Utah State feeling confident

#157
#157
I think all these media sources drinking the USU koolaid are just going to fuel the fire of this passionate fan base. I think Neyland is going to be super loud and fans are going to be extra raucous to make it as difficult as possible on the Aggie offense
 
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vtvol98 said:
Hitler felt confident before Stalingrad...
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That was a battle of attrition…I don't think this game will be. By the fourth quarter it'll be over with UT standing victorious with a wide margin victory!

So a better historical example would be the Battle of San Jacinto. Santa Anna was a cocky SOB, called himself the Napoleon of the West…Sam Houston had other ideas and routed the Mexican army less then 10 min.

Lol.
 
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Power T-Rev said:
I think all these media sources drinking the USU koolaid are just going to fuel the fire of this passionate fan base. I think Neyland is going to be super loud and fans are going to be extra raucous to make it as difficult as possible on the Aggie offense
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Hell, its not just the media sources, its some of our own fans. Some of our fans are wetting themselves right now.
 
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jasonvol18 said:
It hasn't happened but has come very close to happening the last few yrs..Troy should have beaten us, South Alabama easily could have, UAB several yrs ago and Utah St is way better than those 3..Hope to god it doesn't happen but definitely not a gimme first game.
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Those games always seemed to two or three games into the season and when we were either coming off a hard loss or looking ahead to tougher opponents. We then bounced back and had played lights out against top SEC schools. If i'm not mistake after the close win against South Alabama we ended up playing our two best games of the year vs. Georgia and then USCjr after the bye….

I don't think we are overlooking UTS. We've had all summer to think of this game. Plus I don't think we are looking ahead to Arky St. It reminds me of playing NC State in our opener a few years ago. They had some really high quality athletes, better then anything U.St. has and Dooley was able to get our guys ready to play them. If Dools can do it, I'm not worried about Butch motivating our guys to play in an opener against a quality team. If our guys show up motivated and ready, we'll beat them. Still should be an entertaining game with it being close early but we'll pull away in the second half.


This doesn't really pertain to your post exactly just a general comment about the article:

Also players have to be confident, even if they know deep down they are outmatched talent wise, so I don't blame the U.St. players talking. They very well can't go around sulking saying "we'll give it the ol' try." What do we expect them to say? Granted I think players should respect every opponent no matter the school. Believe me the U.St. coaches are NOT playing us down. Nor is Butch playing them down. I guarantee both coaches have motivated their players by talking the other opponent's talent up. Coaches do this to get kids mentally prepared for a knockdown drag out fight, if it comes down to it. But they won't say that the opponent is unbeatable, they will tell players that it'll take a battle to win but the players must be motivated and want it more. The confidence is just a reflection of their hard work over the past off season.
 
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Aday25 said:
Those games always seemed to two or three games into the season and when we were either coming off a hard loss or looking ahead to tougher opponents. We then bounced back and had played lights out against top SEC schools. If i'm not mistake after the close win against South Alabama we ended up playing our two best games of the year vs. Georgia and then USCjr after the bye….

I don't think we are overlooking UTS. We've had all summer to think of this game. Plus I don't think we are looking ahead to Arky St. It reminds me of playing NC State in our opener a few years ago. They had some really high quality athletes, better then anything U.St. has and Dooley was able to get our guys ready to play them. If Dools can do it, I'm not worried about Butch motivating our guys to play in an opener against a quality team. If our guys show up motivated and ready, we'll beat them. Still should be an entertaining game with it being close early but we'll pull away in the second half.


This doesn't really pertain to your post exactly just a general comment about the article:

Also players have to be confident, even if they know deep down they are outmatched talent wise, so I don't blame the U.St. players talking. They very well can't go around sulking saying "we'll give it the ol' try." What do we expect them to say? Granted I think players should respect every opponent no matter the school. Believe me the U.St. coaches are NOT playing us down. Nor is Butch playing them down. I guarantee both coaches have motivated their players by talking the other opponent's talent up. Coaches do this to get kids mentally prepared for a knockdown drag out fight, if it comes down to it. But they won't say that the opponent is unbeatable, they will tell players that it'll take a battle to win but the players must be motivated and want it more. The confidence is just a reflection of their hard work over the past off season.
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Totally agree. I believe our coaching staff may well be the difference in this game. UT by 14 is my prediction.
 
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USU should feel confident. If I was a USU fan, I'd feel confident too. However, if I was a USU fan, I would be primarily familiar with mid-major talent match-ups, and unfamiliar with the difference that 4-5 star players generally make. I'd also be unfamiliar with what UT has done to upgrade its team talent and speed over the off-season too.

If I were a USU fan, I'd be a bit heady about recent success in a small pond and then I'd see a 5-7 team on the schedule, having no clue what a real strength of schedule actually means.

Absolutely, I'd be confident. I'd also go home crushed and confused after the game. After sleeping on it, I'd get on a USU forum and vent about how all the rich programs get richer--all the big programs load up on talent--it's impossible for the little guy to get ahead.

I'd cry a river then bite my fingernails about what Boise St, Utah and BYU may do to us this year. If I was one of the guys coming on Volnation making an ass of myself, I'd delete the internet favorite and never return.

If I were a USU fan, that is...
 
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Orange_Crush said:
USU should feel confident. If I was a USU fan, I'd feel confident too. However, if I was a USU fan, I would be primarily familiar with mid-major talent match-ups, and unfamiliar with the difference that 4-5 star players generally make. I'd also be unfamiliar with what UT has done to upgrade its team talent and speed over the off-season too.

If I were a USU fan, I'd be a bit heady about recent success in a small pond and then I'd see a 5-7 team on the schedule, having no clue what a real strength of schedule actually means.

Absolutely, I'd be confident. I'd also go home crushed and confused after the game. After sleeping on it, I'd get on a USU forum and vent about how all the rich programs get richer--all the big programs load up on talent--it's impossible for the little guy to get ahead.

I'd cry a river then bite my fingernails about what Boise St, Utah and BYU may do to us this year. If I was one of the guys coming on Volnation making an ass of myself, I'd delete the internet favorite and never return.

If I were a USU fan, that is...
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You would also have 7 wives....just sayin'!
 
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Just a few quick facts from the rosters I saw.

USU Oline - Average weight = 289
UT Oline - Average weight = 308

USU WR's - Average 6ft 167lbs
UT WR's - Average 6'1" 200;bs

USU CB's Average 5'8" 179lbs
UT CB's Average 5'9" 190lbs

USU DL Average 269lbs
UT DL Average 308lbs

USU RB's = average 185lbs
UT RB's = average 197lbs

USU LB average = 227lbs
UT LB average = 226lbs

And for the hell of it their QB's = 193 pounds our QB's = 215

If the conditioning is as good or better than last year I don't see USU surviving 4 quarters just from sheer lack of size.
 
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I can't tell if all the polygamist jokes are halfway serious or done fully in jest.

I just wanted to add though that I grew up in Utah my entire life and then attended Utah st. and never once even saw or encountered a polygamist. I'm not sure you guys really know what Utah is like.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Just a few quick facts from the rosters I saw.

USU Oline - Average weight = 289
UT Oline - Average weight = 308

USU WR's - Average 6ft 167lbs
UT WR's - Average 6'1" 200;bs

USU CB's Average 5'8" 179lbs
UT CB's Average 5'9" 190lbs

USU DL Average 269lbs
UT DL Average 308lbs

USU RB's = average 185lbs
UT RB's = average 197lbs

USU LB average = 227lbs
UT LB average = 226lbs

And for the hell of it their QB's = 193 pounds our QB's = 215

If the conditioning is as good or better than last year I don't see USU surviving 4 quarters just from sheer lack of size.
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We're too fat to win. Count this one as a loss. :cray:
 
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agfan23 said:
I can't tell if all the polygamist jokes are halfway serious or done fully in jest.

I just wanted to add though that I grew up in Utah my entire life and then attended Utah st. and never once even saw or encountered a polygamist. I'm not sure you guys really know what Utah is like.
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No more serious than the jokes y'all make about "Deliverance," trailer parks and hillbillies.
 
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agfan23 said:
I can't tell if all the polygamist jokes are halfway serious or done fully in jest.

I just wanted to add though that I grew up in Utah my entire life and then attended Utah st. and never once even saw or encountered a polygamist. I'm not sure you guys really know what Utah is like.
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I have seen SLC Punk and Big Love. I think I have a pretty good idea of what Utah is like...
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
Just a few quick facts from the rosters I saw.

USU Oline - Average weight = 289
UT Oline - Average weight = 308

USU WR's - Average 6ft 167lbs
UT WR's - Average 6'1" 200;bs

USU CB's Average 5'8" 179lbs
UT CB's Average 5'9" 190lbs

USU DL Average 269lbs
UT DL Average 308lbs

USU RB's = average 185lbs
UT RB's = average 197lbs

USU LB average = 227lbs
UT LB average = 226lbs

And for the hell of it their QB's = 193 pounds our QB's = 215

If the conditioning is as good or better than last year I don't see USU surviving 4 quarters just from sheer lack of size.
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I don't think we even have a DL playing this year that weighs 308 lbs much less a line that averages it unless the roster I've seen hasn't been updated. Hope you are right
 
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Orange_Crush said:
lol

USUFans.com • View topic - Tennesee fans hoping
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band wagon aggie wrote:As a Utah state fan , you people are rather embarrassing to be associated with .We are Mormons ,we are not suppose to lie ,cheat and steal but here you are trying to make people believe this kind of crap. The name of this thread should be Utah state fans dreaming , Tennessee wins 31-17. You can bet one of your wives on it

Good Grief you guys are trolling hard over there... lol
 
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TheGoodStuff said:

band wagon aggie wrote:As a Utah state fan , you people are rather embarrassing to be associated with .We are Mormons ,we are not suppose to lie ,cheat and steal but here you are trying to make people believe this kind of crap. The name of this thread should be Utah state fans dreaming , Tennessee wins 31-17. You can bet one of your wives on it

Good Grief you guys are trolling hard over there... lol
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I don't have an account over there, so I'm not sure what your point is. I went there a couple of weeks ago to lurk and see what kind of info your fans might provide about your team this year. When I saw the repeated calls for a USU blow-out win, I chuckled and figured it's a lost cause to get any kind of level-headed info.

When I saw the references to our thread about the stadium and crowd noise, I smelled fear to tell you the truth. Sounds like a lot of whistling through the graveyard.
 
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