but they would also go on to struggle in the PAC and look like they didn't belong thru 2013. In fact, had Bronco managed to pull off a couple of rivalry victories, as he definitely should have in 2012, it's very likely they would have fired KWhitt after the 2013 season.
They wanted it to be true, but they didn't believe it was until 2016 when they could play like absolute garbage and still win.