http://www.yardbarker.com/content/team/454 Recent articles about the San Diego State Aztecs en-us We all know football season is close when media day arrives. There usually is not much news just the same old coach speak about one game at a time bla, bla bla stuff. Each coach was interviewed by a local radio station and I will post that once it is available on their site. Also, to view all of the podium interviews by coaches, players and Commissioner Craig Thompson go to the offical MWC media day web site. Also this season marks the 10th anniversary of the Mountain West Conference, when they broke away from the 16 team Western Athletic Conference that was a miserable failure, and then added TCU in 2005. The news that comes out is the preseason all conference teams and the league order of finish. Looks like there is a tier system with the league split into thirds. I am not giving any clues about my order of finish, which I will start presenting starting in August. To me Colorado State and Air Force should be switched, Air Force only returns three offensive starters and will struggle. As for the Rams they will have one of the leagues best running back duo in Kyle Bell and Gatrell Johnosn III that should challenge the Utes and BYU for best two back program, plus Kory Sperry who had an season ending knee injury was a huge play making tight end and will help ease in the new quarterback at Fort Collins. 2008 Mountain West Conference Preseason Football Poll Rk. Team (first place votes) Points 1. BYU (29) 299 2. Utah (5) 274 3. TCU 239 4. New Mexico 197 5. Wyoming 156 6. Air Force 141 7. San Diego State 92 8. Colorado State 73 9. UNLV 59 Below is the preseason all conference team listed below. 2008 Preseason All-Mountain West Football Team Position Student-Athlete Class School OFFENSE WR Austin Collie** Jr. BYU WR Ryan Wolfe Jr. UNLV OL Nick Charles** Jr. Air Force OL Ray Feinga* Sr. BYU OL Dallas Reynolds* Sr. BYU OL Blake Schlueter** Sr. TCU OL Robert Conley** Sr. Utah TE Dennis Pitta* Jr. BYU QB Max Hall* Jr. BYU RB Harvey Unga** So. BYU RB Rodney Ferguson* Sr. New Mexico DEFENSE DL Jan Jorgensen* Jr. BYU DL Paul Kruger So. Utah DL John Fletcher** Jr. Wyoming DL/LB Ryan Kemp Sr. Air Force LB Ward Dobbs** Sr. Wyoming LB Russell Allen Sr. San Diego State LB Jason Phillips** Sr. TCU DB Brice McCain** Sr. Utah DB DeAndre Wright* Sr. New Mexico DB Stephen Hodge** Sr. TCU DB Robert Johnson Jr. Utah SPECIALISTS P Louie Sakoda* Sr. Utah PK Louie Sakoda** Sr. Utah Ret. Devin Moore Sr. Wyoming Offensive Player of the Year: Max Hall, Jr., QB, BYU Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Phillips, Sr., LB, TCU Special Teams Player of the Year: Louie Sakoda, Sr., PK/P, Utah Freshman of the Year: Braylon Broughton, DE, TCU Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:40:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294992 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294992 Irish Band of Brothers will be previewing each of the Fighting Irish's opponents this season. First up, the Aztecs of San Diego State. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:58:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285538 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285538 A preview of Notre Dame's match up with San Diego State on September 6, 2008. Included are links to San Diego State articles and audio. You are invited to submit your guess on the score of the game. Wed, 07 May 2008 13:36:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/264326 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/264326 A look at Notre Dame's past record against teams from the Mountain West. Notre Dame has mostly played Air Force and BYU, but will play San Diego State for the first time on September 6, 2008. Tue, 06 May 2008 15:24:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/263992 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/263992 A really premature at what UCLA's Depth Chart might look like in 2008. Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:26:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/162054 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/162054 Bethel-Thompson gots balls. Craft's two years. Olson's got one. What's the situation for next year? Can Olson finally break out? Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:42:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/112418 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/112418 Kevin Craft Commits to UCLA. A look at where Kevin Craft fits into UCLA's current depth at QB including a look at how Norm Chow's offense, specifically, is tailored to the current situation. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:00:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/111987 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/111987 Will BYU once again win the conference? Is TCU the BCS buster this year? Will Utah once again regain the top spot in the conference? Read these blogger's opinions what will happen this season for each team. Vote how many games you think they will win. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:47:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/25488 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/25488 Another Saturday, another day of betting. Wisconsin, UNLV, Michigan, and Oregon are Sportable's best bets. What are yours? Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:19:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/4883 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/4883