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Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 1:18 pm
by rAggie
Brace yourselves for covid having a huge impact on USU/Boise -- and not because of Boise. If you're a bettor, go put your kids' Christmas fund on Boise -16.5.

Re: First canceled game (CSU vs UNM)

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 1:20 pm
by SasquatchAggie
rAggie wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 1:18 pm
Brace yourselves for covid having a huge impact on USU/Boise -- and not because of Boise. If you're a bettor, go put your kids' Christmas fund on Boise -16.5.
:shock: :bangwall:

Re: First canceled game (CSU vs UNM)

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 1:23 pm
by Aggie84025
rAggie wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 1:18 pm
Brace yourselves for covid having a huge impact on USU/Boise -- and not because of Boise. If you're a bettor, go put your kids' Christmas fund on Boise -16.5.
How many starters are going to be out for the aggies?

Re: First canceled game (CSU vs UNM)

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 2:13 pm
by Aggie19
rAggie wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 1:18 pm
Brace yourselves for covid having a huge impact on USU/Boise -- and not because of Boise. If you're a bettor, go put your kids' Christmas fund on Boise -16.5.
Its only Thursday, man, can we not ruin my weekend so soon?

Re: First canceled game (CSU vs UNM)

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 3:37 pm
by CastIronAggie
rAggie wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 1:18 pm
Brace yourselves for covid having a huge impact on USU/Boise -- and not because of Boise. If you're a bettor, go put your kids' Christmas fund on Boise -16.5.
Guess I might not need to be so angry about my wife's birthday party falling on Saturday evening.... :disappointed:

Re: First canceled game (CSU vs UNM)

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 3:37 pm
by Aglicious
rAggie wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 1:18 pm
Brace yourselves for covid having a huge impact on USU/Boise -- and not because of Boise. If you're a bettor, go put your kids' Christmas fund on Boise -16.5.
Well... :bananafire: . If true, that not only affects this week's game, but potentially the next couple too.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 3:58 pm
by NVAggie
Choo Choo...am I right?

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 5:34 pm
by Aggie_CEE
Source?

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 6:44 pm
by KissMyAg
rAggie wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 1:18 pm
Brace yourselves for covid having a huge impact on USU/Boise -- and not because of Boise. If you're a bettor, go put your kids' Christmas fund on Boise -16.5.
I noticed GA said we are way short on numbers for practice during the coaches show. Must be COVID

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 7:49 pm
by ineptimusprime
Neat. :bangwall:

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 7:52 pm
by GameFAQSAggie
There was an outbreak at the LLC where the freshman football players live.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 7:57 pm
by YoungBloodAggie
I don't think this will have much impact on Saturday.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 10:06 pm
by GameFAQSAggie
There are currently 271 cases amongst students, faculty and staff.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 10:07 pm
by utaggies
Even with a full compliment of players for USU it may still be a good bet to bet the farm on BSU after giving the points.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 10:10 pm
by GameFAQSAggie
Aggie_CEE wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 5:34 pm
Source?
The OP of this thread did once accurately call before it was public that we would be missing a few starters in a game cause of suspensions and funeral leave.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 10:11 pm
by Boiseguy
rAggie wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 1:18 pm
Brace yourselves for covid having a huge impact on USU/Boise -- and not because of Boise. If you're a bettor, go put your kids' Christmas fund on Boise -16.5.
Source? I hope this is not true. While it might help our cause, it wouldn’t feel like a win even if we ended up winning

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 22nd, 2020, 11:12 pm
by Aggie formerly in Hawaii
utaggies wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 10:07 pm
Even with a full compliment of players for USU it may still be a good bet to bet the farm on BSU after giving the points.
Yeah I hope it isn't true, but the point spread is lower than I thought it would be. Surprised we are less than 20 point underdogs.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 12:11 am
by ViAggie
Cut my life into pieces

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 1:43 am
by Aggie formerly in Hawaii
ViAggie wrote:
October 23rd, 2020, 12:11 am
Cut my life into pieces
Is this your last resort?

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 7:35 am
by GameFAQSAggie
Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 11:12 pm
utaggies wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 10:07 pm
Even with a full compliment of players for USU it may still be a good bet to bet the farm on BSU after giving the points.
Yeah I hope it isn't true, but the point spread is lower than I thought it would be. Surprised we are less than 20 point underdogs.
Even if you concede we still would have lost and lost badly to Boise with a full compliment of players, the story of this year is we all year long have to worry about taking a hit with covid. And so do the other teams.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 7:58 am
by AggiesForever
I don't even watch the game when they go to Boise anymore. If we win, I can always watch it on my DVR. But nobody wins in that terrible excuse of a stadium, that has troughs for urinals for cryin out loud. If we win, it will be fun to watch it on DVR.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 8:04 am
by Aggie_CEE
Just shut down this thread and move everyone back to the optimism page please.

We've beat them before and can do it again!

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 8:16 am
by slcagg
AggiesForever wrote:
October 23rd, 2020, 7:58 am
I don't even watch the game when they go to Boise anymore. If we win, I can always watch it on my DVR. But nobody wins in that terrible excuse of a stadium, that has troughs for urinals for cryin out loud. If we win, it will be fun to watch it on DVR.
I can understand that. Probably saved yourself some frustration over the years. This year is different for me though. I just look forward to watching our young men play.

Gary historically has completed very well when playing as an underdog in the first game of the season over the years. I believe we can go in and compete much like auburn, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, a&m etc.

One thing to note is that Boise is replacing its oline and dline pretty much. On a non spring, short fall practice. Could help us in some ways.

Go aggies!

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 9:36 am
by GeoAg
AggiesForever wrote:
October 23rd, 2020, 7:58 am
I don't even watch the game when they go to Boise anymore. If we win, I can always watch it on my DVR. But nobody wins in that terrible excuse of a stadium, that has troughs for urinals for cryin out loud. If we win, it will be fun to watch it on DVR.
There are some things I would trade with Boise if we could...football success, fan devotion, a major city all to ourselves, but despite all of their success, I would trade for neither of the two main athletic facilities. The football stadium in particular is an eyesore and puzzling considering their level of success. It is the second worst stadium in which I have ever watched a game (the first is Qualcomm). The best seat for the game is literally in the upper deck, and of course the restrooms, as mentioned above, are a mess and a little too intimate for my preference. And I didn't even get to that turf.

Thanks. I feel better. It doesn't help that they kick up butts up there every other year either :lol:

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 9:37 am
by Aggie formerly in Hawaii
AggiesForever wrote:
October 23rd, 2020, 7:58 am
I don't even watch the game when they go to Boise anymore. If we win, I can always watch it on my DVR. But nobody wins in that terrible excuse of a stadium, that has troughs for urinals for cryin out loud. If we win, it will be fun to watch it on DVR.
It would sure be awesome to win there. It has been a long time coming. I'll watch and hope for the best, but it will be difficult as always.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 10:28 am
by AZ4AggieNation
GameFAQSAggie wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 7:52 pm
There was an outbreak at the LLC where the freshman football players live.
This is accurate; not sure on the numbers but there is talk of moving the freshmen players from that dorm location at some point this season; possibly into apartments/housing off-campus. Not a bad idea to keep the players together off-campus, I feel; especially since they are practicing better safety protocols than the other non-athlete students residing in that LLC also.

Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 10:42 am
by IdAggie
The LLC dorm outbreak was a few weeks ago and most of the COVID issues in that set of dorms are through the isolation and quarantine process. The rates at USU have been trending down with much lower new cases than previous weeks. I new cases have generally been fewer than 20 per day going back over a week. I am hopeful that the rumors above are not true and we do not have significant players out for the game tomorrow.


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Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 10:48 am
by 918AGG
Interestingly enough, the line has moved to Boise -17.5 in certain places. I still took Boise -17.5 (based on the recommendation of an anonymous internet avatar who has pretty good credibility over the years).

Moneyline is an insane Boise -1000.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 11:12 am
by Yossarian
918AGG wrote:
October 23rd, 2020, 10:48 am
Interestingly enough, the line has moved to Boise -17.5 in certain places. I still took Boise -17.5 (based on the recommendation of an anonymous internet avatar who has pretty good credibility over the years).

Moneyline is an insane Boise -1000.
I think Boise covers that spread by about two touchdowns.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 11:20 am
by Sl7vk
Ya'll are :crazy:

First game of the year, and some crazy things have happened all over the country. No tape, not knowing what to expect. Our offense slowing down the amount of plays/possesions. 17.5 is easy money betting on USU this weekend. :thanks:

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 11:28 am
by ChowderAggie
GameFAQSAggie wrote:
October 22nd, 2020, 10:06 pm
There are currently 271 cases amongst students, faculty and staff.
287 as of this morning. These are active cases. 861 total cases at USU

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 11:47 am
by Full
Sl7vk wrote:
October 23rd, 2020, 11:20 am
Ya'll are :crazy:

First game of the year, and some crazy things have happened all over the country. No tape, not knowing what to expect. Our offense slowing down the amount of plays/possesions. 17.5 is easy money betting on USU this weekend. :thanks:
That doesn’t include the 15-20 mph winds forecasted. I think both teams are set up this year to run first. Of course if they average 6.5 yards a carry again, the game could get out of hand. Last year there was 156 snaps 912 yards of offense. This game should be a low scoring ground game, with half the offensive numbers.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 11:56 am
by ineptimusprime
Funny how it still feels like we are starting the season out with a bodybag game even playing only a conference schedule. :)

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 12:00 pm
by Yossarian
Full wrote:
October 23rd, 2020, 11:47 am
Sl7vk wrote:
October 23rd, 2020, 11:20 am
Ya'll are :crazy:

First game of the year, and some crazy things have happened all over the country. No tape, not knowing what to expect. Our offense slowing down the amount of plays/possesions. 17.5 is easy money betting on USU this weekend. :thanks:
That doesn’t include the 15-20 mph winds forecasted. I think both teams are set up this year to run first. Of course if they average 6.5 yards a carry again, the game could get out of hand. Last year there was 156 snaps 912 yards of offense. This game should be a low scoring ground game, with half the offensive numbers.
Boise only passed for 178 yards last year. It wasn't the pass the killed us - it was the run (297 yards rushing as a team). Sophomore George Holani ran for 187 yards himself - on just 16 carries. He was getting big chunks of yardage nearly every time he touched the ball. Is he still with them this year? They averaged 6.5 ypc as a team. Air Force was even more dominant - they ran for 448 yards against us last year. I just don't see that our run defense is going to be dramatically better this year over last year. I think good teams are going to continue to run over the Aggies.

Re: Covid impact on USU vs BSU

Posted: October 23rd, 2020, 12:03 pm
by Aggiefan33
I heard last week that the athletics area was a bit of a hot spot. I didn't post anything as I could not confirm, nor did I know if it was Football, Basketball, Volleyball or Track.

I have not heard anything this week though. Unless I got my days mixed up. I do feel that 2020 has been the longest 6 years of my life.