Wake up, Bronco Nation: Boise State football links and things, 10-27-11
by Nick Kroes on Oct 27, 2011 6:09 AM PDT
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PrintUSA Today has Kellen Moore up to number three in their Heisman Watch
Andrew Luck continues to lead due to putting up big numbers against crappy teams while Kellen Moore seems to be penalized for doing the same exact thing, except for a good team here and there. Maybe that's because Luck is playing deep into 4th quarters and padding those stats.
The Poynter Review project takes a look at ESPN's conflicts of interest
Ultimately, Kelly McBride seems to believe that ESPN has maintained its journalistic standards about conference realignment and coverage of the schools it's doing business with. However, Ty Duffy calls it like the rest of us see it. How can it not affect their coverage? And the handling of the Craig James/Mike Leach debacle points out how tenuous this all is.
Football was played last night and Lou Holtz and Mark May were there to talk about it
Someone thought it would be a good idea to let Lou Holtz talk non stop through an entire football game. This is what happens.
Kellen Moore and Tim Tebow on the same team? My head might explode
The Denver Post looks at the chances of the Broncos drafting Kellen Moore next year. However, after hearing what John Elway looks for in QB's, I think it's safe to say that he won't be drafting Kellen. But, in a league where John Beck can be a starter, someone has got to give Kellen a chance.
Mike Coughlin as Napoleon Dynamite in Halloween past
This is perfect. I'll be looking for how he can top it this year.
West Virginia to the Big 12 is no longer a sure thing, all thanks to Louisville
Seems a Kentucky congressman decided to call up a couple of old buddies from congress that are now in charge of Big 12 schools to extol the virtues of Louisville and now the Big 12 is considering adding Louisville instead. You have got to be kidding me. Barry Tramel points out the madness in the Big 12 and asks why would anyone want to join this dysfunctional conference? Now, the Big 12 may add both schools.
Big East officials met with Air Force Wednesday, to meet with Boise State on Thursday
While Boise State looks to be trending towards joining the Big East in football, the rest of Boise State's sports could be joining the Big West. This madness, pure madness I tell you. Meanwhile, Bronco Mendenhall doesn't understand why a conference wouldn't want to take BYU and Boise State together.
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Mike Coughlin WIN
I sure hope Twitter leaks some good BSU player Halloween costumes this year.
"Body!" - Lars
Shudder...
No more Kellen in the NFL links, please. Two thumbs up to the Lou Holtz shout out!
by Bring the HAMMER! on Oct 27, 2011 8:36 AM PDT reply actions
Hold Holtz
I watched a few minutes of the Pitt-UConn game last night, and that’s all I could handle with the sound on.
a good idea to let Lou Holtz talk non stop
May: What did you think about that run?
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May: What did you say?
Hotz: K dkf wiqladiv oclbmnsuie slkdyhjb skdif lsigkehg wwodifjnl sidflc! Yhsl aksdijf kmedhvb skdfibp skdfyu.
(Sigh) Henry Higgins, where are you when we need you?
by SeniorChief on Oct 27, 2011 9:39 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
"Oh, once again, where does it rain?"
Very clever post, Senior.
I have this love/hate thing for old Lou. When he says something respectful about BSU he is a dear. When he says something stale about the SpeedySEC I want to wring his scrawny little neck.
The mute button is an undervalued asset.
"Grateful to the friends and the circumstances that enabled me to be a Bronco. I'm just glad I lived to see these days." SeniorChief
A few years ago, ESPN ran a segment of Lou doing his ol' coach thing
(I know, stick with me here) Anyway, it was shot outside with the sun backlighting Lou ever so much that you could see just how much saliva comes out of his mouth when he speaks. Hint: my dog drools less begging for food. I couldn’t believe a producer would a) let this be filmed in the first place and b) actually air it unless it was some passive/aggresive zing against Lou.
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
Hysterical...rec'd
"Where are you from?"...
"I'm originally from Boise, Idaho."...
"Oh, so what's it like being from the Midwest?"...
"Idaho's not really in the Midwest."...
"Oh...so you like potatoes?"
-excerpt from a conversation I have weekly with New Yorkers.
Go Broncos!
by NYBroncosFan on Oct 27, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Ty Duffy won't be applying at ESPN in the near future.
Nice investigative work, Nick. Who would have thought there would be so much intrigue on a single day in college sports. Thanks for staying on at OBNUG and not accepting that ESPN offer. :)
"Grateful to the friends and the circumstances that enabled me to be a Bronco. I'm just glad I lived to see these days." SeniorChief
Ha
I’d like to think if ESPN did extend an offer and I was really a journalist in any shape or form, I would reject it based on ESPN’s conflicts of interest. But I’m not nearly that confident.
Let's hope the Big 12 takes Louisville and not West Virginia
If WVU were to leave the Big East, the conference in football would be an EAC (Eastern Athletic COnference) 1.0. The only difference would be the retaining of their AQ status for the next two years before it surely got yanked. IF WVU stays and Louisville goes instead, that leaves the Big East just a little bit stronger and a chance of retaining AQ status once the mass of invites start coming to the proposed schools.
Louisville makes more sense than WVU in every respect except quality of football program. WVU has an edge on them in that. So I hope the Big 12 bites on Louisville instead of WVU for the sake of the future Big East if Boise is going to be involved in it.
Also, Louisville will get crushed in the Big 12. Ha ha.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." -The Dude
"If you're always worried that something could blow up on you, you're not going to push the envelope and not going to try new things. Some of the stuff does blow up on us, but the tradeoff is the problems we're creating for defenses when it works." -Chris Petersen
by BroncoInDuckLand on Oct 27, 2011 10:38 AM PDT reply actions
Why does everyone think Kellen plays most of his snaps out of shotgun?
I’ve heard and read it so many times and it’s pissing me off. If you’re writing an article based on a player that you’re claiming to know about then *%&#$^# know something about him.
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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 |
