Three thoughts after San Diego State’s 17-7 Mountain West win over Boise State on Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium:

1. About the Aztecs

When SDSU and Boise State got together last season and the Aztecs were beaten 56-24 on the Broncos’ blue field, it spoke to how far apart the two programs were at that moment in time.

SDSU was in the midst of a 3-9 year, its worst season going back nearly two decades. Boise State was on the way to making the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff as a No. 3 seed, its finest season dating back two decades as well.

“It’s funny,” SDSU coach Sean Lewis said. “A year ago, a lot of people talked about the gap between our two programs. The gap doesn’t seem too significant (now), does it?”

It’s one game in the Mountain West standings, with SDSU (8-2,

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