OBNUG's offseason preview of Boise State football stuff
by Kevan Lee on Apr 19, 2011 8:32 AM PDT
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PrintWelcome to the offseason, Bronco fans and friends. The Boise State football team may be on hiatus for the next four months, but not OBNUG. The Broncos run 365 days a year on this site, and I am very good at making news out of thin air. Remember the time when I saw Ryan Clady at a teriyaki restaurant? I posted that.
Join me after the jump for all things offseason, including an overview of OBNUG's 2010 year in blogging (stats!), the benefits of joining OBNUG and SB Nation (Houston Nutt avatar!), and your input on story ideas and offseason content (Where Are They Now Jared Zabransky?).
(Note: For previous OBNUG announcements, check out How-to-OBNUG and the Community Guidelines.)
OBNUG by the numbers
Last season was a historic one for the Boise State football team and for OBNUG. As the premier Boise State football website that is not the Idaho Statesman, OBNUG grew by leaps and bounds thanks to tons of new Bronco fans and readers who craved Bronco coverage and gobs of Boise State haters who wanted to remind us all that we were "loosers." Well, joke's on them because Google Analytics tracks trolls, too. FACE.
Thanks also to the Big Giant Heads at SB Nation headquarters for compiling the following statistics. They are good people, and I don't just say that because they are sort of my bosses. I say that because they said I owed them one.
Community numbers for 2010
- 1,386 new members
- 61,238 total comments
Writing numbers for 2010
- 592 total stories
- 705 total FanPosts
- 1,794 total FanShots
Most Active Commenters in 2010
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| tmunson | 3959 |
| Loque | 2987 |
| JRig | 2398 |
| TheShrewdOne | 2271 |
| Grindhouse | 1896 |
| Crissie | 1538 |
| Mikrino | 1472 |
| Jeffkills | 1361 |
| Drew Roberts | 1243 |
| Noel.Diggity | 1240 |
Most FanPosts in 2010
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| tmunson | 54 |
| Please Spay and Neuter Your Pets | 42 |
| Darth Prophet | 28 |
| Mikrino | 26 |
| Crissie | 24 |
| bleeedingblueinwyoming | 20 |
| pjohn56 | 19 |
| greekpadre | 19 |
| hatemay | 19 |
| NotsoSchizo | 15 |
Most FanShots in 2010
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| Kevan Lee | 318 |
| Grindhouse | 158 |
| Loque | 104 |
| Mikrino | 101 |
| Drew Roberts | 99 |
| OBNUG Intern | 59 |
| TheShrewdOne | 46 |
| tmunson | 43 |
| BSUFlyboy | 41 |
| BleedBlue75 | 37 |
If you would like to compare the 2010 numbers to last year's numbers, go right ahead.
Thanks again to all the OBNUG readers around the country who stop by to spend part of their day here with us. Drew, Nick, and I will continue to do our best to make this site worth your Internet time.
Lurkers, lurk no more!
Little known fact: Lurkers are one of OBNUG's biggest populations, along with Boise State alumni, Will Lawrence's family, conservative Christians who think this is an evangelical website, and Dairy Queen employees. Lurkers are part of the fabric of OBNUG - the sleeves on the puffy coat of our blog. Without them, we are but a vest. And who wears vests any more? The Biebs, that's who.
That said, I would love for every lurker to give up his lurking ways and join OBNUG to comment, post, and generally just hang out with some of the best Bronco fans you will find anywhere. We are nice people. I know this because I ban the ones who are not nice.
Plus, when you join OBNUG, you get to use the treasure chest of SB Nation tools, including interactive comments, customizable profile, a personalized browsing experience, and more blogging features than you knew you wanted. It's free and easy to join. Just accept the terms at the bottom of any post and promise to never write the word "moist." I ban those people, too.
Offseason content
Over the next four months, you can expect most Boise State news sources to take a breather, take a vacation, and come back again when content is easier to come by in August. Not OBNUG. No vacations, and no breathing. We have a football team to obsess over.
Already, we have some plans for offseason content, which includes some traditional posts that you've come to know and love. Here is what's on tap for the next few months:
- Choosing a new Public Enemy No. 1 for Bronco Nation
- NEW! Choosing a People's Champion for Bronco Nation
- Drew's heralded Countdown (beginning May 26)
- Roundtables, opponent previews, Mr. Fiskers, media day coverage, and more
Now is where you come in. What kind of coverage would you like to see from OBNUG this offseason? Do you prefer quick-and-dirty updates or long-form, big-picture essays? Would you like general college football stories or just stick to the Mountain West? Are you interested in player profiles and depth chart debates or would you rather we look into strategy and schedules? Any topic or suggestion is fair game, and I'll do my best to hit on all of them before the offseason is up.
Share your thoughts in the comments. You too, lurkers! I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
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May 26th, huh?
I just started to hyperventilate.
by Drew Roberts on Apr 19, 2011 8:44 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully you've started your research already.
Lot more new faces than last year.
there is no 'Z' in 'Boise'
there is no 'O' in 'Petersen'
there is no edit button on SBNation
by Boise State of Mind on Apr 19, 2011 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I was a lurker for quite some time...
Now Im a member that still resorts to my lurking ways, rarely commenting, etc. Always reading though! Looking forward to the countdown! Go Drew!! That got me hooked last year. Always looking for insight into our opponents (doesnt matter to me if its made up) and of course, our beloved Broncos. Getting hunkered down for the long offseason. Four months is four years in football fan time. I liken it to waiting for X-mas when your a little kid, always takes FOREVER……
Four months and fifteen days.
Now is where you come in. What kind of coverage would you like to see from OBNUG this offseason? Do you prefer quick-and-dirty updates or long-form, big-picture essays? Would you like general college football stories or just stick to the Mountain West? Are you interested in player profiles and depth chart debates or would you rather we look into strategy and schedules?
I’m sure you’ll get to all of it eventually…four months is an eternity!
"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
"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7
Yep, that's my request, too.
Indepth, superficial, big photos, little photos, fact, fiction, flat out lies, I want it all, and I want it now. If I can’t have Bronco news now, I’ll take it whenever yall get around to posting it. And I’ll say thank you, too!
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
BSU changes the BCS! 2011
by boiseblues on Apr 19, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"I'll take it whenever yall get around to"-where did I hear that before? Oh yeah-Barbara Walters.
tvmunson
"thank you."
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
BSU changes the BCS! 2011
The peoples champ has allready been annointed....
Doug’s just waiting for the crown.
How about that presspass?
It would be most excellent if we could get occasional posts/interviews from current players and those of yore.
Here’s hoping that the MW has blogs that like to have blog bets.
Tickets
A soon to be topic is tickets for the Georgia game. I don’t purchase tickets from BSU for these big games as I don’t want to be in the nose bleed section. I have already looked on Stub-hub but tickets are few and far between, and already over priced.
So the "M" word is out
How do you feel about the word supple?
by 4EverBleedBlue on Apr 19, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
what about turgid?
Is that a no-no?
Or, titillating?
If the Lapray contest is annual, I want to be sure I don’t get banned next year. kcam, the gauntlet had been thrown.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
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by boiseblues on Apr 19, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
start collecting those multisyllabic words, Munson & kcam,
with the translucent nuances and tongue-tickling innuendos. If nothing else, we will send the TCU trolls pleading for mercy and whimpering “enuff, enuff”.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
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by boiseblues on Apr 20, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I shall see you, good sir, in the sparring fields of Lapray!
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
Prolific much, munson?
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
guaranteed
half of those are him correcting his typos or, munson’s
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Apr 19, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Or proposals to reflectivity
I'd rather be surfing.
by Pac 10 Alum on Apr 19, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
That's called leghumpin'
BSU don't need smoke and mirrors to get the job done, they got orange pants.
by Belexes on Apr 19, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec'd; nearl 1,000 Moore than the next guy (my fave Loque)-wow even I didn't realize how fecund and loquacious (ref previous)
I am. Plus some of my comments ARE long; word for word I’ve got to be way ahead (pats himself on back-secretary notices but by now knows better than to ask)
tvmunson
Perspicuity
can be lacking at times though…
clarity vs obscurity
Your perspicacity, 1982, is evident. A keen mind detects omissions of substantive details. Munson’s elderousness gives him license to draw connections and conclusions that only those who were there can truly appreciate. After all, he is 59. Now that is amazing in and of itself. But to have his recall, at any age, is phenomenal. Hats off to you, 1982, for hanging in there. Mr. Munson’s perspicuity, while lacking to the youth, is evident to the senior community, of which I am one. (damn, it feels awful to admit that. where’s my Jack?)
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
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"(damn, it feels awful to admit that. where’s my Jack?)"
Ask Darth. He hits his around 8AM.
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
Looks like
SDSU’s Rocky Long has decided to toss his hat into the Public Enemy #1, ring. He has a lot of work to do but he is sounding like an idiot….
"As soon as they're in the open field, nobody is going to catch them. Doug, even if somebody is right in front of him, he might run him over."
- Travis Stanaway
by TooMuchYoung on Apr 19, 2011 9:32 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
fyi
“I think they ought to get rid of the blue turf. It is unfair.” On follow up he said it takes opposing teams about 1 quarter to adjust….and Rocky Long is an expert because….why exactly?
"As soon as they're in the open field, nobody is going to catch them. Doug, even if somebody is right in front of him, he might run him over."
- Travis Stanaway
by TooMuchYoung on Apr 19, 2011 9:34 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Hey, Rocky...
Know what else is blue? The sky. As in opposing players getting knocked on their asses and finding themselves staring up at it. When they get knocked face down, the darker blue reorients them. You’re welcome.
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
by kcam on Apr 19, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Can't wait.....
…..for SDSU’s face plant in 2011.
"Being realistic is the most commonly traveled path to mediocrity." - Will Smith
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, September 3rd, 2011 - Boise State vs Georgia
by LocalKineBronco13 on Apr 19, 2011 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
It's an away game....
I'd rather be surfing.
by Pac 10 Alum on Apr 19, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi my name is Bryan and I’m a recovering lurker. My first reply, man I’m nervous. Could we do a story on cloning billy winn, so he could play DT,LB, and DE
Bryan Atkinson
by Dothework on Apr 19, 2011 10:33 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 10 recs
first post and first rec!
cloning billy winn is a GREAT plan.
"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
"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7
by reflectivity on Apr 19, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I will second that.
I met and talked to Billy Winn, not only is he a great player he is a fine young man.
"Every Damn Day."- Coach Pete
by Broncograd96 on Apr 19, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd!!! THAT'S THE SPIRIT!!!!
"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 Apr 19, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
I’m honored by your reply kevin. I have a dumb question, what does rec mean and how do I do it?
Bryan Atkinson
by Dothework on Apr 19, 2011 1:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It took me forever to figure out it's in the ACTIONS option (next to your name)
to the right of UP and REPLY
I'd rather be surfing.
by Pac 10 Alum on Apr 19, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the info
I’m a little choked up I’m an obnuger
Bryan Atkinson
by Dothework on Apr 19, 2011 2:40 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Being an obnuger carries responsibility.
handle your choking up with aplomb.
genuflect when you get a reply or a rec.
pay homage to MunsontheEldest.
be verbose when verbosity is required.
be terse when tersosity is required.
Being an OBNUGER is heartwarming, a great sense of community. sorta like a gang, but notsomuch.
Question for the multitudes: is “rec’d” a neutral acknowledgment or a positive sort of “thanks” or a negative sort of “yeah, so what”? Not to be confused with “rec” which is certainly a positive. I never know if I’m supposed to “rec’d” something.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
BSU changes the BCS! 2011
"tersosity"??
Thought that was going to slip by?
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
ah, busted. damn.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
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rec is short for "recommend".
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damienbsu
by Grindhouse on Apr 19, 2011 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
huh?
Help me here.
Rec is recommend, and is done with the action button. got it.
Rec’d is received, without any distinction of pleasure or pain response?
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
BSU changes the BCS! 2011
Rec'd is past tense for Rec
Rec’ing can be a verb or the gerund form of a noun. Sheesh!
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
rec'd
not to be obtuse, which apparently I am, but why not just hit the actions button and poke “recommend”? why post it as a reply? is it so the posting numbers go up? Is it so the original poster knows who is recommending it?
Personally, when my posts get recommended through actions enough that I go green, I am tickled pink, and I don’t care, too much, if St. Peter or M. Ghadahfi gave me the rec. Call me easily flattered. I don’t know if I’ve been complimented when I receive a rec’d…or if I’ve just been given a “got it” sort of response.
I’ve beat this dead horse, and I’m still confused. go figure.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
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Allow me...
You can rec w/o posting a reply. That’s the beauty of it. You really don’t know who is doing it unless they do post as a reply. A rec is generally considered a compliment (or a “got it”) although some commenters [cough…munson…cough] toss them out quite liberally especially when he’s stalking replying to Reflectivity.
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
by kcam on Apr 21, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The only time liberal could be ascribed to me correctly. And yes in those very
rare instances in which I feel compelled to reply (OBNUG: cough, cough; Kcam:slaps head in overwhelmed disbelief!) I generally “rec” as a reinforcing mechanism. Indeed, my failure to rec indicates generally strongdisapproval, as in the case of that “hog” dude. And furthermore reflect has made it clear she does not consider my attention to be a stalking or , as you less sinisterly but more offensively put it,“leg humping”. So nyah nyah nyah!
tvmunson
Thank you, kcam.
I appreciate your explanation, as well as the example you cited for clarity’s sake. All has been made clear. I see the light.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
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De nada
Although it did occur to me later that commenters sometimes reply with a written rec but don’t actually hit the actions tab. A faux rec, as it were. I trust you’ll catch on quickly being the clever guy you are.
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
clever...I have been called that, and thanks.
But “guy”…not so much. I’ve never said I was male on this or any site. Why would I? I’ve been an avid sportsWoman all my life. I usually ignore the assumption that posters on sports sites are male, but Reflectivity’s statement the other day prompts me to say…“Hey, Gentlemen, lots of women love football”. Nowadays, some even get to play it, but not in my day. I wouldn’t have, anyway. Too skinny, and besides, it would have taken time away from my rifle team competitions. So, kcam, reread the Five Senses of Spring, and know that it is a woman writing it. Yep, it was sensual, and yep, it was meant to be. I’ve used my binoculars to watch the huddle far more than to watch the endzone. And those ladies that come to the games but miss the pre-game warmups…Missin’ out. Takes my breath away.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
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I did re-read your Lapray entry
But not before I read your bra fanpost which was epic. Chromosomal distinctions are hard to discern over the intarwebs so apologies for calling you a “clever guy.” You’re still clever.
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
I wondered long before you confirmed, but your football acumen was
so “spot on” (k’s limey phrase) I wasn’t sure. We luv the gals who grace us with their presence here, emphasis on grace.
TRUE STORY: When I ws at U of I (ok) my wife Susan and our friend Julie would go to games (ok Vandal games, but games-kinda’) Julie and Susan weren’t all that inot football. but one game I see them passing binoculars, and studying hard. I was impressed; ok, they’re getting into it. I was trying to figure out what they were studying when Julie said to Susan “Check out #24’s”-they were looking at the behinds of the players standing at the bench.
tvmunson
Lurker
Hi Bryan…I’m Shawn and I am also a recovering lurker. I finally began posting during BBall season to break off the dust and and am working my way up to ‘regular poster’ for the upcoming MWC inaugural season (the season in which we push our little kid brothers down in the mud and grind their faces in it). The reparte’ that flows through here is quite fanciful and verbose so I must be on top of my game. Thank you!
"What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with them?'" (Voltaire)
Baby steps
"I did not send you to go-kart camp." - Maury Garner
by Kevan Lee on Apr 21, 2011 6:26 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
A repost of 'The Art of Defending Your Team' may be in order.
Championships should be earned on the field, not in newspapers or computers.
How can I put this without sounding too freaky...
In the next four months it would be good to gather some ideas on how to make sure that coach Pete NEVER wants to leave Boise State (No I’m not saying blackmail, bad stuff etc…). If the years AK seem scary, lets hope we never have to measure time in ACP (After Coach Pete, After Chis Peterson).
For example, I am sure if each play of every game is chronicled Dustin Lapray style, Coach Pete would feel that BSU is too EPIC to leave behind.
WE LOVE COACH PETE
One way to keep Coach Pete is to show him our love by helpping him raise funds for his new stadium. May I suggest I love Coach Pete T shirts with all proceeds going to the stadium. Then we as a nation can all wear them to one home game.
Bryan Atkinson
by Dothework on Apr 19, 2011 11:11 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 5 recs
And for those to shy to openly proclaim their love...
we can sell them I Love Coach Pete underwear!
by TRiver_rat on Apr 19, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Coach Pete, is that you?
Hehe!
BSU don't need smoke and mirrors to get the job done, they got orange pants.
player profiles and depth chart debates!!
98% lurker…. and loving it. (however, I will show up for the next MS paint-athon)
Keep the player info coming, I feel my knowledge level has a big impact on the out come of each game. BSU’s game winning drive against VT, was significantly influenced by my anticipation of each play. My off season time in the film room (which my wife calls the family room) and reading obnug info while taking my morning shiznat, made it all possible.
Keep up the good work… and I will too.
Shiznat is actually a Croatian red wine grape, a hybrid combining the shiraz grape, the petit sirah and syrah varietals,
and cabernet franc. It is grown now in No. California and southern Oregon and competes very well with pinot noir, and this is the best pinot area in the world. Balanced tannins,fruit forward, oak chocolate with a trace aftertone of chalky mustiness, it is assertive but not presumptive. Goes great with lamb, can stand up to sirloin, doesn not overpower seafood , adn can stand alone as a dessert glass. It is now very reasonably priced but I predict it will be the “merlot” of the 2000’s.
tvmunson
Huh..
My is often aged, very complex, defiant under and over tones, often nutty, smooth finish, and lingers for quite some time.
by HammaT on Apr 19, 2011 8:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Mine... I should stick to lurking
by HammaT on Apr 19, 2011 8:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
this entire exchange was excellent.
Hurray for de-lurking!
"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
"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7
by reflectivity on Apr 19, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Sick man...
lol!
there is no 'Z' in 'Boise'
there is no 'O' in 'Petersen'
there is no edit button on SBNation
by Boise State of Mind on Apr 19, 2011 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
*COUGH*
bullshit
COUGH
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
you do a great Belushi imitation.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
BSU changes the BCS! 2011
Bluto, dramatis persona, technically
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
rec'd
I get my heroes mixed up with my favorite actors. Shows how base my humor is, but I do love it when he smashes the “folk singer”‘s guitar (talk about leghumpin’) in the stairwell. Classic.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
BSU changes the BCS! 2011
by boiseblues on Apr 23, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Watch out Munson, I think he wants to slam it in the door. lol
"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 Apr 21, 2011 6:36 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wine
Would you like some cheese with that wine? Possibly a pungent Fromunda?
"What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with them?'" (Voltaire)
by mogy67 on Apr 21, 2011 5:30 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice.
"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 Apr 21, 2011 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Kevan, why did you have to go 'there'.
I can no longer wear my vest (even if it is a Cabelas) in public for fear of someone might compare me to the….hold on….(choke)…(barf)…..um, sorry about that, (bw) bieber? You are a crewel individual, and if I were not so strugout on OBNUG I would take my pathetic posts and leave. No, your not that lucky…
"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
Whatever
You know if you had a gorgeous head of hair that could cover one whole eye, you’d be rocking that do like no ones business. BIEBS 4EVER!
by 4EverBleedBlue on Apr 19, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I always enjoy...
seeing a Justin Bieber poster and then exclaiming to my wife, “Hey look! It’s Kellen Moore”.
by TRiver_rat on Apr 19, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Your lucky Kellen is too nice to skin you for that.
Shame, shame, shame….lol
"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 Apr 19, 2011 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Sick-n-wrong.
That’s all I gotta say.
"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 Apr 19, 2011 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
munsoned 'strung out'
"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 Apr 19, 2011 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've been here long enough to know better too.
"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 Apr 21, 2011 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm Crissie
and I feel like a losah right now. Here I’ve been portrayed as an upstanding pillar of the community and I’ve been holed up in mourning since January. I just die a little bit inside each day without our boys. I leave it all out on the field and then spend the remainder of the winter hibernating, only to see the sun rise again with spring ball. There is reason to carry on.
Kevan, Drew and Nick (hey Marvin too!), you guys are the BEST. OBNUG is amazing. I laugh, I cry, I learn. I don’t care what you post about, just keep it coming.
OBNUG Resident Mom
by Crissie on Apr 19, 2011 12:14 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Crissie homegirl, where's ya'all been? Been missin' you (cue Rolling Stones "Miss You"-na na nana na na na
nearly 4,000 comments-not bad for a 5 day a week NUGie.
tvmunson
Miss You
’Puerto Rican girls just dyyyyiiinnnngggg to meet you"
by hatemay on Apr 19, 2011 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Sweatshopping.
Something about the labor department – I don’t know NOTHING! :) A girl’s gotta pay the bills, dontcha know?
Just wait till I start busting out all of the blue and orange wear in August. It will be amazing.
Crazy part is that 90% of my customers are from deep in the heart of SEC country. I’m wavering on whether or not I’m going to make their ugly shirts this fall. One one hand, I could take their money and funnel it to the stadium expansion via my BAA membership (thus they’re inadvertently supporting the cause), on the other hand, YUCK. I sure do want that dedicated tailgating spot though.
I’m trying to decide how principled I am.
OBNUG Resident Mom
the thought of SEC money building Bronco Stadium is enough for me.
DOOO ITTT
"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
"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7
by reflectivity on Apr 19, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Adorable shirts Crissie!
And if you make Bronco ones I will get them for my children.
I also support you making and selling ugly SEC shirts and donating the proceeds to Bronco stadium upgrades. That would be awesome.
"Whatever happened to just winning games."
My wife and I dabble in that same venture, Crissie.
You and your hubby are kicking our tails though.
by Drew Roberts on Apr 20, 2011 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
We have a kid on the way, should be here end of Oct
so I’ll have to get it (love calling my unborn child an it) and Its sister, matching Crissie made Bronco gear!
by 4EverBleedBlue on Apr 20, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
The place just goes down hill when you are not around.....
Glad your back…..
"Every Damn Day."- Coach Pete
by Broncograd96 on Apr 19, 2011 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm thinking a stadium expansion fund raiser would be fun.
OBNUG would do that up right and you have the followers and support to make a significant contribution at the end of the summer.
by 4EverBleedBlue on Apr 19, 2011 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Oh yeah!
count me in for a snickers blizzard.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
BSU changes the BCS! 2011
AMEN BROTHER
Fund raising spirit catch it.Color me in.
Bryan Atkinson
by Dothework on Apr 19, 2011 12:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
you know... i've always had this certain dream...
If coach pete stood up one day and said “dear fellow brothers and sisters of bronco nation. we need this much money. and if each of us here in bronco nation donated just 3 dollars, we would have this much money.” Then he shares with us his vision, and then instantly people are shelling out benjamins and throwing them at his feet. it’s quite the vision, I know. But partially realistic I think. I would be all down if we wanted to talk fundraiser.
by WildCard1989 on Apr 20, 2011 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions
X-PAN-SHUN!
I concur!
"What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with them?'" (Voltaire)
Again...
I love OBNUG, keep up the great work! I don’t know that I can put up the kind of numbers that Munson and Crissie do, but I will try and drop my quasi-lurker ways. I look forward to the new articles and posts everyday. I love the WAC MWC coverage, keeping things local. Personally, I like to see a lot of local stuff with the occasional national coverage.
Keep the MS Paint going!
by scrappymcfiesty on Apr 19, 2011 12:40 PM PDT reply actions
How about a photo gallery Hall of Fame?
After seeing that awesome picture of Doug Martin hurdling Gavins, I think it would be cool to have a place to put the most awesome Bronco pics for all to admire and reminesce (sp?). Does anyone have a picture of Martin crushing Keo or Kellen shooting his pistols? The MS Paint pics could go there as well.
I don’t know if SB Nation has the capability for doing a photo album but it would be cool to see.
"Gandhi didn't take a knee, Martin Luther King didn't take a knee, Thomas Edison didn't take a knee, and I sure as hell am not going to take a knee." -- Dan Hawkins
Good point
Compared to some of the other blogs I have visited, there could be more photos and video generally. Some of the fun things on the game day threads have been the photos.
Another MS Paint thread is a good idea as well.
I'd rather be surfing.
by Pac 10 Alum on Apr 19, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait...
…This ISN’T an evangelical website??? I have taken to worshipping this “Kellen Moore” deity for nothing then!
by freshbreff on Apr 19, 2011 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
and on the 7th day
Kellen rested. He looked at what he had made. Declared it good.
Beemer Nebraska: The cultural epicenter of the universe.
by huskernutt on Apr 19, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yay, I knew all those Fanshot's I made were worth something!
It sure beat out studying for my finals and writing my papers.
My life would not be complete without OBNUG.
Thank you Nick, Drew, Kevan! You guys are awesome!
And thank you to my fellow OBNUGers!
I once meet Coach Pete and shook his hand. I knew at that very moment, I had touched God.
Keep it all coming!
Stories, FanPosts, FanShots, comments, everything!
Nothing makes me happier when I check OBNUG 45 times per day and see new comments. Each one helps the offseason pass by a little faster.
"Whatever happened to just winning games."
its true!
"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
"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7
by reflectivity on Apr 19, 2011 5:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I also
check the website several times a day. My co-workers are always amazed at the info I have on the Broncos and I have OBNUG to thank for that. Congrats to the top posters, you all make me laugh on a daily basis.
I’m happy to hear there is a Mr. Fiskers in the future. I miss him.
by Denise F. on Apr 19, 2011 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
General College Football vs. MWC
Sometimes the general college football or even specific college football, when it has a very clear and obvious link to BSU or MWC football, is important and should be covered. Additionally, and as a good example, when the Cal Bears California Golden Blog has done some coverage, for example, their recent post on the best 2011 football quarterback wasn’t just limited to the Pac 10/12, or even to AQ schools, but covered all Division 1 football quarterbacks: http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/2011/3/31/2065970/predicting-2011s-best-college-quarterback
I also think there should be more MWC coverage — as it impacts BSU, even if it means simply reposting from the Mountain West Connection.
Additionally, there could be more coverage in general of BSU sports.
I'd rather be surfing.
by Pac 10 Alum on Apr 19, 2011 2:38 PM PDT reply actions
apprently i need to work a lot more on my commenting.
and less on my fanshots. but i feel like stuff happens that people need to be aware of.
and it seems to happen a lot.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
Suck it Vandals
Twitter: @damienbsu
I happen to like your fanshots.
If you want to comment, fine, but please don’t stop the fanshots. You are informative!
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Maya Angelou
BSU changes the BCS! 2011
by boiseblues on Apr 19, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, please keep the fan shots coming.
by 4EverBleedBlue on Apr 20, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Munson
You just keep being a creeper to reflectivity and I’ll die laughing every time.
by 4EverBleedBlue on Apr 20, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is that what that's called? I like that-I use to watch Jeepers Creepers in LA in the 60s.
Plus it’s a great song-Jeepers Creepers/whered’ya get those peepers/Jeepers creepers wherd’ya get those eyes"
Do you know the song I’m doing on relfectivity? “Personality”
tvmunson
And what about the game day shirts?!
For the Georgia game, is there still talk of having the shirts that have bsu logo on the front and all it says is “WE’RE BACK” ???? For some reason I remember talk of this.
I like shirts. full of memories. like shirts from family reunions from years back. sort of.
Oh. One more thing
What if we brainstormed for ideas of a new cheer to be done at games?
Definately need new cheers!
I once meet Coach Pete and shook his hand. I knew at that very moment, I had touched God.
by BleedBlue75 on Apr 20, 2011 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I have an idea
One side of the stadium says BOOOOIIISSSSEEEEE
and the other side says STAAAAAAAAAATTTTTEEEEEEE
That wouldn’t get old ever!
by 4EverBleedBlue on Apr 20, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Great idea
Ilike the way you think,outside the box.
I'm the 12 th man its my job its my duty.
by Dothework on Apr 20, 2011 2:02 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Although not a cheer...
just like Doug Martin did pushups during the commercials of episodes of Dragon ball Z, we should do pushups after each time Doug Martin scores a TD, hurdles somebody, or goes 5+ yards after contact. Bronco Nation would soon have the finest pecs in college football.
I would like to nominate myself for People's Champion, and OBNUGs' bastion of light abroad.
I may be middle of the pack in comments, but I have just as many on several other sites championing Boise State Football to the masses. Plus I live in SEC Country.
Championships should be earned on the field, not in newspapers or computers.
by Mikrino on Apr 21, 2011 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Mikrino you are MY CHAMPION, and to the extent that I am one of the people, I nominate & appoint you with all the attendant honors
and blandishments. And if you want to be a bastion, ok, but I could have sworn you told me your parents were married.
tvmunson
by tmunson on Apr 21, 2011 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think you may have me confused,
Bastion; a well fortified position, one that is considered well fortified. A defensive stonghold.
bastion = Mikrino
Championships should be earned on the field, not in newspapers or computers.
by Mikrino on Apr 22, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Brazilian Lurker
Long time reader, first time posting. Encouraged by the lurker part. I’m a Broncos fan from Brazil, you guys already published my message in last year’s OBNUGies award(That was a happy day).
Just wanted to congratulate Kevan, Drew, Nick and all the OBNUGers for being informative and at the same time making me laugh in front of the computer all by miself like a crazy person(Which I just did).
Not sure I’ll be active commenting but I might give it a try.
Keep up the good work, and may august get here soon
OBS: Again, sorry for any grammar mistakes, portuguese and english are completely diferent languages lol
by Lucas Freitas on Apr 21, 2011 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Your english is better than my Portugese-never been to Brazil, but I hear the gals
are great and enjoy displaying the (ahem) derriere (my French isns’t great either. I’m a butt man and hope to say soem cay Commence Le Carnivale!
tvmunson
One recommendation
The other SBnation blog I read does a semi-regular “introduce yourself” feature during the offseason. This is usually mean to get lurkers to sign up and whatnot, but it also lets the more regular types get to know each other a little better. It is usually paired with something else (you guys kinda have done this in the past with your “first memory of BSU” or whatever). So you have “Hi, I’m Jordan. I’m a BSU Fan. Here is a little about me. And my favorite BSU experience is …” Anyways, again, you do already kinda do this, but it is a good thing to do somewhat frequently, I think, particularly in the offseason.
by killtacular on Apr 22, 2011 2:04 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Good idea kill; I've been worried that the readrship doesn't have much of a fix on who I am. Very Very good idea here IMO.
Maybe opening myself up more woudl help with my innate shyness.
tvmunson
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