In fact, when Southern Utah University’s fourth-year head coach learned the Thunderbirds were picked to finish 12th in the 13-team Big Sky Conference in the annual coaches poll, he said he was excited.
“I love proving people wrong all the time, so the lower the better,” Warren said. “It is going to be a great story for everybody when we do what we expect to do this season. Our guys have been fired up for a long time from the disappointment of last season, and this just gives us another opportunity to add to our story.”
Until last year, SUU’s curve was trending upward.