Comments about ‘Utah State football: Aggies aspire to be like Boise State’

Should be a fun game to watch. I expect USU to pull out all the stops. They have nothing to lose. It will certainly be a high scoring game for Boise State. We'll see what Utah State can pull out of the hat.

They'll be playing the very best they can, there's not much pressure on USU. I doubt BSU will come in with a reason to play extremely hard, and more than likely, they'll win. But hopefully USU can have a strong game.

Hopefully Aggie Fans will fill the stadium, and it can have the spectrum effect.

Actually, the Aggies aspire to be like every team they play.

well the education level is easily matched...but that's not saying much

Aspire -- I don't think you've been watching this year. Things are changing in Logan as far as football is concerned.

There should be no reason Boise State won't cream USU playing hard or not. Boise is just so dominant in the WAC that USU has no chance in this game. The Aggie defense is plagued with so many injuries that the talent just isn't there to pull the stops on Boise. And although the offense has improved it's going to have a tough time getting anything going.

I do think USU will improve under Andersen. And Aggie fans shouldn't give up so easily on him and his coaching staff. I can't think of a single program that turned it around in a coaches 1st year. But I can name several that turned the tables in a coaches 2nd and 3rd year.

So look for the same thumping this year, but I think this match-up could become more interesting once the tables turn in Logan. Somebody else in the WAC needs to step up and start giving it to Boise. And I can't think of anyone better than a Utah team!

Boise State is the most overrated team in college football. Put them in PAC 10, SEC, Big 10, Big 12 and they are so middle of the pack maybe even in the bottom 3. Let the Oklahoma game go already. This team is a joke!

that this article was written about the Fiesta Bowl and Boise State beating Oklahoma...oh wait. Who said anything about the Oklahoma game? And middle of the pack? You do realize that Boise beat the top team in the PAC-10, right? They would probably beat most teams in the Top 25, but that's not saying much considering BYU and Utah are still in the Top 25. At least they are consistently good, rather than having one great season and then rebuilding for the next two like the Utes.

Beg to differ. Boise State is a very, very good football team, and they are not just sneaking by all their opponents, they are embarrassing most of them. They would defeat every MWC team, except maybe TCU, and that would be a great game to see.

BSU has enough talent and trickery to beat any team on a Saturday(e.g. Oklahoma a couple years ago, Oregon this year, etc.). However, put them in the SEC or other top conference, where top to bottom the size and talent is significantly greater, and they are middle of the pack and not a top ten program. The week after week physical beating would take its toll and they would be exposed. Both BYU and Utah are bottom 1/3 programs in top conferences. Both have proven that this year (e.g. Florida State, TCU, Oregon)

Love how the fans jump every chance they get to remind BSU how small they are. BSU is what BYU once(and maybe still) is. Solid programs that don't get respected. Utah is also in this boat. Why we can't be happy that all three are capable of beating anyone at the top of our game is mind blowing. Look for BSU to travel very well making Romney a home game for the broncos. In fact come by the tail gates for a dog or other great food and enjoy the college football experience.

Last year the u squecked by a couple of MWC teams and then had 6 weeks to prep for Alabama. I doubt the U, y or TCU could take the weekly grind of a major conference. It is easy to look good in a confernce full of New Mexicos.

That given, BSU will be by far the best team USU faces this season. Size and team depth will give BSU the second half.

If the Aggies aspire to be like the Broncos, the first thing they need to do is stop blaming BYU and Utah for the collapse of a once good football program.

It's been almost 50 years since Utah and BYU joined the WAC and left Utah State behind.

Some Aggie fans still blame not being invited to the WAC for the demise of the Aggie football program.

In that same time period, Boise State has moved from being a junior college, to a four year college, to a university.

Along the way, Boise State moved from competing as a junior college (1933), to Division II (Independent/Big Sky - 1968), to Division 1AA (1978), and finally to Division 1A (Big West/WAC - 1996).

If Utah State ever wants to be successful in football, it needs to stop playing the blame game and get to work rebuilding their own program.

If the Aggies aren't ever going to be able to compete with BYU and Utah, maybe they should consider dropping down a level, where they could be very competitive against Weber State.

I think Borel got WAC player of the week after the SUU game

I don't think the Aggies administration is blaming anyone. I think it's the fan base that keeps harping on BYU and Utah and what shoulda coulda woulda. Fact is, we haven't put as much emphasis on football as we have on basketball. I think building a successful football program is harder than a basketball program. It costs more money, more effort and it takes longer. Now, I think the administration has put more emphasis on football and it shows in most games as we are a lot more competitive than we used to be. It hasn't translated into a better record but at least the team is playing hard and seems to care a lot more. Next year should result in more wins and the year after that we need to go to a bowl game for sure.
Go Aggies!!!

SEC fan. the resources are completely different when it comes to MWC and WAC teams competing in the SEC, Big 12, etc. 1st off, SEC teams would have to travel to Boise for a league game...yeah right. Next, recruiting would be completely upgraded. BSU competes w/WSU, MT, USU, and Fresno for recruits. If they're in a BCS league, they would get 4 and 5 star recruits. I would love to see what Coach Pete and staff could do w/better athletes.

Sure, Alabama is undefeated and ranked #2 in the country right now, but they couldn't go undefeated in the MWC. They would get "rolled" by TCU, and we all saw what happened last year when they met the Utes in what was practically a home game for them. They'd be 3rd place at best in the Mtn. West.

They would whither if they were in the MWC or PAC-10. Their talk is cheap since they will never be in either.

The SEC elites couldn't handle the weekly grind of playing in the MWC either.

Traveling to different time zones, playing at sea level one week and 7200 feet the next, playing in ice and snow, and playing at BYU, at Utah, at Air Force and at BYU for half of their games, instead of playing 8 games a season in the cozy confines of their home stadiums.

I'd love to see Alabama or Florida or LSU playing on the frozen tundra in Laramie in November.

Give BYU, TCU, and Utah the recruiting budgets, television exposure and other advantages enjoyed by the SEC schools and they'd be going toe-to-toe with Florida in a very short time.

The fact is, the wimpy teams in SEC are scared to death of playing in Salt Lake City or Provo or Fort Worth because they know there is a very good chance they'd lose. That's why Alabama backed out of their scheduled visit to Provo after the Crimson Tide barely beat BYU in Alabama.