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Vandals Football Now ‘Irrelevant’

From Lewiston Tribune Dec. 1: Hoping to collect an ever-elusive second win that has dodged Idaho coaches for three consecutive seasons, Paul Petrino walked out of Appalachian State's Kidd-Brewer Stadium early Saturday evening with nothing but a measly participation prize. It was the same old, "Thanks for playing, come again, " line he's heard more times than he'd care to share in two seasons as Idaho's coach. The way this thing is shaping up, Petrino could be hearing it plenty more in the coming years. Saturday at "The Rock" Idaho was hit with a stone-cold glimpse of the future before the Mountaineers put the finishing touches on a 45-28 win that would send the Vandals to their third straight one-win season -- a mark that has to be unrivaled in the Football Bowl Subdivision. If it isn't, Idaho's five wins in four years must/Theo Lawson, Lewiston Tribune sports. More here.

Question: Do you consider Idaho Vandal football to be "irrelevant"?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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