Filed under: WAC
LOGAN, Utah -- Stop and ask yourself if any of this sounds familiar, like you've been here before.
It's late in the evening on Feb. 2 and Utah State's basketball team is polishing off Nevada, 67-45, has a 21-2 record and stands alone atop the Western Athletic Conference standings by three full games. The Aggies have cracked the Top 25 polls and enjoy one of the most notorious home-court advantages in the nation.
Just like there are every year.
But, are the Aggies for real? How legitimate is USU's record? Will Utah State survive another trip to the NCAA bubble if they lose in the WAC tournament?
Like Punxsutawney Phil every year at this time, Utah State coach Stew Morrill seemingly faces recurring questions.
But like the Pennsylvania rodent, the No. 21 Aggies face annual doubt as to their legitimacy.
Will Utah State, in six weeks, be a March Madness team or will the Aggies -- like they were a few years back despite having a 25-3 record and a Top 25 ranking -- be left in the cold?
And why, if a USU averages 25-plus wins per year for more than a decade, are the Aggies always in this position?
The answer, according to Morrill, can be explained in conference affiliation.
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