My ballot was mailed to me weeks ago, I dropped it in the drop box at my city office building on my way home from work one day. Couldn't be easier. I agree with you, if it feels like a chore, it's a "you" problem.
A lot of them stopped caring about USU once they graduate because of how dismal our football team was for so many years. That's starting to change now tho.
The game is sold out so you'll have to get them from stub hub or something. http://www.stubhub.com/utah-state-aggies-football-tickets/utah-state-vs-byu-10-4-2013-4232692/