The best student section in the MWC

From Mark Ziegler who covered the Sam Diego State - Utah State game on Saturday:

The best student section in the Mountain West no longer belongs to San Diego State, or New Mexico or Colorado State or UNLV or any of the old guard. It’s Utah State, no contest.

There have been rumblings this season about “The Hurd” students losing their fastball, but the 4,000-strong Mountain West newcomers flat brought it Saturday. They were loud. They were organized. They were creative. They were relentless. They were venomous. They were infectious.

“My first trip in here: incredible atmosphere,” Coach Steve Fisher said. “This is an atmosphere that everyone in America should witness. I was immensely impressed how they stayed engaged and involved, and without question it helps their team. It’s a big reason why they win about 90 percent of their games here...”