Count me as one that believes Utah State will be tough

[ChicosBailBonds]

26 year old center, veteran age group (several mormons on the team).  Stew Morril is an incredible coach that has done it for decades.  Game is in Boise which is about a 4 hour drive from Logan, UT.

I love our seed, but I don't like playing a team that has 30 wins under their belt.  This will be a tough matchup.

They lost 4 games all year, 3 on the road and one on a neutral site.  This will be a pseudo home game for them.  Tough matchup.

[muarmy81]

Chicos,
It's been awhile but this is one that I agree with.  I'm surprised with our 6 Seed as I was thinking we'd get a 7-10 seed but Utah State will be tough (Their Center is tough) and I think Mizzou will be a very difficult game.
That being said, I think we've got a chance...

[NavinRJohnson]

Tough, but still a game we should win. They've gotta play against us too.

[downtown85]

I remember thinking something similar before the Northern Iowa game.  Veteran team with a good big man expected to do damage in the MVC. 

If we play at our pace, I expect this to be double digit win.   

[MUhoops12]

I remember thinking something similar before the Northern Iowa game.  Veteran team with a good big man expected to do damage in the MVC. 

If we play at our pace, I expect this to be double digit win.   

Agreed

[ChicosBailBonds]

I remember thinking something similar before the Northern Iowa game.  Veteran team with a good big man expected to do damage in the MVC. 

If we play at our pace, I expect this to be double digit win.   

Northern Iowa isn't coached by a legend, that's the difference.

[4everwarriors]

Northern Iowa isn't coached by a legend, that's the difference.

What position does Morill play?

[ChicosBailBonds]

They are also more veteran than we are.  Starting age of 23 years old. 

[ChicosBailBonds]

What position does Morill play?

Ringmaster.  Remember, it was folks like you that said Crean prevented MU from being that good, so now you're saying the coach doesn't matter?  Trying to have it both ways again?   

[4everwarriors]

So now you're comparing a self-serving, power crazed idiot to a legend?

[bilsu]

First of all I think we will win this game. What I am most happy about is that we got the type of opponent I wanted. A team that if we lose to I can root for. If we lose to Utah St. they will have 31 wins. It is out of our recruiting area so we are not playing a team we would normally recruit against. I really did not want to pay a team from the midwest.

[ChicosBailBonds]

So now you're comparing a self-serving, power crazed idiot to a legend?

I would never compare Hayward to you....ever.

[Fred Garvin]

Majerus just said that Utah st is the toughest place in basketball to play.The only problem is that they can't bring their court to Boise.

[g0lden3agle]

I think we are totally underplaying the "Our God is better than your god" card here guys, on that note, I'm predicting an easy 20 point win.

[BrewCity83]

Utah State apparently can't win in Boise.  They lost their game at Boise State this year.

[Fred Garvin]

Majerus asked who else made the tourney from there conference?
when he was told no one,he said that is a good measuring device to tell you about the conference.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Utah State apparently can't win in Boise.  They lost their game at Boise State this year.

I think we will win, but these 20 point blowout predictions....I'm not buying

[TVDirector]

Northern Iowa isn't coached by a legend, that's the difference.

Stew Morrill (1-6 NCAA tournament record)

[nyg]

TEN of Utah State's players are either freshman or sophomores, not alot of experience there.

[MUWeb7]

Utah State hasn't played anyone. Not worried at all. They do however have some good 3pt shooters and a stud down low. That makes it tough.

I think we win this. Small lead at half and run away with it in the 2nd. I see this as a game that Rel and Wes will have no trouble getting to the basket and scoring/drawing fouls. No way they have the talent to defend our guys.

[BrewCity83]

TEN of Utah State's players are either freshman or sophomores, not alot of experience there.

No, but aren't they all old mormons who are freshmen at 21 or so?

[ChicosBailBonds]

No, but aren't they all old mormons who are freshmen at 21 or so?

Average age of starters is 23 I believe

[IAmMarquette]

Gonna be a tough game. You don't win 30 games if you're not a pretty good team. That said, I think we win this one. I'll say about a 10-point margin of victory.

[mwbauer7]

They are also more veteran than we are.  Starting age of 23 years old. 

They are older than us, but not "more veteran." According to Pomeroy, their "experience" statistic is 1.46 years, good for 235th in the country. Our "experience" stat is 2.46 years, 7th in the country.

Also, we've been to the tourney the last 3 years. I don't believe they have anyone on their roster who has played in the NCAA Tournament.

Granted- it will still be a tough game.

[lab_warrior]

They have not played a team of our caliber this year.  I think the key will be to force a faster pace, and get to the FT line, like we did against Nova.