Another rally. Another tantalizingly close encounter with victory. And in the end Saturday, another difficult loss for the Idaho Vandals. Utah State played a turnover-free game as the Aggies held off the Vandals 24-19 in a Western Athletic Conference season-ending football game before a holiday-light crowd of 8,102 at the Kibbie Dome. Idaho lost for a 10th straight time to finish 1-11 overall and in the conference basement at 0-8/Greg Lee's story re: UIdaho's final 2007 football loss.

Question: Sports fans in the Inland Northwest are waiting to see if Bill Doba continues as coach of the 5-7 WSU Cougars. Meanwhile, Robb Akey finished 1-11 in his first season as head coach of the UI Vandals. How would you rate his season: 1. Give 'im the boot; 2. Rebuilding from scratch year; 3. Give 'im another year or two before deciding; 4. Vandals're turning things around; or 5. Wake me up when UI hits .500 again.

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