Three thoughts after San Diego State’s 38-6 Mountain West loss to Hawaii late Saturday night at the Clarence T.C. Ching Complex.

1. Defense rests

After SDSU’s 36-13 loss at Washington State, SDSU coach Sean Lewis called the Aztecs “a good team that had a bad game.”

At the time, SDSU did not have the body of work necessary for outside observers to come to a conclusion. The ensuing six-game winning streak added legitimacy to the statement. And raised expectations for the remainder of the season.

The loss to Hawaii was not surprising in that it was a defeat. Few could have expected the Aztecs to run the table the rest of the season. The surprising part comes from the fact SDSU’s defense had been so good during the winning streak, whereas against the Rainbow Warriors it was so not.

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