WAC Football Predictions

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The WAC boasted one of the top college football programs in the country until last season when Boise State made a move to the Mountain West Conference. The WAC will be further weakened in 2012 with Fresno State, Hawaii and Nevada also jumping to the Mountain West. The five schools that remain and two schools that played FCS schedules in 2011 currently make up the conference.

Of the remaining schools, Louisiana Tech, who won last season’s WAC championship, looks to be the team to beat.

2012 WAC Predictions

1. Louisiana Tech: The Bulldogs won the WAC in 2011 with a 6-1 conference mark. It was their first conference title since 2001, but they shouldn’t have to wait as long for their next. It should come this year. Tech has a tough non-conference slate with games against Texas A&M, Houston, Illinois and Virginia, but there isn’t a game it shouldn’t win in league play. Look for the Bulldogs to run the table in the WAC on their way to a second straight title.

2. Utah State: Much like Louisiana Tech, the Aggies also ended a lengthy drought in 2011. They won their final five regular-season games and played in a bowl for the first time in 15 years. Even though the non-conference schedule is difficult with matchups against Utah, Wisconsin, Colorado State and BYU, Utah State will have an excellent opportunity to make a return trip to a bowl game as Louisiana Tech looks to be the only loss on the schedule in conference play.

3. San Jose State: San Jose State was a great story in 2011. It rebounded from an awful 1-12 showing in 2010 and posted a 5-7 record last season. They actually could have gone to a bowl considering three of their losses were by three points or less. Getting to the postseason for just the second time since 1990 is the goal this year, and the Spartans should have a shot. They finished 3-4 in WAC play last year, but the potential is there for them to go 4-2 this season. If they do that, it will take only two non-conference wins to reach bowl eligibility.

4. New Mexico State: The Aggies went 4-9 last season, but they were more competitive than their record leads you to believe. They defeated the Big Ten’s Minnesota on the road and took two defeats by six points or less. I can’t see New Mexico State being as good of a football team in 2012 with the staff changers and all personnel losses, but they could potentially win more games than they did a year ago. A 4-2 start is a strong possibility but then things get a whole lot tougher with games against Utah State, Lousiana Tech, Auburn, San Jose State and BYU. The Aggies will have to find a way to get a couple of those if they’re going to make their first bowl appearance in over 50 years.

5. Idaho: The Vandals finished 2-10 last season, and I don’t see many more wins out there for them in 2012. They have games at LSU, North Carolina and BYU in non-conference play, and the two new conference schools look to be the only sure wins in league play. If they win their season opener against Eastern Washington, they should at least improve on last year’s results.

6. Texas State: Texas State will not easily handle a jump from an FCS schedule to an FBS one in 2012, which is to be expected. I think the Bobcats are better than Texas-San Antonio, and that might be their only conference victory. However, the future looks bright as long as Dennis Franchione is calling the shots. He has made bowl appearances with Alabama, TCU, Texas A&M and New Mexico.

7. Texas-San Antonio: There is a real possibility the Roadrunners could get skunked in WAC play this season, but they also have a good-looking future with Larry Coker at the helm. We’re talking about a guy that won a national title at Miami.

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