It's Thursday and all Utah State

Tony Jones writes about next season's schedule for the Aggies.

Bouncing off of that, PTW feels the need to toss out the proposition that nobody in the present or future WAC can catch USU -- certainly not on any consistent basis -- because of the recent recruiting status change, especially in-state, of the Stew Morrill brand.

Kids know they are going to win many more game than lose while luxuriating in a Spectrum atmosphere that some high majors envy. Tripping to the Big Dance is also a major lure. Morrill is the state of Utah basketball at the present.

Granted, ours is a broad statement to issue but it's built around this: USU is nabbing very good in-state players, more than usual, and getting commitments from non-senior prospects.

Such as Marcel Davis, Casey Oliverson and Quincy Bair.

No other WAC member is operating in that capacity or has that capability.

Now LDS missions will play a major factor on who actually arrives and when but 'owning' a state to a healthy degree and being in the position of supplementing these riches by picking off players from elsewhere (see Jarred Shaw) is an otherwise unheard of WAC capability.

Heck, some of the Aggie walk-ons would be rotation players elsewhere in the conference.

Now having typed all this, PTW must also issue this proviso: other league members better go after the Aggies this coming season and possibly next before this recruiting uptick -- the youngsters gaining experience -- goes full blown. The absences of Tai Wesley, Tyler Newbold, Pooh Williams and Nate Bendall leave a brief opening.

Carpe diem.