Boise State basketball vs. Oregon: What you need to know
by Kevan Lee on Mar 23, 2011 8:00 AM PDT
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The Boise State basketball team enters the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational tonight at Oregon, meaning we can expect many a troll in tonight's open comment thread. Welcome, trolls. And remember, "loser" is spelled with one "o," not two.
What should Bronco fans expect in tonight's game? I have some ideas after the jump, including a breakdown of the Ducks, a look at Oregon's new court, and a gallery of Paul Noonan derp faces. Go Broncos!
Tonight's game:
@ Oregon, 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. MT, HDNet
Fast facts on tonight's game
- Boise State has won 10 of its last 11 games with the only loss coming against conference champion Utah State. Oregon has won four of its last five games with the only loss coming against conference champion Washington.
- The Broncos have not defeated a Pac-10 team since 2003 when BSU won at Oregon State.
- Oregon lost at home to Idaho and San Jose State this season.
- The Ducks' leading scorer is second-team Pac-10 forward Joevan Catron.
- Winner plays either Central Florida or Creighton for the CBI tournament title in a three-game series next Monday, Wednesday, and/or Friday.
The University of Oregon basketball court ...
... as seen by both normal people and people on acid.
According to the court makers, the design is a representation of the view from beneath a forest of fir trees. Sure it is.
Boise State connections to the Oregon basketball team
- Leon Rice began his collegiate coaching career as an Oregon graduate assistant in 1989 and as a full-time assistant for two years after that.
- Current Bronco redshirt Drew Wiley transfered to Boise State after playing two years at Oregon.
- Oregon junior guard
DrewJohn Elorriaga is the older brother of Boise State starting true freshman guard Jeff Elorriaga. Drew has not played this year due to injury. - Paul Noonan grew up in Beaverton, Oregon, and was a Ducks fan.
Paul Noonan's career in facial expressions
I'm not sure what I will miss more when Paul Noonan graduates - his three-point shooting or his facial expressions. Ah, who am I kidding? It's totally the facial expressions.
Whistle-y.
Chill.
Constipated.
In serious pain.
At Disneyland.
Ticklish.
Velociraptor.
Terrified.
Just saw a shirtless Stew Morrill in the stands.
Narcoleptic.
Hangover.
Needy.
Your turn
How do you think Boise State will fare against Oregon tonight? Will you be watching or following the game? Is Oregon's basketball court the worst thing you've ever seen or have you been to an Eastern Washington game? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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Thought the game was @ 8pm MT?
Boise State will travel to Oregon on Wednesday at 10pm ET in the second CBI presented by Zebra Pen semifinal contest.
by jahkass on Mar 23, 2011 8:18 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
True.
though, last I checked, either HDNet or Dish hasn’t updated the programming schedule as it still shows the 2 games starting at 5pm and 7pm MT.
"Shiloh Keo got a MOUTHFUL of Doug Martin!" - Joe Tessitore
FWIW
The Oregon web ticket distribution site says 7 PDT, so 8 Mountain.
"[Autzen Stadium's] steep concrete banks and closed ends turn a small but rabid crowd from WAC-sized cheering section into a horde of bees with megaphones capable of reaching 127 decibels of hatenoise." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Mar 23, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd
For the many epic faces of Paul Noonan!
I’ll be watching the game. I’ve been to their two post-season games at TBA and while they haven’t been the most impressive team I’ve seen, the future is looking brighter than it has since the Reggie Larry/Coby Karl years. I’m excited to see how they do against Oregon and in the coming years in the Mountain West. The freshman are playing better each week. Hopefully it’s a great game tonight.
Game time
The DVR is set for a 7pm tipoff, but I have read that it starts at 8pm. Is there anybody at Zebra that can tell us for sure? I’m calling Office Max when I finish this post. The Broncos can play with these guys, no question, now is not the time for a 25% shooting night though.
the hangover
photo of Noonan scares the hell out of me.
Zebra Pen
Went to the Evansville game the other night and even better than the win was my pops thinking a “Zebra Pen” was a place where the referees hung out or had to sit.
It’s 10pm EST. Making it an 8pm start in Boise.
BTW, Rec’d for the faces Kevan. Thank you.
Championships should be earned on the field, not in newspapers or computers.
Before someone corrects me, by 8pm start in Boise I mean if YOU are in Boise, not the game.
Championships should be earned on the field, not in newspapers or computers.
I will be watching.
I went to the Evansville game the other night. I don’t know alot about basketball, but it seemed to me that they were a little skittish about shooting the ball. Maybe it was just good defense. I hope Paul and Jeff get the hot hands with the 3’s. I just don’t want to live and die by them. Go Broncos, beat those Ducks!
It's always nice to beat a Pac-10 team.
The University of Utah is off to the Pac-12 Conference and will be in the South Division. Hopefully we will get to the first ever Pac-12 Championship Game. Jon " Bones " Jones new light heavyweight champion. Even if jones got struck flush in the face he would recover and defeat whoever is in front of him. I told everyone the fight would be easy. Almost felt sorry for Rua. Anderson Silva would never fight "Bones".
by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 23, 2011 10:46 AM PDT reply actions
But you’re a Utah… but PAC-12… but Boise just beat you… wha? PICK A SIDE, HIPPIE, WE’RE AT WAR!
"[Autzen Stadium's] steep concrete banks and closed ends turn a small but rabid crowd from WAC-sized cheering section into a horde of bees with megaphones capable of reaching 127 decibels of hatenoise." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Mar 23, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
We are not Pac-12 until july 1st 2011. and yes Boise has had our number the last three times we played
I like your team. i just like Utah better.
The University of Utah is off to the Pac-12 Conference and will be in the South Division. Hopefully we will get to the first ever Pac-12 Championship Game. Jon " Bones " Jones new light heavyweight champion. Even if jones got struck flush in the face he would recover and defeat whoever is in front of him. I told everyone the fight would be easy. Almost felt sorry for Rua. Anderson Silva would never fight "Bones".
by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 23, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
For the love of God Bronco Basketball
Do us proud, complete the trifecta, and usher in a new plateau of shame and humiliation to those quacks!
GO ORANGE, GO BIG BLUE!!!
"Your compliment was sufficient Lewis."
Okay.
The University of Oregon basketball court …
… as seen by both normal people and people on acid.
As a guy with loyalties split between Oregon and Boise, I definitely hear my fair share of these types of comments — typically, from fans from different parts of the country. But from a Boise fan? I’m not totally sure if you guys know this, but your football field is blue. Like, seriously, actually, blue. We’re talking dark-yet-bright, eyes-have-trouble-adjusting-sometimes, triple-check-the-color-on-your-TV-screen, NFL-just-passed-a-rule-against-pro-teams-doing-this-and-called-it-the-Boise-rule, blue.
This sounds like I’m bashing the field. I’m not, at all. Like I said, I’m a Boise fan. I’ve seen both the blue turf and Oregon’s court in person multiple times, and I honestly like them both. I’ve defended the existence of the blue turf many times in the past. But there’s some saying about glass houses and stones that comes to mind here, ya know?
(And yes, I’m already planning to have this conversation with the Oregon faithful come next football season.)
"[Autzen Stadium's] steep concrete banks and closed ends turn a small but rabid crowd from WAC-sized cheering section into a horde of bees with megaphones capable of reaching 127 decibels of hatenoise." -Spencer Hall
Hey now... it might be different but the Blue is Beautiful...
that court looks like an accident…
by lifelongbronco on Mar 23, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright, I'll take stab...
Yes, our field is blue. Yes, it is hard to watch on the teevee. However…the OU basketball court looks like what you might expect to see if you’ve ingested psilosybin and moonshine, huffed some spray paint, topped off with cannibis sativa and a really bad case of astigmatism.
Alternatively
It looks like a hundred cows with scours were driven through the arena with the excrement left to dry.
However…the OU basketball court looks like…
Now, why do you have to go and drag Oklahoma into this?
"[Autzen Stadium's] steep concrete banks and closed ends turn a small but rabid crowd from WAC-sized cheering section into a horde of bees with megaphones capable of reaching 127 decibels of hatenoise." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Mar 23, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
and then fell backward on the mire of slug-ridden moss and evergreen needles...staring upward in a trance
don’t look down Broncs…the vortex will draw you in and you’ll become a “goooeyduk” (ref. the arthropod)
"… There are so many times in life that you’re just extremely disappointed and depressed and in the tank and you still have to perform and you still have to rally and you still have to move forward and that’s, to me, the lesson right now. That’s true toughness when you can perform at your best when you just don’t feel like it." Coach Petersen Nov, 2010
by NotsoSchizo on Mar 23, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you guys not understand the sheer breadth of source material you have out there to work with if you want to take digs at Oregon? But you choose this one?
Imagine if Jon Cryer decides to do some stand up comedy and make fun of Charlie Sheen. If he says, “Hur hur Two and a Half Men isn’t a very good show” — it’s not that he’s wrong, it’s just that this doesn’t make sense coming from him. Plus, it’s Charlie Sheen. It’s not like you have to work very hard to find something to jab. That’s all I’m sayin’.
"[Autzen Stadium's] steep concrete banks and closed ends turn a small but rabid crowd from WAC-sized cheering section into a horde of bees with megaphones capable of reaching 127 decibels of hatenoise." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Mar 23, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
(Actually, that is a pretty good excuse, both literally and employed in the metaphor.)
"[Autzen Stadium's] steep concrete banks and closed ends turn a small but rabid crowd from WAC-sized cheering section into a horde of bees with megaphones capable of reaching 127 decibels of hatenoise." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Mar 23, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not saying it to jab at Oregon...
I just think it is a FAIL…
by lifelongbronco on Mar 23, 2011 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the court...
It’s unique. And while it does take some getting used to, I think the overall effect is nice.
It’s not like Boise State has a “traditional” court layout, either…that thing’s a riot of orange and blue, and the half-court horsehead logo (the one that was on HDNet when they played Austin Peay) is a wee bit oversized – stretches almost all the way from the top of both three point arcs. I’ve seen other pics of twin horse heads at either end, too as opposed to the design they currently have with the orange and blue inside the three point arcs.
Thanks to Ohio State's president, I will never root for a Big Ten football program again (except in extenuating circumstances that aid my primary rooting interest).
by NighthawkWatch on Mar 23, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I am from Oregon, born and raised up there.
The reason that this has come up is because it is a basketball court, one in which we are going to play at. Otherwise chances are it never comes up.
I have many friends and family members there that are Oregon fans. I get the whole "we go to school in Eugene and we are better than everyone else, and so is Portland, Liberal ideas, not eating meat, not shaving your legs, or pits (for girls that is) Pass the joint." Like I said I know many Oregon fans.
Anyway I get the lets make the court look like trees everyone in Oregon likes trees. But come on I even know Oregon fans that do not like the court, many of them. I know some do like it, but because I am from Oregon I can speak with authority on the matter it is dreadful…….
I for one have never had any problem looking at the blue field on TV or there. However I do understand the dislike for it. Some are jealous because of the attention Boise State gets because of it. They hate the home field advantage because of the intimidation factor players feel on the blue. Some hate the fact that Boise State came up with the blue field first and are trend setters. Some just hate anything other than real grass. But at least the field is 1 color. And as we all know BLUE is beautiful.
"Every Damn Day."- Coach Pete
by Broncograd96 on Mar 23, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s true. Not all Oregon fans like the court, and it’s safe to say that a lower proportion of Oregon fans approve of the court than Boise fans do of the turf.
I like the court, and I think most Oregon fans will come around eventually (provided we keep it). That said, it is insanely difficult to see the midcourt line. That needs to be fixed.
"[Autzen Stadium's] steep concrete banks and closed ends turn a small but rabid crowd from WAC-sized cheering section into a horde of bees with megaphones capable of reaching 127 decibels of hatenoise." -Spencer Hall
by ProbablyMonty on Mar 23, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
did uncle phil donate for that court?
The University of Utah is off to the Pac-12 Conference and will be in the South Division. Hopefully we will get to the first ever Pac-12 Championship Game. Jon " Bones " Jones new light heavyweight champion. Even if jones got struck flush in the face he would recover and defeat whoever is in front of him. I told everyone the fight would be easy. Almost felt sorry for Rua. Anderson Silva would never fight "Bones".
by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 23, 2011 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Clyde
You can win a spot on Clyde Drexler’s basketball clinic (deadline in March 30): http://j.mp/DrexlerClinic
Should have been made clear day one.
"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 Mar 23, 2011 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
A Orange and Blue tie would look a lot better
"Every Damn Day."- Coach Pete
by Broncograd96 on Mar 23, 2011 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm no coach
And I have four blue and orange ties. Plus a solid blue and a solid orange tie. Leon: call me.
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