MurkyAg

As some have said, this might be a good stepping stone for Akron. In 2011, USU was 7-5 and made it to the Potato Bowl where we lost to Ohio. Over the next three years we won 30 games and three bowl games. Now we are in our fifth bowl game in a row, and we are disapointed with a 6 win season. So even though some of you aren't thrilled with the Potato Bowl, it just might be the stepping stone you need.

I am looking forward to this game. It sounds like you guys have a great front 7, which could give our O-line fits. Our O-line has been better the last few weeks, but for the past two seasons many fans have been calling for our O-line coach to be fired. Our quarterbacks are consistently pressured, and our running backs often have defenders in their face in the backfield. The poor line play was especially surprising this year, with 4 returning starters on a line that improved over the course of last season. Again we've improved over the course of this season, but we are still not great on the O-line. Our front 7 is pretty good, but we expected them to be better. Some injuries to our DTs have really hurt our defense, especially since we play a 3-4. Our starting DT and key backup are healthy now, and can make big plays. We have 2 great LBs in Kyler Fackrell and Nick Vigil. They represent two of the three first team All Mountain West linebackers. The rest of the linebacking corps is very solid. I like that ProvoAggie got autocorrected to say Can't Myers, instead of Can't. He has been really good this year at QB until getting injured against Nevada in our second to last game. Chuckie Keeton came in and played well to lead a come-back against Nevada. Unfortunately he couldn't do enough to beat BYU at home in our last game. Chuckie also did not play well in our first three games, mostly due to a nagging knee injury. He just looked hobbled at times early in the year. Chuckie has looked healthier and more confident the last two games, and I expect him to be the starter in the bowl game, even though Myers should be healthy. We are pretty solid at every other position, except maybe FG kicker. Overall we are a better team than our record suggests, having played 9 bowl teams. granted we are only 3-6 against those teams. Our main problem (in my mind) is that when we turn the ball over, we seem to lose all momentum and motivation. When we protect the ball, we are a very good team. I think the Aggies will win, but then again, I always believe that we will win. Boise is not a bad place to visit. The worst part will be the awful blue turf. To those of you traveling to the game, safe travels and I hope it's an enjoyable experience. I expect a lot more Aggies than Zips there, partly because the drive from Logan should be shorter than your flight. Any way, best of luck. Here's to a good game with no inujuries.