Column: View from the Stands; Wishful thinking for 2006

It’s been a great year for sports at USU, but there’s still room for improvement. Here’s some headlines that Aggie fans will want to see next year:

•USU football picks up elusive 4th win

•Chaz Spicer scores 50, almost cracks smile

•Hockey team raises team GPA to 2.0

•Utah State 190, New Mexico State 0

•Reggie Theus quits coaching to become male model

•USU basketball beats BYU… again

•Women’s basketball team holds on to beat Logan High

•BYU hockey still winless in Logan

•USU football has only 2 turnovers in loss

•Governor Stew Morrill returns to USU sideline

•Utah, BYU play to scoreless tie

•USU 190, Nevada 0

•Eight BYU hockey players limp off ice after brawl with USU

•Jazz make playoffs

•Meteor strikes Marriott Center

•USU cross country gets news coverage

•Romney Stadium renovation completed

•Study finds no one cares about NASCAR

•USU football finishes with winning record: eight arrests and four convictions

•Carroll admits to using springy shoes, asks why everyone is so surprised

•UVSC 190, BYU 0

•NCAA bans ‘Utes’ as logo; Utah mascot now the ‘Chickens’

•USU softball wins

•Hockey team, sponsored by Great Clips, will actually receive haircuts

•Ag football team doesn’t act cocky

•Gossner Classic brings a team fans have heard of

•Women’s rugby team participates in WCW event

•Bronco Mendenhall reveals he was named after his mother Buck

•Donald Trump dies, leaves entire fortune to Aggie volleyball team

•Scouts say Nick Fazekas too uncoordinated for NBA

•Rick Majerus returns to Ute sideline, eats Ray Giacoletti

•Marching band admits it can’t dance

•Football players spotted wearing something other than sweats

•BYU gives back Aggie blue on uniforms

•After head coach offer, Stew says ‘Yeah right’ to Utah

•Coby Karl kicked off Boise State for being ugly

•Spectrum noise pops eardrum of Dick Vitale

•Raegen Pebley beats up official

And here’s a few headlines Aggie fans won’t want to see next year:

•USU accepts sponsorship, Romney Stadium renamed Convergys Field

•Ag football team to release swimsuit calender; hockey team also featured

•Basketball fans chant ‘Overrated,’ team blows 20 point lead to Idaho

•BYU wins conference championship

•Basketball team loses another first-round NCAA tournament game

•USU basketball schedules two games against North Central Podunk State Community College

•Austin Ainge transfers to Utah State

•Ute fans still arrogant

•Most attended sport at USU: Frisbee golf

•Elijah Ingram returns to Spectrum

•Track team sponsored by PayLess Shoes

•Meteor just misses Marriott Center

Bryan Hinton is a senior majoring in print journalism.

Comments can be sent to bhhinton@cc.usu.edu