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And I thought the Oregon-BSU debate would be over on Sept. 4, ha! Shows what I know. Several co-workers of mine are Oregon alumni - and as usually the case coming from a school with a good major sports program - are vocal, passionate fans.I had a conversation with one of them on Halloween night about the Oregon vs. BSU debate that has exploded following the Ducks dominating win over powerhouse Southern California. "But don't you think that Oregon is a better football team because of who they play on a regular basis?" my co-worker asked (and I'm paraphrasing, because it was late and beverages may or may not have been involved). That concept is not far from fact. I don't feel bad saying the Broncos have played down to opponents after watching the first half of this season. I haven't seen as much as I thought I would of the team that dominated Oregon in week one... and I think with as young a team as Boise State is, a bit of a roller coaster ride in this respect is not a big surprise. That said, the Ducks might be a better team on paper - but still couldn't beat Boise State when they played. Two years in a row, I might add - and in 2009 the teams had what seemed like eons to prepare for one another. The argument that Oregon deserves to be ranked above Boise is a slippery slope, because it really asks: at what point do we as college football fans forget about the games that were actually played? There's all this hubbub about getting the right teams into the national title "game" to decide who is college football's champion, but if the games played earlier in the year don't mean anything - who's to say that the BCS championship game means anything either? This logic calls into question every national championship in the last 30 years, if not more. For example: BYU won the 1984 national title with a bowl win over un-ranked Michigan and an undefeated season in the WAC - but I think Washington was the best team that year, because UW plays in the Pac-10. The Cougars won the title as the only undefeated team that year, but under the current system - two non-BCS teams could go undefeated and neither would make the title game, even if no other teams remained unbeaten. The whole system is a farce, and I've shared my disgust with it in previous blogs - and that's not going to change. But as a fan of college football, there's nothing I can do about the system. As a member of the media, there's nothing I can do about the system. I don't think the President of the United States can do anything about college football (and probably shouldn't, either. He's got bigger fish to fry). And that still leaves us with the question of who's better, Oregon or Boise State? We should feel lucky that there is an actual answer to this question, because these two teams have actually played each other. To be a champion, to be better - you need to win when it counts. Boise State has done that thus far in 2009. Seven other teams have, too - and Oregon isn't one of them. What's really too bad is that when both teams win out, Oregon will be preparing for a BCS bowl, and I don't think Boise State will. 
I struggle with something every year when it comes to reporting on college football, and specifically the Broncos. Read more »
Hey! college football polls! Yeah, I'm talking to you - no one else has ruined college football the way you have. Read more »
OK, I must give a tip of the hat to the Sporting Blog for spotting this, but it's too great to not pass on. Check out what John Zamberlin is doing for mis-direction at about the 2:42 mark of the video. The Bengals did an "homage" to Statue Left last year in Bronco Stadium, so I'm assuming this is in honor of Michael Jackson. Read more »
"This guy won't die.." That's the first line of episode No.17 from Sports Night. Well technically it's "Kim I still need 2:00 back in the teens" but that wouldn't make much sense for this blog. Instead I find myself watching the episode titled: How are things in Glocca Mora? on YouTube while everyone in the newsroom is watching Roger Federer and some guy named Del Potro duke it out at the U.S. Open. Read more »
Football season is here which means I'm spending a fair amount of time on sports radio around the country regarding Boise State. Read more »
We're taking a classification-by-classification look at the upcoming high school football season as part of the IdahoSports.com 2009 High School Football Preview. Read more »I latched on to a story this week about the NCAA and AFCA (coaches association) asking every NCAA football team in the country to do a pre-game handshake at center field for the first week of the season. Read more »
This week's Sports2Night video of the week is courtesy my reporter friends in Montana. The head football coach at Montana Tech (NAIA) is Bob Green. He's been there forever, and is one of the most excitable, exuberant personalities I've ever met. This is a guy that uses phrases like "it's like trying to nail jello to the wall" and is an absolute blast to interview. Read more »
OK, I got into work pretty early on Tuesday because of the way BSU schedules their interview times. As a result I got a lot of the daily stuff done and have an hour to kill before the newscast starts. So what am I doing? Surfing YouTube of course. Read more »
I'm having a love-hate relationship with the BSU football team today. I love that they are back because let's be honest they are fun to cover most days. A top ten team, with a roster and schedule that could make this year surpass the Fiesta Bowl season? Uh yeah, ready for that. But also I hate it because I can't believe summer is over. Read more »I learned a shocking thing about Boise this weekend; this is not the football town I thought it was. Read more »
At this morning's print media press conference, Hawaii coach Greg McMackin used a gay slur to describe a dance done by Notre Dame football players at a banquet before last season's Hawaii bowl. Audio courtesy of the Idaho Press Tribune. Read more »
Bronco players Michael Atkinson and Andy Silsby will both miss significant parts of the season this year. Atklinson was suspended by the team for the first three games after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident. Read more »
This morning was the WAC Commissioner's forum, a chance for Karl Benson to update the gathered media on what's been happening in the offseason and take questions. Read more »
The WAC football preseason previews were released today, with Boise State an overwhelming - but not unanimous - favorite to win the conference again in 2009. Read more »
It's Tuesday, July 27 and I've just rolled into town. The WAC football preview officially starts bright and early Wednesday morning, and in the mean time the sports crew at KUTV (CBS) in Salt Lake City has been kind enough to let me take over an empty desk to do my prep. Read more »
Video of the week is running a little behind today but well worth it. Check out NFL.com's profile on Ian trying to make the Minnesota Vikings as the third running back. Read more » 
The WAC Pre-Season Polls are due next week, here is how Troy and I voted Read more »
Okay I recently switched to the iPhone and between Natalie and I we drive the rest of the newsroom crazy with our techie geekness. With that in mind here's our video of the week combining two of my favorite things. Apple and Idaho. Read more »
Those of you tuning in on Tuesday night for our weekly Rewind segment probably saw the mystery of Marcus Wallace segment I did. Read more »
I consider myself quite lucky because I get to wake up five days a week and come to a job I'm lucky to have and that I enjoy. Read more »
OK, to start I must apologize to any of you following this blog. Last week we had a quick meeting where we set up a schedule to update the Sports 2 Night blog. Read more »
Sunday is my Friday: Thoughts on the week in sports and anything else that pops into my cranium. I read an interesting article in the NY Times on Sunday - there's a guy in Manhattan running a website called 'jockipedia', a catalog of athlete's twitter pages aimed at satisfying fans' ever-growing demand for immediate information about what their favorite stars are doing. Read more »Okay it's a well known fact I have a formerly famous roommate named Will Hoenike. But what many sports fans around the valley may not know is he is a proud Washington State Cougar. Read more » |
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