![]() ![]() At some point though, the clichés have to be left behind and real results have to be earned, not spoken about.Īnd that’s exactly what Utah State started on Saturday. Clichés about “figuring things out” and “looking ourselves in the mirror” and “holding ourselves accountable” are common enough to make a bingo card out of them. The interesting thing about comparing teams that do and don’t make the in-season turnaround is that you often hear the same talking points from press conferences during the tough early stretch. And the comeback story would be one for the ages. But the every-year goals of a bowl game and Mountain West title game appearance remain a possibility. There’s no national championship or even playoff appearance in sight for this year’s Aggies. Right now, Utah State is beginning to look like a team that’s on the road to being more like the 2021-22 Celtics, the 2000 Ravens or, perhaps more accurately, the 1993 Aggies. ![]() Only the Chiefs finished 7-9, missing the playoffs entirely. And the Kansas City Chiefs of 2000 also had a 5-4 record as the Ravens had. The New York Knicks of 2021-22 had a slightly better record than the Celtics did through 39 games (19-20) but finished 11th in the Eastern Conference. In 1993 the Aggies began the year 1-5, but won the last five games of their regular season to make the first bowl game the program had been to in 32 years (they also won that bowl game, marking the first postseason win in program history).īut not all teams manage that turnaround. Utah State football has even seen a drastic turn of fortune mid-season. Those Ravens went on to win 11 straight games, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl. The Baltimore Ravens of 2000 didn’t score a touchdown for three straight weeks during their season and were 5-4 through Week 9. The 2021-22 Boston Celtics started the year 18-21, a losing record almost halfway through the season, but flipped the script to make the NBA Finals. On the flip side, a comeback season, featuring a total reversal of fortune and ultimately some measure of success. On one side, there’s the prospect of a losing season, the kind that fans force themselves to forget and try to move on from. LOGAN – There are a lot of teams that, like this year’s Utah State football team, face a tipping point in a season. ![]()
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