I am willing to admit when I am wrong.I was wrong about last night on a variety of levels. I was wrong about it being a low scoring game, and I was wrong about Bosie State losing.It's not because I don't like Boise State; I actually root for the Broncos because I think it might... Continue Reading →
Tuesday’s Quick Slant: Get on the bus?
Apparently Pat Forde is going to drive the bus from Boise, Idaho to Glendale, Arizona, declaring last night that it's time to "Get. On. The. Bus." and leading the Forde Yard Dash this week with the same declaration.I'm still going to wait to see if the Broncos can navigate some late season traps. Even though... Continue Reading →
Monday’s Quick Slant: A glance at Virginia Tech-Boise State
It's the final game of opening weekend, and a fitting way to end the unofficial final day of summer.Boise State playing a "neutral site" game against Virginia Tech in Landover, MD. (Washington, D.C.)The number 3 ranked Broncos are the favorite and return 21 of 22 starters. Virginia Tech is among the favorites to win their... Continue Reading →
Pac-10 Expansion Round 3: C.R.E.A.M.
(For previous installments on Pac-10 Expansion, visit here and here.)Round three of Pac-10 expansion talk has us looking at some financial information about the current membership of the conference and the contenders.The information looked at in this exercise is taken from reports that the colleges and universities across this land submitted to the U.S. Department... Continue Reading →
Pac-10 Expansion Round 2: Television Market Share
In the first round of Pac-10 expansion talks, I posted the reputational academic bonafides of the current Pac-10 Schools and their potential new brethern.In this round, we will look at the television markets that are currently being utilized and what a newcomer would have to offer.Now, when talking markets, we are going to refer to... Continue Reading →
Pac-10 Expansion Round 1: Academics
So now that the call has gone out from Pac-10 commish Larry Scott that the Pac-10 will be looking into expansion by two members over the next 12 months or so, I thought it would be fitting to jump on the bandwagon and see who the most likely candidates are.Immediately, because this is football driven,... Continue Reading →
How Do You Solve A Problem Like LeGarrette Blount?
It was a decent game on the Smurf Turf in Boise State, although it was quite a sloppy victory for the Broncos.But the real action took place after the game, as Oregon Ducks star running back LeGarrette Blount punched Boise State defender Byron Hout.Now, Hout did push Blount in the shoulder and shouted something in... Continue Reading →
Test For Echo 