Three stars and one goat of Boise State's win over Utah State
by Nate Peters on Dec 6, 2010 7:30 AM PST
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PrintThe Broncos bid adieu to the Western Athletic Conference (thank goodness no more WSN) and a handful of amazing seniors on Saturday night. They routed the Aggies in typical fashion, winning 50-14. Join me now after the jump as I break down my three stars and one goat of Boise State's win over Utah State.
Star No.3: The Fans
Star No.2: Kellen Moore QB
Star No.1: The Seniors
The Goat: The Fans
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While the fans are to blame...
…Those 1500 seats should have NEVER had an option to be released to the public. Really, really, really, really dumb students. No school spirit or pride. Must be the new generation? I walk around campus and see a very nice campus. Boise State has MUCH better facilities than any other university in Idaho (ok, not saying much). They should show pride and support for the school/team that has brought Boise such greatness. I know students will flame me, but I don’t care. if you’re a student and you go to games… THANK YOU! Maybe try to bring your friends, your whole dorm… not your fault if they don’t come. If you’re a student and you couldn’t make the game, please reply [enter excuse here]. OR! You can sign a petition to the athletic department saying “We students can’t support our nationally recognized team even when competition is against Buckwheat U. Please reduce the amount of student tickets by 2000-ish. Thank you. Signed, —My dorm is warmer than yours.”
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"Everyone counted us out. I don't know why they keep doing that." -- Kyle Wilson
"It takes no talent to give great effort."
"We’re not going to play to the outside noise." -- Chris Petersen
"[Kellen] Moore is a walking Staples® button." -- Ivan Maisel
"I’ve been around football a long time and I’ve never seen a better prepared team than the Boise State Broncos and it was a privilege to watch them play." -- Lou Holtz
by Loque on Dec 6, 2010 7:37 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I agree
A top 10 football team should have a sell out every game. I think the younger generation must think that winning comes easy or something. The student section should be sold out no matter what. Not sure exactly what the problem is. When I was going to school there I went to almost every game. I could see them not selling out if the students were charged for them but since they are free there is no reason not to pick some tickets up and go. So frustrating to see a large section that had no fans. What will happen if we add capacity to 50,000+?
Agreed
If I can fly in from LA, a student should be able to drive over from the North End.
We want to build a university our football team can be proud of. -- Dr. George Lynn Cross
by marktgarten on Dec 6, 2010 9:13 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
This
I have no idea what’s wrong with my fellow students, but you could definitely tell throughout the week this one wasn’t going to be sold out. If its getting to the point where I’m bringing my football-hating boyfriend because he’s a butt who can fill a seat, then there’s something wrong.
That being said I need to meet some of the other students on here, its much funner going when I have someone to go with who actually likes football….
But you already HAVE a boyfriend
by graybandit on Dec 6, 2010 11:38 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Student tickets
The ticket office needs to figure out a way to take a different approach. My suggestion I thought of while reading the post. Make all 5,000 tickets available to students for 1 week at the beginning of the school year. Any tickets that haven’t been reserved/picked up by the students should be made available to the public while still leaving them available to the students until all tickets are gone..
It seems a bit ridiculous that we wait until a day before the game to make the leftover tickets available to the public and then the rest of Bronco Nation takes the heat for the students’ lack of interest.
In addition, these student tickets are General Admission. Don’t try and price them at $65.00 when the students don’t take them FOR FREE. Does it cost $65.00 for a guest ticket in the student section? If not, make the tickets available at the Guest ticket price, since that is what they are buying.
Student tickets
The ticket office needs to figure out a way to take a different approach. My suggestion I thought of while reading the post. Make all 5,000 tickets available to students for 1 week at the beginning of the school year. Any tickets that haven’t been reserved/picked up by the students should be made available to the public while still leaving them available to the students until all tickets are gone..
It seems a bit ridiculous that we wait until a day before the game to make the leftover tickets available to the public and then the rest of Bronco Nation takes the heat for the students’ lack of interest.
In addition, these student tickets are General Admission. Don’t try and price them at $65.00 when the students don’t take them FOR FREE. Does it cost $65.00 for a guest ticket in the student section? If not, make the tickets available at the Guest ticket price, since that is what they are buying.
I'm just curious..
If anyone is a student, but does care enough about BSU football to be on OBNUG…I am taking advantage of my employee fee waiver to take a class this spring, if I keep it up next fall, can I get student tix even if I’m not a full time student? What’s the policy on that ?
I'm a Student :D
I’m pretty sure you have to be a full-time student (12 credit minimum) to get the free tickets, but part-time students can get reduced rate tickets I believe.
Part-time students can purchase guest tickets on the same day that student tickets are available.
"Shiloh Keo got a MOUTHFUL of Doug Martin!" - Joe Tessitore
eh.
this is the first (and only) game i was actually able to go to this year. certain limiting factors and all that.
that being said, my buddy and i sat in the student section and screamed our heads off. i was hoarse and it was awesome.
if you’re a full time student, you get student tix built into your fees. so, technically not free, but if you’re a student and not capitalizing, then you’re throwing your money away.
technically.
oh well. it happens. it allowed me to go.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
"[O]ne play can win a game but one play cannot lose a game." - Coach Petersen
my first game too
and i was hoarse after the 1st quarter…had to calm down. i take phone calls for a living!
Noel.Diggity.....NO DOUBT!
Bronco Nation...where the heavens and our hallowed ground are both BLUE!
Yesterday I was hoarse
Today, I have a cold and sore throat. Still worth it!
We want to build a university our football team can be proud of. -- Dr. George Lynn Cross
It was my second game...
but I’m in the same boat as you, I was hoarse after the first qtr and had to stop yelling be cause I also take calls for a living.
I'm a student and i just think they should take the amount avaliable to the students down.
Especially with the new online ticket purchase. The people who want the tickets will get up at 7 and be sure they get them. I was pissed when i looked up in the corner of the student section and saw it empty.
As an intermittent student from 1972-78, and as an employer of many Bosie State students, I offer the following.
I don’t disagree Broncos should reduce # of student tickets. I worked full time and took an average of 13 credits. A lot of these kids work 2-3 jobs now. It just ain’t like Norman or anywhere else you can name. Kids at Boise State are working for rent money on Monday, not beer money on Saturday.
tvmunson
i e too busy; and I feel for them and don't like anyone downtripping them just because they have to work their way through school
I was in Moscow in "78-80 and thsoe kids wouldn’t even walk across campus to watch. Even when the Vandals got better in the ’80s they wouldnt unless it was Boise State.
tvmunson
And a point that should be made when the U of I crowd bash our academics and graduation rate.
The number of Boise St students that work more then 20 hrs a week is higher then the national average for urban universities. So maybe 1 on a Saturday means a lot of students are working. That said I still think the number of tickets should be lowered quite a bit.
by summitkopp on Dec 6, 2010 10:22 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
"bash our academics"/grad rate; no (BW) (BW)!!!!
I ain’t making the “walked in snow/wrote on a shovel speech”, but my last 3 semesters at Boise State I worked from 5:00 pm to 1:30 am, and my last semester I had a 7:40 am class. Jus’ sayin’. I was a poli sci major; my son is a dual major at Oregon State, microbiology and chemistry. He could not have worked AND taken those majors, but he didnt have to.He lived on campus 2 years and even though he lives in Corvallis he can easily walk to games (he has car). It isn’t just work & school either; you have to clean house, clean clothes (usually at laundromat, 8th ring of Hell), go grocery shopping and maybe squeeze in a little “fun” in these supposed “best years of your life”. It’s hard. Ok yeah maybe I am making the snow shovel speech. I’ll say this; I didnt work when I went to law school and it felt like a vacation. Caught a few football games too. Actually, it was the Vandals, but you get my meaning.
tvmunson
Glad we are going to be playing Utah.
Now would be a swell time to start tackling again. What has happened to that part of the Bronco D? Is the defense too beat up? Is it a lack of motivation after the Nevada game? What is going on? Utah State ran it right at us – not much problem. We all know Utah will try the same thing.
"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 Dec 6, 2010 10:51 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Good points, and troubling. Also I was somewhat toubled by Coach Pete's remark that team wanted
this bowl to, Moore or less, get the season over with. Obviously there has been the strain of expectations all season,and, despite the brave talk, the disappointment is still powerfully felt.
tvmunson
I know it is for me
the disappointment. Plus, waiting until Jan. 9 for a bowl game blows since each team can only practice the same limited number of times despite when their bowl is played. I’m of the mind this helps keep the edge better for players.
Utah worries me a little bit
for one reason; running back Matt Asiata. That kid is a beast. Boise State has given up yards to big, physical running backs (Lennon Creer, Vai Taua, Kerwynn Williams). Hopefully the coaches can work on tackling and shore up to linebacking unit a little bit.
http://broncochase.blogspot.com/
it is kind of odd.
it kind of depends who the team is who we give big yards to.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damiensports
"[O]ne play can win a game but one play cannot lose a game." - Coach Petersen
That;s true.
In the case of Lennon Creer and Kerwynn Williams, they carried the ball A LOT to get as many yards as they did. It was inefficient, to say the lease. Hopefully Vai Taua was just an anomaly for the Broncos. I’m leaning that way, but we will see.
http://broncochase.blogspot.com/
The goat for me...
Would be the fair weather fans that were talking crap about Brotzman at the game. There were 2 guys somewhere behind me that were talking a lot, but would shut up when I turned around to confront them, leaving me no option but to include everyone behind me in my responses to their comments. None of the other fans would say anything to them, but when they left at hallftime everyone kept saying how glad they were that they were gone. Maybe I should be upset at the fans that wouldn’t stand up for our player? Or maybe I should let it go and realize those tools were in the vast minority.
i'd go with 'tools as the vast minority'
Noel.Diggity.....NO DOUBT!
Bronco Nation...where the heavens and our hallowed ground are both BLUE!
3 stars and 1 goat!
Long time lurker…first time poster!
The weather was freezing, snow actually on the bleachers….The people we usually go to the games with had to work on this pre-Christmas, Bogus-Brundage opening weekend! I thought the fans were great! Loud cheering for all of the game in our section! I actually had a tear in my eye when they introduced Brotzman and the whole crowd went LOUD!
I am excited to be a part of Bronco Nation! Vegas here we come. Fun tickets in our pockets…Let’s all enjoy Boise State Football while it lasts. BOISE….!
by Broncofanb4itwascool on Dec 6, 2010 4:58 PM PST reply actions
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