus The following is an e-mail sent by Staff Columnist Matt McClanahan to Sports Editor Edward Lewis. Lewis received the letter Tuesday afternoon. Dear Edward, I don’t know the sort of heinous things that will happen to me if I stay here much longer, and I’d rather not find out. I’m guessing I [...]

SON OF A PITCH: Bye Bye Brady

By Agustin Gonzalez

So, after a week-long period of suspense and drama that would rival any mediocre early afternoon soap opera, it’s finally over.

MATT-ER OF FACT: Hoke is staying, what about Burris?

By Staff

Following San Diego State head coach Brady Hoke’s press conference today, I spoke with prolific junior linebacker Miles Burris who said he hasn’t consulted with NFL agents, and that he’ll return for his senior season.

SON OF A PITCH: Message to the team: Crush the Utes

By Staff

By Agustin Gonzalez, Assistant Sports Editor Dear San Diego State football players, What’s up? I’ve wanted to personally meet all of you, but the bright lights and rapid-fire questioning at postgame press conferences don’t exactly make for the best conversation opportunities. But wow. You guys almost beat TCU on Saturday! That performance you put on [...]