A missing piece I wish we weren't missing

How many smiles that big have we seen
from USU guys this year?

Nobody can fault Jaxon Myaer for wanting to leave Utah State after the 2009-10 season. Stew Morrill basically told him he had been recruited over and that his minutes would be limited, and players want to play.

From everything that was ever said to the media, it was a peaceful split, but still sad to see a guy go who had given three quality years to the program. The dude had a great attitude, a leader's mentality and more than anything, he had some serious swagger. All of those things are pretty much non-existent on this year's team, which makes Myaer's departure really sting right about now. Knowing we might have still had Myaer as a part of this team had Stew not bet his chips on James Walker really makes you wonder "what if?"

Just in the way you can't help but wonder what kind of difference Brady Jardine's leadership might have meant to this team, I can't help but wonder if Myaer's experience and swagger might have at least brought up this team's mentality through tough times.

More than ever he looks like the kind of guy who this team needs, especially as a senior this year.