Vandals set bar impossibly low, even for them

by Kevan Lee on Sep 1, 2008 10:20 AM PDT in WAC rivals Comment 4 comments

The Idaho Vandals were supposed to take a step forward this season, but like a vertigo child at a spinning bat race, they still have no idea which direction they're going, much less which direction is forward.

The Vandals lost 70-0 to Arizona on Saturday.

Seventy. To. Nothing.

First off, ...are you kidding us?! We had no idea it was even possible for a Division I-A team to lose to another Division I-A team by that many. The Vandals are a Division I-A team, right? What a disaster.

Second, we believe Robb Akey summed it up best.

"That was a very, very, very poor performance," Idaho coach Robb Akey said. "I am very disappointed. There was nothing we did right."

Even with four "verys," Akey was still guilty of an understatement. The Vandals were outgained by over 400 yards of offense, Nathan Enderle went 10-for-25 for 48 yards and three INTs, and the Vandals turned the ball over five times in the loss. Although, at this point, we're not even sure "loss" is a strong enough word.

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But didn’t they look super snazzy in their new uniforms? Don’t forget that Deonte Jackson pitched in 25 yards on the ground.

Fight on, Vandals…the night is darkest before the dawn. Or something.

by Drew on Sep 1, 2008 10:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I guess it’s a good thing that this game wasn’t available on TV anywhere in the valley.

Yikes… that is horrible. Shut out is one thing… but to give up 70 in addition is a disaster.

by Jason Haberman on Sep 1, 2008 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The Vandies are in bigger trouble than previously thought. Nobody, 1A or 1AA, lost bigger than them. I’m guessing that at least half the 1AA teams could beat them right now. The question is: which half of 1AA does ISU fall in to? I’m guessing the top half but we’ll see on Saturday.

by Berto on Sep 2, 2008 8:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Interesting you bring up Idaho State versus Idaho, Berto. I was going to post something tomorrow about it, so I won’t spoil the surprise here. Let’s just say the Vandals are in trouble.

by kevanlee on Sep 2, 2008 10:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs