Coaches on the hot seat:
Hal Mumme, New Mexico State - Hal Mumme had won a total of seven games in his three seasons in Las Cruces, and Aggies fans have to be getting antsy for some kind of winning season. Mumme joined the Aggies when the team joined the WAC, and so far it has been a stretch to justify whether or not he still deserves the job. An average year will buy Mumme another year, probably. A good one could score him an inordinate amount of good will.
Brent Guy, Utah State - Utah State is woeful again this season, and the fans in Logan can't take much more than this. USU should by all means be better than they have been, and all of the losing should be enough to indict Guy for poor work and fire him.
Rob Akey, Idaho - When Dennis Erickson left, the team fell to the hands of Rob Akey. The Vandals have shown improvement this year, and its first conference victory in two years shows it. The question arises whether or not Akey will continue to be around for it, considering the team's punchline status in the last three seasons.
Not going anywhere:
Greg MacMackin, Hawaii - As a new coach in a tough situation with a brutal non-conference schedule, the fact that the Warriors are even 3-3 right now is actually a miracle. The team didn't skip too much of a beat, but MacMackin's performance will only be acceptable for a little bit. The Warriors will need to return to the conference's elite in the next 18 months for MacMackin to stave off any suspicions. A good recruiting class and a strong finish this year will go a long way.
Dick Tomey, San Jose State - Tomey's too old to pull off another move. Hawaii wasn't in the cards at any point after June Jones left. If a team like Hawaii wasn't good enough to lure Tomey away, none of them will.
Pat Hill, Fresno State - If Pat Hill was leaving Fresno, he would have done it already. That's not to say that if the Bulldogs have a season like Hawaii did last year, he wouldn't take the first BCS job offered to him, but it's unlikely.
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