It was a good story. What he's doing there is still a good story. Lots of coaches play the "us against the world" card. He made them relevant for the first 4 weeks of the season. If they win 6 games and make it to a bowl, it will be a successful season and a good place to build from.
Oregon is a really good team. CSU and Nebraska aren't. The jury is still out on TCU. They do have a really tough schedule coming up - five of their eight remaining games are against ranked teams.
If they win 6 games and make it to a bowl, it will be a successful season and a good place to build from.
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I don’t follow college sports too closely, but has it become like the professional sports, where everyone makes the playoffs? Why should a 500 team make it to a bowl?