2011 Week 8

The Idaho Vandals must be butter. They truly are on a roll.

Not-that-funny jokes aside, the Vandals had another big win for their football program Saturday night against the Bulldogs of Fresno State.

The Vandals beat the Bulldogs 27-21 for their third win on television this season. Coach Guru hopes that it's wins like these that will pay off on the recruiting trail later on.

"Hey, if our kids keep winning games like this, someone's gonna see it and wanna be a part of it, right?"

Vandal fans certainly hope so.

The Vandals, led by Arizona transfer Nick Foles at quarterback, increased their impressive winning streak to five games with the victory over Fresno State. Says Foles on the streak:

"Aww shucks, guys, you know my lineman have been blocking really well and my receivers are making some great plays, you know. All I gotta do is take care of the football like Coach says."

Foles might be an "aww shucks" kind of personality off the field, but he's shown that quite the gunslinger on it. The senior from Austin Westlake in Texas completed 28 of his 36 pass attempts for 281 yards, t2 touchdowns, and, most importantly, no interceptions.

Most quarterbacks would be excited about the performance, but this marked the first game in which Foles did not throw for over 300 yards in four weeks.

"Nick played his best game to date tonight. He didn't throw a pick or take a sack, and that's saying something for a kid with two left feet and 56 speed. If our kids keep playing this way we'll be fighting Boise State for the conference title in about three weeks. The thing is, that game won't matter if we don't take care of New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech first."