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Came up with it out of nowhere. Maybe it's too high, but probably not. Out of 84 scholarships it would be 21 players. That's only like 5 per year from Utah.AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 5:07 pmWhat are you basing the 25% number on? I don't know if I've ever seen a Utah State roster with 25 or more Utah kids that are MWC caliber.I agree, and of the 10 that stay in state, most years 10 go to BYU or Utah. It's unfortunate, but it's the reality. Doesn't mean we should not recruit Utah heavily every year. Generally speaking, no less than 25% of the roster should be Utah kids.
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And something for anyone critical of it to consider. We just hired a guy who has shown he can win in FBS and do consistently. Would Graham Harrell do better? Possibly, but we don't 100% know. We know the guy we hired can win. I don't blame Hartwell at all for this hire.bigblue wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 8:01 pmI think the is an excellent post. It has added to my excitement.AGGIEinIOWA wrote:Have we ever hired a more proven successful coach than Blake Anderson? We’ve resorted to FCS coaches, coordinators, or second chance retreads for the past few decades. I’d think we’d all be pretty stoked about this hire.
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32 Utah kids on the roster.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 8:17 pmCame up with it out of nowhere. Maybe it's too high, but probably not. Out of 84 scholarships it would be 21 players. That's only like 5 per year from Utah.AggieFBObsession wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 5:07 pmWhat are you basing the 25% number on? I don't know if I've ever seen a Utah State roster with 25 or more Utah kids that are MWC caliber.I agree, and of the 10 that stay in state, most years 10 go to BYU or Utah. It's unfortunate, but it's the reality. Doesn't mean we should not recruit Utah heavily every year. Generally speaking, no less than 25% of the roster should be Utah kids.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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I would love to have that as well I'm just being realistic with what I think could be expected based on our budget and support we have.OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:36 pmScrew that! I want our team to be in the MWC championship game regularly with a shot at the non-P5 BCS slot once every 3-4 years.Aggie84025 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:09 pmIf we have a consistent 6-7 win team I am absolutely satisfied. Guys seems like a solid hire. He has his work cut out for him, but for sure a solid get.BLUERUFiO wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 2:49 pm“The Red Wolves have won at least seven games every season under Anderson's coaching, including a 9-victory campaign in 2015 and eight-win years in 2016, 2018 and 2019. “
Weren’t we just saying a few days ago that 7 wins every season would be good to great at USU? I’m pumped.
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I think you hit it on the nailed it with that post, thank you very much. I don't know that I would compare Gary's second coming as, maybe a geo prism that caught on fire.WasatchAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 7:00 pmFrom a car perspective, this hire seems like buying a new Toyota Camry or Tacoma type of hire. Nothing flashy but solid and dependable. The type of vehicle that won’t turn heads as you drive through campus but which will impress your GF’s or BF’s parents because it shows you are a practical and solid person who knows how to utilize resources wisely. While many were hoping for a Land Cruiser or even a Lexus 460 or perhaps a Nissan GT-R, Utah State, is a Camry or a Tacoma type of school - solid and value oriented. I do think that 6-7 wins is not a successful coach, however. I think 8-9 is more in line of where I’d like to see us as a floor with double digits wins not an unheard of thing. Certainly, a dependable long-lasting coach, that knows what he is doing, can get us there. This may very well by the FB team’s version of Stew Merrill but with someone who will play the bigger schools. Time will tell.
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What is even more impressive is that he was able to be successful with those recruiting classes. It's not like those were super high rankings but they were definitely solid and if he can get those similar type rankings here with his coaching ability will definitely have some successful seasons.slcagg wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 7:55 pmKeep this in mind as well as far as recruiting to asu vs the other sun belt teams. Arkansas is one of the least talent rich states in that grouping. You have teams from Texas to North Carolina and the state of Arkansas has about the least talent. Those are pretty solid rankings considering that.AggieMan5 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 7:52 pmSome recruiting ranks the last few years from 247.
2015:
Ark St - 90th (4th Sun Belt)
Utah State - 96th (5th MW)
2016:
Ark St - 90th (3rd Sun Belt)
Utah State - 92nd (8th MW)
2017:
Ark St - 111th (7th Sun Belt)
Utah State - 104th (9th MW)
2018:
Ark St - 88th (1st Sun Belt)
Utah State - 109th (9th MW)
2019:
Ark St - 95th (3rd Sun Belt)
Utah State - 90th (4th MW)
2020:
Ark St - 96th (4th Sun Belt)
Utah State - 122nd (11th MW)
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I think one thing is clear, Hartwell is racist against Danes - favoring the Swedes instead.
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I like the hire. He would have stayed at Ark St., but after his wife died he needed a change of scenery, totally understandable.
He has a major rebuild here, I don’t expect results until year 3. GA really screwed the porch here.
He has a major rebuild here, I don’t expect results until year 3. GA really screwed the porch here.
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"If you build it they will come" - Field of DreamsAggie84025 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 9:03 pmI would love to have that as well I'm just being realistic with what I think could be expected based on our budget and support we have.OrangeCountyAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:36 pmScrew that! I want our team to be in the MWC championship game regularly with a shot at the non-P5 BCS slot once every 3-4 years.Aggie84025 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:09 pmIf we have a consistent 6-7 win team I am absolutely satisfied. Guys seems like a solid hire. He has his work cut out for him, but for sure a solid get.BLUERUFiO wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 2:49 pm“The Red Wolves have won at least seven games every season under Anderson's coaching, including a 9-victory campaign in 2015 and eight-win years in 2016, 2018 and 2019. “
Weren’t we just saying a few days ago that 7 wins every season would be good to great at USU? I’m pumped.
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brownjeans wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 9:19 pmI think one thing is clear, Hartwell is racist against Danes - favoring the Swedes instead.
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Plus he is a recruiting machine and has contacts everywhere. We are/were in the hunt for a 4* db in Alabama. Just pray Blake leaves most of his D staff behind unless you want the opponents to score in the 40s, 50s and roll up 500/600 yds offense
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What recruit are you referring to?Astate4life wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 3:01 amPlus he is a recruiting machine and has contacts everywhere. We are/were in the hunt for a 4* db in Alabama. Just pray Blake leaves most of his D staff behind unless you want the opponents to score in the 40s, 50s and roll up 500/600 yds offense
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A few decommits from asu in the last few days. Would not be surprised to see a few of these to usu.
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... or even worse, if he's a Yorkshire Anderson ...brownjeans wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 9:19 pmI think one thing is clear, Hartwell is racist against Danes - favoring the Swedes instead.
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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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We could use the 6’4” wide receiver Marlon Crockett. Maybe one of the rb’s as well. I think most of the others have since committed elsewhere.slcagg wrote:A few decommits from asu in the last few days. Would not be surprised to see a few of these to usu.
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when do we expect the official announcement and news conference? The more i think about the hire i am super excited. I think he will be solid. We could have done a lot worse in a coach. Interested to see who he brings to coach the defense. Blake seems like a great offensive mind.
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The Arkie State folks are entitled to their announcement and their mourning. Everybody knows already. We can wait.Aggie84025 wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 8:09 amwhen do we expect the official announcement and news conference? The more i think about the hire i am super excited. I think he will be solid. We could have done a lot worse in a coach. Interested to see who he brings to coach the defense. Blake seems like a great offensive mind.
In the meantime, Welcome New True Andy!
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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I think that mindset has changed.Yossarian wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:38 pmYears ago, I had people in Logan and the surrounding area tell me they had no interest in "going to watch a bunch of Californians play" when I asked them why they didn't attend games. I don't know if this is still a prevalent attitude up there? That may be one advantage to taking a marginal local kid over a marginal out-of-state kid. You may get an attendance boost (or take an attendance hit if you completely ignore Utah kids in recruiting). Fans like to feel a connection to the players they support.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:26 pmDefinitely not, but Utah should be thoroughly canvassed every year. That's all I'm sayingaggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:24 pmI guess I don't understand the point. I'm NOT saying abandon utah altogether. But is it good recruiting sense to pass on an a higher rated out-of-state kid JUST to take a lower rated kid from utah in order to appease the fans?3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:57 pmI guess I don't understand your point. How many top 20 players of ANY state (outside of maybe Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas and Delaware) does any G5 program pull in? Boise might get a couple, but other than that...aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:54 pm3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:49 pmWhat do you mean? How many top 20 Utah players does anybody in the MWC land?aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:09 pmLook and see how many of the top 20 players in Utah we actually land.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:59 pmBecause there are lots of good players that come out of Utah and we have a leg up on getting many of them compared with out of state programs. Why would you NOT focus on recruiting Utah?splintorb wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:55 pmWhy do we need to recruit Utah? Why is that a focus?Elkaggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:48 pmI agree but highly doubt it will happen. One thing we have to keep is our Poly pipeline and recruiting the State of Utah.AGGIEinIOWA wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:46 pmI'd like to see Maile stay as AHC if he's willing and maybe Collins could be special teams and position coach as well as Bojay and DJ staying on staff. I think the most important hire will be Defensive Coordinator as Anderson seems to be more involved on the offensive side of the ball. Maybe Yost will be available to bring back as OC. Seems Anderson likes offense and Yost's style may suit his philosophy ok.
Exactly.
That's not who we will ever be, so I don't expect that.
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I sure hope so...aggies22 wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 10:03 amI think that mindset has changed.Yossarian wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:38 pmYears ago, I had people in Logan and the surrounding area tell me they had no interest in "going to watch a bunch of Californians play" when I asked them why they didn't attend games. I don't know if this is still a prevalent attitude up there? That may be one advantage to taking a marginal local kid over a marginal out-of-state kid. You may get an attendance boost (or take an attendance hit if you completely ignore Utah kids in recruiting). Fans like to feel a connection to the players they support.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:26 pmDefinitely not, but Utah should be thoroughly canvassed every year. That's all I'm sayingaggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:24 pmI guess I don't understand the point. I'm NOT saying abandon utah altogether. But is it good recruiting sense to pass on an a higher rated out-of-state kid JUST to take a lower rated kid from utah in order to appease the fans?3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:57 pmI guess I don't understand your point. How many top 20 players of ANY state (outside of maybe Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas and Delaware) does any G5 program pull in? Boise might get a couple, but other than that...aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:54 pm3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:49 pmWhat do you mean? How many top 20 Utah players does anybody in the MWC land?aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:09 pmLook and see how many of the top 20 players in Utah we actually land.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:59 pmBecause there are lots of good players that come out of Utah and we have a leg up on getting many of them compared with out of state programs. Why would you NOT focus on recruiting Utah?splintorb wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:55 pmWhy do we need to recruit Utah? Why is that a focus?Elkaggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:48 pmI agree but highly doubt it will happen. One thing we have to keep is our Poly pipeline and recruiting the State of Utah.AGGIEinIOWA wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:46 pmI'd like to see Maile stay as AHC if he's willing and maybe Collins could be special teams and position coach as well as Bojay and DJ staying on staff. I think the most important hire will be Defensive Coordinator as Anderson seems to be more involved on the offensive side of the ball. Maybe Yost will be available to bring back as OC. Seems Anderson likes offense and Yost's style may suit his philosophy ok.
Exactly.
That's not who we will ever be, so I don't expect that.
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I'm now up to three confirmations.aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 2:38 pmI've only had one current commit confirm that he is signing next week.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 10:36 amIdeally, he'll bring a couple but most importantly he'll keep those we have committed.slcagg wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 10:28 amHere is there commit list. Be curious if maybe the Texas kids follow him.
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Have they been reached out to by the new coach?aggies22 wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 10:19 amI'm now up to three confirmations.aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 2:38 pmI've only had one current commit confirm that he is signing next week.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 10:36 amIdeally, he'll bring a couple but most importantly he'll keep those we have committed.slcagg wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 10:28 amHere is there commit list. Be curious if maybe the Texas kids follow him.
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I hope one of them is juiceaggies22 wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 10:19 amI'm now up to three confirmations.aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 2:38 pmI've only had one current commit confirm that he is signing next week.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 10:36 amIdeally, he'll bring a couple but most importantly he'll keep those we have committed.slcagg wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 10:28 amHere is there commit list. Be curious if maybe the Texas kids follow him.
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Crap, agree with Roy twice in a week. G5 consistency is huge as opposed to our ebb and flow the past 10 Years.Roy McAvoy wrote:Blake is a good coach. I think Arkansas State is a tough gig and I have to think there's a bit of stalemate that has set in with him being there for a while.
This year is an odd year. Prior to this he'd never won fewer than 7 games. If we never won fewer than 7 games here we'd all be ecstatic.
And Anderson is not brining much from Arkansas state, expect a presence from recently fired SEC staffs.
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I like the sound of that! That should bring a lot of player transfer interest from all over the south in the next few weeks, right?TheAKAggie wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 11:04 amCrap, agree with Roy twice in a week. G5 consistency is huge as opposed to our ebb and flow the past 10 Years.Roy McAvoy wrote:Blake is a good coach. I think Arkansas State is a tough gig and I have to think there's a bit of stalemate that has set in with him being there for a while.
This year is an odd year. Prior to this he'd never won fewer than 7 games. If we never won fewer than 7 games here we'd all be ecstatic.
And Anderson is not brining much from Arkansas state, expect a presence from recently fired SEC staffs.
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Yes, years ago I had people tell me the same thing, then when there were more players from Utah the problem was that we didn't play in a conference with interesting schools, then when we joined the MWC they didn't like the start times and ticket prices. There are a lot of people in Logan that talk the talk but don't walk the walk.Yossarian wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:38 pmYears ago, I had people in Logan and the surrounding area tell me they had no interest in "going to watch a bunch of Californians play" when I asked them why they didn't attend games. I don't know if this is still a prevalent attitude up there? That may be one advantage to taking a marginal local kid over a marginal out-of-state kid. You may get an attendance boost (or take an attendance hit if you completely ignore Utah kids in recruiting). Fans like to feel a connection to the players they support.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:26 pmDefinitely not, but Utah should be thoroughly canvassed every year. That's all I'm sayingaggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:24 pmI guess I don't understand the point. I'm NOT saying abandon utah altogether. But is it good recruiting sense to pass on an a higher rated out-of-state kid JUST to take a lower rated kid from utah in order to appease the fans?3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:57 pmI guess I don't understand your point. How many top 20 players of ANY state (outside of maybe Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas and Delaware) does any G5 program pull in? Boise might get a couple, but other than that...aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:54 pm3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:49 pmWhat do you mean? How many top 20 Utah players does anybody in the MWC land?aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:09 pmLook and see how many of the top 20 players in Utah we actually land.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:59 pmBecause there are lots of good players that come out of Utah and we have a leg up on getting many of them compared with out of state programs. Why would you NOT focus on recruiting Utah?splintorb wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:55 pmWhy do we need to recruit Utah? Why is that a focus?Elkaggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:48 pmI agree but highly doubt it will happen. One thing we have to keep is our Poly pipeline and recruiting the State of Utah.AGGIEinIOWA wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:46 pmI'd like to see Maile stay as AHC if he's willing and maybe Collins could be special teams and position coach as well as Bojay and DJ staying on staff. I think the most important hire will be Defensive Coordinator as Anderson seems to be more involved on the offensive side of the ball. Maybe Yost will be available to bring back as OC. Seems Anderson likes offense and Yost's style may suit his philosophy ok.
Exactly.
That's not who we will ever be, so I don't expect that.
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When John Ralston came to USU he brought a herd of California athletes with him or recruited them during his tenure. To the extent that some referred to USU as The University of California at Logan. Attendance soared because we won and were nationally ranked. If the boys are winning, no one cares where they came from.Aggieiester wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 11:16 amYes, years ago I had people tell me the same thing, then when there were more players from Utah the problem was that we didn't play in a conference with interesting schools, then when we joined the MWC they didn't like the start times and ticket prices. There are a lot of people in Logan that talk the talk but don't walk the walk.Yossarian wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:38 pmYears ago, I had people in Logan and the surrounding area tell me they had no interest in "going to watch a bunch of Californians play" when I asked them why they didn't attend games. I don't know if this is still a prevalent attitude up there? That may be one advantage to taking a marginal local kid over a marginal out-of-state kid. You may get an attendance boost (or take an attendance hit if you completely ignore Utah kids in recruiting). Fans like to feel a connection to the players they support.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:26 pmDefinitely not, but Utah should be thoroughly canvassed every year. That's all I'm sayingaggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:24 pmI guess I don't understand the point. I'm NOT saying abandon utah altogether. But is it good recruiting sense to pass on an a higher rated out-of-state kid JUST to take a lower rated kid from utah in order to appease the fans?3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:57 pmI guess I don't understand your point. How many top 20 players of ANY state (outside of maybe Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas and Delaware) does any G5 program pull in? Boise might get a couple, but other than that...aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:54 pm3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:49 pmWhat do you mean? How many top 20 Utah players does anybody in the MWC land?aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:09 pmLook and see how many of the top 20 players in Utah we actually land.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:59 pmBecause there are lots of good players that come out of Utah and we have a leg up on getting many of them compared with out of state programs. Why would you NOT focus on recruiting Utah?splintorb wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:55 pmWhy do we need to recruit Utah? Why is that a focus?Elkaggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:48 pmI agree but highly doubt it will happen. One thing we have to keep is our Poly pipeline and recruiting the State of Utah.AGGIEinIOWA wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:46 pmI'd like to see Maile stay as AHC if he's willing and maybe Collins could be special teams and position coach as well as Bojay and DJ staying on staff. I think the most important hire will be Defensive Coordinator as Anderson seems to be more involved on the offensive side of the ball. Maybe Yost will be available to bring back as OC. Seems Anderson likes offense and Yost's style may suit his philosophy ok.
Exactly.
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this is how i feel as well. all i want is for the program to be successful. i don't care where the players are from so long as they are good players/people on the field, do well in school and are good ambassadors in the community. now if a player is from Utah and they do those things then even better.tinplater wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 1:16 pmWhen John Ralston came to USU he brought a herd of California athletes with him or recruited them during his tenure. To the extent that some referred to USU as The University of California at Logan. Attendance soared because we won and were nationally ranked. If the boys are winning, no one cares where they came from.Aggieiester wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 11:16 amYes, years ago I had people tell me the same thing, then when there were more players from Utah the problem was that we didn't play in a conference with interesting schools, then when we joined the MWC they didn't like the start times and ticket prices. There are a lot of people in Logan that talk the talk but don't walk the walk.Yossarian wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:38 pmYears ago, I had people in Logan and the surrounding area tell me they had no interest in "going to watch a bunch of Californians play" when I asked them why they didn't attend games. I don't know if this is still a prevalent attitude up there? That may be one advantage to taking a marginal local kid over a marginal out-of-state kid. You may get an attendance boost (or take an attendance hit if you completely ignore Utah kids in recruiting). Fans like to feel a connection to the players they support.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:26 pmDefinitely not, but Utah should be thoroughly canvassed every year. That's all I'm sayingaggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 4:24 pmI guess I don't understand the point. I'm NOT saying abandon utah altogether. But is it good recruiting sense to pass on an a higher rated out-of-state kid JUST to take a lower rated kid from utah in order to appease the fans?3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:57 pmI guess I don't understand your point. How many top 20 players of ANY state (outside of maybe Wyoming, Montana, the Dakotas and Delaware) does any G5 program pull in? Boise might get a couple, but other than that...aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:54 pm3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:49 pmWhat do you mean? How many top 20 Utah players does anybody in the MWC land?aggies22 wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 3:09 pmLook and see how many of the top 20 players in Utah we actually land.3rdGenAggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:59 pmBecause there are lots of good players that come out of Utah and we have a leg up on getting many of them compared with out of state programs. Why would you NOT focus on recruiting Utah?splintorb wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:55 pmWhy do we need to recruit Utah? Why is that a focus?Elkaggie wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:48 pmI agree but highly doubt it will happen. One thing we have to keep is our Poly pipeline and recruiting the State of Utah.AGGIEinIOWA wrote: ↑December 10th, 2020, 12:46 pmI'd like to see Maile stay as AHC if he's willing and maybe Collins could be special teams and position coach as well as Bojay and DJ staying on staff. I think the most important hire will be Defensive Coordinator as Anderson seems to be more involved on the offensive side of the ball. Maybe Yost will be available to bring back as OC. Seems Anderson likes offense and Yost's style may suit his philosophy ok.
Exactly.
That's not who we will ever be, so I don't expect that.
Re: Blake Anderson??
One school of thought is local kids are more likely to stay until they graduate vs. out of state guys that aren’t used to the culture, get homesick,etc. and leave early.
But I don’t think this has been an issue since probably pre GA 1.0. It seems like there were a few Texas kids that left early in the Brent Guy years.
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But I don’t think this has been an issue since probably pre GA 1.0. It seems like there were a few Texas kids that left early in the Brent Guy years.
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I think this is the best argument for recruiting Utah. How many kids do we have that have left the team are from Utah? Warren is the only one off the top of my head. I do think winning often cures homesickness.seabass wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 1:37 pmOne school of thought is local kids are more likely to stay until they graduate vs. out of state guys that aren’t used to the culture, get homesick,etc. and leave early.
But I don’t think this has been an issue since probably pre GA 1.0. It seems like there were a few Texas kids that left early in the Brent Guy years.
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I would agree that anyone who says they wouldn't watch players from California are just using it as an excuse to not go and would use another excuse if all the players were from Utah. Some people won't go to games even if we go undefeated every year. That is fine. There is enough that will.
We win, we'll get a full stadium no matter where the players are from. It is that simple.
We win, we'll get a full stadium no matter where the players are from. It is that simple.
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Fegans kid from Oxford, Ala. Rated 4* db, every SEC and Arkansas State are in the running Arkansas-state the only G5 being considered, until now probably.slcagg wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 6:01 amWhat recruit are you referring to?Astate4life wrote: ↑December 11th, 2020, 3:01 amPlus he is a recruiting machine and has contacts everywhere. We are/were in the hunt for a 4* db in Alabama. Just pray Blake leaves most of his D staff behind unless you want the opponents to score in the 40s, 50s and roll up 500/600 yds offense