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USU football: Andersen's goal: top of the WAC

Gig'em Gary. I can see it now... Romney stadium packed to the rafters with rabid Aggie fans screaming there lungs out, chanting BCS BCS BCS!

how could he do this to utah?

I think it is great that Andersen has been chosen. He did a great job at Utah and I hope he will do a better job at USU. we have great coachs at the other blue school, and the red school who were defensive coordinators so maybe we can make it a third great program at USU.

I totally agree. Saying he looks good in blue, a Utah guy...Utah State guy. He doesn't want to think about Utah anymore, only USU. It's enough to tick you off.

Would you give up a promotion at Work? That was not a Intellegent post on this Blog. All Cordinators dream of becoming a head coach at a D1 College someday.

Because Utah couldn't beat Boise State, but he believes the Aggies can, or he wouldn't have taken the job. He says as much in the article.

You look better in blue than that girly red. :)

he doesn't coach for a year then bolt back to Utah like he did when he was at Southern Utah.

I wish him well.
He'll still lose to Utah.
At some point in the next five years he'll beat the Provo zoobs and the potato zoobs.

Uh, the same way your beloved Kyle did it to BYU. It's economics man. If you think college football coaches are loyal to a single program and it's fans I've got two words for ya "Urban Meyer". Let us know when you get your head out of the sand...just in time to see Whittingham bolt for greener pastures and bigger contracts any day now.

That's a good one. Way to sell it to the troops Gary. You couldn't even beat Boise State when you were at Utah, with a varsity team, how do you think you're going to all of a sudden be able to do it with USUJV??? Boise State is light years ahead of USU in football and will remain so. I remember Guy said the same thing and got the same excitement from you bozos when he took the reigns.

It's a sad comment on the state of affairs at USU when Boise State puts more fans in the seats at YOUR STADIUM for a football game than you do!

It'll take a whole lot more than flowery words from Gary Andersen to change anything at USU, in relation to Boise State. Nice try though.

I'm sure Andersen leaving is going to be the excuse Ute fans use when they get thumped in a bowl game.

Well, the best of luck to GA at Utah State. An opener against the Utes will be a sell-out, I think so and will be fun to see a former Padawan going against his former Master.

This is a great opportunity for Anderson. It would be great to have three good college teams in the state. However, what is his status with Utah for the next month? I don't see how he can coach Utah's defense for the next month and at the same time move his family to Logan, organize his staff, and recruit for USU (and against Utah). In addition, I heard Anderson may take some other Utah coaches with him to USU. This puts the Utes in a tough place while preparing for the biggest game in its history (bigger than 2004 because the opponent will probably be stronger). So the question is: what will Whittingham do with the defense while preparing for the BCS bowl game? I guess Kyle could coach the defense himself or promote one of his position coaches to coordinator. Any other thoughts?

Andersen is saying the right things but lets not get too excited. Bronco fans would love for the Utah State rivalry to mean something again but USU has a long ways to go. Andersen couldn't beat Boise State while at Utah - is it going to be easier at USU?

Utah State is fighting an uphill battle in recuiting in the region against Utah, BYU and BSU and it's not getting easier. Those programs are on a roll and BSU may soon join the MWC (We hope - the WAC isn't doing us any favors).

Aggie fan needs to represent as well. As much as we fom Boise love taking over your stadium it would be nice to see some local support for the team. A community should be embarassed when a visiting team from another state puts more fans in the stands than the home team.

Best of luck with the program - we in Boise would love to see you guys punk the Utes and Cougs and give the WAC some credibility. Good things can happen but may take time.

Go Broncos!!

He has done a great job at the "U". I was very disappointed to hear him strike out against the "Y" in his TV interview. Where is respect and sportsmanship among quality schools? I'm glad that Bronco Mendenhall doesn't speak like that of the "U" or Utah State.

He views Utah Utes as a sinking ship and jumped on the first life boat he could get too. The Utes are toast in their bowl game and wont be back to a bowl game for some years to come and he didn't want to be apart of that...

I've got a neighbor that is a football coach at a local Utah high school with a successful football program. He's told me that they never see or hear from Utah State for recruiting their kids but they will normally hear from Utah and byU. I think that UsU has historically dropped the ball on instate recruiting and Gary Anderson will change that. He's one of the top recruiters in the state. I'm not an Aggie fan but I hope he can build that program and make it successful.

Please get over the Boise State/Mountain West garbage. The Mountain West Conference has had one good year in ten. There is no one outside of the Intermountain West that thinks anything more of the MWC than the WAC. Boise State would be foolish to move to the MWC. Why leave a conference that consistently puts up three top 25 teams for another conference that consistently puts up three top 25 teams? The "good" teams in the WAC are just as good, and the "bad" teams are just as bad. Can anyone say San Diego State? BSU's best bet is to stay put in a conference that regards it as the flagship institution, is competitive in all sports, and has a television contract with networks people actually watch. No team from either conference will ever be given a crack at a national championship so why bother throwing away a mediocre shot at a BCS bowl for another mediocre shot at a BCS bowl? Good luck Aggies. Every move that makes you stronger helps us at Boise too.

Ute fans should take it as a compliment when their staff is approached. BYU has had to deal with this for years. Andersen will be making at least 3 times the money at the U. Chill out all you fans calling him a traitor.