nowhere to go but up!

[rocket city poke]

CHecking in at #8 just ahead of powerful Northern Illinois and UTEP

Mountain West power rankings: A new No. 1 after North Dakota State's impressive debut

Each week, Nevada Sports Net’s Chris Murray will rank the Mountain West football teams. Here are this week’s rankings, with each team’s overall record, its rank

nevadasportsnet.com

 

[OrediggerPoke]

I think you underestimate Sawvel.

 

[Wyokie]

I think you underestimate Sawvel.

Sadly....

 

[cowpokeguy]

I still can't believe that after hearing Burman set the expectations that Sawvel is to take the next step up and win championships, that two years later we're projected 8th place in a much weaker conference. What are we even doing?

 

[TheRealUW]

I still can't believe that after hearing Burman set the expectations that Sawvel is to take the next step up and win championships, that two years later we're projected 8th place in a much weaker conference. What are we even doing?

Clearly just a bunch of words that meant nothing.

When you sign a guy to a guaranteed contract that you can't afford to buy out if he doesn't perform to expectations, then those expectations mean absolutely nothing. Once Burman's signature hit that contract, we were basically stuck with Sawvel for 4-5 years regardless of how the team performed.

 

[cowpoke pride]

I still can't believe that after hearing Burman set the expectations that Sawvel is to take the next step up and win championships, that two years later we're projected 8th place in a much weaker conference. What are we even doing?

Finishing in the bottom half of this conference would be disastrous.

 

[LawPoke]

Finishing in the bottom half of this conference would be disastrous.

And yet...here we are.

 

[OrediggerPoke]

Clearly just a bunch of words that meant nothing.

When you sign a guy to a guaranteed contract that you can't afford to buy out if he doesn't perform to expectations, then those expectations mean absolutely nothing. Once Burman's signature hit that contract, we were basically stuck with Sawvel for 4-5 years regardless of how the team performed.

100%

Incompetence at best for the contract to look like that. Something potentially more shady if it can’t be chalked up to incompetence.