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13 years 6 months ago #38075
by Buc
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Last couple of days we see the head coaches beginning to speak up. Getting close, now it is time for the pats on the back, each team showing respect . . . . . and let the war begin. This could be and probably will be a game that is worth the price of admission.
So much has been said on this board and other media outlets about the importance of this game to both teams. This is what college football should be about. Not who is getting paid by whom, or what cars are the young folks driving. Now it is personal, one on one. That dude facing you on the line of scrimmage.
Saturday night in Atlanta with a national audience, what better way to open the season for both of these teams. There will be young men that are elated, there will be young players with tears in their eyes when the fourth quarter ends. This is college football, the way it should be.
Below is an article that I read and thought carried much of the theme I typed above. Just classy talk, respect and let's play.
By Andrea Adelson
A new year begins, but it might as well be Groundhog Day for Boise State. The Broncos open the season against a highly touted opponent. A win keeps them in the national conversation. A loss, and hopes for another BCS appearance are all but lost.
Another season, another important early test for coach Chris Petersen and Boise State. This is a recurring theme when you are a team outside the automatic qualifying conferences. Boise State has won four consecutive games against teams from AQ conferences -- including a big opening week win against Virginia Tech last season -- but the “what have you done for me lately” question always looms.
“What we’ve done is in the past,” Boise State coach Chris Petersen said. “We’ve had good teams in the past. But what have we got right now? The season will tell. You’ve got to keep winning.”
So yes, the opener against Georgia in the Georgia Dome on Saturday night is yet another must-win. There are plenty of reasons for that. For starters, the one conference always mentioned as being a place where Boise State could never win week in and week out is the SEC. Boise State is 0-4 against teams from the SEC.
The lasting image fans have of the Broncos against an SEC team is an embarrassing 48-13 loss to Georgia in 2005. Think Boise State has forgotten about that? Ask defensive end Tyrone Crawford, who knew nothing about the SEC while growing up in Canada.
"I didn’t know what the SEC was until this year, but from what I've heard and how they’ve been talking about it, this is an extremely big game,” Crawford said. “I've talked to a lot of guys on the team when Boise State lost to Georgia and how big that is to them if we beat them this year."
To be clear, the 2005 Boise State team is nowhere near the 2011 team. For starters, Boise State had never made a BCS appearance in 2005, and Petersen was not the head coach. Since then, the Broncos have gone to two BCS games and won both of them.
That has helped Boise State get more national attention. The consistency in winning has helped as well. Boise State is ranked in the preseason Top 10 for the second straight season. The Broncos are ranked higher than their SEC opponent in this game.
Even more fascinating -- Georgia coach Mark Richt has taken every opportunity to say he believes this is a game to get his team back into the national spotlight after recent struggles.
Who would have ever thought they would hear an SEC coach say that about Boise State? These are always spotlight games for the Broncos, after all.
“He’s speaking for himself,” Petersen said. “I think in a lot of ways he’s in a good spot and I think he knows it from a coaching standpoint. They’ve got a huge chip on their shoulder. They’ve got good players, they’ve got good coaches. They’re very motivated, so he’s anxious to open with us. He knows he’s got a good team or he wouldn’t be excited about playing.”
No matter what Richt says, a win for Boise State would be bigger. No team outside an AQ conference has made it to a BCS game with one loss. Teams from the SEC have no trouble in that regard. Perhaps we are getting closer to the day when a one-loss team from a non-AQ can get into a BCS game. Boise State had one loss last season and was eligible for an at-large berth, but was passed over.
Even a win here does not guarantee much of anything for Boise State. No non-AQ has ever played in a BCS national championship game, either.
“You have to keep playing and keep winning, and slowly but surely things change,” Petersen said. “We’ve just got to take care of our business. I can’t worry about what people are saying or thinking about us. There are always going to be some doubters out there. If you’re undefeated … that’s so far from where we are right now. Why would I even talk about that?”
It is a question that is constantly debated, but there will be no debate if Boise State loses.
“We’re just excited about the opportunity,” Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore said. “We know how good Georgia’s been. We know how talented they are. They’re from a conference everybody looks at very highly. We’re just excited about this and looking forward to it.
Go Dawgs, these are the games that make college football what it is and should be.
Dawgs by 14 . . . . 
So much has been said on this board and other media outlets about the importance of this game to both teams. This is what college football should be about. Not who is getting paid by whom, or what cars are the young folks driving. Now it is personal, one on one. That dude facing you on the line of scrimmage.
Saturday night in Atlanta with a national audience, what better way to open the season for both of these teams. There will be young men that are elated, there will be young players with tears in their eyes when the fourth quarter ends. This is college football, the way it should be.
Below is an article that I read and thought carried much of the theme I typed above. Just classy talk, respect and let's play.
By Andrea Adelson
A new year begins, but it might as well be Groundhog Day for Boise State. The Broncos open the season against a highly touted opponent. A win keeps them in the national conversation. A loss, and hopes for another BCS appearance are all but lost.
Another season, another important early test for coach Chris Petersen and Boise State. This is a recurring theme when you are a team outside the automatic qualifying conferences. Boise State has won four consecutive games against teams from AQ conferences -- including a big opening week win against Virginia Tech last season -- but the “what have you done for me lately” question always looms.
“What we’ve done is in the past,” Boise State coach Chris Petersen said. “We’ve had good teams in the past. But what have we got right now? The season will tell. You’ve got to keep winning.”
So yes, the opener against Georgia in the Georgia Dome on Saturday night is yet another must-win. There are plenty of reasons for that. For starters, the one conference always mentioned as being a place where Boise State could never win week in and week out is the SEC. Boise State is 0-4 against teams from the SEC.
The lasting image fans have of the Broncos against an SEC team is an embarrassing 48-13 loss to Georgia in 2005. Think Boise State has forgotten about that? Ask defensive end Tyrone Crawford, who knew nothing about the SEC while growing up in Canada.
"I didn’t know what the SEC was until this year, but from what I've heard and how they’ve been talking about it, this is an extremely big game,” Crawford said. “I've talked to a lot of guys on the team when Boise State lost to Georgia and how big that is to them if we beat them this year."
To be clear, the 2005 Boise State team is nowhere near the 2011 team. For starters, Boise State had never made a BCS appearance in 2005, and Petersen was not the head coach. Since then, the Broncos have gone to two BCS games and won both of them.
That has helped Boise State get more national attention. The consistency in winning has helped as well. Boise State is ranked in the preseason Top 10 for the second straight season. The Broncos are ranked higher than their SEC opponent in this game.
Even more fascinating -- Georgia coach Mark Richt has taken every opportunity to say he believes this is a game to get his team back into the national spotlight after recent struggles.
Who would have ever thought they would hear an SEC coach say that about Boise State? These are always spotlight games for the Broncos, after all.
“He’s speaking for himself,” Petersen said. “I think in a lot of ways he’s in a good spot and I think he knows it from a coaching standpoint. They’ve got a huge chip on their shoulder. They’ve got good players, they’ve got good coaches. They’re very motivated, so he’s anxious to open with us. He knows he’s got a good team or he wouldn’t be excited about playing.”
No matter what Richt says, a win for Boise State would be bigger. No team outside an AQ conference has made it to a BCS game with one loss. Teams from the SEC have no trouble in that regard. Perhaps we are getting closer to the day when a one-loss team from a non-AQ can get into a BCS game. Boise State had one loss last season and was eligible for an at-large berth, but was passed over.
Even a win here does not guarantee much of anything for Boise State. No non-AQ has ever played in a BCS national championship game, either.
“You have to keep playing and keep winning, and slowly but surely things change,” Petersen said. “We’ve just got to take care of our business. I can’t worry about what people are saying or thinking about us. There are always going to be some doubters out there. If you’re undefeated … that’s so far from where we are right now. Why would I even talk about that?”
It is a question that is constantly debated, but there will be no debate if Boise State loses.
“We’re just excited about the opportunity,” Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore said. “We know how good Georgia’s been. We know how talented they are. They’re from a conference everybody looks at very highly. We’re just excited about this and looking forward to it.
Go Dawgs, these are the games that make college football what it is and should be.
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13 years 6 months ago #38079
by Buc
Replied by Buc on topic Re: We Love College Football
seevee wrote:
seevee, your coach is a class act. The dean of this board, wlayton, has called him the best in the country way before we were scheduled to play. Have a link below that allows folks to listen to what our coach has to say.
This is as excited as I have been in many years about an opening game. Turn 'em loose, let'em go. Damn, I do love college football.
Click on Mark Richt interview. Interview starts at 5:40 and again at 18:05.
www.stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=87&c=921&f=129881
Nice read Buc. It's almost here! Got a few compadres coming over for the game. Paid the cable bill. Will buy some suds and munchies. Got to wipe off the big screen and pick up the place. Can't wait!
seevee, your coach is a class act. The dean of this board, wlayton, has called him the best in the country way before we were scheduled to play. Have a link below that allows folks to listen to what our coach has to say.
This is as excited as I have been in many years about an opening game. Turn 'em loose, let'em go. Damn, I do love college football.
Click on Mark Richt interview. Interview starts at 5:40 and again at 18:05.
www.stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=87&c=921&f=129881
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13 years 6 months ago #38080
by Buc
Replied by Buc on topic Re: We Love College Football
Think I read somewhere that Herschel Walker and someone from Boise State were going to be around for the coin flip.
Maybe we could slip HW into the offensive huddle for a play or two. Know that he is in shape. Maybe we save Walker for the urange at Tennessee. That would suit me. Really need a certain sportscaster there to put the finishing touches on him running over folks . . . again.
Go Dawgs . . . Showtime . . . .
Maybe we could slip HW into the offensive huddle for a play or two. Know that he is in shape. Maybe we save Walker for the urange at Tennessee. That would suit me. Really need a certain sportscaster there to put the finishing touches on him running over folks . . . again.
Go Dawgs . . . Showtime . . . .
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13 years 6 months ago #38082
by seevee
Replied by seevee on topic Re: We Love College Football
"Think I read somewhere that Herschel Walker and someone from Boise State were going to be around for the coin flip."
Ryan Winterswyk was a DE last year, now a TE for the Falcons.
Ryan Winterswyk was a DE last year, now a TE for the Falcons.
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