Wild Card/Sunday — 9.27.09

Finally … the University of Idaho Vandals football team appears to be turning things around after a long, long dry spell. Who would have guessed that UI would be 3-1 after four weeks of play. And that they’d beat a good team like Northern Illinois on the road? Meanwhile, the Cougars look like they’ll lose a bunch of games again this year — but not as badly as last year. Also, Don Sausser mentioned in the comments section Saturday that it’s time to pay attention to the No. 2-ranked NIC Cardinals volleyball team, which knocked off the nation’s top-ranked JUCO team, College of Southern Idaho, in four sets Saturday . ‘Tis nice that we in the Inland Northwest no longer have to hang our heads when it comes to college sports. Now for your Sunday Wild Card …