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Darell Garretson had a hard time putting Friday's victory into words and finally settled on something simple, "It's the greatest thing I have experienced." No doubt there were plenty of other Aggies and USU fans who felt the same way following Friday's stunning upset of the BYU Cougars. The Aggies hadn't won here in Provo since 1978. The significance of the win wasn't lost on the team. "We know what it means," Nick Vigil said. "We know how long it has been since we won here, the coaches kept bringing it up all week but we thought we had a chance to beat them." Vigil turned out to be one of the biggest catalysts, leading the team in rushing with 57 yards and in tackles with nine. His physical play was much needed for the offense to convert in short yardage situations. Big too was the play of receivers Hunter Sharp and Devonte Robinson, who had 173 yards and 98 yards, respectively. Garretson said their play made it easy for him. "They just did their thing," he said. "That was one of the positives for this team." There were a lot of positives, actually. The Aggies' offense finally played up to the level most expected it to at the start of the season. That it did when Garretson was starting in place of Chuckie Keeton bodes well for the future. However, coach Matt Wells was quick to point out as big as the win was, it doesn't affect league play. "We're 0-0 in the Mountain West," he said. But even he had to break out of coach speak and acknowledge what a big deal Friday's outcome was. "For this team and all the players that had come before us and played, this was huge," he said. "It's a sweet win."