Pat Hill did not lose his team; he just can't coach

I just had a thought. Maybe the WAC isn't as bad as everyone says that it is. I mean 6 of the 9 teams have won at least half of their games. Maybe Fresno State is a good as everyone thought that they were. Maybe, just maybe Boise State is just outright better than them all. I take that back, Boise State is DEFINATELY better than everyone else. Too bad Fresno, I guess their motto should be "There's Always Next Year" instead.
 
Happy Thanksgiving to all you guys!

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too, ghands.
 
You might be right about the WAC being better than everybody thinks, mostly because everybody thinks the WAC is downright Sun Belt-ish. They have actually had some good out-of-conference wins this year, which is a lot more than other conferences (Pac-10) can say.
 
And yes, Karl Benson put me up to saying that.

So, are you saying we should break out the Dennis Green "THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE!" quote?

"and we let 'em off the hook"

Karl Benson must be quite persuasive. Getting to 6 or 7 wins in the WAC is not tough – it just shows how bad the bottom of the conference is. Here is the road to 7 wins:
-Beat the bottom for a nearly guaranteed 3 wins (yes even Pat Hill) W's against NMSU, Utah St, Idaho
-Guaranteed loss to Boise State.
-That leaves 4 remaining conference games. Go .500 and pick up 2 more wins and you are 5-3
- Schedule a 1-AA (FCS) opponent – everybody but Fresno did – now you are 6-3
- Win one of your 3 other games – preferably against a middle of the road mid-major (UNLV, Toledo) or a down on their luck BCS team (UCLA, Wash St) 7 wins.
 
The WAC's 'quality' non-conference wins this year are against:
Oregon 8-3
Rutgers 6-5
So Miss, BGSU, UTEP 5-6
Miss St, UNLV, UCLA 4-7