The Saturday night loss to Hawaii hit Utah State like a gut-punch. A team coming off a bye, hungry for the opportunity to prove itself more fully in Mountain West play went out and played arguably its worst game of the season. The Aggies have a lot more to figure out about themselves than perhaps previously thought. And they won't have long before the next opponent comes calling on Friday.

In a previous edition of the Monday Cooldown, a comparison was drawn between Utah State's defense in 2025 vs the woeful 2024 unit and how worryingly close they were. Sadly, for the Aggie faithful, that comparison was solidified by the result of Saturday's game when the Warriors put up 44 points, becoming the third team in six games to put up at least 40 on the Aggies. The result is perhaps even worse wh

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