Vandals can drive, but can’t hit end zone The Idaho Vandals proved they can drive against the Washington Huskies, but they can’t hit the end zone. Trey Farquhar has three field goals for Idaho, a 44-yarder, a 28 yarder and a 34-yarder as time ran out in the half to pull Idaho within 21-9. The Vandals were killed [...]
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Max Komar is having a big day already. He’s had two kickoff returns for a combined 40 yards and two huge catches, one for 12 yards and the other for 33 yards. The Vandals are moving the ball forward, but penalties - holding and personal fouls, halt all progression. Twice Idaho was in good position only to [...]
Saturday, September 12, 2009
It has to be an exciting day for players like Max Komar, Matt Cleveland, Eric Greenwood, Jonah Sataraka and Shiloh Keo who are from the Seattle a I’m sure most of them had dreams of playing here in a different uniform when they were little guys. How great that they get the chance to play here [...]
Saturday, September 12, 2009
I’m at Husky Stadium but the press box is so high up the players look like ants. The hospitality here is great, but the seating - reminds me of the nosebleed section in Broncoville. The crowd is pretty sparse, and with 20 minutes to kickoff there are people coming in, but not in droves. Last I heard UW [...]
Thursday, September 3, 2009
I had a great talk with defensive coordinator Mark Criner yesterday. He’s energetic, obviously loves football and is realistic about what’s happening with the Vandals. He says numbers wise they are about a year away from where he and coach Akey want to be, but he also said they are getting bigger, they have more depth [...]
Monday, August 31, 2009
College football week is finally here. After talking to Robb Akey today, it sounds like the Idaho team is healthy and looking forward to its matchup against New Mexico State. One of the most enjoyable aspects of Monday’s press conference came when Akey talked about establishing a winning tradition. He said going in to Saturday’s game the [...]
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
When football’s fall camp began I was excited to see what the guys had to offer. Now I’m ready for the season to begin - never satisfied I guess. Here’s what I like so far: - The depth, power and speed at running back. - The receivers look faster and stronger and are actually ripping balls away from the [...]
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
I thought things went rather well at Idaho’s first scrimmage last week. Both quarterbacks had good showings and the kicking game was great. I also thought the defensive backs had a strong start. Today Idaho holds its second scrimmage of fall camp and I’m looking forward to a couple of things. First of all, the lines. I honestly think [...]
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Idaho coach Robb Akey isn’t a hard man to understand. That was evident at Thursday’s morning practice. Thursday was the first day of two-a-days, and after a decent start, during the latter part of practice many of the guys on both sides of the ball showed a lack of discipline - and were called out on it. On [...]
Monday, August 10, 2009
Fall camp is fun - at least for those not running and doing up-downs. The last two days the Vandals have been doing all the normal things, and they look pretty good. Some folks out there are freaking out and that’s a shame. Enjoy the season. Idaho will win games this year. They probably won’t win the conference [...]
Saturday, September 12, 2009
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