The first head football coach casualty took place earlier this week with the University of Idaho firing head coach Robb Akey. That got me thinking about how the University of Idaho has fared using the complex invasion college football production model during Akey's tenure at Idaho. (Actually, I am not including his first year - 2007 - since the data that I use in the model does not go back that far.) So with that issue mentioned upfront, let's take a look at Idaho using the lens of the NCAA production model.
Starting in 2008, Idaho finished ranked #117 (out of 120 teams overall), with the #111th best offense and the #118th best defense; a fairly poor performance.
In 2009, Idaho finished ranked #76 overall,
with the #26th best offense and the #115th best defense; a much improved
performance, although still below average.
In 2010, Idaho finished ranked #79 overall,
with the #61st best offense and the #91st best defense. The overall
performance has not changed much, with a loss on the ability to score points and a gain on the ability to deter their opponent to score points.
In 2011, Idaho finished ranked #77 overall,
with the #113th best offense and the #44th best defense. The overall
performance has not changed much. Again, Idaho's points score performance is sliding and their points scored against is rising.
For this year (2012) through eight games, Idaho is currently ranked #124 (out of 124 teams overall),
with the #115th best offense and the #124th best defense; a very poor
performance.