SAN JOSE -- San Jose State's stated objective is to move on quickly from its loss to San Diego State.
The Spartans failed, and failed badly, to stake a claim to the West Division lead in the Mountain West. Their 30-7 home loss Saturday night put the Spartans 1 1/2 games behind the Aztecs rather than in a first-place tie. The postgame theme was about moving on -- coach Ron Caragher spoke of the need "to hose off the ugliness" -- but senior defensive tackle Tony Popovich spoke the greatest truth. "It's definitely not easy," Popovich said. "But it's something we have to do.