UI becomes bowl eligible w/7th win

Theo Lawson of the Lewiston Tribune corners the Sun Belt commissioner after Idaho became bowl eligible with its 7th win of the season Saturday at the Kibbie Dome:

There’s no refuting the fact that the Idaho Vandals continue to pen the script of what we can only term as a dream football season. Just a few months ago, the premise of nine wins was something that could only be forged by the unconscious mind — something UI fans could only fathom in the midst of a pleasant REM cycle, but by no means in a woken state.

Nine would be two fewer wins than the Idaho program achieved during the four-year span that preceded the 2016 season. Nine would match the best FBS season the school has known. Maybe nine isn’t probable, but at this torrid rate, it’s certainly possible.

Idaho (7-4, 5-2) left the door open for nine wins when it swept away another Sun Belt Conference opponent, South Alabama, 38-31 Saturday before a sparse post-Thanksgiving crowd at the Kibbie Dome. More here.