During the week, Monday through Thursday on the practice field and Friday in a walk-through, Fresno State shows no hints of fragility.
The practices are solid, though sometimes sloppy, and were spirited enough this week to include a skirmish between the No. 1 offense and scout team defense when starting running back Marteze Waller took a bit too much contact in a non-contact drill when already well down the field and past the point of the exercise. Just pushing, no punches.
Yes, the Bulldogs football team is 1-5 and 0-3 in the Mountain West Conference with a five-game losing streak in which little has gone right and a lot has gone wrong.