NORFOLK — Old Dominion has made any bones it has made by taking football season one task, one assignment and one moment at a time.

Workout by workout, practice by practice and game by game, the Monarchs have steadfastly embodied sixth-year coach Ricky Rahne’s tired but true “1-0” approach to a micro sport that lends itself to macro debate.

After Saturday’s showing at S.B. Ballard Stadium, ODU can’t fairly blame its finicky fans for widening the lens for a glimpse at the bigger picture.

The more Colton Joseph takes snaps, the more intriguing it becomes.

Joseph passed for 315 yards and four touchdowns, and the Monarchs fortified their case for growing national attention in a 47-7 Sun Belt Conference dismantling of Coastal Carolina.

The victory, ODU’s fourth straight and most decisive ag

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