Boise State RB Doug "Muscle Hamster" Martin will tear up the MWC just like he did the WAC (Icon SMI)
San Diego State: Hey, did ya hear the big news? Air Force: what?!?! San Diego State: Utah is joining the Pac-10! They are OUTTA HERE!!! Colorado State: And I hear BYU is leaving too! COLLECTIVELY: {GIDDY} yea! now we have a shot at 2nd place!
ENTER BOISE STATE {STAGE LEFT}: Hey guys, I’m the new kid. COLLECTIVELY: {DEPRESSED} damn……..
Yes, the MWC is different in that perennial powers Utah and BYU have moved on, but really more of the same with the addition of Boise State into the fold as it is still a conference with a glass ceiling: No matter what, 1 and 2 will be some permutation of TCU and Boise, the rest are fighing for 3rd place. (I suppose technically there are two glass ceilings, ’cause the winner of the BSU/TCU game will likely be 12-0 and on the outside of the National Title game yet again).
The Horned Frogs and Broncos are once again BCS calilber, but there are some subtle moves up and down in the hodgepodge that follows them of interest to the fantasy crowd: Read the rest of this entry →
Americans simply want a meritocracy where the best survive and the weak do not. The Boise State Broncos embody that spirit as one of the winningest programs in college football while not being one of the economic power elite.
Fantasy College Blitz, and all who root for underdogs, carry the flag for Boise State in 2010 (Icon SMI)
So, do us a favor and throttle Nevada on Friday Night. Disarm the Wolfpack pistol. Make a burger out of the Turbo Ostrich Colin Kaepernick.
Coach Chris Petersen- you likely know this, but we who seek chaos in college football’s existing regime salute you. Be the successful outsider whose wins based on talent and heart, not on connections and money. We want the Broncos to be an agent of chaos.
While Top 25 ranked Nevada is the underdog in this week’s de facto WAC Championship game, Boise is this nation’s choice of underdog to root for.
Amazing! Hard to believe the fantasy season is almost over!
For most leagues, this is either the last week, or, the next to the last week, for regular season fantasy action. These games are important for those fantasy coaches who are looking for a playoff spot…selecting a good fantasy team QB is a must.
Fortunately, this week, there will be few QBs off this week. Also, many of the top fantasy QBs like Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden (photo, thanksScout.com) have some favorable matchups. Read the rest of this entry →
For the first weekend of games in October, there is a notable decline in sure-fire, play-them-this-week fantasy QBs from previous weeks. Gone are the easy non-conference games for the high-octane programs. Now, the games get a little more tougher, and a little more meaningful, for the big-time programs.
There will be some exceptions this week….notably Kellen Moore (photo, thanks Scout.com) and his Boise State Broncos. Read the rest of this entry →
I felt a muted Heisman Trophy tone to the end of the Alabama comeback win over Arkansas.
Mark Ingram stiff-arms Tramain Thomas on way to a huge win (New York Times)
Mark Ingram (right) seized his opportunity to produce yards and first downs when needed, even in the Wildcat set. Ryan Mallett failed twice to grab his opportunity in the final five minutes with costly interceptions. That was a tremendous football game, and a healthy Ingram will not give up his Heisman without a fight.
Boise State took out another Top 25 team in Oregon State last night (few style points though), and yet the haters still exist that choose not to believe that the Broncos deserve to be in the national title conversation. I was on Twitter intermittently all day yesterday (best place to find me on Saturday), and I still think some of these non-believers think the only reason the Broncos installed Blue Turf because it was on sale.
While the WAC schedule can be blamed for this underappreciation, it should not be cited in 2010 as a reason to downgrade Boise in the polls. Please remember a Friday after Thanksgiving date at Top 25 Nevada looms on the schedule, as does a visit from a scrappy Fresno State the week before.
Speaking of perceptions, is there a worse 4-0 team than the Oklahoma Sooners? Playing to their competition in all but one game (throttling FSU), and now due to the Texas Longhorns implosion at the hands of UCLA I cannot remember a Red River Shootout/Classic/Rivalry with less weight to it. Maybe a fried Snickers will take the edge off. Read the rest of this entry →
