Comments about ‘Utah State football: New coach looking for patience as team rebuilds’

Great article and I for one am certain that Coach Anderson and our current players are the ones that can change it up! I think the players that Brent Guy recruited have been and are a great group of guys. Poor Guy took the beat down of a career in taking over our program, but I know that his players respected him, and now have a chance to shine under a new and more motivational coach. Go Aggies!

It is ironic I always find myself on the Dnews for Aggie news. Jared you do a fine job of covering our team, which is only slightly ironic.

I don't think the Aggies will be good I know they can be, they have been before.

I am not one who believes we will beat Utah anytime soon but we can certainly be competitive within the WAC which is certainly a starting point.

I do think despite the record we made steps last year but Anderson can bring us to a level I am certain Guy never would have.

Go Ags.

I hope the players will be able to roll with the "gut punch" they receive from Anderson, when, not if, he moves on to another program. Check with the players he left at SUU to see how the process works.

The only reason a coach would go to Logan is to build a resume and then move on. The "move on" part is what Anderson will do as soon as the "opportunity" presents itself.

Why can't the players "dump" their coaches with the same impunity given to coaches?

true enough but who cares. If you are asking me if I would prefer to have a "tenured" Guy or a shot in the arm from Anderson I will take Anderson any time. Sure Anderson will be here 1 or 2 and then gone that is college sports. The key is that we continue to make solid hiring decisions as USU is a stepping stone program, in reality most programs are.

BYU has the church angle which I thinks keeps guys around a little longer to really long (Lavell), and that is cool with me.

I want a coach who will improve the program THIS year. I don't want to keep a coach who will keep us mired WELL BELOW mediocrity.

I could give you an anology but the DNews would block it for sure.

Anyway I like the hire and I will still when he leaves in a year or two.

Urban used Utah as a "stepping stone" then got out and went to Florida. But look what happened with the team. He got the ball rolling, and the new administration has been able to keep that ball rolling.

If he leaves that is just fine with me, as long as he leaves things better than when he found them.

And one more thing, there are a lot of reasons why a person would want to be a long time coach at Utah State. Sure, you're not going to be competing for a national title every year, but Cache Valley is a wonderful place to live your life and raise your family.

"...but Cache Valley is a wonderful place to live your life and raise your family."

Um, no it isn't.

USU will never be able to compete for a WAC championship. I'm sorry, but it's the truth. They will always be in the bottom half. In order to establish a winning attitude and a consistent feeling of accomplishment, they need to drop down to 1AA and join the conference that includes Southern Utah and Weber State. Now all of the sudden, not only does USU have the opportunity to compete for a conference championship , but maybe even a national championship. If this proves to be successful over a long period of time, then maybe, just maybe a return to D1 could be possible.

"Um, no it isn't."

Yes, it is. Love it. Beautiful. Spacious. Quiet. What's not to like?

Some of you people are an example of the attitude Coach Andersen is working to change....

And by the way Cache Valley is a great place to live and raise a family. I left for career reasons, was gone for over 10 years. I was thrilled to be able to move back a few years ago. This is the greatest place in the world to raise a family.

You have now idea what you are talking about. The Aggies were a miracle field 58-yard field goal from finishing in the top half of the WAC last year. There is no reason for the Aggies to go the 1-AA route.

Wasn't he supposed to make the program back to a winning program? He lost more games than he won each year except last year. Nothing is certain with the program until we see results in a few years.

I too believe that USU would do better competing in a lower division. They get all the leftover recruits that Boise, Utah, BYU, Wyoming, and even UNLV don't get. They often look totally confused and unfocused when playing the top caliber competition and it's embarrassing to watch.

I've never lived in Logan, but I imagine that it's like any other larger rural community in the state. To me, it's just as good living there as it would be in Cedar City or St. George, and I've been to all 3 places many, many times.

The Aggies will be a decent team under coach A this year. He is a great coach and motivator. I will go out on a limb and say the Aggies win 5 games this year (possibly more). They have a great core of athletes coming back. Look at the soph running back and their QB, both great players. USU always has decent lineman. With coach A coaching up the defense they should win at least 5 games, possibly even upsetting the cougs (that would be classic).

I don't know why I am constantly surprized by comments like yours... Why do people think there is this gigantic amount of disparity in DivI sports? It is simply not true... Yes there are some really good teams and conferences like the SEC that are pretty consistant top to bottom, but college football is very competative. You are very naive if you think USU could never be competative in the WAC. So lets be realistic- these are Div I athletes with Div I talent that USU has, these are also DivI coaches and facilities. USU will be very competative, and it will happen sooner than you think!!!! Go Aggies!!!!!

If we could get behind a coach and show him our appreciation and commitment- then maybe they'd be convinced to stick around because they love Cache Valley, like Coach Morrill.

"...possibly even upsetting the cougs..." Typical yewt fan making stupid comments about the Cougars. I agree that USU could win five games this year, but a win over BYU in Lavell Edwards Stadium is not going to happen. BYU's little brothers up north in RES might want to watch out, though. Everybody knows they're going to be weak this year.

first of all, of course andersen is one of the people who believes USU can improve... he took the head coaching job, didn't he? ...and who got shown the door after A COUPLE losing seasons? more like four or five.

Ok, I get on here to read an article about USU football, and what comes up...somebody makes a positive comment about Cache Valley...they like where they live. Nothing wrong with that, and then what happens, some loser knocks on somebody's area that they call home. Seriously people, lets try and use some common decency. Just because you can hide behind your computer and make rude anonymous comments doesnt mean you should. Stay on topic and lets try and DISCUSS rather than ARGUE about comments. Words are words, whether spoken or typed. If you wouldn't say it in person, don't type it.

Funny thing is...I'm a BYU fan, and I wish the best of luck to USU. Having another Utah school get some respect can only help other Utah schools.

P.S. I don't live in Cache Valley...I live in the east, and trust me...if theres an area to knock on, I'll be happy to give some suggestions :) haha.

Just do it. The chest bumps can wait until after something happens.

I would like to wish the best for the Utah State Football team and their fans. Your new coach is a good man and will help take the program to a new level in the WAC. No reason to take a step down when you can play with the best in the WAC. I still wonder why good player would want to play in Boise. I would prefer Logan any time. By the way, I live in sunny Southern California, but I will never forget being a kid and having many good times hunting ducks and pheasants in Benson Ward. I even remember rolling Easter Eggs down the hill at the campus and watching the "A" light up on home comming. Gee their must be a good reason why I wnet to the "U". Good luck this year.

Wow optimism for USU football this is very cool news. I agree with with the blogger who wants to see another Utah school get some national notoriety, good positive notoriety. Coach Anderson, pin your ears back and get those Aggie boy's roll-in with some wins and you could probably get the key's to the City of Logan. Seriuosly, the Cache Valley Faithful have been in a drought long enough and the administration at USU will stick with you if you can even break 500 for a season. I have faith in you, and I must say HOLY COW you sure shut down the crimson tide in the Sugar Bowl..GO AGGIES..