WAC critics vindicated: Broncos lose
After last night's game, every writer is vindicated who has voted to keep Hawaii out of the #1 spot this season. That one writer who voted Boisie State #1 last year remains the most inept officiating disgrace since the 1972 Olympic basketball game. Is the WAC really a Division I-A conference with championship hopefuls? Can Hawaii really claim to have beaten ANYBODY of any significance? Last year and this year, Hawaii and Boisie State each played a whopping 1 ranked team. By playing one another, they established the WAC Protection Project by which no WAC team faces any serious outside competition until Bowl season. Boisie State went into last night's game against East Carolina with a 10-2 record and ranked in the top 25 for beating...uhhh, uhhhh... They beat Nevada by 2 points. That's the Nevada that just got slaughtered in a 23-0 shutout by New Mexico.
East Carolina had five losses to teams including Virginia Tech, West Virginia and NC State. In other words, the Pirates played a competitive schedule and paid the price. Last night's game was #1 in fan prediction confidence in an ESPN poll. 98% of fans thought the Broncos would win. The Boisie State defensive players grabbed their ankles in the first half to let the Pirates score 31 points. East Carolina running back Chris Johnson amassed over 400 all-purpose yards throughout the game. The final Boisie State touchdown was the result of a lucky hit by a linebacker who managed to knock the ball loose with his helmet. On the kick-off and the final 1:16, which was more than East Carolina needed, the Broncos again grabbed their ankles and allowed the Pirates to move the ball and place it exactly where they wanted it for the final field goal.
How many 5-loss teams are ranked today? Answer: 0 There are two 4-loss teams, each from the SEC, in the BCS rankings and the AP includes a third, also an SEC team. That is as it should be. The SEC is the toughest conference and the WAC, evidently, is in contention with CUSA and the Sun Belt for the title of least tough.
East Carolina had five losses to teams including Virginia Tech, West Virginia and NC State. In other words, the Pirates played a competitive schedule and paid the price. Last night's game was #1 in fan prediction confidence in an ESPN poll. 98% of fans thought the Broncos would win. The Boisie State defensive players grabbed their ankles in the first half to let the Pirates score 31 points. East Carolina running back Chris Johnson amassed over 400 all-purpose yards throughout the game. The final Boisie State touchdown was the result of a lucky hit by a linebacker who managed to knock the ball loose with his helmet. On the kick-off and the final 1:16, which was more than East Carolina needed, the Broncos again grabbed their ankles and allowed the Pirates to move the ball and place it exactly where they wanted it for the final field goal.
How many 5-loss teams are ranked today? Answer: 0 There are two 4-loss teams, each from the SEC, in the BCS rankings and the AP includes a third, also an SEC team. That is as it should be. The SEC is the toughest conference and the WAC, evidently, is in contention with CUSA and the Sun Belt for the title of least tough.
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