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Rejuvenated defense sparks Broncos' MAC rise

By Adam Rittenberg
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, October 19, 2006

His surname would suit a great mathematician, but it took time for Bill Cubit to solve the mid-major numbers game. Like every coach taking over a non-BCS program, Cubit faced obstacles involving scholarship losses and overall depth when he arrived at Western Michigan in December 2004. The team had gone 1-10 in Gary Darnell's final season and finished 115th out of 117 Division I-A teams in total defense. When Cubit surveyed his leftover personnel on defense, he found one upperclassman cornerb ...

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