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TUESDAY, NOV. 3, 2009

Idaho practice tidbits

The practice week started for the Idaho Vandals this afternoon inside the Kibbie Dome. There were some interesting developments to share along with a little piece I put together after talking to quarterbacks coach Jonathan Smith. Read on.

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Saxons rise from the dead 37 

On post-season life support and needing a miracle, pre-season Greater Spokane League football favorite Ferris got one last week. Tuesday night, in front of 2,050 fans at Joe Albi Stadium, the resuscitated Saxons made the most of their second chance in a mini-game tie-breaker series…

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WCC coaches chat up teams

Every coach had roughly eight-minute segments to talk about their teams and the upcoming WCC season. The general consensus is that Gonzaga is the team to beat, Portland is GU’s primary threat, teams at the top (other than an experienced Pilots squad) have a ton…

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Day-after Alberta 

I was going to make one long post, but we’ll break it up. First up is the day-after post from Monday’s exhibition win over Alberta. I’ll be back in a bit with some updates from the WCC coaches conference call that took place during the…

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