Once again, Erickson gets results

VANDALS, EAGLES

Dennis Erickson’s presence usually means there will be improvement.

For the fifth time in eight coaching stops, the University of Idaho football coach has won more games in his first year than the team won the year before. That little tidbit is only one note Jim Meehan covers in today’s WAC notebook .

And the way the WAC is shaping up, with Fresno State on the ropes and only Boise State really a power, there might be a lot more wins before the season ends.

Jim has more, of course, on his Vandal blog , including some basketball news.

The Idaho Statesman writes about Boise State’s game this Sunday (yes, Sunday) against New Mexico State and how it will affect preparations for the Broncos’ next game. Against Idaho.

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ESPN columnist Pat Forde takes a dig at Eastern Washington, but what he says is true. Syracuse isn’t Eastern. It’s a heck of a lot colder there.

Other than that, there’s a note or two on Dave Trimmer’s blog .