So Bill Cubit is out as WMU's football coach...kinda expected this since he finished 4-8 this year...the expectations of Bronco fans have been more than the team has been able to meet over the past few years...don't get me wrong, Coach Cubit had some success at Western...and he is one of the hardest working people you will meet...problem is...Athletic Director Kathy Beauregard and the university have set the athletic bar rather high with the selection of Andy Murray as hockey coach...

Follow me on this...Murray has an NHL and international resume, and when hired, the talk was that WMU would not only challenge in the CCHA...but on a national scale as well...given that choice, the level of excellence in Bronco athletic programs was raised to a place that had not been seen here- ever...so the expectations are in place...and a 4-8 season and no bowl wins in eight seasons ain't cutting it...

So who does Western go and get?  Look at the Ohio program...under Frank Solich...a former head coach at Nebraska, by the way...the Bobcats have flourished...so those who search high and low for the next top guy at WMU need to look at someone with a background that can bring the program out of the mid-level "as long as we beat Central we're cool" attitude...can recruit against not only the other MAC schools but also get the occasional blue chipper who thinks it would be cool to win here in Kalamazoo...and can elevate the program to where schools like Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, et al, do not want to play Western Michigan

Do your job well, search committee...and Coach Cubit...thank you for your service...you are a good and honorable man who will find another coaching position...but it's time for Bronco football to step up...