My fiancée is learning to become a Boise State fan. She's originally from Delaware and even attended the University of Delaware, home of the Fighting Blue Hens and Joe Flacco.
She has been very receptive of Boise State and has even started to learn the players' names. I'm very proud of her even if she thinks Kellen Moore looks like Kevan and my love child.
Something arose on Friday night, however, when we were watching Boise State's thrashing of Idaho that I found very pertinent to the whole "Should Boise State play Idaho in the future?" debate. The Kibbie Dome is terrible and unfit for college football. This was very evident to her even if she's not used to major college football. She kept asking where they were and if it was a high school stadium.
I'm reluctant to say that Boise State should never return to the Kibbie Dome since Boise State has their own trouble getting teams to come to the Blue. That's what makes this whole thing so difficult.
This week we have another early deadline due to another Friday night game. Enter your picks using the form below and join me after the jump for a look at last week's winner and this week's slate of games.
OBNUG Pick 'Em Week 12 Pick sheet
Note: Due to Boise State's Friday night game, picks are due by 7:30 pm MST on Friday night
Week 11 Winner
For the first time since week 3 when we had 2 users each go 7-0, we have a perfect week.
Going 8-0 was BELEXES. He wasn't even content with a perfect week. He also threw up a tiebreaker of 64 missing by only 2 just in case someone else dared to come close. Congratulations, sir.
Week 12 Games
Ugh, what an ugly slate of games. Seriously, Alabama. Georgia State?
Mississippi at #5 LSU (-15.5)
Pick: LSU
I would love for LSU to lose another game so we don't have to listen to Les Miles politic for a NC berth if Auburn loses.
#8 Ohio St. at #21 Iowa (+3.5)
Pick: Ohio State
Which do you hate more, Ohio State or Iowa?
#14 Virginia Tech at #24 Miami Fla (+2.5)
Pick: Virginia Tech
Jacory Harris is out for this game, and Virginia Tech is quietly making it's way back near the Top 10.
#25 Utah at San Diego St. (+3.5)
Pick: San Diego State
What team winning hurts LSU more? I'd say SDSU at least in perception. Not sure about the computers.
New Mexico St. at #19 Nevada (-37.5)
Pick: Nevada
The Nevada offense hasn't looked as dominant lately, but I think they find a rhythm against NMSU.
San Jose St. at Hawaii (-29.5)
Pick: Hawaii
I'm sure Hawaii is stoked for the Hawaii Bowl yet again.
Idaho at Utah St. (-2.5)
PIck: Utah State
I think I would have taken Utah State if they were favored by 10 in this game.
Fresno St. at #3 Boise St. (-30.5)
Rollin'.
Overall Standings
Here are the overall standings after 10 weeks with the worst week dropped and zeros entered for missed week. If you see two usernames that should be combined, let me know in the comments.
| UserName | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| TOOMUCHYOUNG | 57 | 29 |
| BROW7237 | 57 | 31 |
| NERDGLASSES | 56 | 30 |
| KILLTACULAR | 56 | 31 |
| TITORAY | 56 | 32 |
| EGNOWIT | 55 | 34 |
| MREFFICIENCY | 53 | 35 |
| TITANBRONCO | 52 | 34 |
| LONESAUSAGES | 52 | 36 |
| MESSS17 | 52 | 36 |
| SOCALBSUFAN | 51 | 35 |
| MOUNTNGROWN | 51 | 35 |
| EAST BOISE SKYLINE | 51 | 37 |
| ETTGUY | 50 | 37 |
| D_SUMMIT | 50 | 38 |
| GPMIKESMITH | 49 | 37 |
| GREEKPADRE | 49 | 37 |
| RYANVM | 49 | 37 |
| THESHREWDONE | 49 | 37 |
| BUCKY BRONCO | 49 | 38 |
| MIKRINO | 48 | 34 |
| THENIGHTMANCOMETH | 48 | 38 |
| RED IVAN | 48 | 38 |
| FLYFISHFERG | 48 | 39 |
| DUKE02DEUCE | 48 | 39 |
| JOE BOB PRIDDY | 48 | 39 |
| BSOM | 47 | 37 |
| BELEXES | 47 | 39 |
| LOQUEBSU | 47 | 39 |
| JRIG | 47 | 39 |
| TREK7K | 46 | 36 |
| TWITCHDOG | 46 | 40 |
| THEGLOAMING | 46 | 40 |
| RIVERRUNSBYIT | 46 | 40 |
| BLEEDBLUE | 46 | 40 |
| BSUBUFF | 45 | 37 |
| SPUDSFAN | 45 | 43 |
| FIRST_DOWN | 44 | 45 |
| GOBLUEBRONCS | 42 | 46 |
| BRONCO_BLAZE | 41 | 45 |
| MARKTGARTEN | 41 | 47 |
| MYDADTEACHESATBSU | 40 | 44 |
| RANDOMTASK | 39 | 47 |
| CBKAY | 39 | 48 |
| MIKEGREGG | 39 | 49 |
| JAHKASS | 39 | 49 |
| JRAS31 | 37 | 45 |
| THE COLLINATOR | 37 | 49 |
| SPECTRUMMAGIC | 37 | 49 |
| NPOW81 | 36 | 52 |
| PEADIDDY | 35 | 52 |
| BLOWMAGE | 34 | 52 |
| FORUM8USA | 34 | 53 |
| FINLOOPIO | 30 | 56 |
| CAMDIZZLE | 30 | 56 |
| MOSCOW MUTILATORS | 30 | 58 |
| KRAZYNLUCKY | 28 | 58 |
| JAYWESTON | 28 | 59 |
| SUMMITKOPP | 28 | 59 |
| KEVANLEE932 | 27 | 61 |
| MAGNANIMOUS MATT | 26 | 60 |
| LONDONLETMEDOWN | 26 | 60 |
| KELLEN'S80'SHAIRCUT | 26 | 60 |
| AVI HOMPSO | 26 | 60 |
| HISCORE | 25 | 55 |
| MUXTER | 25 | 61 |
| TURFTOEJOE | 25 | 63 |
| NACHOTAY | 25 | 64 |
| MOOREBRONCOS | 24 | 62 |
| BOISE3981 | 24 | 62 |
| MAGIC823 | 24 | 63 |
| I_THOUGHT_THE_COCAINE_WAS_GUM | 24 | 63 |
| BSUFLYBOY | 24 | 64 |
| RYNEBECKER84 | 24 | 64 |
| DUFFMANA | 23 | 59 |
| JETSROCKETVICTORY | 23 | 59 |
| TRICITYBRONCO | 23 | 61 |
| SURBER | 23 | 63 |
| GIVEMESOMEMOORE | 23 | 63 |
| I_THOUGHT_THE_COCAIN | 23 | 63 |
| GRINDHOUSE | 23 | 63 |
| MKINGERY | 23 | 63 |
| ANDERJOSH | 23 | 63 |
| GLANZMAN | 22 | 56 |
| MIKETHETRANSPLANT | 22 | 64 |
| BOISEFANSINCE98 | 22 | 64 |
| BUBBLE SCREEN TO BUR | 22 | 64 |
| RUSU | 22 | 65 |
| SEABRONCO | 21 | 62 |
| SCRAPPYMCFIESTY | 21 | 65 |
| POLYNIKES57 | 21 | 65 |
| STATUELEFT | 21 | 66 |
| BOIBLUE | 21 | 66 |
| SPAYNEUTER | 20 | 65 |
| BLEEDBLUE75 | 20 | 66 |
| BLUETWO | 20 | 67 |
| FUTURE_DEMAGOGUE | 20 | 67 |
| OJ'S BRONCO | 19 | 63 |
| KEVANLEE | 19 | 68 |
| BLUEANDORANGE1 | 19 | 68 |
| CAPTAINBRONCO | 18 | 68 |
| PRESTONTHOMSON | 18 | 68 |
| NOEL.DIGGITY | 18 | 69 |
| THE HOUT | 18 | 69 |
| **DRD** | 18 | 69 |
| FRESHBREFF | 18 | 69 |
| HKYSTAR35 | 17 | 70 |
| BOBIPS | 17 | 70 |
| VANDAL HATER | 17 | 70 |
| PAC 10 ALUM | 17 | 70 |
| NJKROES | 17 | 72 |
| DIRTYMULE | 16 | 70 |
| KBOI_J | 16 | 73 |
| BMC1983 | 15 | 68 |
| HUSKER_NUTT | 15 | 72 |
| MHIGBEE | 14 | 71 |
| ZANDERSON | 14 | 72 |
| MAJORMIKE53 | 14 | 73 |
| BRONCOCNORB | 14 | 73 |
| KEVASH325 | 14 | 75 |
| BUBBLE SCREEN TO BURROUGHS | 13 | 74 |
| KY. COL. SHIBLEY | 12 | 70 |
| APPLESHAMPOOID | 12 | 74 |
| BRONCOTWIN253 | 12 | 75 |
| MAGNANIMOUS M@TT | 12 | 75 |
| JAMARAY | 12 | 75 |
| MEATBALL | 11 | 76 |
| OBNUG LORD OF LURKER | 10 | 75 |
| BRONCO JAKE | 10 | 76 |
| DARTHPROPHET | 10 | 77 |
| DIDIDODAT | 10 | 77 |
| ACASH1983 | 10 | 77 |
| FAN OF THE BLUE | 10 | 77 |
| PRETENDHUMAN | 10 | 79 |
| PHARMERROB17 | 9 | 77 |
| DIRTJUMP132 | 9 | 77 |
| BRONCOFEVER | 9 | 78 |
| BOYCEESTATE | 9 | 78 |
| BLU BLOOD | 9 | 78 |
| WHJDMUM | 9 | 78 |
| YAMANI_LUVBSU | 9 | 78 |
| BUSTERBRONC | 8 | 74 |
| RJOHNSON_JL | 8 | 75 |
| RTFRANCIS | 8 | 79 |
| DOWN | 8 | 79 |
| BERKLEYAN | 8 | 79 |
| GSCHEIFE | 8 | 79 |
| BSUBLUE | 8 | 81 |
| CHUMPY | 7 | 79 |
| ADSCOTTAM | 7 | 79 |
| AZBRONCOFAN | 7 | 79 |
| AUAMATT | 7 | 80 |
| BAD_DUDE | 7 | 80 |
| COREYVA | 7 | 80 |
| OBNUG INTERN | 6 | 80 |
| PRESTIGEWORLDWIDE_BOISE | 6 | 81 |
| POOLIO | 6 | 81 |
| TYSIMS35 | 6 | 81 |
| TWILL | 6 | 81 |
| SPYDER MAYHEM | 6 | 81 |
| V 2.0 | 6 | 81 |
| CSCHUENMAN | 6 | 81 |
| BUCKET T | 6 | 81 |
| BRONCOS=NC! | 6 | 81 |
| KENTMSC | 6 | 81 |
| BSOOVERU | 5 | 81 |
| ACASH83 | 5 | 81 |
| 7398JACOB | 5 | 81 |
| PRESTIGEWORLDWIDE_BO | 5 | 81 |
| REFLECTIVITY | 5 | 81 |
| PEP17 | 5 | 82 |
| STATUELEFT41 | 5 | 82 |
| UTE33 | 5 | 82 |
| WSANDERSON | 5 | 82 |
| STSTS | 5 | 82 |
| ABOMBWS | 5 | 82 |
| ., ., M., | 5 | 82 |
| BENNY | 5 | 82 |
| B. LEHMAN | 5 | 82 |
| BLUEBYEU | 5 | 82 |
| BLUEEYEDBRONCO | 5 | 82 |
| BRONCO BUCKETHEAD | 5 | 82 |
| BUCKEYEBRONCO | 5 | 82 |
| BRONCSFAN4LIFE | 5 | 82 |
| MAJORMIKE | 5 | 82 |
| GVP559 | 5 | 82 |
| EAST BOISESKYLINE | 5 | 82 |
| JNG13 | 5 | 82 |
| JOETECHNO | 5 | 82 |
| JASONHABERMAN | 5 | 82 |
| JEFFREY LANGEVIN | 5 | 82 |
| FARMERBOY | 4 | 82 |
| LIONSFAN20BS | 4 | 82 |
| RED4USMC | 4 | 82 |
| ROCK HOPPER | 4 | 83 |
| RRINGE | 4 | 83 |
| RANDOMTIZNASK | 4 | 83 |
| STONE | 4 | 83 |
| JTS | 4 | 83 |
| JTSFARMSTORE@LIVE.COM | 4 | 83 |
| KEVIN11 | 4 | 83 |
| MAGNUM2199 | 4 | 83 |
| JAMINJAYC | 4 | 83 |
| BRONCOGRAD96 | 4 | 83 |
| DKP | 4 | 83 |
| DIRTYBRONCOBIRD | 4 | 83 |
| DCP963 | 4 | 83 |
| BNATION325 | 4 | 83 |
| APACHE481 | 4 | 83 |
| CEXEKO | 3 | 83 |
| BUSTERSBFF | 3 | 83 |
| BRONCO1813 | 3 | 84 |
| BECKARIGBY | 3 | 84 |
| KELLEN HAIRCUT/STATUELEFT | 3 | 84 |
| SW337 | 3 | 84 |
| SPUDNIC | 3 | 84 |
| THEROOSTER | 3 | 84 |
| TONTO | 3 | 84 |
| PDMARTIN86 | 3 | 84 |
| ZELF112 | 2 | 85 |
| GWALLER | 2 | 85 |
| CAMDON KAY | 2 | 85 |