Vandal Nation Celebrates Bowl Bid

As the whistle blows on the irony train pulling into Vandal Station, nobody is quite so pleased with Boise State’s return to the BCS party than the University of Idaho. Sometimes, happiness is a moral dilemma. For the Broncos’ reward – and a few other toppling dominos – assured a prize for the Vandals, too: an invitation to play Bowling Green in the Humanitarian Bowl, which was officially issued Sunday after two months of officials from both the game and the school making goo-goo eyes at one another. Of course, the who, what, where, when and how of the whole deal only muddy up a moment of remarkable clarity. The Vandals are bowl bound. After a decade as college football vagabonds and punchlines, the Vandals get to rejoin the big gala, and forgive a few of them if they need to pinch themselves/ John Blanchette , SR. More here .

Question: Was Idaho worthy of the Humanitarian Bowl bid after losing its last three regular season games?