Whoa, let's not get carried away here. Yes, WIU is rebuilding and yes they did play awful against Toledo but let's not read that much into this.

1. Toledo is a quality football team. Let's not forget they have a Heisman QB candidate and are also a perenial MAC championship caliber team.

2. WIU turned the ball over 6 times, and Toledo had an average start field position of their own 45. I don't care what defense you have, if a team starts with that position you're not going to stop them all the time especially with a Heisman candidate at QB.

3. WIU shot itself in the foot all night on offense, if you look at the drive summaries they had moved the ball pretty well into Toledo territory, yet the drives always ended with a turnover. They also failed on two fourth down conversions within the 30 yard line of Toledo.

4. Patterson has not worn out his welcome. He has had a tough time keeping his D and O coordinators, but honestly, how many I-AA programs keep coaches around for a long time. Sure some programs do, but the majority of all coaches in college football move around a lot.

5. You never know how any I-AA will match up with a I-A. Point is that a 3-5 A-10 Maine beat MSU last year on the road, only to not even make the I-AA playoffs.

Let's wait until WIU plays a Gateway game or two before making a judgement. I'm not happy either about the Toledo outcome, I was hoping for a respectable score, but most everyone knew that WIU was not going to win with so many new starters on the defensive side of the ball.