Morning paper: Boise State football links 1/9

Anyone else feel like the build-up to the BCS national championship was like a long, slow death march? No? Just us? Okay then.

Congratulations to Florida for kind of being the best team in the country. We'll post the final AP poll this morning, as well as some exciting news about Jeremy Childs. Stay tuned or just do a Google News search for "Jeremy Childs NFL."

The Ryan Clady era is here for the Denver Broncos [Bronco Madness]
Sure beats the Mark Schlereth era.

Clady becomes Elite Tackle in latest Madden roster update [Pasta Padre]
Now if only we could figure out how to get these roster updates on our Gamecube.

TCU in the business of rewarding one-point bowl wins [Yahoo! Sports]
Gary Patterson gets contract extension; Angry Prostates everywhere rejoice.

Brian Murphy had a hand in Kellen Moore's All-American pick [Murph's Turf]
Also of note: the Football Writers Association panel is only 11 people large. Dustin Lapray must not qualify.

Cal Poly not hiring BSU assistant coach Brent Pease [SLO Tribune]
Which is too bad because we had our BSU assistant coach resume all ready to turn in.

Men's basketball wins first WAC home game [Press-Tribune]
In a rout seen by literally hundreds of people.

Fascinating Bill James piece on the BCS [Slate]
Fascinating, unless you're a fan of the current BCS system.