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Help choose Boise State football's 2009 theme ... please

Boise State has had some pretty stellar season themes over the years. (My personal favorite is and always will be "Attack the WAC" because I like really obvious rhyming.)

And then there's this year's crop.

Over on the official Bronco Sports Twitter page (motto: "Now with fewer typos!"), BSU is asking for Bronco fans' opinions on what theme we think will be best, and while I don't want to say that the current selection is a letdown, I am definitely having flashbacks to DesktopWallpaperGate.

Is there a winner among the bunch? I begrudgingly choose one after the jump; you can choose one in the poll below.

Star-divide

"One!"

I can honestly say I have no idea what this one refers to. One competitive non-conference game? One more year in the WAC and then the Broncos are so out of there? Kyle Wilson? I need a little more background before I'm going to choose an option as vague as this. Otherwise, it just seems like math.

"Bleed Blue"

Hmm, I feel like I've heard this one somewhere before.

BleedCrimson.net

I'm all for bleeding certain team colors, but I just can't get on board with something that could be loosely associated with New Mexico State. This is also why I don't support local agriculture.

"FINISH"

I like the all CAPS. It's like yelling without all those superfluous exclamation marks.

But what exactly are the Broncos supposed to be finishing? This theme might have worked last year when they were struggling to put teams away in the second half. It might work this year when they struggle to find motivation for blowing out the University of Idaho again. Or it might fit better as my personal Dairy Queen chicken strip basket theme.

"Hammer It Home"

Doug Martin will assuredly be voting for this one.

The Hammer has become the ubiquitous curio for Boise State football. It's meaningful. It's marketable. It's $7.99 at Home Depot (not that I have my own and run out of my guest bedroom with it before home games). But is it theme worthy? And if I say yes will BSU be obligated to hand out foam faux sledgehammers before select home games?

"B Champions"

When the Broncos sneaked news of their new marketing campaign, I figured they would find some way to work abbreviated two letter words into my subconscious. But in the football team's annual theme? They're sneakier than I thought.

As a self-proclaimed grammar nazi, I might very well have a nervous breakdown if I am forced to endure a season of initialisms. Besides, the Broncos are already champions, so if we're going to be technical about it, this theme should really read: Continue B-ing Champions.

Verdict: Absent a write-in vote of "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose," I'm going to make my voice heard by voting for ... "Hammer It Home." It's catchy and a little dorky, which is about as close to Attack the WAC as I'm going to get.

Poll
Which of the following Boise State themes makes you the least embarrassed to be associated with the team?
One!
11 votes
Bleed Blue
22 votes
FINISH
45 votes
Hammer It Home
39 votes
B Champions
15 votes

132 votes | Poll has closed

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I get trying to work the whole hammer thing into the slogan, but I find “Hammer it Home” kinda lame.

Why not the better sounding “Drop the Hammer”

Oh screw it… let’s just go with “Stop!… Hammer time!”

by JasonHaberman on Jun 15, 2009 9:14 AM PDT reply actions  

I wholly endorse “Hammer time.” Who wouldn’t buy that t-shirt?

"Did you eat your Wheaties this morning, Phillip? Thank God you ate your Wheaties. Alright, Simms, way to hustle." - Tim

by Kevan Lee on Jun 15, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

One!

This refers to the “one”-point loss to TCU in last year’s bowl game. They kind of had a theme like that for spring ball.

by smurfturf on Jun 15, 2009 11:54 AM PDT reply actions  

Ah, I get it now. Or could it refer to Jeremy Avery’s one yard rushing in the P-Bowl?

"Did you eat your Wheaties this morning, Phillip? Thank God you ate your Wheaties. Alright, Simms, way to hustle." - Tim

by Kevan Lee on Jun 15, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ugg.

“Hammer It Home” means to me…
…a Humanitarian Bowl for locals to see.

I like “FINISH” as in: “FINISH YOUR SEASON OFF AND FINALLY WIN A BOWL GAME! GRR!”

The bad news about “Bleed Blue” is that it’s catchy and common to the Bronco Bandwagoners, and thus, will probably get voted in. Thus it was with the overused college fan based “[Mascot] Nation” and how it was introduced to us. The only thing ever wrong with Coach Pete was using “Bronco Nation” in the Fiesta Bowl, thus making it a permanent reference to the fans of BSU.

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by Loque on Jun 15, 2009 7:12 PM PDT reply actions  

I agree Hammer Time is much better than Hammer it Home. You could actually wear a T- shirt that said Hammer Time on the back….Hammer it Home?? I think it would be too loosely interpreted. Bleed Blue IS catchy, but too common in my opinion.

Even better than “Hammer Time”… “Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ’em”

One!, B Champions, and FINISH are all ridiculous in my opinion. Why not something self- aggrandizing like, “Own the WAC” or “TCU was a fluke”or maybe “Ride the BCS Gravy Train to Congress” … ok ok its getting out of hand.

by Mikrino on Jun 16, 2009 6:51 AM PDT reply actions  

We chose "Hammer it Home"

It sounds like a gay porn title. Perfect for your new uniforms!

by Packfan7 on Jun 16, 2009 10:31 AM PDT reply actions  

So I take it “Pack it in” isn’t going to be the Wolf_space_pack’s theme this year?

by Drew Roberts on Jun 16, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

UNR

- The only University where the “N” stands for knowledge

by Mikrino on Jun 16, 2009 11:45 AM PDT reply actions  

REACTION

One – love for U2 upcoming World Tour

Bleed Blue – Spock?

Hammer it home – a college anonymous-sex-in-a-consequence-free-environment theme if I ever heard one

FINISH – succinct and keeps focus on the Big Picture.

B Champions – sounds too much like B school or B movies. Fail.

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by Vince Mullins on Jun 16, 2009 7:26 PM PDT reply actions  

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