Uhhhhhh ...
by Kevan Lee on Nov 26, 2010 10:53 PM PST
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PrintNevada 34, Boise State 31. Discuss.
Recap and analysis after the jump.
Note: After each Boise State football game, I recap and analyze the action the same way. Only tonight's will be a little more brief.
Note: Thanks to all who commented and emailed about the pic of Brotzman right after the game. I replaced it with a game photo once the wire service made some available, and apologies for not choosing a better placeholder before.
Note: That's enough notes for now.
The Top Five plays of the game
- Kyle Brotzman missing a 26-yard field goal at the end of regulation. BAD WORDS.
- Kyle Brotzman missing a 29-yard field goal in the first overtime. BAD WORDS.
- Kellen Moore to Titus Young for 53 yards with two seconds left. OK, this one was really cool.
- Nevada's Anthony Martinez making a 34-yard field goal in the first overtime to win it. Technically a Top Play, since it won the game and all.
- Doug Martin's 79-yard TD catch and run. Ah, a simpler time. Before I knew despair.
It was over when ...
Literally, it was over with Martinez's field goal.
Recap
Nevada won. I don't care to relive how.
Statistics
Passing
Kellen Moore: 20-for-31, 348 yards, 2 TDs
Colin Kaepernick: 19-for-25, 259 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Doug Martin: 24 carries, 152 yards, 2 TDs
Vai Taua: 32 carries, 131 yards, TD
Receiving
Austin Pettis: 5 catches, 65 yards
Titus Young: 6 catches, 129 yards, TD
Rishard Matthews: 10 catches, 172 yards, TD
Knee-jerk reactions
I love you, Kyle Brotzman, but I don't have to like you right now ... This game will forever be remembered in Bronco lore for Brotzman's misses, but credit Nevada for playing a very, very good second half of football ... How much did Brotzman's first kick miss by? Inches? Millimeters? ... Sports: Sometimes they suck ...
Sleep on this one for awhile, Bronco fans ... Much more to come on Brotzman, BCS, losing, etc. once I can see straight again ... Hopefully tomorrow ...
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very entertainig game
too bad, broncos. but that was a fun game to watch.
Just stopping by but maybe I don’t understand the rules but how was that FG in OT not a make? It clearly passed inside when I watched it in slowmo like 50 times
In an Ideal world I would have all ten fingers on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
it was definitely a miss
you have two officials standing underneath the posts. it was a miss.
I am not a Bosie fan so I do not have a rooting intrest but I strongly disagree
In an Ideal world I would have all ten fingers on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
neither do i
unfortunately the tv i watched it on didn’t have dvr so i can’t replay it
but i’m pretty sure it curved wide left of the post. i’ve seen missed kicks like that a lot before. had a pretty good hook on it i think.
If you see the replay take a close look, I am not up on the college rules but I could not believe they atleast didn’t look at it.
In an Ideal world I would have all ten fingers on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.
idk if they can reveiw it
but i trust the judgment of two officials under there.
Kyle Brotzman
The Jared Zabransky of kickers.
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"It's hard to imagine a more complete football team than Boise State" - Kirk Herbstreit
by JRig on Nov 26, 2010 10:56 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Actually
So did Brotzman….Riddler, eh?
by Cougarflounder on Nov 28, 2010 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
Choke Fest....
I am so frustrated right now.
Ohio State's President Called
He said “Thank you Brotzmann, Now go play real teams and one game wont decide a season.”
This is funny!!
Terpfan2011 I love your comment since you play in the ACC and don’t play real teams. Your most likely ACC Champ will be a 10-2 VT that we beat who will get to play in a BCS game. If they lose it will be a what, 8-3 FSU. I wish we played in the ACC. Then we would be guaranteed a BCS game. Or the Big East. Either one we would win the conference.
Our Season is Anything But Over
Am I having thought regarding Kyle Brotzman and Brandon Thompson right now that if carried through to fruition would land me in a federal penitentiary? Yes? Do I need to go hire a shrink and a good cardiologist? Yes? But in all seriousness, this is where we seperate the men from the boys in terms of who the true fans are. We all knew Boise had to lose sooner or later, we just didn’t think it would be tonight. This loss needs to strengthen our resolve as fans and it needs to teach our team a lesson. I’m sure the team will learn, but will the fans?
"Now show me on this doll where the mean linebacker touched you."
I feel great.
That was beautiful in adjusting his first miss to overcooked second miss.
Boise State needs to win the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
I was hoping to go to that! I guess we’ll come to Boise
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 26, 2010 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
Here's hoping
You get a bowl in major recruiting venue—that will pay some huge dividends.
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football."--John Heisman
don't forget the two dropped passes
in OT. one was in the endzone, a high throw but one the receiver needs to catch. the other was somewhere near the goal line on 3rd and goal.
kyle brotzman
might have just passed mark may as my pe #1
wow...
i’m kind of at a loss for words right now. I still don’t understand how the kick at the end of regulation missed?
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
I thought he made it, myself
but the official has the best angle, so…
The official
had the best angle on the kick catch interference also . . .
by rjweatherstone on Nov 26, 2010 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
Kick at the end of game....
Was clearly good!!! where is the camera angle from under the post that they won’t show!!!
it looked good
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by BoiseFanSince98 on Nov 26, 2010 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
ref has the best look at it in the world
both of them said no, so sorry. urge Nevada to get longer field goal posts, but even then it may have just bounced off anyway if not miss completely.
like its been said, the WAC had no reason to have Boise lose at all. sure they are leaving, but so is Nevada so…..
by justsomehawkeyefan on Nov 26, 2010 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
I do not understand
It did not look like the Refs we under the goal posts,
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by Broncograd96 on Nov 26, 2010 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
they weren't
I was looking for them and their signal and they were not there…
…interesting.
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You have way too much faith in college football officials
I’m on the sidelines regularly OU games and they get influenced so easily by the crowd and the coaches that it’s laughable. Do you know why clowns like Pelini and Stoops constantly berate the officials? ’Cause it works. If you are ever on the sideline of a game, watch how the coaches from teams are yelling and asking for holding or some kind of foul after every snap.
Same thing with the crowd. Crowd has an impact on these guys.
There was a firefight!!!!
by ThePhenomenon on Nov 26, 2010 11:26 PM PST up reply actions
WAC has every reason to put BSU in, not keep them out
like 12 million+ reasons… but I thought it looked good too
and to think...
this all started with a BS kick-catch interference call. if we get that fumble recovery, as we rightfully should have, this game is probably over.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Nov 26, 2010 11:06 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
ya
whats up with that? the guy didnt even fair call it?
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by BoiseFanSince98 on Nov 26, 2010 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
Yep what the hell was that
"Every Damn Day."- Coach Pete
by Broncograd96 on Nov 26, 2010 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed.
"Boise State football is now a Fargo winter. You know what's coming, and that information does you no good whatsoever". Matt James / The Fresno Bee
by blue4areason on Nov 27, 2010 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Home Cookin Refs
Gave this game to Nevada!!! The kick was good…look at the reaction of the players…Nevada was not jumping up and down and Boise was walking off the field…I hate to see hard work taken away from kids
Cry it up!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 26, 2010 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
Refs needed to get their shots at Boise State before they left for the MWC.
The blown calls were pathetic.
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by blue4areason on Nov 27, 2010 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
tough loss guys
I was rooting for Nevada but only for selfish reasons (want to finally see 2 Pac-10 BCS teams again). You guys have a great team and it’s really unfortunate to not see you all in a BCS game. Hope you guys win your bowl (unless against a Pac team) and keep things going well.
Bogus
…if you think your kicker deserves hate…WRONG! If you put it on him then you suck. You win as a team and you lose as a team.
by Gonzo17 on Nov 26, 2010 11:08 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
and you kick as a kicker...
what else do you practice? certainly not catching drills
if you had scored more or the defense had stopped them
you wouldnt have had to rely on the kicker
by justsomehawkeyefan on Nov 26, 2010 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
if the kicker could make an easy 25 yard field goal
we wouldnt be having this conversation… i knew he was going to miss the field goal. did you see his face? he looked constipated!
over and over and over and over and over...
that kick at the end of regulation was good.. i just threw up literaly..Guess what… pac ten refs!!!
Typical .. You guys bitching about the Refs. Suck it up and take a loss that will be the only one for two more years.
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
Go celebrate your win
what a coincidence you guys go undefeated the year you don’t play Boise, lol.
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Extremely Poor Officiating
The phantom catch interference, the supposedly missed field goal . . . something stinks.
by rjweatherstone on Nov 26, 2010 11:08 PM PST reply actions
Kyle Brotzman...Be a Man and Tell the World It was Good!!!
Because it was!!!! Clearly it was good…This kid got nothing to be ahamed of because he made a kick on a mickey mouse field with short posts!!
Are you kidding me? CLEARLY? You need to go get your eyes checked because that was extremely unclear seeing it one time.
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
by DuckFanAndy on Nov 26, 2010 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
Nope.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 26, 2010 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
It _looked_ good from the TV angle
but I wouldn’t bet the farm on it being good. TV angle is pretty bad. They should have cameras by the posts though.
Why did you have to put his picture up?
The guy is already gonna go through hell.
by Wilbo on Nov 26, 2010 11:09 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
b/c he missed to easily made field goals...
thats why we gave him a scholarship
he is a student athlete
not a pro it shouldn’t be personal
Go Home
Are you to stupid to know that 2 is spelled two not “to”. And you should go comment on a blog that you are a fan of, your deffinately not a BSU fan. I still love the Broncos…Brotzman too. I know your type, if you ever were a Bronco fan, you are obviously just a band wagon fan
Nobility was taken at the tip of a sword.
Maybe now at the blunt of a sledge hammer!
did you not see my spelling correction there buddy?
is it possible that i had been drinking during the entire game.. yes. is it possible that you have to literally pound the ‘w’ key on my computer… absolutely. if you get off calling me a bandwagon than have fun with it… i’ve always been a bronco. my uncle coached for boise state, always have bled blue and orange. Phil Snow. Look him up. not to mention that ive lived within five miles of the stadium… and by the way, its “are you TOO stupid to that two (not 2) is spelled two…” nice try tho
Hey grammar Nazi
Are you too stupid to know that too is spelled too and not to?
Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.
by Patrick Vint on Nov 27, 2010 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
i thought the goal posts looked smaller
i take my haha back. but putin the young mans face on blast like that when half your fan base thinks he “made it” dont forget those two drops in the back of the endzone.
The biggest travesty since the "5th down"
I just the replay and it wasn’t even close. This is the worst call since the “5th down” against Mizzou. It was clearly good. It’s incredible. One of the worst officiating gaffs in history.
There was a firefight!!!!
clearly? wow.
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
by DuckFanAndy on Nov 26, 2010 11:12 PM PST up reply actions
I don't care about Boise
I just happened to catch the game, but they were robbed due to the simplest decision in football. This wasn’t a judgment call on a PI or on a fumble. It was on a simple field goal from 26 yards. I’m an official myself and there is no excuse for missing that call.
There was a firefight!!!!
by ThePhenomenon on Nov 26, 2010 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 26, 2010 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
What are you smokin?
its a “well, eh maybe a bad call but maybe not” at worst. personally, if the posts were bigger i think it would have bounced right off and mooted this whole conversation.
by justsomehawkeyefan on Nov 26, 2010 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
Nevada 34, Boise State 31, Kyle Brotzman 0. OT
Really?
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by Bronco Nation Podcast on Nov 26, 2010 11:12 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, my thoughts too.
Seems a little out of character…but I am sure everyone’s emotions are running high.
"...east and west is the problem, north and south the solution."
Thanks, guys
Just used the Brotz line (and pic) as a placeholder until I could get the story up. Hopefully it’s more in line now.
"Sugar-free punch. This bites!" - Tim
Thanks Kevan.
New photo is better, although I probably would have preferred to start the discussion tomorrow when we lost some trolls. We might have had an intelligent breakdown of the game at that point.
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I hate sports...
Because of moments like this…I have no vested interest in this. I’m just some dude sitting at home with a broken leg who happened to watch a game…Refs get involved way too often…ask the players…that kick was good!! Nothing looked bad about it!! Nothing!!
Boise
Wow. I am a HUGE Boise fan. I love my Broncos. I have to hear this for the next 75 years. Our D looked terrible.
It Happens
Nevada won, we had several chances, can’t blame it all on Brotzman, good job Nevada, Still proud of my Broncos, win or lose
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BROTZMAN!!!!!
I DIDNT REALIZE BILL BUCKNER KICKED FIELD GOALS FOR BOISE STATE.
it wasnt bill buckner
it was a one legged amputee from malasia who has herpasyphagonalidis… i wont sleep for at least three days
ever since that bad "early hit" call on the punt
our guys seemed distracted. Wish I would have made the trip so I could have screamed at Thompson and co.
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man. here. don't know how to react.
just taking in the twitter. ugh.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
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was it the same ref that made the
punt interference call that made the missed field goal call?
by rjweatherstone on Nov 26, 2010 11:16 PM PST reply actions
Nevada dominated BSU’s d-line in the second half. That’s why BSU lost. There were lots of opportunities to stop them; and several opportunities to score (not including Brotzman).
I agree
Brotzman choked for sure, but our D got shredded in the second half, and our O wasn’t consistent enough to make up for it.
Brotzman deserves blame, but he’ll get more than his fair share. We lost this game as a team.
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by appleshampoo on Nov 26, 2010 11:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
if you guys want to see the youtube.
could it be in?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxOSv4LwSsY&feature=youtu.be
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
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We can't tell from that angle
Simple as that.
the score thing even flipped to 34...
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i think the fan reaction says it all
the fans had a better look then us, and they knew it missed immediately. im sorry guys but i think it missed legit.
by justsomehawkeyefan on Nov 26, 2010 11:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Score guy saw the same angle though
I thought it was good. It COULD have been in, no question. But it also might not have.
no ref on the viewers right side.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
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Wow
This is a non-paid athlete. It’s incredibly bush league to plaster his face on the front page as some kind of goat. I’m sure legit Boise fans don’t feel the way all of these bandwaggoners do right now, but I just can’t believe that you would add fuel to the fire like this. It’s like last year with the Boise stadium video crew’s insistence on riling up the home crowd by showing Blount’s stupidity over and over. Just classless.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
by kolson82 on Nov 26, 2010 11:22 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
eh
it’s kind of a running joke about brotz. it’s just unfortunate it also came to this.
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Suck it Vandals
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Okay.
Thank you for explaining it. I am going to leave now.
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" -- John Wooden
ive lived in boise for 21 years
the money spent on brotzman (who ive seen sleep through classes and pass) could have been spent elsewhere… like literally, anywhere else would have been fantastic. in fact, pay for my schooling and i guarantee that i will make that kick
I know you hate but
Saying you would make that kick is like saying Ohio State would beat us. You are not there, you did not kick it. Just like they won’t play us. You don’t know one way or the other.
no but i played soccer for 12 years
i would have have made a 26 field goal if it was lined up strait… however im no longer calling for brotzmans head… i was drunk and out of line… see haiku apology post
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From the looks of LaMichael James’ brand new Range Rover, those are a rarity in Oregon.
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by 82-0 on Nov 27, 2010 6:10 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Don’t feel bad for Boise. The reason is when they beat Oregon on September 3rd, 2009. Never again.
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
oh Im sorry
our players dont steal laptops dvds etc from our students!! GTFO
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by BoiseFanSince98 on Nov 26, 2010 11:26 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah…..uhh…..Which players on our roster have stolen laptops?
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-Chip Kelly
by DuckFanAndy on Nov 26, 2010 11:33 PM PST up reply actions
uh ya
masoli from last years team that got their asses handed to em by the buckeyes!!! unfortunately he took the HIGH ROAD and gtfo and went to Mississippi
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by BoiseFanSince98 on Nov 26, 2010 11:34 PM PST up reply actions
ohh… Yeah, Masoli isn’t on our roster anymore. Best coach in Oregon history doing whats right… Oh yeah, my bad.. Sorry that you just lost to Nevada. At least Ohio State was good competition at the time. Because the high road is 4-7 instead of 11-0? Leeeeet’s go.
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-Chip Kelly
by DuckFanAndy on Nov 26, 2010 11:36 PM PST up reply actions
Hope the Beavers rip the dux a new one.
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by blue4areason on Nov 27, 2010 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
ASP1223
Are we talking about what happened in previous years? Cause, if you can’t see…Things have changed. New coaches, facilities, players. Oregon is 11-0 and well on their way to the National Title game. Suck it up and enjoy your Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
by DuckFanAndy on Nov 26, 2010 11:45 PM PST up reply actions
wait.. you think the late hit was bull?!?!
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
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by DuckFanAndy on Nov 26, 2010 11:32 PM PST up reply actions
KK, duck fans, you won your game quit bagging...Broncos, don't feed 'em, they're my buddies (kind of...)
Also just watched the replay…Kick with 2 seconds? CLOSE BUT GOOD!
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Are we talking about what happened in previous years? Cause, if you can’t see…Things have changed. New coaches, facilities, players. Oregon is 11-0 and well on their way to the National Title game. Suck it up and enjoy your Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
by DuckFanAndy on Nov 26, 2010 11:46 PM PST up reply actions
Suck it up and enjoy your inevitable loss to Oregon State or Auburn.
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Those field goals sure looked good.
Are field goal’s allowed to be reviewed?
I'm sorry Bronco Nation
I feel terrible for you guys, your team, coaches, everyone.
Go win the 2011 National Championship !
Well ladies and gentlemen
I don’t understand it either. Moore was obviously very good tonight. Martin was also very good. We played a pretty god offensive game, and our defense was good for the first half.
We can blame the refs (which I honestly partially do), and we can crucify Brotzman, but this was bound to happen sooner or later. Our defense was gassed in the 4th quarter, and Nevada took advantage. They were the better team tonight. It’s the beauty of the game.
Get some sleep, relax, recuperate, and get back at it next week. We’ve still got a helluva team, and only 2 games left to enjoy them.
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Nov 26, 2010 11:29 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
the line that made me feel better was
“this was bound to happen sooner or later.”
makes sense imo
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by Sergio AppleSeed on Nov 26, 2010 11:34 PM PST up reply actions
REC'D
My sentiments exactly! We have a great team, and yes, I still think the FG was good. There were some bad calls, etc…but UNR did play a great second half, wore the defense out, and made their FG without any doubt. True Bronco fans will not let this setback change how we feel about our team…I hope!
Thanks.
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by blue4areason on Nov 27, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Crap Broncos
This definitely sucks, but we gotta stay positive…
Finish the year strong…
"Your compliment was sufficient Lewis."
Say hello to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl??
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by StoopsMyAss on Nov 26, 2010 11:36 PM PST up reply actions
so what
Noel.Diggity.....NO DOUBT!
Bronco Nation...where the heavens and our hallowed ground are both BLUE!
by Noel.Diggity on Nov 26, 2010 11:59 PM PST up reply actions
Weren't our teams supposed to meet in a BCS bowl this year?
C’est la vie.
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by marktgarten on Nov 27, 2010 12:03 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Anyone who defends college football officiating is an idiot
Do you know why its terrible and NFL officiating isn’t? Its rather simple. NFL officials are full-time pros and not part-time/contract employees like in college. The training that college football officials get is laughable. They go to spring games and watch some tape and that’s about it. NFL guys are immersed 100% and that’s why they miss on average about 5 calls in 120 snaps. Don’t think that there is some conspiracy. Simply, college football officials are not properly trained to deal with the level play now. They are glorified high school football officials.
The replay system is an abomination. They review meaningless plays and that are obvious from the naked eye, but don’t review close ones. Every review is 50-50 because no one has clue as to what they will decide.
There was a firefight!!!!
by ThePhenomenon on Nov 26, 2010 11:33 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
very true
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by BoiseFanSince98 on Nov 26, 2010 11:35 PM PST up reply actions
Actually, NFL refs are required by the league to have another job
They’re not “full-time”. Ed Hochuli, for instance, works as a lawyer when he’s not refereeing.
So essentially that whole statement is bunk.
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by Sam @ WWAHT on Nov 26, 2010 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
This is my first post and i stayed up late to watch this game im from puerto rico and is like 3:30 am crap!!!!
Is it ok if i feel like i dont wanna live anymore????
note to sone fairweather fans with SEZ seats for the utah state game:
i want your tickets. its important to me as a fan to go to that game and cheer long and loud for mr. brotzman and the rest of our seniors.
also, can’t sleep. i’m sad and yet, hopeful somehow. this is still a great bronco team.
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by reflectivity on Nov 26, 2010 11:36 PM PST via mobile reply actions 2 recs
I think this post is the best on this thread
Kudos to you man, well said and done. I agree on all fronts. Boise has arrived in many ways and will have great teams in the future, and this season is far from over. Brotzman was a killar in the Fiesta Bowl last year and money almost everytime since. So now he is human. The Broncos just didn’t play to their ability tonight. The defense looked fatigued and were not used to playing in the fourth with adversity and that is the real price we pay for playing in the WAC.
by Dennis Zender on Nov 26, 2010 11:41 PM PST up reply actions
good post!
I will be there to cheer on the team and support the seniors (including brotz) as a true fan should. If you aren’t going to do that, then stay home! Thanks reflect!
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by Boise State of Mind on Nov 27, 2010 8:38 AM PST up reply actions
Amen Tami.
This is a GREAT Bronco team and anyone who is here to say otherwise should be ASHAMED of themselves. Man up. Games shouldn’t come down to a kicker. There’s blame to go around if any fair weather fans so choose to play that game. If you do choose that, you should go hang out at the Statesman.
As for me, I will be there on Saturday to thank not only our seniors, but this team, for the incredible run that they gave us this year. There is so much to be proud of.
OBNUG Resident Mom
by Crissie on Nov 26, 2010 11:39 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Thanks for showing up
to let us know that. ???? Anyone who is showing up to revel in this moment needs to have some serious self examination.
OBNUG Resident Mom
Agreed Crissie...
I realize most of the posts here are either opposing fans or not regulars here at OBNUG, but it shows a little about how spoiled and ignorant a lot of Boise State fans are. There are a lot more reasons than the two missed field goals that the Broncos come up short. We will find out how true fair-weather our fans are and there will be plenty of open space on the bandwagon – but if it is open space from the likes of many of the posters above, I bid them farewell.
"...east and west is the problem, north and south the solution."
Exactly Crissie :)
It’s not just one play. If people want to split hairs about that, they can also go back to the turnover that the refs blew dead and took away from Nevada earlier, or any other number of plays. The FG just happened to be at the end, so it gets all the attention.
Some of you might know I’m not a Bronco fan, but you guys do have a great team, and I’d trade my team’s football ability for yours in a heartbeat.
Brotzman is feeling terrible right now, and you can bet his teammates are trying to pick him up. Fans should have a little empathy.
Your a real fan who thinks about what Kyle's feeling right now.
He’s now know to all Boise State Fans and the state of Idaho. I only hope Kyle keep things in perspective that it’s just another game and move on.
Thanks for the support scotty...
Go Ducks…beat the B/W out of Scam Newton
In the meantime, I’ll watch that field goal miss over and over thinking how was is a miss
"Speak softly and wear a loud shirt" - Kimo's Rules
Thanks but I'm a Beaver ;)
And the Duckies are all set up for the upset! :-D
Hope the Beavers clean their clock.
"Boise State football is now a Fargo winter. You know what's coming, and that information does you no good whatsoever". Matt James / The Fresno Bee
by blue4areason on Nov 27, 2010 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
Well said Crissie
Win as a team, lose as a team. Brotz will be talked about a lot after this one, but there are lots of other storylines that should get play, too. Good comment, Crissie (amidst a sea of “other” comments).
"Sugar-free punch. This bites!" - Tim
I love my broncos...
this one hurts… Nevada whipped our butts for 2 and half quarters, but we were still there..Kellen and Titus pull off another amazing play in Boise St. history, and it’s all given back. No bcs, no rose bowl, no money to help expansion. Unreal choke job.
Now, that was a good play. I did think that the game was over from that catch.
Almost became the NY Giants winning the Super Bowl on one catch.
Boise State produced an immense amount of happiness for me. I do need to thank you guys for that loss.
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
it is what it is i suppose.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
Dux= short memory.
"Boise State football is now a Fargo winter. You know what's coming, and that information does you no good whatsoever". Matt James / The Fresno Bee
by blue4areason on Nov 27, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
DuckfanAndy
you realize nevada did something Oregon has failed at quite miserably?
KELLEN MOORE FOR HEISMAN
by ASP1223 on Nov 26, 2010 11:44 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
does this possibly mean that Nevada>Oregon
Because I don’t know about this…
"Speak softly and wear a loud shirt" - Kimo's Rules
Are we talking about what happened in previous years? Cause, if you can’t see…Things have changed. New coaches, facilities, players. Oregon is 11-0 and well on their way to the National Title game. Suck it up and enjoy your Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
by DuckFanAndy on Nov 26, 2010 11:47 PM PST up reply actions
Not as 2008. =)
Wanna keep talking about the past..?
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
by DuckFanAndy on Nov 26, 2010 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
and didnt bsu win that year too?
has oregon ever beat bsu? seriously… i dont know the answer to this question
to answer your question
No, Oregon and BSU have played just the 2 times and the Broncos won both. But I have to agree with the Duck fans, years past have little to do with this year (especially in NCAA).
Mariners/D Broncos/BSU Broncos fan in Seattle
The first rule of Lookout Landing is...
by appleshampoo on Nov 27, 2010 12:32 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
did you just copy and paste this into every response?
just wonderin’
Noel.Diggity.....NO DOUBT!
Bronco Nation...where the heavens and our hallowed ground are both BLUE!
by Noel.Diggity on Nov 27, 2010 12:03 AM PST up reply actions
That's why dux fans have that cr*p reputation.
You too, back under your rock.
"Boise State football is now a Fargo winter. You know what's coming, and that information does you no good whatsoever". Matt James / The Fresno Bee
by blue4areason on Nov 27, 2010 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
And OBNUG
I agree. The kid doesn’t need to have his face plastered on this thread. That’s not a move that feels consistent with the general tone of this blog.
OBNUG Resident Mom
by Crissie on Nov 26, 2010 11:44 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Agreed Crissie. Please take it down Kevan.
by Bronco_Nation on Nov 27, 2010 12:10 AM PST up reply actions
taken down a bit ago.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
Indeed
I hope his homepage isn’t set to Obnug.com
Maybe the front page should be the ref throwing the flag on the punt return that changed the entire game?
KELLEN MOORE FOR HEISMAN
I was thinking
my photo of Shea McClellin and Stephen Kinsey would suit just fine…
OBNUG Resident Mom
kevan must be an emotional guy, i think.
shrug
"Or, if boarding the bus is just too difficult for an Establishmentarian to do, get your snob school to schedule the Broncos home-and-home. Any takers?" - Pat Forde
"...any championship game without Boise State wouldn't be a championship game at all. " - Ivan Maisel
by reflectivity on Nov 26, 2010 11:59 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ostrich
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
have to give credit where credit is due
Nevada played a good game and they beat us fair and square yeah brotzman missed 2 extremely easy fgs that an O lineman could have made… but in all our D allowed them to come back and stick with us in that game… it should not have been that close… and our O blew some chances… all in all we got beat… it happens… all I know is I am gonna show up to the utah state game and still cheer like it was the national championship and I challenge all true fans to do the same…
by lifelongbronco on Nov 26, 2010 11:46 PM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
That being said… I do still think the refs called a bad game…
by lifelongbronco on Nov 26, 2010 11:47 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
It happens
I follow the Pac-10, so I know :p
I'm just so sad
while Brotzman totally effed this up, Thompson is also liable for losing this game, as is the general BSU defense in the second half.
you haters still there?!
BSU fan still here. might as well vent while you can.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
Present
I only hate due to the lack of respect ya’ll show
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 26, 2010 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
hate the fans
and i’ll take your hate willingly.
but the team itself is nothing but class.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
by Grindhouse on Nov 26, 2010 11:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Very True
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 27, 2010 12:00 AM PST up reply actions
I hate Nevada fans just as much, I think it's because I grew up in LV though
"Speak softly and wear a loud shirt" - Kimo's Rules
dude
you don’t get to be praised as athletes unless you run the risk of being condemned as sucking. Brotzman won’t care about his picture being up here, he’ll care about how his teammates react.
by killtacular on Nov 26, 2010 11:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
What am I?
Not a Boise fan. Not a Boise hater. But still shocked that the Boise blog is featuring the picture of the kicker they blame for ruining their perfect season.
Unbelievable.
Its been said above, it will get said again. This is sad. This is the sign of a fan base that doesn’t yet get it, that just doesn’t care.
by UpUpDownDown on Nov 26, 2010 11:51 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Definitely more than a little surprised at this...
In 15 years following college football forums this is among the most absurd reactions I’ve seen.
how is this absurd
the kicker had two opportunities for easy kicks that would have won, or at least had a shot, at winning the game. he missed both.
by killtacular on Nov 26, 2010 11:54 PM PST up reply actions
For NCAA? Yes...but for sports, absolutely not
And I think as bad as Brotzman feels…I think he thought that first one went in, like most of us. The look on his face was utter disbelief that it was no good
"Speak softly and wear a loud shirt" - Kimo's Rules
KBOI hosts say Brotz knew he missed based on his face
whatever that’s worth…
worth a good amount...again, I saw the replay from the first and I'm wondering how they called it
The refs weren’t underneath the goalpoasts when they signaled.
"Speak softly and wear a loud shirt" - Kimo's Rules
Again, everyone needs to get over their sanctimonious selves...EVERY fan base would have this same exact reaction...and most hosted by major news outlets.
As one Oregon Duck fan so graciously opined, Ice Water shall henceforth be known as Kellen Juice.
by TheShrewdOne on Nov 26, 2010 11:55 PM PST up reply actions
He did it!
So its alright if I do, right?
At least that’s what my 3 year old keeps claiming…
by UpUpDownDown on Nov 27, 2010 12:01 AM PST up reply actions
OUR fanbase (still don't get why Iwo blow-hards are here) will trash the kid for a day.
Then we’ll stand behind him for all the good he’s done for us…which is more than any major conference team would do. Go cry at you own team’s sorry blog, troll.
As one Oregon Duck fan so graciously opined, Ice Water shall henceforth be known as Kellen Juice.
by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:03 AM PST up reply actions
munson'd
Iowa
As one Oregon Duck fan so graciously opined, Ice Water shall henceforth be known as Kellen Juice.
by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:03 AM PST up reply actions
Brother
You want to be a big time program.
I see that. And that’s fine. But…
If you want others to see you as a big-time program… you need to start looking at yourself like a big-time program does. As in, not relative to real big-time programs. As in, without a sig calling out the real big-time programs. As in seeing your program as consequential and influential in a way that makes doing the right thing worthwhile.
Good luck.
by UpUpDownDown on Nov 27, 2010 12:08 AM PST up reply actions
Credit where its due
Pic is down. Credit to you for doing that, it was the right thing to do.
by UpUpDownDown on Nov 27, 2010 12:12 AM PST up reply actions
How is that any different...
than, say, my fellow Chargers fans going ballistic about Nate Kaeding blowing yet another playoff game last year? Nobody complained then that Chargers fans are classless. Why do the rules of class only apply to Boise State fans, if you’re not a hater?
Clippers // Chargers // Rays // Gators // Boise State
"We're just the same old Clippers. That's all we are. We're just the same old Clippers. We want teams to continue to take us lightly."
- Sam Cassell
sounds like chip kelly
"I’m not into statements, I’m into winning games."
-Chip Kelly
by DuckFanAndy on Nov 26, 2010 11:55 PM PST up reply actions
chip and pete are part of the same tutoring and coaching
they were both under Belotti who trained them well…which is why they have similar styles and ideals
"Speak softly and wear a loud shirt" - Kimo's Rules
Pete and Chip never had anything to do with eachother.
Neat trick pulling that out of your backside though.
True that they never worked together
But I knew the coaching staff in Eugene when I lived there…they were “tutored” in the same way.
Kelly has his own method outside of belotti, as does Pete, but I see similarities in the two
"Speak softly and wear a loud shirt" - Kimo's Rules
Kevan, some of the haters who have no reason to be here have one point
We don’t need to see a huge picture of Brotzman. He wasn’t the only one who lost the game.
well all right, that just happened
Thanks Kev.
by hummerofdoom on Nov 26, 2010 11:59 PM PST up reply actions
without
your main QB and RB, that’ll be tough for you
by killtacular on Nov 27, 2010 12:03 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks for the prop WolfpackNev
You played on heck of a game on both sides. Good job.
by Bronco_Nation on Nov 27, 2010 12:15 AM PST up reply actions
Huge fan
of your program. I’m a Pac 10 fan but
opps
Huge Pac 10 fan but I always root for western teams. When you get near the top ever team plays you as if its your super bowl. I’ve seen so many teams I root for fall in so so games. You guys have a great program and it is amazing what you have done in 15ish years in D1. Be proud, I hope the MWC gets an auto bid in the future. And please pound Georgia next year
by nateroddick20 on Nov 27, 2010 12:07 AM PST up reply actions
Watching ESPN
Props to CP and KM for classy interviews even though they must be dying inside.
BRING IT!!!!
All of YOU Trolls are just Disgusting WE WON 24 Games in a Row What have you done. We have won two Fiesta Bowls What have you done we LOOSE 1 BW game and you are like vultures seriously SUCK IT Take your Jealous asses Go BW YOUR COUSINS AND celebrate while you can because we are BRONCO NATION
MrsDiggity.......NO DOUBT
Idaho skies are Blue and Orange NOT black and gold.
woah.
rec’d for enthusiasm. one of those things, you know?
hopefully the team can move on. i know i’m having a hard time.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
I have never Experienced a blog after a loss
I seriously hope that we Bronco fans have more Class than these disgusting SOB’s come in a rub one loss in our faces. I have seen more first time haters tonight then any other night but Im saddened by these people who call themselves Football fans and that purposely come to our blog site and MAKE TOTAL ASS HATS of them selves seriously I am pretty devistated by the loss tonight
MrsDiggity.......NO DOUBT
Idaho skies are Blue and Orange NOT black and gold.
it's sports.
it’s fandom. we dish it out, gotta be able to receive it. it’s part of the business.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
ya
when you lose, you have to expect the BW to hit the fan.
by killtacular on Nov 27, 2010 12:18 AM PST up reply actions
I feel so bad for Brotzman right now I can’t sleep. I didn’t want Boise to win this game for the sake of my frogs, but I would never wish a loss like this on my most hated teams. Maybe Oklahoma.
I don’t hate Boise though, I just hate the system that makes teams have to put on Miss Ameria-ish shows week in and week out to try and out-pretty another team who doesn’t have a fair shot at the title. I know it probably couldn’tve happened, but I was hoping that we’d get one more neutral site shot at you before conference play next year. Good luck going forward, Bronco Nation.
You really should take the kid’s picture down, though.
Thanks Frog,
Hopefully it’s down by now.
by Bronco_Nation on Nov 27, 2010 12:18 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks Frog
and it’s down… Apparently it was used as an ill-advised placeholder. Everyone makes mistakes and this blog is run in a FIRST CLASS manner for the two years that I’ve followed it.
Go get ’em for us.
OBNUG Resident Mom
Brotzman
The officials iced Brotzman in regulation. There was no need to do the dippity doo dah dock, lets put another second on the clock. You could almost see the weight of the moment finally get heavy on young Brotzman while the officials were messing around. OT was all on Brotzman. Just choked because of seeing that regulation kick veer off.
Anthony Martinez
Right down the middle
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 27, 2010 12:23 AM PST up reply actions
yeah I noticed that
So? Broncos lost. You can’t make them go away though.
by hummerofdoom on Nov 27, 2010 12:26 AM PST up reply actions
That was my comment before the kick...
I can understand the review to make sure that Titus caught the ball and to make sure time had not expired. Then the home clock operator took a loooonnngggg time to reset the game clock to :02 and essentially iced Brotzman. Not likely intentional, but after they came to the line of scrimmage following the review and then had to reset again while the clock was being fixed, Brotzman’s demeanor seemed to change.
"...east and west is the problem, north and south the solution."
So what went wrong?
late game brotzman: fail
BT: fail
second half defense: fail
second half offense: decidedly iffy
But, also, I think this might be the first time that we got outcoached. The Nevada team made obvious, good adjustments after halftime, while we didn’t. So that is super sad. Is this really a BSU coaching fail?
maybe.
getting gashed up the middle was kind of odd to see.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
ya
I was not expecting that, but it kept happening. Which makes me think the Nevada coaches saw something and exploited it, and we did not have an answer.
by killtacular on Nov 27, 2010 12:25 AM PST up reply actions
Okay
1. It wasnt bad officiating. They didn’t ice our kicker on purpose.
2. It was a miss.
3. Brotz is the greatest kicker in school history, except for the close games, which maybe means he isn’t the best.
4. There’s still Utah St. and some bowl, just not the one we wanted.
5. I remember when I trollef AtQ after the Rose Bowl. No, wait, I didn’t because I’m an adult and have better things to do.
6. Just try to ignore the trolls, obnuggers. Most of them have probably suffered humiliating losses to the Broncos (Ducks, Utes) and this is their revenge. It’s a lame revenge, but their lives are empty and they have nothing better to do.
7. Losses make better fans. We have been spoiled, and have often acted spoiled. Plus, losses make wins more sweet.
8. Lastly, go Broncos
We want to build a university our football team can be proud of. -- Dr. George Lynn Cross
by marktgarten on Nov 27, 2010 12:24 AM PST via mobile reply actions 5 recs
well the bus and bandwagon will decidedly get lighter.
there were some iffy calls. but, overall, it’s the drop passes, missed tackles, etc., that cost the game.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
Uber FAIL!!!!
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 27, 2010 12:26 AM PST up reply actions
Done.
Good night. What an unforseen pleasure it was to pull out a victory against THE best run program in America.
My mind ain't nuthin' but a total blank, I think I'll just stay here and draaank - Merle Haggard
by NuschlerFace on Nov 27, 2010 12:30 AM PST up reply actions
Missed field goals.
First I will admit Boise St. is a VERY good football team. Second I will say, I can’t think of a team I hate more right now than BS. Watching Bronco games is like watching a 12 year old play NCAA football on playstation. They go for it on 4th down WAY more than any other team I have watched. And let me just say I am GLAD it finally bit you in the butt! How can you expect a kicker, who rarely gets a chance to kick, let alone in big situations, to make the most intense field goals anyone would ever have to attempt. Before the first one he looked like he was going to puke! I wouldn’t be surprised if he did once he found out he had to try a second. While everyone acts like your kicker lost the game, why don’t you take a look at your “dominating” defense. Or your 3rd down conversion percentage, or any stat category. You lost in EVERY aspect of that game. More penalty yards, less first downs, less yards. The only thing you did better at was only 2 fumbles. It’s about time you princesses get humbled. I do not know of a more arrogant, disrespectful, and classless fan base than that of potato town. Suck up your loss, and next time…worry about winning your mega-conference before talking National Championship. Nevada won! Best of luck to you in the even stronger Mountain West…wait, I mean Mountain WAC. Keep your fingers crossed that TCU stays in that conference, cause everyone else that was worth while realized without a decent conference there will be nothing more than a conference championship. Later!
Brotzman
made a field goal in the first half, actually
by killtacular on Nov 27, 2010 12:29 AM PST up reply actions
well that's just simply not true.
fanbases all over are like that. so meh.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
I agree with that.
ALL fan bases have their idiots, they just seem to surface a hell of a lot more in Idaho. The only other place that would compare…is Wyoming, but they have a reason to be rude to everyone. They cant win anyone.
Need I say more...
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
lol.
while you’re judging my vitriol for a rival, look what they posted:
http://twitter.com/t_fowler76/statuses/8420748502769665
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
that was retweeted
by @VandalNation a “reporter” for the vandals. you tell me who is being “rude”.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
Yes, Idaho as an entire state....VERY NICE!!!
I hope you sense the sarcasm
well as long as you were including the vandals
then i’m cool with that.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
but on a serious note
did you check the tweet? it’s one thing to dog brotzman (if you’re not a fan of BSU) but to say that about him. that’s just low.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
They forget sooooooo easily.
"Boise State football is now a Fargo winter. You know what's coming, and that information does you no good whatsoever". Matt James / The Fresno Bee
by blue4areason on Nov 27, 2010 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
what. the. f........
They cant win anyone.
Noel.Diggity.....NO DOUBT!
Bronco Nation...where the heavens and our hallowed ground are both BLUE!
by Noel.Diggity on Nov 27, 2010 1:09 AM PST up reply actions
The VAST MAJORITY of Oregon fans...
are not trolling your site. There are a few idiots everywhere (yes, even BSU has ’em).
Your team did itself proud. This isn’t the end of the world. Most importantly, this long winning streak proved to all but the most dense (Ohio state presidents, for instance) that the system is BROKEN.
Oregon has been screwed before by it. Oregon State has been screwed by it. Boise State has been repeatedly screwed by it. And one loss does not mean that the Broncos (or the Ducks, were they too lose tonight) aren’t good enough to win a playoff.
My heart goes out to Brotz the kicker. I hope you all embrace that guy. It is a shitty way to lose.
Good luck in the coming years. I still hope to hell to see my Ducks kick the Bronco’s asses in a playoff game!
by ConfofChamps on Nov 27, 2010 12:29 AM PST reply actions 5 recs
Thanks Pac
As much as it pains me to say, you have a great team and please beat the crap out of Scam and company. It would have been nice to play you again this year.
by Bronco_Nation on Nov 27, 2010 12:31 AM PST up reply actions
Rec'd...Give Auburn hell (if you get there...otherwise I hope it's Ohio State in the RB and you obliterate them.
As one Oregon Duck fan so graciously opined, Ice Water shall henceforth be known as Kellen Juice.
by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:32 AM PST up reply actions
Great game.
I am as anti Boise as it gets, yet i cannot hate them for all they do on the field. They played a great game, and I hope to face the again soon. Sorry, OBNUG. There will come a reckoning, and soon. I want to see it on the field, and not a message board. Best of luck.
what are the odds
that kellen kicks a field goal before hes done at bsu?
"Or, if boarding the bus is just too difficult for an Establishmentarian to do, get your snob school to schedule the Broncos home-and-home. Any takers?" - Pat Forde
"...any championship game without Boise State wouldn't be a championship game at all. " - Ivan Maisel
by reflectivity on Nov 27, 2010 12:30 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Drop kicks are still legal in the NFL...don't know about NCAA, though.
As one Oregon Duck fan so graciously opined, Ice Water shall henceforth be known as Kellen Juice.
by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:39 AM PST up reply actions
I think we are forgetting something here
This team is not ONLY about who they are on the field but who they are off the field. Not to many weeks ago they took my son in as one of them and gave him Hope and strength to fight his battle against cancer. To Coach Kinsey and family they are champions. Of course we are sad that they lost ONE game, but they are so much more then the ONE loss. We love you Broncos!!!!!
by Betsy Miller Kinsey on Nov 27, 2010 12:37 AM PST reply actions 5 recs
Amen.
As one Oregon Duck fan so graciously opined, Ice Water shall henceforth be known as Kellen Juice.
by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:39 AM PST up reply actions
would rec many a time if I could
Well typed.
by hummerofdoom on Nov 27, 2010 12:40 AM PST up reply actions
The thing that gets on my nerves...
We have tried to earn the nation’s respect ever since at least the Oklahoma game. After that game, we had the respect of the nation. I’m not exactly sure what happened after that, but the year after that, Hawaii was dominant in the WAC, so since then, all respect we had was lost. The past few years, we have been working our asses off to regain the respect of the nation. Last year, we could’ve had it, but the BCS wouldn’t let us. They just haaaaaaaaave to go and match us up with TCU for the second year in a row. They just would not let us gain the respect of the nation by beating a “real team.” So we go out, and do what we do best, and that was kick the crap out of TCU. Everyone and their mother, at that point and a while before, was all on our case about “oh you guys play high school teams, blah blah blah” so we go and join what everyone considered a “better conference” in which is the Mountain West. Within days of that announcement, two of the most relevant schools in that conference, Utah and BYU, pack their bags, and leave, leaving us with TCU and a bunch of no-names. Then Fresno State and Nevada decide to join, beginning the formations of the WAC 2.0. Then we have the big game against Virginia Tech. After that game, it looks all but certain that we will have the respect that we somehow lost will be back at least by season’s end. Then James Madison beats VT. Respect = Gone. So after that game, we go out, and again, we do what we do best, and that is kick the living crap out of everyone that gets in our path. We still got those “high school team” comments though, but that looked like it’s going to go away in a few weeks, because we would very likely be at least in The Granddaddy of Them All, The Rose Bowl, if not the BCS National Championship Game. What could be better? Then we go through what we did today, and all respect we ever had, was gone with one kick.
I’m not mad that we lost, I’m mad that everything we have worked for in the past few years is gone in just a blink of an eye. I’m mad that people give us crap about who we play, when we can’t help it. We try to play better teams, but nobody wants us.
All I can say is that we better kick the living crap out of Utah State next week, and I said it before, and I’ll say it again. Boise- 204, Utah State- 0
Go Broncos.
really?
you kicked the crap out of TCU? We must have watched a different game, go check your stats. Oh and TCU was dissapointed too. One of the ugliest games Ive watched…I speak of Both teams…
Respect?
Your precious little story almost made me tear up. If you wanna talk about disrespect, take a look back at the 2008 Utah team.
yep...Boise was also undefeated at the end of the season that year...and the year that Utah got to play the mighty Pitt team.
As one Oregon Duck fan so graciously opined, Ice Water shall henceforth be known as Kellen Juice.
by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:45 AM PST up reply actions
oh and how many schools did BSU play from BCS conferences those years?
You cannot argue strength of schedule, lets be honest
Because Utah's was sooo good those years...get over the SOS argument...that's the BCS mentality.
Playoffs would end the “SOS” for good.
As one Oregon Duck fan so graciously opined, Ice Water shall henceforth be known as Kellen Juice.
by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:48 AM PST up reply actions
I hate the BCS just as much as the next guy.
I was actually disappointed to watch Utah join the PAC-10. Just not a fan of the “if you can’t beat them, join them.” mentality
That's what I don't get...Utah was beating them...and was essentially already in a sure-fire AQ conf.
Overall…and for the prestige of the university, I get the move…but grrrr.
As one Oregon Duck fan so graciously opined, Ice Water shall henceforth be known as Kellen Juice.
by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:52 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I was stoked BSU got the invite...
unfortunately the TV deal, even with BSU coming in is what had Utah and BYU running
I truly feel bad for you guys, next season, not too many people will be able to watch a game like tonight’s due to the wonderful MTN network. As much as I have grown to hate BSU, i dont wish that network on anyone
One of the ugliest games you've watched? It was the epitome of what the SEC claims to be week in and week out.
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by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:44 AM PST up reply actions
which is why I avoid watching SEC games.
Couldn’t agree with you more.
If you can't respect defense, you really can't respect football at all.
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by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:46 AM PST up reply actions
I LOVE defense....
which is non existent in the WAC by the way. What was more impressive? The BSU defense that held a sub par TCU offense. Or a TCU defense that made the almighty BSU offense look, well not that good.
Both defenses were ranked in the top 12 last year...and the game played out just like that.
So, because there was little offense against 2 top 12 defenses, the teams were overrated?
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by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:50 AM PST up reply actions
not sure i said they were overrated...
was actually commenting on the fact that one of your bronco yahoos, claimed BSU kicked the crap out of TCU….and that wasn’t the game I watched.
To be fair
Those rankings that had them as top 12 defenses did not account for the strength of the teams they faced. Ratings that did account for the strength of the teams faced had Boise far lower, around 40-50 range (TCU still scored very well, top 20 across all such rankings that I saw).
by UpUpDownDown on Nov 27, 2010 12:53 AM PST up reply actions
UGLIEST GAME!!!!
Both teams did not look like they even wanted to be there, which was unfortunate. Just looked like 2 teams from non AQ conferences playing in the joe shmo bowl. Very disappointing!!!
They didn't want to be there...just like Oklahoma, Pitt, and Alabama didn't want to be in their BCS games when they played non-aq teams.
doesn’t it work both ways?
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by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 1:01 AM PST up reply actions
Um yes and no...? can I answer like that????
First off PItt did want to be there, they were like 8-5, they just shouldn’t have been there. And even so said how bad they would beat a weak Utah team. Oklahoma…had a lot of fight in them…they had the entire nation behind them to prove that the little guys don’t belong, and the whole Utah/Pitt thing was a fluke. Alabama….I’m on the fence with that one too…But Mr. Saban himself said he knew Utah was a good football team and they would not overlook them. The respect is there…whoever is complaining about no respect is an idiot!!!! Losing to a REALLY good Nevada team AT Nevada…not far from respectable!
If anyone made the little guys have to start over it was Hawaii...
Losing to Georgia wasn’t enough….? They decided to just lay an egg
Seriously, this is sad...
I hope all these people go away fast, because this thread is pathetic. Actually, this is what I’ve been dreading most about losing. The backlash from all the haters (and bandwagoners) who have been waiting sooooo long to say it.
We are a great team. A three point loss, on the road, to a ranked opponent doesn’t change that. I’ll be there next Saturday to say thank you to all these seniors who have lost a whopping 5 games their entire careers. And any true BSU fan will do the same.
I’ll admit that for tonight that my feelings are an even split between feeling sorry for Brotz and wanting to strangle him…but that’s just emotion speaking. Brotz didn’t lose this game. The whole team lost with the third quarter we played. Does losing stink? Yeah. Would I have rather put off the loss until after our national championship win? Sure. But it had to come sooner or later, and honestly, I think I’ll actually be able to enjoy the rest of the football season, now that I’m not worried about everything…
Our fanbase is so new, we need to learn how to lose still. But if it had to happen, be thankful it was a close game against a ranked opponent. We may not always be that lucky. But I’ll be there win, lose, or blowout loss, cheering my team on! Go Broncos!
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by orangecircus on Nov 27, 2010 12:41 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
You mean...
learn how to win…graciously. The backlash is directed toward the arrogance.
yup
i have been a fan for 12 years now and I am still a newb to it..and I always will be there through thick and thin..cause thats the best quality of boise state fans is the ability to stay through it not jump off the band wagon like all these other big teams fan do to their teams.
GO BRONCOS!
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by BoiseFanSince98 on Nov 27, 2010 8:34 AM PST up reply actions
Would it have been cruel....
…..for the Special Teams coach to look Brotzman in the eye after he missed the chipshot that would have won it and detect that he was a just mass of dejected flesh and let the backup kick the OT field goal?
Blaming the refs is an SEC or Big 12 thing to do...
So I’m not going to do it. Nor am I going to blame it on Brotz, though that’s tempting.
I’m going to blame this loss on Nevada. How dare they come out and play the best game of their lives while we played below average!
Seriously, losing sucks, but we’ll get over it in a little while.
not until we revenge it next year (now all of a sudden I'm glad we scheduled them next year in our OOC!).
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by TheShrewdOne on Nov 27, 2010 12:47 AM PST up reply actions
all right
it is way too late on the east coast. first time since forever that I’ve gone too bed sad after a BSU game.
I'm Pissed
we CANNOT afford to give the BCS a-holes what they want. Texas Christian is much easier to screw without another team to join them from the mid-major ranks. Give me my playoffs now and throw that schmuck E. Gordon Gee in jail. Thankfully, I’m watching I-AA football tomorrow because it’s real. It’s so gay that everyone here in Utah is getting stoked for the BYU-Utah game which means NOTHING. Good night. On a playoff day, I’m always in a better mood. Feel free to quit being the retard kid eating paste in the back of the classroom, I-A football.
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by the new Bradfather on Nov 27, 2010 12:55 AM PST reply actions
attn haters
I know you’re enjoying this, and I want you to take advantage of it now, because you can’t make BSU go away. They’ll salvage this season, start at the bottom of the mountain next year and climb back to the top eventually, and you’ll have to deal with them all over again.
Heart goes out to brotz
But I don’t understand how a senior kicker should be nervous enough to miss a line drive 19 yarder…Regardless, next year they’ll be good again, there’s no doubt there. BUT will they have kellen moore? And how will they look if they lose him along with players like Young and Petit?? Still be a contender?
yeah.
he’ll still be around. he’s only a junior.
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$$$$$$ sometimes makes college kids leave early
pretty sure that’s what he was getting at.
yeah that doesn't happen at BSU
Jeremy Childs thought he could get drafted early, didn’t work out so well for him.
by hummerofdoom on Nov 27, 2010 1:13 AM PST up reply actions
and Doug Martin
I still like our chances of starting a lengthy new winning streak.
by hummerofdoom on Nov 27, 2010 1:14 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry.
I posted a line of smack earlier and I have to apologize. I suppose it was a reaction to posts I read (on a different forum) after the BSU and especially the Rose Bowl loss last season. We’ve spent 40 years to get to this point ourselves, meaning within arms reach of the title game, enduring years of “what a cute little program” cracks of our own, so in retrospect it was awfully shortsighted to turn around and dish the same garbage.
So good luck going forward. 1 loss on the road to a ranked team is nothing to sneeze at in a long season, however heartbreaking the consequences.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 27, 2010 1:11 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
BGWM
takes a true fan of college football, and a real man, to own up…thank you for your apology as a fan
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by Noel.Diggity on Nov 27, 2010 1:12 AM PST up reply actions
well kudos for you
for coming in and saying those things.
oy…. can’t sleep.
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And good luck in the MWC.
Not quite as strong as if the Utah teams had stayed, but when all the teams get over there, it will be the strongest of the current non-BCS conferences by far. And: what the heck is BYU thinking? Independent?
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 27, 2010 1:16 AM PST reply actions
well i look at it this way:
if tcu does leave, bsu gets the auto-bid every year.
so we got that.
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They already thinking of leaving?
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 27, 2010 1:18 AM PST up reply actions
the whole
“big east” thing. i don’t doubt they bail.
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Ahhh, the Little Least.
That they have an automatic bid is an embarrassment. That would be an awful lot of traveling for BYU though.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 27, 2010 1:42 AM PST up reply actions
BIg East talk
but thats all it is….talk…that they keep silencing….which really leads to even more talk
BYU independent BA HA
Had everything to do with Utah bailing…the can’t stand that “little brother” joined the big boys.
Re byu
Mwc had a good post recently about that. Apparently had a lot to do with rebroadcasting rights.
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by marktgarten on Nov 27, 2010 1:35 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Hmm.
Do they really think they’re going to earn a big TV deal? Although with the P12 members now having an extra open date due to the new 8-game conference schedule, I could see them signing up for a couple of games against Pac members. Utah is a given of course, but they also have a fairly big alumni- and fan-base along the entire west coast.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 27, 2010 1:46 AM PST up reply actions
it's the whole LDS thing.
because they’re owned and operated by the church of mormon, they already have the infrastructure to air their games in HD and all that. they even have their own channel which, presumably, would air any games not picked up by ESPN.
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Well sure.
But do will enough people watch that it is economically viable? Especially if they play either too strong or too weak a schedule?
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 27, 2010 1:57 AM PST up reply actions
During negotiations, Comcast agreed that BYU would be able to rebroadcast games on BYU-TV, but went back on that later.
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by marktgarten on Nov 27, 2010 2:43 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Not a BYU fan
But they have the audience. They already have a solid 50-60% of the current Mountain West Conference Market. That market will go with them, to the detriment of the rest of the MWC teams. If BYU was smart, they may have been able to pull a Texas-Like deal, where they got 5+ million/year while every other MWC (Sans Utah, who also has a sizable share) had to stomach 500,000/year.
Instead, they decided to drop the baggage and just go solo.
I think they made the best move for them, and even though their stupid BYU-TV will be able to pick up the games that ESPN doesn’t get, they have enough of an audience to survive with their current deal.
TCU will bolt within a couple years
Will still be a better league, but . . .
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“You know one play can win a game, but one play cannot loose a game.” -Coach Pete, ESPN Post game interview 11/27/2010 after loss with Nevada 31-34
"Your compliment was sufficient Lewis."
agreed.
words of wisdom for sure.
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Suck it Vandals
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True enough.
Have you ever watched the series “Seconds from Disaster?” It shows how several small events ultimately lead to an jetliner crash or a bridge failure, etc. But everyone only remembers the final event itself. In this case, the seemingly little things like a dropped pass here, a missed defensive play there, and scoring the final touchdown a bit too quickly conspired to put your kicker in the position where your entire season rested on his shoulders. I didn’t need to be. We’ve all been there. We were 2 missed tackles away from the NCG in 2002. Our only loss was to Stanford and those missed plays came back to haunt us in a BCS system that would have sent us to the game if it were the same as it is now.
by BigGreenWreckingMachine on Nov 27, 2010 1:55 AM PST up reply actions
Positive side
We are all but assured of making This Week in Schaudenfreude – maybe even get the nod for tears of unfathomable sadness. Yay.
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by marktgarten on Nov 27, 2010 2:03 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, we got that when we lost to Washington State
Pretty crappy consolation prize :-/
I completely disagree
If you’re on the other side of that one play that wins the game, doesn’t that mean that one play lost the game for you?
Okay okay, I get what he means, but I’m a Comp Sci major sniffing a boolean logic fail!
geek
This season's BCS hopes might be over..
but haters, I wouldn’t be so sure that Boise State is over. We’ll be back next year in the stronger MWC.
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Congrats to the Wolfpack.
Did that dude say "the stronger MWC"?
That’s like going from the cerebral palsy league to the down syndrome association.
This game was undeniable proof Boise State doesn’t belong in the BCS conversation. You barely beat Virginia Tech… you beat an Oregon State team that will barely make a bowl game and Nevada BEAT you. The kicker didn’t blow it for you… Nevada BEAT you.
You’ve been running up the score on nobodies the entire season, yet when you play a team with even a little talent… you either win by pure chance… or you lose. Proof that you can’t hack it against the top 25.
Until BS plays in a real conference against a real schedule… you will always be that fat kid in high school that people think is funny, but don’t actually take seriously.
The day an MWC team is in the National Championship is the day Boise and the rest of the know-nothing state of Idaho realizes that blue turf is the dumbest thing in college or professional sports.
BCS is gonna drop you like Byron Hout and the best you can hope for is a mediocre bowl against a irrelevant team… kinda like your entire schedule.
Congrats Ponys, I guess all those Boise State haters that kept you out of the top 2 had a good reason to do so… thanks for making our point.
Rebuttal to your jealousy...
“That’s like going from the cerebral palsy league to the down syndrome association.”
Wow. And Boise State fans are the classless ones?
“You’ve been running up the score on nobodies the entire season, yet when you play a team with even a little talent… you either win by pure chance… or you lose. Proof that you can’t hack it against the top 25.”
I’d rather win by pure chance than never win at all (aka the story of every Cal football season).
“The day an MWC team is in the National Championship is the day Boise and the rest of the know-nothing state of Idaho realizes that blue turf is the dumbest thing in college or professional sports.”
You’re right, the blue field is about as weird as, say, bringing out a horse-drawn wagon after every score or imitating a gator’s jaws while clapping. Oh wait, nobody ever says Oklahoma or Florida should be punished every week in the rankings due to their dumb traditions.
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Not true. The NCAA does not ban different-colored turf, as evidenced by EWU installing red turf this year.
Still not seeing how turf color has anything to do with how good a program is.
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And if you need more proof...
Stat of the night that proves you’re nothing..
Nevada outrushed Boise, 239-8, in the second half and OT.
You… Got… Beat.
Real stat of the night...
Nevada 34, Boise State 31 – 3 point victory.
Nevada 52, Cal 31 – 21 point victory.
If Nevada is such a bad team, and Boise is so awful for losing to them, then please explain why your Cal Golden Bears got blown out by the Pack.
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Maybe Next Year...
Back to scheduling St. Mary’s School for the Blind and Boise Junior High, Then we can start campaigning for a BCS game.
by KyleBrotzman4Heisman on Nov 27, 2010 7:20 AM PST reply actions
Maybe next year...
you can finally move up to fourth grade after being held back in third grade again.
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I really don't think Petersen is going to blame Brotzman
I think he would be classy and encouraging in the locker room and possibly even blame his coaching to deflect some of the blame off a kid who is already killing himself inside. I think the more important issue perhaps may be related to the starters being pulled in the second half for most games. I understand the logic behind not running up the score and getting your future players some looks, but our D looked gassed playing all 4 quarters. What happened to that dominant 3-and-out start?
I spent most of the night tossing and replaying moments in my head. Too bad I’m exhausted today because it’s my wife’s 38th birthday (I love you sweetie…zzzzzzz).
I don’t think many BSU haters would like to admit their mediocre (insert conference here) team would likely be beaten by a very strong Nevada team at home, too. The perception that any league “deserves” an automatic bowl bid over another shows so much bigotry, I’m disgusted. It’s not as if the non-AQ conferences are playing women’s lacrosse. They all play the same sport IN THE SAME DIVISION. There’s a separate division (FCS) for a reason! Why shouldn’t every conference be AQ? Because it’s about keeping money and power in the hands of the rich and powerful. Anyone who denies this probably really hates little sisters of the poor in real life. (There’s a reason they’re homeless, right?) I’m still tired and rambling, but sweatshirt. Tallahassee Frankenstein.
More importantly, Moore didn't.
He could have thrown him under a bus but instead dove under the bus with him. That’s a leader and a teammate. Kellen can play for me any time.
Oregon St. can relate to this, having lost at LSU due to kicker problems. That kid turned out to be the best in the nation. That doesn’t help right now, of course.
Boise just encountered one thing that confronts every good program at every level. When you get good enough to be in big games, there is always a chance to lose big games. There are about 115 teams that would trade a lot to have had a chance to take the risk of losing a game that big.
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Tough loss to a good team
Even though I struggle to not find joy in your loss because of how dumb some BSU fans have been about trying to vaunt themselves at the expense of Utah and TCU, including bashing on Utah’s 2008 season as if BSU’s was somehow just as impressive, I hate to see a game go down like that.
Your QB is awesome. Your defense is really really good, and I think your coach is about the classiest person in college football period. And while I still hate so many of your fans, I honestly think that BSU’s football team this year is one of only 2 teams who would give Oregon a challenge in the NCG. I think it should be a coin toss between BSU, TCU, and Oregon. I don’t even think Auburn will give Oregon a decent fight this year.
It’s still been a great season though, so chins up, you’re still gonna finish 12-1 in the top 10, and you will be in a better conference next year. Run the table, and you will have a little more respect, but only from a fraction more of the people.
There will always be haters. Just try not to be them yourselves.
Congrats Pack
Nevada won the game; but I’m not going to quit loving my Broncos and hating the system. Sometimes the ball just bounces the wrong way; like it did with the Nevada punt fumble and two fumbles that landed in Nevada arms. The Boise Defense did not get Nevada off the field; and I saw balls dropped by Boise that are normally caught. Anyone that comes in here and says Boise is a fraud is not giving proper respect to what the Pack did and what they are— they’re good. (Dontay Mooch is a player). Any Pack fan, Duck troll or VT troll be real and admit that the Pack played well but was still very lucky to get that win. I will cheer for my Broncos and for TCU the rest of the season; maybe we can get Stanford in the Fight Hunger Bowl. Go Broncos; congrats Pack-we will share our WAC title, go Frogs blow up the BCS; keep your head up Brotzman-you are a Bronco and we are pulling for you.
"we’ve played some good teams before, but we have never got manhandled like that. We got dominated at the line of scrimmage. That doesn’t happen to us too often." Coach Pat Hill after his Fresno State team lost to Boise State 51-0
by flyfishferg on Nov 27, 2010 8:04 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'll always stand by my Broncos.
Let’s fill the stadium for their final game to let them know we still love them. Tough loss, and like you said, we now have to become TCU fans for the BCS breakup. Love my boys in blue. Even Kyle Brotzman. He just had a bad night, and I know he’ll rebound for his last game. Keep your heads up, Brotz and Bronco Nation!
with a few exceptions where a few 'fans' took the loss out on kyle
most of the objectionable posts in this string are from classless trolls who come to gloat and demean a very good football team and their adoring fanbase. it’s a sad day in boise, but we have another game next week and the broncos will go to a bowl game. in my mind 12 and 1 is a pretty darned good season. i’m looking forward to kellen’s senior year and the perspective that this extremely devastating loss will give him. i can’t help but think that every returning player on the team will take the lessons learned last night in reno and become stronger and more resilient from the experience.
it’s time to turn attention to the seniors’ last regular season game and the bowl game after that. the bronco’s future is bright and starting with georgia next year they’ll have another opportunity to show what a great team they really are. go broncos!
This is national TV. So don't pick your noses or scratch your nuts.
Sorry about your loss.
I’ll admit I was rooting for Nevada, but only because it meant a better chance for OSU.
Really thought you guys were going to pull it out with that bomb to Titus Young, but obviously the Kicker wasn’t feeling it.
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Nov 27, 2010 8:09 AM PST reply actions
it was sorta like pulling defeat from the jaws of victory, wasn't it?!
This is national TV. So don't pick your noses or scratch your nuts.
by joe bob priddy on Nov 27, 2010 8:11 AM PST up reply actions
It happens
Gotta hate that your team was thisclose at least 3 times to win the game..
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Nov 27, 2010 8:32 AM PST up reply actions
oh, yeah, it hurts bad, but
twenty-nine miners died in an explosion in new zealand, over fifty rounds of artillery fire bombarded a south korean island and twelve died in a suicide bombing in afghanistan. kinda puts everything into perspective for me.
This is national TV. So don't pick your noses or scratch your nuts.
by joe bob priddy on Nov 27, 2010 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
34-31
Eat it BOISE, as you spend saturday balling your eyes out, NEVER underestimate the PISTOL!!!
Classy.
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We expect no less.
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by blue4areason on Nov 27, 2010 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
Balling? I agree, I think Boise State fans should take a day off and play some basketball. Good call, Nevada fan!
by HawkeyedFrog on Nov 27, 2010 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
it's too bad
that the nevada fans decided to show up now.
you guys going to stick around for a bit?
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"[O]ne play can win a game but one play cannot lose a game." - Coach Petersen
CBS is projecting us for the Humanitarian Bowl.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions
Sorry, that’s crap. How can anyone justify an unranked Big East team getting into a BCS bowl game over Boise?
Clippers // Chargers // Rays // Gators // Boise State
"We're just the same old Clippers. That's all we are. We're just the same old Clippers. We want teams to continue to take us lightly."
- Sam Cassell
Because the Big East (as awful as they currently are) qualified for an auto-bid according to the established standards.
I think it sucks, but it’s what exists right now. Next year, when the Broncos are in the Mountain West, they may have a chance at a better bowl. But, for now, Humanitarian Bowl is the tie-in for the WAC.
"Coaching a football team is the most engrossing thing in the world. It is playing chess with human pawns." --Walter Camp
by K. Scott Bailey on Nov 27, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
Victim of Powder Puff Victories
Blame the kicker … blame the refs … whatever! BSU, IMO, lost because of their own past success.
BSU has blown out team after team for so long that when they were faced with a street fight in the fourth quarter, the starters had not been there in a very long time. They simply ran out of gas. It was evident in the third quarter, and Nevada coach Chris Ault took advantage of the fact. He kept the BSU defense on the field for so long that by crunch time, they had nothing left. The Broncos defense was exhausted, and they were beat because UNR has had to scrap for almost every win this year. The Wolf Pack was used to fighting for their lives in the fourth quarter; BSU was not.
What this tells me is that if BSU were in a BCS conference, getting hammered day-in and day-out by top tier competition, they would either step up their conditioning program throughout the season, or they would struggle a whole lot more than they have. Most quality games are won in the fourth quarter.
You raise some possibly valid arguments, but I think it’s more psychological than physical. Boise’s starters have played in games that were dogfights (Vtech, TCU last year, etc.) but after running roughshod for week after week it’s weird to see an opponent get off the canvas and keep punching. The same thing happened to Alabama on Friday- Auburn didn’t quit and Alabama was dumbfounded.
I think Boise will become a much stronger team mentally next year for this loss, but I don’t think that it’s anything physical that needs addressing.
by HawkeyedFrog on Nov 27, 2010 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
That kicker choked big time.
what a shame.
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@ Michigan State  |
Fri 08/31 | 6:00 p.m. MT |
| Miami (OH) | Sat 09/15 | 2:00 p.m. MT |
| BYU |
Thu 09/20 | TBA |
| @ New Mexico | Sat 09/29 | TBA |
| @ Southern Miss | Sat 10/06 | TBA |
| Fresno State | Sat 10/13 | 1:30 p.m. MT |
| UNLV | Sat 10/20 | 1:30 p.m. MT |
| @ Wyoming |
Sat 10/27 | 1:30 p.m. MT |
| San Diego State | Sat 11/03 | 8:30 p.m. MT |
| @ Hawaii | Sat 11/10 | 5:00 p.m. MT |
| Colorado St. | Sat 11/17 | 1:30 p.m. MT |
| @ Nevada | Sat 12/1 | TBA |
