So I've decided to jump on the Boise State bandwagon with no knowledge of college football. Help me out.

Bronco Nation is America’s sweetheart team! Welcome!

Everton soccer not long ago?

Can you even relate the team to an NFL team so I can better understand

If you have caught up much on Everton, there are a lot of similarities between the Toffees and the Broncos. Blue in color and also blue collar. They get it done with less money, less heralded players and superior coaching.

What you need to know about Boise State is that they are not a team that survives on a bunch of trick plays. They are also not a finesse team. As you saw last night, they are a balanced offense that will play smashmouth football then turnaround and run misdirection on the next play. The defense is aggressive, creative and relies on a lot of man-to-man (maybe not after last night) to bring pressure on the QB.

Not a lot of traditions to speak of. For years one side of the stadium has yelled BOISE and echoed by STATE on the other side. The blue turf was installed in 1986 and is no longer seen as a gimmick. It is revered by fans and is simply called The Blue (and a fan never refers to it as Smurf Turf – and it is pronounced Boy-C not Boy-Z).

Only a division 1-A (FBS) football team since 1996, BSU has a history of winning at all levels they have played. Idaho is historically the main/hated rival, but that hasn’t been competitive in a decade so Fresno St and Nevada has become conference dates to circle on the calendar.

There is a Boise State FANUAL that should be required reading for all new fans. It is two years old so if you are confused about the Marty Tadman references just think what it would be like if Kellen Moore played defense.
Also refer to the 2010 reader’s guideline.
And even more timely is a great breakdown of the Bronco offensive philosophy put out yesterday by SmartFootball – should be new required reading.

Welcome to the fold. Prepare to be exhilarated with how the Broncos play, frustrated with how many will find excuses to discount the Broncos, and prepared to make up new swear words to describe the vile that is Mark May.

COYB – Come On You Blues and Come On You Broncos

—Chris Petersen is THE MAN
—Kellen Moore is THE MAN’s Right Hand Man
—Doug Martin is Chuck Norris, except a bit shorter. And a darker skin tone.
—Austin Pettis and Titus Young are one of (if not THE) best receiving duos in the nation. Learn to love them.
—The blue field is NOT gimmicky. It is awesome.
—We hate Mark May.

Lastly, be careful… Justin Corr is easily spooked!

kellen Moore is a god, he does no wrong
Austin Pettis has magic sticky hands
Coach PetersEn is the best around
Brotzman can’t hit from the left hash
Doug Martin smashes kids who try to “tackle”
Doug Harper does not exist
Mitch Burroughs drops easy catches, gets many bubble screens
You have to choose between team BurrPott or team GeraldBurks(ask Kevan)
Jeron Johnson is a machine on D
Ryan Winterswyk anchors a D-line with a cre consisting of Big Billy Winn, Shea McClellin and Chase Baker
Tevis/Hout/Acrey will anchor the LBs
Iloka is a sure fire tackler, huge potential(FS)
Brandyn Thompson is our best CB, he is hit or miss, great or turrible
O-line is solid, led by Nate Potter
Titus Young is outspoken and a huge deep threat/return threat
After Kirby Moore scores his first TD, it is ok to say “Moore to Moore” but I will flag you if it happens twice.

Welcome to BroncoNation. Whatd I miss?

Hope you don’t have a graphic designer over here, because I make wallpapers and other graphics for the teams I like.
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Fans – Very protective of their team. Sometimes overly sensitive. We know that our conference, the Western Athletic Conference, is weak. We don’t believe that means that the Broncos are weak. For various reasons, we have developed a bitter rivalry with Iowa fans, even though our teams have never played.

OBNUG – A great sports blog. Surprisingly well-written, which is nice because I would probably read it even if it was terrible.

Coaching staff – One of the best in the nation. They find diamonds in the rough, guys who were overlooked, walk-ons, and develop those guys into better players. Lots of college teams get the 1, 2 and 3 star type guys Boise State gets, but those teams don’t develop their recruits and, therefore, aren’t as successful. Plus, Boise State teams rarely seem un- or under-prepared. That’s the coaching.

Kellen Moore – Ice water runs in this guys veins. Doesn’t panic. Makes super quick reads. Coach’s son. Appears to study playbooks and watch tape for fun. Doesn’t have a rocket arm, but makes better decisions than nearly anybody else at the college level right now. Since he is only 6 feet tall and slow, however, he only had offers from a couple teams, including Boise State. May not have the physique to compete at the pro level, but is an amazing college qb.

Blue Turf – Began as basically a marketing gimmick, but, like most things, it has lasted long enough to become tradition. Ducks and geese do not crash into the turf. Except for Oregon Ducks.

Although not a recent convert to Bronco Nation, I do go to school in Tennessee, my brother goes to BSU, and I share your love for the Preds! Go Broncos! Just sit back and watch the Broncos do there thing!

is the Houston Texans in about 5 years. You see, BSU started slowly (in Major Football terms), just joining 1-A in 1996. Had a rough first few seasons. Then, gradually became dominant, so that now they are considered one of the top football programs. Much like the Houston Texans will be … in about 5 years or so.

Sorry, slightly trolling (I’m a battle red blog member as well as an obnuger :)).

I love Tennessee. Love the “BA” (sporting venue, meh. concert venue, awesome).

Little FYI about the site:

Mr. Fiskers – calls out irresponsible journalism
Munson’d – bad typing and grammar errors in comments (check urban dictionary, it’s there)
It’s KevAn, not Kevin (kinda like Coach Pete)
Mikrino – you will love him or hate him
BW – we try to keep it clean here, so when saying a Bad Word use BW
OBNUG – best blog EVER

Being me. I’m stationed in the AF at a NATO airbase in Germany. Not sure if there are other Nuggies outside of the U.S. besides me.

There is only ONE Bronco football team, the one in Boise Idaho. The one in Denver is (BW). Boise State had their colors and mascot first. We like to try and keep it clean around here so (BW), or (bw) means bad word.

…..if you are on this site regularly, you know your Broncos and you LOVE your Broncos. every once in a while, you’ll get a random interloper (troll) who will extoll the virtues of their team, usually our next opponent, and in the end, spout some nonsense about strength of schedule, wouldn’t win in the (ENTER AQ CONFERENCE NAME HERE), blah blah blah….Just know that as a Bronco fan, you’ve heard it all before and it’s not something that should get under your skin too much.

BRING ON THE COWBOYS

Everything vandal blows.

Also remember, “If you buy a man a drink, you may make a friend. If you teach a man to drink, you go to the U of I.”

Titus young:
Austin Pettis:
Doug Martin:
Winston Venable
Jeron Johnson:

That should be a good jumping off point. I didn’t mention Kellen Moore because I don’t think I have to. He makes our offense. These are just a few notable players that I could find video of, there are so many more aspects to both our offense and defense that I could discuss for hours but its probably better you just pick up as you go along.

Our 2009-2010 Season in review:

Lastly, a compilation of our bowl games: