Forecasting the WAC in 2011
Which WAC program is happiest to see Boise State leave for greener pastures? Can we have a three-way tie? If so, in alphabetical order, it goes Fresno State, Hawaii and Nevada – one team that’s been...
View ArticleFrom Shouts to Deafening Silence
It started with a shout. “I can’t be the only one who cares,” yelled Rick Neuheisel a week ago, admonishing his team after a particularly poor practice in a spring, summer and fall chock-full of bad,...
View ArticleU.C.F. at B.Y.U.; Non-B.C.S. Themes
It’s a big weekend for Conference USA. It’s a big week — big month — for Conference USA, in fact, what with the potential for a major merger with Mountain West clearly on the table for both parties....
View ArticleThe Sun Belt and WAC Should Talk
The Mountain West and Conference USA are still discussing a possible merger, though the two league may join forces without a few bold-faced names: Boise State could still go the Big 12, though the...
View ArticleThe Ragin’ Cajuns; Non-B.C.S. Themes
The Associated Press sends a reporter to every single F.B.S. game — or every game featuring at least one F.B.S. team — and God bless the venerable old institution for that. Alabama games get about 800...
View ArticleP.S.R. 1-120: Week 8 Re-Ranking
With the weekend in the books, here’s a look at how the country ranks — using the original rankings as the starting point, with the season’s results as rationale for any movement. The top 25 teams...
View ArticleReviewing the WAC’s 2012 Dance Card
It’s here. Finally. Are you excited? Weeks after the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten and A.C.C. lifted the curtain and unveiled their league-wide schedules for the 2012 season, the WAC has joined the party. Some...
View ArticleFour More Jump Ship From the WAC
The WAC has seven teams: Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Texas-San Antonio, Texas State and Utah State. Now, see if you can keep up. Despite being less than a year removed from...
View ArticleSee You Again, WAC, But Only in Reruns
And then there were two. Before even playing a single game as a member of the conference — let alone a member of the F.B.S. — Texas State will leave the WAC for the Sun Belt in 2013, meaning that five...
View ArticleNo. 76: San Jose State
So this is exciting. Really, really exciting. San Jose State has a football team – well, the Spartans have always had a team, but this is a good team, one that should be very much in the mix for a...
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