In 2010, the Aggies seemed to be on the verge of big things. They beat in-state rival BYU and nearly came away with wins against Oklahoma and Nevada. At other times they looked dreadful. They followed-up the BYU win with a lousy performance at Louisiana Tech, which is one of four games where the Aggies scored in single digits. In 2010, the Aggie offense was very good once they got the ball to the opponents red zone, where they scored almost 90% of the time. Getting to red zone on a more consistent basis will be the main goal of the offense, and that should be accomplished with Robert Turbin returning from injury. BTW...Turbin can score from long distance as well. As good as the Aggies were in the offensive red zone, is where the defense had a little trouble in 2010. Linebacker Bobby Wagner is the leading returning tackler from 2010. There should be plenty of high scoring games for Utah State in 2011, and if they can win one or two of them, there may even be some post-season action this year. Winning five games, however, should be enough progress for Gary Anderson and his crew, but I see 7 wins, if they can beat the teams that they should. This should set up a big 2012 when most of the WAC powers are in the Mountain West Conference.
2012 Schedule
S3 @Auburn
S10
Weber State
S17 BYE
S24
Colorado State
S30 @BYU
O8
Wyoming
O15 @Fresno State
O22
Louisiana Tech
O29 BYE
N5 @Hawaii
N12
San Jose State
N19
@Idaho
N26 Nevada
D3
@New Mexico State
Projected Finish 7-5 (4-3 in Conference Play)
Post Season Projection: New Mexico Bowl vs. Rice
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