ESPN.com named Boise State the 16th-best football program of the past decade. The Web site ranked college football programs from 1 (USC) to 119 (Buffalo).
Idaho was No. 106.
The second-highest-ranked WAC school was Fresno State at No. 38.
Here's the full report: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2947988
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The Broncos’ temporary practice facility at East Junior High was a hit. The team has two full-size practice fields and a third area where the linemen do drills.
The grass is a little long, but it’s a much cooler place to be than the blue turf.
“It’s good to get off the blue here and there and let the blue kind of rest, because it’s kind of an old field now,” senior quarterback Taylor Tharp said.
The current blue turf was installed five years ago.
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The Broncos added 12 walk-ons to the roster Friday. They are: offensive lineman Joey Chavez (Diamond Bar, Calif.), offensive lineman Sam Douthit (Eagle High), Shoemaker, tight end Ryan Angstman (Meridian High/Santa Barbara CC), wide receiver Ricky Cookman (Clackamas, Ore.), running back Stephen Gabbard (Huntington Beach, Calif.), kicker Brock Jaramillo (Temecula, Calif./Orange Coast College), safety Shaun Jordan (Rocklin, Calif.), defensive end/long snapper Jeff Lowe (Aloha, Ore./College of Siskiyous/MidAmerica Nazarene) and linebackers Travis Stanaway (Clyde Hill, Wash.), Dave Wilson (Powell, Wyo.) and Matt Wilson (Powell, Wyo.). The Wilsons are twin brothers.
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Strength of Schedule?
Given this decade ranking, I have to wonder: How many teams ranked in the top 25 has BSU played in this decade? And of those, how many have they beaten? I'm sorry, but even as a BSU grad and supporter, there's no way this program should rank as high as 16th. If BSU played in the SEC, Pac 10 or Big 10, what would their ranking look like? I'll guarantee you, BSU would not consistently win 10 games per season in those conferences. Consider last season: Very close conference wins over Hawaii, Wyoming, San Jose St. If BSU played successive games last year against USC, Oregon, Cal, ASU & UCLA, for instance, how many would they have won? Certainly not all of them, that's for sure. BSU's success is a function of their schedule and conference, both of which are, and have been, very weak...
Strength of Schedule...
Just curious if Gkmaximus here can use his fuzzy math to prove that BSU couldn't compete in the Pac 10 (or any other conference). We could argue about this until we're blue in the face. Fact is we'll never know so why waste your breath and make such rediculous statements?
I also think it is completely unrealistic to expect ANY team to blow their opponent out EVERY week. Just for the record, last year the mighty USC Trojans beat powers Wazzu, UDub, and ASU by less than TD each. They also lost to super powers Oregon St. and UCLA. Oh, and BSU throttled that same Oregon St....
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Boise State @ Georgia Sept 2011
Should be a good game. I wonder if Boyzee State will be favored by 30 or more points.