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WAC Predictions
1. Boise State Broncos - Boise State has a chance to do the unthinkable this season. I'm, of course, talking about playing for a national title. If Boise State can take care of business against Virginia Tech and Oregon State early in the season, and run the table in the WAC as expected, the Broncos just might get that chance. The Broncos finished a perfect 14-0 least season, capping off their perfect campaign with a win over TCU in the Fiesta Bowl, and they bring almost everyone back.
2. Nevada Wolf Pack - The Wolf Pack will try to spoil Boise State's conference, and perhaps even national, title hopes when the two teams meet in Reno on November 26. Led by QB Colin Kaepernick, the Wolf Pack figure to be one of the most explosive offensive teams in the country again. Unfortunately, there defense, which ranked 96th nationally in 2009, figures to let them down against Boise State.
3. Fresno State Bulldogs - Losing the nation's leading rusher Ryan Matthews will hurt, but the Bulldogs should still boast one of the better running attacks in the conference thanks to a strong offensive line which brings back all five starters. We'll really find out what the Bulldogs are made of when they take on Nevada and Boise State in back-to-back weeks in November.
4. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs - Losing running back Daniel Porter hurts, but I am confident in the spread attack that Sonny Dykes has installed. The Bulldogs enjoy a great home field advantage. They went 4-1 at home last season, and they will have the opportunity to best that mark with six home games in 2010.
5. Utah State Aggies - Idaho was a surprise team in the WAC last season. The Vandals finished 8-5, capping off their season with a bowl win over Bowling Green. The Aggies have the opportunity to be this year's Idaho. QB Diondre Borel leads an explosive offensive attack that averaged 439.3 yards of total offense last season. In order to make a bowl game a reality, the defense will need to improve, but that is a real possibility with nine starters back on the stop unit.
6. Hawaii Warriors - Just a couple seasons removed from making a BCS bowl game, Hawaii is struggling under coach Greg McMacklin. The offense couldn't score last season, and those struggles figure to continue with all that must be replaced on the offensive line.
7. Idaho Vandals - The Vandals return all of their key skill guys, including QB Nathan Enderle, who is the best QB in the WAC that no one talks about, but a step back seems inevitable with the loss of four solid offensive lineman.
8. New Mexico State Aggies - The Aggies were the worst offensive team in the nation in 2009, scoring only 11.5 points per game and amassing only 229.3 yards per game. They will have a chance to avoid the WAC cellar, though, as they get San Jose State at home.
9. San Jose State Spartans - Let the rebuilding process begin under new head coach Mike MacIntyre. He has proven himself as an assistant, but he has never held a head coaching job. Things are different as a head man. There is a lot more pressure for one. He'll need to make sure he says all the right things as this should be a very trying season.
Make sure you check out my 2010 college football predictions to see how I have all the other conferences shaping up.
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