tough football game. That is what we expect, and I am sure we are going to need to play well, take care of the football, get more stops and create some turnovers. I think that is the thing; we have not gotten any turnovers in the last two weeks, and it is something we have to do a better job of doing down the stretch." On the importance of the game against USU "They know. They have known for really the last month where we have been in terms of understanding this is a big football game. I think we probably have not played as well over the last month as we would have liked to in some ways, but I think our guys have known this has been coming for a long time. "I think we will be excited to play. Anytime the season starts, your first goal is to win a conference championship, and that is true with us. This game is going to be a big determining factor of who wins the conference championship. "We are going to need to play well. We are going to need to play better than we have been. It is going to need to be one of our best efforts this year to have a chance to win." On Utah State defense "They have really been dominant. If you look at them, they are playing really, really good defense. That is the thing. They are just not giving up many points