Sameness was no longer an option. Unless Fresno State wanted its football season all but declared over in September, something had to change.
Things changed all right – at first in a positive manner few could have anticipated.
Then the team in red reverted right back to its old, bad form. Then, some unexpected fight.
Finally, an all-too familiar result.
Two-touchdown underdogs on their own field, the Bulldogs for the first time in 2016 resembled a team that has a chance to be competitive in the Mountain West Conference. At least they did while amassing a 31-0 second-quarter lead.