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New stuff for BTN – More Interviews

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I have removed the boy from the radio, but I can’t remove the radio from the boy. After nearly a decade in radio, doing a wide variety of on-air interviews including Boise State pre-game and post-game. The interview is in my blood, so I will continue the interview here on BTN.

You may have noticed the first interview with Greg Sims. Outside of the Blog Swap we haven’t done much in the way of an interview and that will change. You can expect to read many more interviews with a focus on relevance to the program. Ex-Players, personnel and just about any angle that carries a connection to the BTN.

It’s ESPN Game Day in Boise

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It began unlike any other morning with a 4:30 alarm, a shower, drive to the stadium and a $20 parking fee only to stand in line for over an hour just to get in. By my guestimate I would say over ten thousand of the Bronco Nation did the very same, minus the parking fee most likely. I met the five creators of this GAMEDAY sign and they sounded off like the mouseketeers,  ”Joanne, Collette, Rebecca, Cathy and Dawn” each sharing the many road games they all have traveled to, including Washington DC. True representation of the Bronco Nation. By the way there were no stick signs allowed into the stadium, so this is most likely the only representation of their efforts.

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Blog Swap with teeth – The Q&A

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Below are the answers to BTN’s questions for Jason of The OSU Beaver Football Blog. Click here to read what he asked BTN and the answers. The OSU Beaver Football Blog, like BTN is an independent perspective and they do a great job keeping The Beaver Fan Base up to date.

BTN: Your practicing on blue turf, does the team really think this will help?

BFB: I think it will help the players mentally-which is valuable. But it’s not going to cure all the problems the team has. I think it’s a nice coaching gimmick, but that is it.

BTN: How does the fan base feel about ESPN’s College Game Day showcasing the game?

BFB: It doesn’t matter. I think it is fun for BSU fans who attend the game. All the lights/camera’s, the national stage, are great, but they don’t impact the game.

BTN: I have predicted Boise State will go to the Rose Bowl and play the winner of The Civil War, how would you feel about a rematch in Pasedena?

BFB: If OSU keeps the game close and loses, then a rematch would be great but not likely. It’s going to take an act of god for OSU to go undefeated in the Pac-1o this year. ASU/UofA/UofO/Stanford look really tough. If BSU loses, I doubt they will get a bid to the Rose Bowl.

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From the stands at the UW – BSU Game

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I have a good friend that I worked with for years and KQFC here in Boise who in now working in Wyoming and he attended the game Saturday, these are his comments from the stands….

The University of Wyoming’s first drive on Saturday, against # 3 – ranked Boise State in front of a sell-out crowd at War Memorial Stadium went something like this:

First play – UW QB Austyn Carta-Samuels sacked for a six-yard loss.

Second play – Carta-Samuels completes a pass for an 11 yard gain.

Third play – Carta-Samuels pass is Incomplete.

Fourth Play – Punt, and that was just one of the “highlights” for the UW fans who watched as their Cowboys where dominated by a Boise State Broncos team, enroute to a 51 to 6 victory.

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Blog Swap with teeth!

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Jason from OSU Beaver Football Blog has agreed to do a Blog Swap with BTN. Check out the site it pretty good! We are looking forward to receiving his questions and providing some good feedback. These are our questions.

  1. Your practicing on blue turf does the team really think this will help?
  2. How does the fan base feel about ESPN’s College Game Day showcasing the game?
  3. I have predicted Boise State will go to the Rose Bowl and play the winner of The Civil War, how would you feel about a rematch in Pasedena?
  4. How has the Beaver fan base received the new Nike Pro Combat uniforms?
  5. What do you predict the outcome at the end of the game to be?

New additions to The Blue Turf Nation

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Welcome OSU Beavers as honorary members of The Blue Turf Nation. In preparation for Saturday’s game on the blue Oregon State decided to actually have their practice field painted blue. I guess if you can’t beatem’ then joinem’. Welcome to BTN.

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Take a seat!

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It’s difficult to critique a game played with so much vigor and passion. The Boise State Broncos benched Austin Pettis for exerting some of that passion – A flip in the end zone, a 15 yard penalty and a seat on the bench. Laramie Wyoming is not what you would consider a hostile environment, it was sold out and there was an emotional factor with the loss of a freshman player that died in a car accident Labor Day weekend. There were five thousand yellow shirts donning #12 in his memory. Boise State and 17 unanswered first quarter points quickly silenced the 29,014 sold out crowd.

Doug Martin was a machine and dominated the game, so much so when Avery came in for a carry the announcers didn’t notice (not that they were the best of announcers in the first place). Doug had 17 carries for 105 yards and a TD. Kellen had a great day at the office, calm, cool and collected he racked up 370 yards with a couple of TD’s, but gave up an interception (almost two – one called back) which is rare for Mr. Moore. Boise established their ground game and put up 275 yards compared the negative yards from Wyoming. We got the chance to see some of the future Broncos - Southwick engineered the final scoring drive to cape the game with a Jarvis Hodge 11 yard TD run.

So how do you critique 51 points? Holding the Cowboys to just 6? I think Wyoming self destructed and could not handle the pressure Boise State was presenting, as a result they became very mistake prone. The cowboys held Texas to just 34 points the previous week and they couldn’t manage to control the Broncos who seemed to score almost at will. The forth quarter became the time to see some of the future faces, which was a good thing. I would guess we will see more of this in games to come. The bottom line is there were mistakes made, but most of them by the Cowboys and if Boise State can continue with this sort of performance, forcing the opposition to make more of the mistakes everything will work itself out. Next up the home opener with #25 Oregon State Beavers. BTN had contacted two of the Beavers bloggers and we are hoping to do a blog swap this week.

ESPN and ABC

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It’s official – Game Day is coming to the Blue Turf! Maybe they can lighten their banter and possibly swing it to more of a pro-Boise approach versus the anti-Boise they were spewing today on their show. Lets hope so, anyway if you are a fan of Game Day you can be there for the event. Gates will open to the public at 5:30am and ESPNU begins the broadcast at 7am and ESPN at 8am. The game will be nationally televised on ABC, this will be a prime-time major network appearance for Boise State. Boise State will be going up against #25 Oregon State who is coming off a 35-28 victory over Louisville.

My outside voice

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Every now and again I have to RANT! I’m really not that guy, but a few events lately have brought me to the point of sharing. I am actually putting this down on this post using my outside voice!

  1. Cable One – Cable made an announcement today and Murph’s Turf posted their comments. They say there is a half mil wanted by CBS CS to carry the seasons games and Boise State only plays in the one this year. So does that mean that Cable One will cough up $500K next year? Do they have that kind of money lying around? That answer is no. They most likely seek advertisers in the Boise market to foot the bill. Here’s the real problem; there is only about 29% of the market that watch cable and that could be a tough pill to swallow for local advertisers. In fact I was recently told by an insider at KTVB (via a twitter conversation) that the percentages for Cable, Broadcast and Satellite viewing are just about evenly split. That means roughly 60% of the Boise market will not be watching the game Saturday night. Now as I recall it was early summer that Boise State joined the MWC right? Then just what in the [bleep] has Cable One been doing? They should have been negotiating a play for this year and the years ahead. I’m sorry to the 60 or so percent of you out there that will miss the game. Shame on you Cable One! I personally am not a fan of cable, I have Dish – I got mine! And, no you can’t come over.
  2. Stadium Expansion – We have a plan right? Nope! We have a dream. There is no solid plan in place to make the architectural renderings a reality. The question I have is do we need to make it a reality? I’m a fan of Sports Talk Radio – Dan Patrick, Jim Rome and Caves and Prater. I haven’t figured out whether or not I like the new TNT, the verdict is still out. While listening to The DP Show this morning I heard a rant from the later T of TNT. I must admit he had some valid points on the future dream of an expanded stadium and the burden it may put on the Boise State program in light of the current economic system. Come up with a plan guys and put it into action. But while doing so take the time to evaluate all options. I recently visited Duke and of course I had to go to walk on the floor where the NCAA Basketball Champs play. I remember thinking it would fit inside Taco Bell Arena and still leave room to play Basketball. Lesson: It’s not the size of the facility that makes you a champion.
  3. Hostage situation with Oregon State – This week Boise State announced the hostage. The tickets remaining for Oregon State. In order to get a pair of these bad boys it will take a commitment for the season. Now I more than most understand marketing, but if you haven’t sold the allotment of season tickets by now then maybe you should read my comment number 2. Release the hostages and let the fans that may only want to attend that one game do so. If Boise handles their business in Wyoming and Oregon State handles their business with Louisville we should manage to see ESPN’s College Game Day and the beloved Kirk Herbstreit on campus next Friday and Saturday.
  4. Cleavage and Bush – First off let me be clear… I am not blah blah and I never have been blah blah. Both of these stories carry about the same weight and LC’s blah blah. WHO CARES! Really Reggie Bush gave back the Heisman because he allegedly cheated the system and allegedly took money while tarnishing the untarnished USC program? Fact: He gave back the trophy because they were coming to get it. In fact they probably crossed somewhere in route to collect and return. Now about what he did to USC. He got caught. That program has had its issues before and I’m sure they will again. Do I think what he did was right? Hell no! I think he deserved what has taken place and should suffer the consequences. Now off with the cleavage and the outfits so tight the look painted on. Sex sells right? Are you kidding me there are female reporters every bit as beautiful as Ines Sainz and they don’t look like that. If you are going to be in that profession, then be professional. This has the makings of a Cher song. That’s enough on that subject.
  5. James Madison and Style Points - This is a program that is on the rise and may soon be playing D1 ball. They played an emotionally and physically damaged Virginia Tech team. What’s great about College Football any team can beat anyone on any given Saturday. Va Tech will recover and most likely win the ACC and this will become a fluke game and a moot point. Lets move on to something news worthy shall we. Now, we are asked if we need to win with style points to get to the National Championship game. We need to win first, let the style points happen as a byproduct. In order to go undefeated we must focus on winning first and let the chips fall where they may. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. Pack your bags for Pasadena and plan to watch your undefeated Broncos take on Oregon or Oregon State as the road to the Rose Bowl goes through the Civil War battleground first.