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Kellen Moore Drawing

2011-11-01T07:21:00.004-06:00

I was soliticed to see if anyone was interested in this drawing...LINK

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Welcome back......

2010-12-05T20:20:00.004-07:00

Took the season off, and look what happens. Normally I would love to have a 11 win regular season. For some reason, the mission seems unaccomplished.......

With the Broncos heading to City of Lost Wages to face off against the starting qb-less Utes, what does that leave to say? Leave your thoughts below........ Never has a one loss team left me so unfulfilled. It could always be worse, I suppose.

Enjoy the bowl season......and leave a comment of your favorite memory of the last few months relating to Bronco football.

Useless tidbit of the day.....I visited the Utah Utes during spring ball, and the beginning of every practice, the loudspeakers belch out, " Sweet Home Alabama". An obvious nod to the BCS game victory over Alabama. So I wonder what will bellow from the p.a. system if they were to beat Boise State come Dec 22.

Coach Aaron Roderick, who is the WR coach for the Utes, (when prodded)mentioned that one easy way that Utah got the edge on Alabama, was to quick snap after a big play. Brian Johnson, who was the winning QB, would have 2 plays to pick from the left hash, middle of the field, and the right hash. I never got the truth but I assume it was one run and pass from each position on the field. Might be interesting to some, might be meaningless to others.

Keep on keepin' on..........

Kyle Wilson throws out first pitch at Mets game

2010-04-25T18:21:00.001-06:00

props to http://twitter.com/justfndoit

See what happens when a white running back gets drafted.....

2010-04-24T07:41:00.008-06:00

Was this the stereotype that people were worried about when the fabled white running back got drafted?

Upskirt Pervs Rejoice......

What made me even rewind the dvr is that Andy "MC Lovin" Perloff mentioned there a controversy with a dpshow tweet

No volume on the screens, so there was a heated debate on press row if that was Toby Gerhart's girlfriend or a relative when he got the call from the Vikings.

Plus an edsbs tweet hyped the supposed controversy with this tweet....

#edsbs I'm in the car. Did Minnesota just draft an upskirt shot of Toby Gerhart's girl?

For those not interested, I have started a new twitter account at http://twitter.com/StatueLeft .

Does this take the cake over last year's Knowshon Draft Snafu? Stay Classy!

NFL Draft 2010 Day 2 Rounds 2-3....Pics of the Day

2010-04-23T16:55:00.006-06:00

Love the symbolism "5 to infinity"....but when is Clausen, Kindle and McCoy going?

-Okay finally something worth blogging over....Kindle goes to Bodymore Ravens

-Drew Rosenhaus gets snuffed out as the Gronkowski Clan celebrates around the newest Patriots TE.Denied

- As John Randle waits to announce a pick, Deion Sanders catches a nap
-TV camera man will certainly draw some flames for this screen cap - L Blount needs to get drafted.....soon or I pity this woman and those kids!

NFL Draft 2010.....Pic of the Draft

2010-04-22T18:33:00.008-06:00

...What visual memory will you take away from this draft?

Keep checking in for more updates
-The multiple bear hugs by the first 10 players selected vs. the commish/Godfather Goodell?
- The neck of the Cleveland Browns fan in the stands after Joe Haden was selected at #7
- How about the high school chicks* hanging all over the #8 pick in Rolando McClain? *The neon shirts led me to believe this was a high school musical party. You know the white girls want to tag team the richest guy in the room. The youngster in the green polo just wants sloppy seconds...knowing that in 4 months time, he will be gravytraining off of Rolando McClain.....Stay Classy, Mr. Tongue Out!

- Ryan Matthews, first WAC player off the proverbial board.......Good for him

- Thought of the moment after the Chargers take Matthews....Why is Bulaga at the draft. Oh the same reason Brady Quinn was there. The same reason Jimmy Clausen and Timmy Tebow are not there. The insufferable waiting...

- with selection #15 ...this NY FAN brings back the neckbeard...God Love Him, and the short bus he arrived on. Do we blame McDonalds/Supersize This for this neck(s) invasion?

#17 San Fran selects a Vandal.....good representation of Poly Pride#19 'Spoon believes in NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

#24 Dallas selects Dez Bryant...and know he can afford to buy a belt. At least he put a polo shirt on! Random shot to get the faithful chanting "U-S-A ....U-S-A ......U-S-A"

Agent: Tim, now we can spoon.....

#29 Jets select local hero, Kyle Wilson ( BSU, as if you need to ask).....and his peeps lose their mind. Guess who the agent is? Love to see the BSU jersey on KW Sr.

The newest bandwagon-hopping fan is Ms. Draft Celebrity Queen

2010 Blue and Orange Spring Game Defense

2010-04-18T11:04:00.011-06:00

Not a bad front 4...Winterswyk, Grimes, Winn, McClellin

Venable interception

This match up did not bode well for the offensive line...#41 Marshall was all over the place My favorite direction-giving-athlete-who-did-not-play might have been #66 Thomas Byrd....indicating Avery should reverse track on his running intentions.

Here is the #19 Josh Borgman vs. #10 Preston Minter collision.....

Minter could not hang on to the ball

Here is Ebo Makinde's interception.....

This block by #92 McClellin got flagged for a block in the back....this visual proof shows that the flag was thrown in error! When you throw a meek wide receiver to the ground, of course it is going to look like cheating

#43 Ricky TAT ( Tjong-a-Tjoe) ended up with this fumble

I would be getting rid of the ball in hurry too....if I felt the presence of #96 Jarrell Root

2010 Blue and Orange Spring Game Early Edition

2010-04-18T09:42:00.012-06:00

Nice one handed catch by #4 Titus Young

Slip Screen to #3 Potter

Screen to #28 Jarvis Hodge

Long Ball to Hiwat

....but luckily the yelllow flag came out

2010 Blue and Orange Spring Game Offense Edition Second Half

2010-04-17T22:45:00.012-06:00

#39 Drew Wright
#42 Jake Hess was on the hunt to lay the wood...found #25 Hunter White...mission accomplished

With Southwick out wide right, #27 Avery lined up in the wildcat, faking the sweep to Burroughs, and running the counter to the left...to no avail.

#24 Malcolm Johnson on the goalline

# 3 Chris Potter

Kellen Moore attempts to dish the rock to #24 Malcolm Johnson

#29 Tyler Jackson holds on

There were about 5 fly sweep handoffs to #20 Mitch Burroughs ..here is 2 different ones

Coughlin to Hiwat.....

#18 Hiwat avoids #37 Ebo Makinde

Last big offensive play of the day....Southwick to Burks for a 48 yard touchdown over #26 Quaylon Ewing

2010 Blue and Orange Spring Game Mike Coughlin Edition

2010-04-17T22:04:00.005-06:00

2010 Blue and Orange Game Joe Southwick edition

2010-04-17T20:55:00.008-06:00

Quick Fan Favorite Joe Southwick seem to get the quality snaps towards the end of the scrimmage. Was it designed by the coaches to see the development or was it the "way the proverbial cookie crumbled"? Not sure but I will say the future is bright down the road. I still believe that the battle for #2 is competitive between Southwick and #7 Mike Coughlin. Do not count out the seasoned Coughlin. Yes, he has not been in the thick of the battle for quite the long time, but he is the one I go to if someone was to spell #11 Kellen Moore. Would love to see Coughlin with the #1 skilled weapons and offensive line as well as the whole playbook vs what has been common for Mike over the last few years- scrimmaging with the #2's and #3's on and off. However, that being said, here is the best of Southwick, who I wish nothing but the best!

2010 Blue and Orange Spring Game Misc.

2010-04-17T18:40:00.010-06:00

At the end of the game, seven seconds remaining, freshman kicker #19 Trevor Harman, (alludes the defensive psych out voodoo prior to the snap), nails a long, clutch field goal to tie up the scoreboard.After the first oskie of the game, Winston Venable fell awkwardly and might have busted up a rib. That or some sort of shoulder malfunction...hopefully it is minor and requires short term therapy. This was a few series after the interception. I was hoping that it was just the wind knocked out of him but Venable appears to be hurting a bit.

This man with the hair is about to be very rich.

Fellow members of the "Straight Cash Homie" visiting the blue turf.Same rider, different horse.....

Spring Scrimmage Recap

2010-03-25T08:34:00.003-06:00

I broke the scrimmage into 3 posts, as far as pictures/comments go....enjoy.

The beginning

The middle

The end

Maybe my favorite pic is......

Spring Scrimmage early on....

2010-03-24T20:27:00.014-06:00

Click on pictures to see a larger version

The Godfather of the Boise State Broncos

Kyle Wilson shows up...to a smattering of applause
The black shirt qb's

I believe the man in the middle is a recruit...

......pictured here again with the qb's prior to the scrimmage

Saw all of the qb's shake his head...I figured him to be a qb recruit #96 Root's hair is in midseason form

#80 Efaw's blocking stance is not in mid season form

This chop block might be fruitful

#7 Coughlin levitates ( at least 8 inches, right) and slings the rock

2 reasons why qb's wear black shirts for protection during spring ball...1) #41 Marshall

....2) #52 Acrey closing in fast

#7 Coughlin deals to #29 Tyler Jackson early on

Hard to imagine, #1 Titus Young being this wide open...and appears that the ball will sail over his outstretched fingers....

..once the completion is made, then he has to deal with #52 Acrey and #17 Venable

...destruction

I do not like where this chop block is headed...

Another failed chop block

#11 Moore eyes #20 Burroughs

..who ends up wide open

#15 Southwick to #32 D. Wilson

#21 Carlo Audagnotti sizes up rushing db #19 Borgman...and makes an efficent chop block

Spring Scrimmage #1 Middle portion

2010-03-24T18:40:00.014-06:00

click on any pic to see a larger version of it

#82 Hiwat#7 Coughlin to #18 Burks

#39 Drew Wright flips to #18 Burks

Supposedly good coverage by #15 Ewing

...not so much...#Burks comes down with the pigskin

#7 Coughlin

#92 McClellin uses the shirt grab from the bag of tricks

#82 Hiwat battles for yards

#15 Southwick lofts the rock to the corner of the end zone

#82 Hiwat reaches pay dirt

#28 Jarvis Hodge has seen better running lanes

#11 Kellen Moore swings out the slip screen

hand to hand combat

#79 Bronson Durrant meet #95 Darren Koontz

#11 Moore aims through #43 Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe

#18 Burks Fly sweep from under center

Spring Scrimmage ...towards the end

2010-03-24T17:22:00.011-06:00

click on a picture to see a larger version of it

After recovering from a vicious hit across the middle, earlier during the day, #20 Mitch Burrough's shows playstation 3 okie doke move against #26 Billy Derome.

While on the goal line, the hole develops with #72 Matt Slater on the way.....but was quickly shut and #21 Carlo Audagnotti ended up taking the brunt of the punishment

#15 Southwick avoids the hands up by the unknown orange shirt

#15 Southwick play action

#15 Southwick swings it out to #29 Tyler Jackson, who draws a crowd

...#32 Jonathon Brown almost gets a tip of it

#Aaron Tevis sheds a would be blocker to make a decent stick

#41 Kharyee Marshall brings the heat against #15 Southwick

Spring Scrimmage #1 Pics To Follow

2010-03-24T17:12:00.002-06:00

The Godfather of Boise State himself, Lyle Smith, agrees....bring on the pics!

Latest Podcast Spring 2010

2010-03-10T08:25:00.000-07:00

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Post Fiesta Bowl Podcast

2010-01-10T11:35:00.002-07:00

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JT, Buck and Tyler Break down the Boise State Bronco's 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Victory and the extra curricular activities.

The guys would like to first thank the Boise State Broncos for their hard work and dedication, while providing Bronco Nation such great memories. Additionally, the BNP would like to thank Kevan, Drew and Nick for letting us have a little corner of OBNUG. Also thanks to Crissie Fields, for here help this year in gathering audio comments. Thanks to special guests Travis Hawkes from the Blue and Orange Store, J Bates and Troy Oppie from KBCI and Logan Hopkins from the Redwave Podcast. Most importantly thanks to you Bronco Nation, for listening this year. GO BRONCOS!!!!

If you wish to leave an audio comment, drop me a line at 208-991-2672 or send an email comment to questions@bronconationpodcast.com and follow the Bronco Nation Podcast on Twitter.

Fiesta Bowl Game Video Clips from Section 102

2010-01-07T00:50:00.003-07:00

Entering the Field

Opening Kickoff

Not a fan of the Kellen Moore option play

Jeremy Avery in Wildcat

BSU kickoff coverage

Dalton to Christian

Kellen Moore to Kirby Moore

Ryan Winterswyk sack

Winston Venable interception seals the deal

Fiesta Bowl Game 2010 Pics only

2010-01-06T23:31:00.012-07:00

Captains waiting on Coin flip

Waiting for the opening kickoff

First Offensive Play for the Broncos

Jeremy Avery in the Wildcat

Moore to Burroughs

Kellen Moore's internal clock knows #98 Jerry Hughes is on his way

Fiesta Bowl Post Game Pics

2010-01-06T22:21:00.006-07:00

Jason Robinson with the flag

Athletic Director Gene Bleymaier was definitely stoked, waving the Fiesta Bowl Champions shirt...wonder since if the TCU fans he was facing thought he was rubbing it in their faces...maybe not!

President Kustra with the one of his two crutches raised....

A.D. Bleymaier was stoked.....

This lady representing the Fiesta Bowl or Tostitos was all sorts of pumped up...good for her to show that much enthusiasm

Fiesta Bowl Game Pregame Tailgate

2010-01-06T21:25:00.007-07:00

One of the Highlights of the trip...Pat Tillman statue outside of the stadium
Blukaboy illustrates that pimpin' and pandering is legal in the tailgate area....
I will say the mounted police were very friendly and patient.

BroncoCountry.com

Broncocountry.com tailgate

Here we have some ladies ( of legal age) catching the tailgate vibe......Lady on the left decided to entice Austin Pettis with some finger painting..." Come Get It Pettis ( with an arrow pointing to the lower region)"

Few Boise friends met up for the tailgate..... these friends will remain anonymous for legal reasons!

Game Day.......

2010-01-04T09:07:00.003-07:00

Made the drive....headed out at Midnight Saturday Night/Sunday Morning...

- Lil fog around Glenns Ferry...and through Northern Nevada.

- Outside of the fog, no weather issues whatsoever.......dry roads. Temps got down to 4 degrees outside. My main question is why would anyone live in Norther Nevada.

- Stop by the Fiesta Casino on South Side of Vegas. Got some grub on, placed a smallish bet on the under (55 points) as well as taking 7.5 pts

- Ended up driving for a bit, and ended up hearing the other travelmates roar continuously while they watched the movie, THE HANGOVER about 3-4 times.... That movie is still funny!

- Longest part of the trip was the drive from Vegas to PHX. Boring and ugly terrain during the day

- Missed the turn off of I17 in Northern PHX....and ended up taking Grand Ave ( with all of its construction) into downtown. Of course it would have been nice NOT to see the mini police chase (shotguns drawn), a highway on ramp closed down/cordoned off by armed federales....But the closer was the pregnant hooker around the 7th Ave and Grand Area. No pictures available.

- Found the hotel, found the local bar.......the aforementioned local dive bar had a stumpy dog in it as well as a midget getting fresh with one of the locals. Interesting to say the least.....

More to follow after the game tonight.....

Prediction 28-24 BSU but I can see it going the other way........

Florida vs Cincy

2010-01-01T19:14:00.004-07:00

Why not FOX!

Keep going back to the fractured arm of Demps, please....more more more....puke!

Arms are not supposed to work/bend that way.....

Expect Florida to mop the floor with the Bearcats...but I thought the same thing with Oregon over the Ducks. Dang Sweater Vest took care of those pesky Ducks. Congrats to the Buckeyes!

For anyone heading, Boise to Glendale, via Nevada on 93, I heard the worse part is actually in Idaho on I-84 around Glenns Ferry. Hang in there, drive slower if needed. Just show up alive and scream/support for those Broncos.

Any pics you want to see of your road trip or the night before in Vegas/Laughlin...send to my email at statueleft@hotmail.com Let me know who took the pic and I will give full credit... Same goes for any Fiesta Bowl pics!

Humanitarian Bowl Recap 2009 Idaho vs Bowling Green State

2009-12-30T22:37:00.004-07:00

Bronco Stadium was besieged by the Vandals today in support of the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl.

The pregame festivities were filled with as expected activities not uncommon for a typical BSU home game. While the Vandals throng filed in late to the beginning of the game, I thought the stadium filled up better than expected, following the 3-4 inches of snow that plastered the Treasure Valley overnight. Eventually the sun came out, but the wind was a lil bit of annoyance towards the end of the night. The game was pretty close throughout, with the Vandals squandering a 14 point lead in the third quarter. Bowling Green kept throwing the ball and the Idaho defense could not remember to check Freddie Barnes (H Bowl MVP), and eventually ceded the lead with under 35 seconds left in the game. A few hundred Vandal fans (and quite possible the casual local fan) started to head to the parking lot grumbling at their missed chances. The 7 year old youngster sitting behind me, was somewhat upset as his Father explained there was some time for some trickeration and something crazy to occur. I reminded the youngster that crazier things have happened, quietly thinking that the Vandals had lost the game. The ensuing Vandals kickoff was brought out, approximately, to the 40 yard line. Not bad with 2 timeouts left but the ball was in the hands of suspect quarterback, Nathan Enderle. Enderle had a marginal day at best completion-wise but ended up with 4 throwing td's. First down and 60 yards to pay dirt, Enderle rolls to his left, and throws what appeared to be a lucky/underthrown heave but WR Preston Davis comes back for the ball and makes the catch.

Clock winds down into around 16 seconds left and Enderle throws the ball away on the next pass, missing a wr near the goal line- safe play. After a short dump pass down to the 16 yard line, Enderle hits pay dirt to Max Komar (who was much maligned during the first 3 quarters)....and the stadium goes wild.

The next question was if Coach Akey would go for two points and the win with four seconds left ( ala Coach Tormey in 1998). Akey chose to go for it, and I thought they would bull rush BGSU and hand off to power back Woolridge. Instead, Enderle hits a wide open Preston Davis in the back of the end zone, standing all by himself.

The safety jumped the 2 under neath routes and Preston Davis was completely alone. Well executed play and I love the gutsy play call (even though the call was made easier with the Idaho defense being as porous as it was in the second half). Lot of reminders of the BSU 2007 Fiesta Bowl Game...the final score 43-43....the two point try decision/execution. I salute the fans who stormed the field and even more so the security staff that tried to stem the flow of such fans. After the final kickoff/ final play, there was a meek attempt at stopping the field crashers, unfortunately, the security staff tried there best. I will tip my hat to the police men and security staff who showed great restraint....I will blame the Vandals fan for lack of experience in this area of field storming. At the end of the video clip below, you will see the fans gently storm the field from the south endzone....just seemed odd how polite these fans were!

I know this is a PRO-BSU blog and the Vandals are the despised red headed stepchild of the Western Athletic Conference, but if this game did not include the Vandals, this finish would be in my top 5 of all time (at least seen live).

Sidenote I...the ESPN coverage was very favorable towards the Vandals, and they even mentioned the Corner Club in Moscow. Hat tip to ESPN

Sidenote II... 3 Alleged Vandal Fans made their appearance sans shirts and painted their chests in a purple hue, spelling T-C-U....kudos to these kids and their ideas

Sidenote III.... Has anyone stopped/defended Freddie Barnes yet?

2009 Highlights

2009-12-28T15:37:00.003-07:00

Favorite moment of the highloght tape is at the :20 mark...Boo Hoo
BSU highlights from J Bates.

Idaho Highlights provided by a reporter,Jay Tust at KLEW, from up on the Palouse!

Play of the Year....

2009-12-25T17:23:00.002-07:00

....for the Broncos of Boise State, I believe is the two point try in the Nevada game, the day after Turkey Day. The second touchdown in the first 7 minutes of the game proved costly. The snap was to Austin Pettis who scrambled around and eventually was taken down 2 yards short of the goal line. While the missed conversion attempt was moderately unimportant, the related injury to Austin Pettis was very significant. Yes, the Broncos rallied to finish off the Wolfpack that night on ESPN, and later the next week, dominate the Aggies of New Mexico State. The Broncos captured the W.A.C. trophy once more, but all along every fan(fanatic) worried about the health of #2. The key receiver in the highest scoring offense was down for perhaps the rest of the year. Surgery for a broken ankle/leg bone was to commence and the chances of the Broncos, remaining undefeated, took a hit. The remaining wide receiver corps, collectively, was banged up and inexperienced. Due to these worries, I think this play could be deemed the Play of the Year.
Yes, one might say, the awesome hit by Winston Venable on Fresno State's Ryan Colburn might qualify. Also in the same game, Titus Young's hustle to recover a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown was also very key. Local Blogmeister/BSU historian, Tom Scott, believes the Billy Winn safety in the Oregon game is clearly the big play.
Here we have the video of the two point play, where Pettis got injured. Somewhat non-descript play....maybe showing Pettis getting up slowly.

Here we have the ESPN announcers discussing the revelation that Pettis could be hurt and the Coach Pete theory of going for two point conversions......

Would love to see Austin Pettis rebound for the BCS game against TCU. Hence, the Christmas wish for Santa dropping off a hyperbaric chamber at his house in hopes of a quicker recovery.

Ho Ho Ho

2009-12-25T12:25:00.003-07:00

Merry Christmas to all......and to all a ......(insert whatever you want right here)!

Poor Surfing Santa is empty handed! Hope Santa brought Austin Pettis a much needed hyperbaric chamber!

Coach Poaching?

2009-12-22T17:06:00.004-07:00

update....all speculative opinion and no truth to this thought process With the departure of Coach Hauck from Montana to UNLV, and the reported interest of Boise State's Brent Pease***, above, heading to Montana, could there be another BSU coach heading that way? If any dominoes fall into place, I can see this man, below, return to the state of Montana and end up in the Defensive Coordinator position! Just sayin'...but I hope this does not come to fruition, and this is just the eggnog talking!

*** Raise your hand if you knew Pease was from Mountain Home?

In a completely unrelated thought, I think BYU gets rocked tonight....Jacquizz shows up and smashes the Cougs. Beavs 39 Cougs 21

Never want to see this again

2009-12-20T17:21:00.005-07:00

While perusing the Red Zone Channel today, there were murmurs of a security issue involving laser pointers being used on the Raiders players in Denver. I clicked the appropriate channel and after the shenanigans were nixed in the crowd, the very next play involved tomfoolery only Tiger Woods would enjoy! Frightful commentary ensues....If you are so inclined, follow Raiders #93. Poor Knownshow Moreno gets no love on this blog.....

Bowl Season Podcast

2009-12-19T09:51:00.002-07:00

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Its been two weeks since the Broncos celebrated the 2009 WAC Championship on the Blue. In this episode JT, http://statueleft.blogspot.com">Buck and http://twitter.com/OBNUGIntern">Tyler gather around the Podcast table to discuss some of the events since then.

Play-by-Play:

BCS Talk 1:54
Getting a Ticket 24:30
Big Ten Expansion’s effect on Boise State 31:54
WAC Bowl Matchup’s (the Intern’s dilemma) 37:01
Will Austin Pettis Play? The Magic 8 Ball says to check later 45:02
http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/15358/Kellen_Moore">Kellen Moore gets some Heisman Votes 48:27
BSU Hoops Talk? 50:03

If you wish to leave an audio comment, drop me a line at 208-991-2672 or send an email comment to mailto:%20questions@bronconationpodcast.com and follow the Bronco Nation Podcast on http://twitter.com/TheBNPodcast">Twitter.

If you want to call into the podcast and leave a message for your prediction of the Fiesta Bowl score, do so at 208-991-2672.............Thanks for JT ( for not editing my brain cramp) and to Tyler for laughing at my horrible Tiger joke at the end. About 26 minutes in or so, you get my take/rant on the idiotic ways the Boise State fans get hosed while buying Fiesta Bowl tix through BSU. Revolution commence in 3..2...1....

College Bowl Mania

2009-12-15T21:13:00.003-07:00

Few BSU Blogs have their own college bowl pick'em options...here is the links
Broncocountry.com
OBNUG

Congratulations to Kellen Moore

2009-12-12T19:08:00.002-07:00

Finishing 7th is the highest in Boise State history....I will take it. Have no problem with Mark Ingram winning the award. Would have preferred Gerhart or Suh after the last few weeks but ....looking forward, as long as Kellen can stay healthy and keep getting the chance to throw the ball that much, I like his chances on improving on his 7th place finish.

Bronco Nation Rap

2009-12-11T11:04:00.001-07:00

Thoughts

Where are you going to sit?

2009-12-08T10:48:00.011-07:00

As for the ticket situation, I got the hall pass to the game ( Thanks Honey) and I have on good authority, a pretty decent seat coming my way. Supposedly the fiesta bowl peeps are saying their allotment is already sold out. Seems to be that is some sort of propaganda to get the tix sell going but then again it can be the complete truth....whatever option you believe, choose wisely.Just want to keep people aware of what is poppin' at the North Shore......here is the live cam....

a must see for old soul surfers and large wave riding fools.......Whenever, you are in doubt remember this.....Eddie Would Go

Edit this setlist More Metallica setlists

Metallica occurred last night.....the rundown/ensuing headache.

- Had a dude jump out of the seated area onto my wife and now she has a sore neck...The guy actually landed on some exposed metal stand probably busted some ribs. I hope he had a collapsed lung personally.

-Another guy jumped from the seated area and busted up both of his ankles so he got taped up and assisted by the paramedics....luckily he missed my wife

-made it within 6 feet of the stage and was reincarnating the thrashing head banging motion from the song "One".....and tweaked my knee again. I was done as far as mixing it up and had to watch the last half of the concert from 20 feet from the stage. For those that care, I had the m.r.i. last Friday to determine if I tore my a.c.l. (from a volleyball tweak 2 weeks back). I am impressed with how far m.r.i.'s have come in the last 17 years. What once took an hour, now takes only 20-25 minutes. I am hoping that the initial analysis is just a torn cartilage/meniscus. Head back for the m.r.i. results today.....UPDATED A.C.L. TORN
lousy pic from my crappy cell phone below

- the set list was awesome...ton of new stuff, lot of old stuff from the good days, 3 from the black album that I could do with out, played "Damage Inc." which was a nice treat....and covered Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy".

-The parking lot was packed like never before.....and was also an ice skating rink due to the snow fall that day and the temperatures dropping into single digits. Still well worth it. The floor had some available space but every seat in the house was occupied- my question, how can you not splurge the extra $20 in order to get within a 10 feet of this legendary group.

-The weirdos, all sorts, showed up in droves last night.....it was awesome to see and everyone was stoked when they left the show.

- If anyone wants to submit their videos or pics of the show, email to statueleft@hotmail.com thanks in advance

-Lars was his annoying self, James was his sober self and playing the circus master, Kirk seemed melancholy or uninterested ( he even screwed up his own solo/doodle- and he smiled when he did it)...but my main man, Robert Trujillo, was on point all night.

pic from statesman

- Before Metallica came on stage...maybe 15 minutes before, a lil girl was brought up on stage. She looked to be about 5-6 yrs old and she got to sit in the drumset and she her picture taken...the crowd ate it up. Speculation that the child was roadie/stage hand's daughter or it cold have been a Camp Rainbow/Make a Wish situation but it was fun to see the lil girl's devil horns and beautiful smile.

-Worse part of the night was the crowd was getting antsy and they started the wave...the freaking wave. For about 5 minutes......not to proud of that!

update 12.09.09

snippets

#1 Metallica Guaranteed to have a sore neck tomorrow!

2009-12-07T10:12:00.000-07:00

Pick what time frame they played the best......With all due respect to Cliff Burton, the high school cover band that played "Whiplash", high school football players listening to " Seek and Destroy" before the big game, and whatever other song that populate your ears through your lives.....

I will say the quality of video and sound has increased tremendously over the years.....enjoy!

2009 Fiesta Bowl Gear here.....

2009-12-06T19:11:00.006-07:00

Link.....but there is a small problem with the logo! Maybe this is who some of the fans wanted to be in this year's Fiesta Bowl game?

Espn take on the rematch

Crystal Ball looks like TCU-BSU in the Fiesta Bowl

2009-12-06T17:34:00.004-07:00

First thing I think of is....
- this will decide the best non-AQ team in the land...yippeee
- Revenge is a strong motivating factor for the Broncos
- I am thankful for that dang Texas kicker for making the long field goal and helping the Broncos chances of getting into a BCS bowl game.

Bottom Line- BSU is in another BCS game...I will take it. The match up is just not as sexy as I would have hoped. Would not mind winning a bowl game as well ( I would have liked our chances against the 1950's style of football that Iowa still plays)!

Look for a podcast to come here in the next week with a blogger/rep from the TCU squad...

Spit Blood

pic from Spit Blood TCU

Pretty good finish indeed!

2009-12-06T00:03:00.001-07:00

Probably cost Ron Zook his job.

The Tim Tebow Lovefest justed faded to black

2009-12-05T22:01:00.007-07:00

Pic compliments of the Statesman
While this is the second best Metallica song ever, there were more important events occurring tonight.

This Texas kicker just made a hard kick look easy and defeated a pesky, scrappy Huskers squad ( great job by Ndamukong Suh) - Hunter Lawrence will never have to pay for a Lone Star Beer in the Republic of Texas again. Would love to see TCU play Bama in the National Championship game, but that is not going to happen! The Florida Tebows should play Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. TCU vs Cincy in the Sugar.....so that leaves (most likely) Iowa as the opponent for the Broncos in early January.

At the risk of sounding like a fair weather fan, am I the only who thought that it would be easier if BSU did not get selected to a BCS bowl game, that way I did not have to do honeydew's from now til the Fiesta Bowl? Trust me I am stoked about the good fortunes but now I have to worry about potential time off work, cost of air transportation ( ranging if I get the plane tix tomorrow for $400, wait a week and it could be up to $500) .....oh well, it will be well worth it!

Great job by the two headed running monster of Avery and Martin....good to see the teammates splitting reps and enthusiasm! Pic compliments of the Statesman

Speaking of rushing attempts, the Aggies tried to run out the clock from the middle of the third quarter on.....boring the Broncos defense to sleep did not work. Could have something to with the pitiful play calling but also the serious leg injury to Aggies QB Jeff Fleming. The minor connection for Fleming to BSU? He was the High School QB for Boise State's #85 Tommy Gallarda. Pictured below is theleft leg injury in question...ouch!Pic compliments of the Statesman
About the only bad news to report from today's 42-7 curbstomp over New Mexico State, was the bad snap by the Broncos leading to a easy drive by the Aggies to give up the shutout/point spread...but more importantly, that on Senior Day of all days, WR Michael Choate look to have suffered a serious leg injury...ugh!Heal up dude!

Also in the news, this blogger believes the Heisman order goes Gerhart, McCoy, Ingram, Tebow, Kellen Moore. All but Moore gets invited to NYC for the presentation.

The next Notre Dame coach.......I can see Urban Meyer leaving especially after the disappointing loss to Bama, but I will stick with Cincy's Brian Kelly as the replacement for Chuck Weiss. Florida has better weather, coeds and plenty of awesome players in their backyard. As for Bob Stoops, he states that he is not the next coach but Nick Saban has made those kind of statements as well. If Stoops heads to South Bend, maybe he is trying for the challenge of being the Savior of Notre Dame football. I can see the same thing out of Urban Meyer as well...still sticking with Brian Kelly as of right now!

#3 Metallica Song ever

2009-12-05T07:16:00.000-07:00

BTW it is also Senior Day...Brockel, Day, Silsby, Choate and a kid that goes by the name of Wilson, who will be matriculating out of the Boise State program.....thanks for the winning records/charitable efforts volunteered for in the loca area.

#4 Metallica ....

2009-12-03T10:43:00.003-07:00

Can you think of a better license plate?

Bronco Nation Podcast, Metallica #5 video, and BSU Entrance last game!

2009-12-03T09:50:00.002-07:00

Blue and Orange Store discount through Dec 4th...listen and find out how much!
Oppie defends his stance on using Pettis on the 2 point tries.....

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Also coming in number 5 for Metallica songs performed.....

BSU entrance during the Nevada game.....awesome- provided by Broncosports.com

6 days remaining.....

2009-12-02T08:59:00.002-07:00

...till Metallica arrives in the Treasure Valley for the first time since March, 2004.
I should preface this lil list that I refuse to include anything off the "Black" or "Load" or "Re-load" or "St. Anger" albums...Plenty of fans hopped off the bandwagon since summer of 1991 when the Black album came out. Luckily the most recent album, September 2008's Death Magnetic recaptured some of the 80's metal that had been missing. Going off that premise, there is no way a single song from the aforementioned albums would be included in the top 7 songs performed by Metallica. They just do not hold a candle to early Metallica. Will go out on a limb for next selection since technically it is a cover song. Nonetheless, it rocks harder than any song that has come out over the last 16 plus years. I will give some leeway with songs off of Death Magnetic such as "All Nightmare Long" or "Cyanide" or "The Day That Never Comes".

However for this installment, which is like picking who your favorite son/daughter is, I have chosen a cover of Diamondhead's " Am I Evil?"

Also in the news, look for a podcast to be embedded here in the next 24 hours....BNP Podcast will include local media opinion giver, Troy Oppie ( who explains his disagreement on having Pettis on the 2 point try and the timing of it).Also BNP Podcast listeners will get an additional 20% from Dec 2-4 for listening at the Blue Orange Store- thanks to BSU Fan and owner Travis Hawkes.

7 Days until....

2009-12-01T12:01:00.002-07:00

Metallica comes to Boise! Will be kicking off the 7 best songs performed (and available on youtube) and displaying the songs on this here blog.

#7 Added this vid, mainly for the fans that occupied Tushino Airfield, but also this entrance and following song, Creeping Death, are very worthy.

This will cause mass discussion amongst you blog observers, the likes this lil blog has never seen before, but fear not. This New Mexico State game coming up is rather boring and I am unaware of any way to spread any sort of upset hysteria. The Aggies have fired Hal Mumme ( last winter) and have not scored against BSU in 2 years. So what do they do...they hire a defensive minded coach. Awesome choice.....

Also, in the news, Austin Pettis- please borrow Terrell Owen's hyperbaric chamber and heal up. See you in the Fiesta Bowl.

Less than 10 days til Metallica in Boise.......

2009-11-28T20:59:00.000-07:00

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Pics from the BSU NEVADA Game

2009-11-28T12:27:00.005-07:00

Different view of the Players Entrance with extra special effects......

Sideline was packed
From the Statesman,Chief Wolf-on-my-head's name is LINK

Boise State VS Nevada Quick Video Clips ( bad angle but better than nothing)

2009-11-28T11:25:00.001-07:00

pics to follow

For the Peeps outside of the Boise TV Viewing area

2009-11-27T08:08:00.003-07:00

Nice story on the kid from Prosser, dishing the pigskin to his lil brother...and the town that follows them!

For my friends from across the United States wanting the latest weather updates to see if your 4 team parlay will hold up due to the weather tonight...

Rain / Snow Showers Early Overnight Low
26°F
Precip
40%

LINK

Ready for football to start at 9AM in the Mountain Time Zone...
Rutgers VS L'Ville on ESPN2
Temple VS Ohio on ESPNU ( Directv still does not carry ESPNU in HD, dang it)

Followed by Cincy taking on Illinois on your local ABC channel.
Later on, you have the IRON Bowl with Bama and Auburn- heads up on the upset here on CBS.
Blackshirts Cornhuskers take on a meek Colorado squad following the Cincy game on ABC.
If that is not enough tailgating, pre-BSU game info...there is always the Memphis vs the underachieving Tulsa showdown on CBSCHHD Directv 613
Almost forgot the Wyoming vs Colo. State game on the THE MTN in HD...if that is your persuasion....

Only negative about the BSU game tonight being on ESPN2 at 8:15pm locally is that it follows the Backyard Brawl, which hopefully does not last too long.

Enjoy this wondrous day...hopefully not putting up Christmas lights but watching football and preparing for harvesting a Wolf from Nevada!

Lastly, I agree that Colt McCoy secured the Heisman Trophy

Happy Turkey Day Peeps

2009-11-26T04:55:00.002-07:00

Headed into another tryptophan-induced coma later today with the in-laws....and can not wait.

Was unable to join the lads on the latest podcast ( link here), as I was attempting my first game of volleyball since high school, and was unable to make it. The plan was for a calm/relaxing, get-back-in-the-swing-of-things rhythm, followed by a even more lazy game of basketball. Well, on the very first spike attempt, which just so happened to be the first time that lil wicked volleyball was put in play, this basement dwelling blogger had a chance at testing his leaping abilities...The perfect pass, perfect set....perfect spike ( for a point) and then blam!!!!! SNAP......

Down Goes Frazier, Down Goes Frazier, Down Goes Frazier

So the old left knee went out and I heard a pop as I fell to the ground...I writhed in pain, praying it was not a broken leg bone, puncturing my skin. Once I felt the leg and found out that it was indeed intact, I immediately felt like I tore my a.c.l. ( all the while praying it was just some damaged cartilage/meniscus). Unfortunately, in 1992 I endured an a.c.l. injury on my right knee so I was not excited for this incident to repeat itself.....
Nevertheless, due to the local doctor's office being in Thanksgiving mode, I am unable to meet up with the knee doc until Monday after this very long 4 day weekend. While my knee continues to stiffen, I suddenly realize I am out for an extended amount of time including volleyball/basketball season and most importantly the Turkey Day Bowl Game! I am devastated..... Have been working on my swim move coming out of the new 4-2-5 defense the squad has been working on in recent days. Time for the next over 30 yr old to "Cowboy Up" and rush the quarterback like Lawrence Taylor did when I was a kid.

Now, back to the important part of the weekend....Nevada vs BSU on the Blue, in mid 30 degrees weather. Should be dry....for all of my East Coast friends who like to have action on the game....Tuna, that one is for you! The spread is around 13-14 points....I find that to be a high amount. The last two games have been exciting, especially the 4 overtime squeaker in 2007. BSU LB Tim Brady save the day with a sack in the 4 OT against Colin Kaepernick, who was a true freshman that year. Very exciting game and probably after the 1998 BSU Idaho Game, and maybe the 1994 BSU Marshall Game, that was the most exciting BSU home game that I have been too....It was very cold that night in late 2007, and I am expecting mid 30's temps for this game as well.
As for some tailgating ideas....
1)there is an OBNUG tailgate party going on,
2)the players are continuing/starting a new tradition of the players walk ( Bronco Stampeded/Bronco Walk) - where the players finish up their pregame meal from the Student Union Building down to the road to the Stadium/locker room. This player walk will start at 4:55pm....and I believe the band might be there, so bring the kiddies!
Link from Statesman...wish this was advertised a lil bit more
QUICK HITS

About 200 tickets remain in the south end zone for the Nevada game. É The color scheme is alternating sections of blue and orange - odd sections, the south end zone and the student section wear orange, while even sections and the north end zone wear blue. É The Broncos will walk from the Student Union Building through the crowd to the stadium at 4:55 p.m. on game day.

3)My peeps over near the lil White Church will be going off as well as the peeps just north of the scoreboard in the old grass practice field. If you see a gimpy intoxicated man, do not automatically think of me....

As for the game itself,the trendy pick with the national media is to go with the resurgent Wolfpack but until someone beats the champ, they are still the champ!

I think this game will be closer than anticipated and too close for my viewing comfort. I see the score falling Boise State's way 52-49, and quite possibly in 3 OT's......I agree with most fans, that it might be tough to completely rein in the three headed rushing dragon known as Kaepernick, Lippincott ( Wolfpack's answer to yesteryear's Vandal Joel Thomas), and Vai. That being said, the Wolfpack offense is reliant on the running game primarily/successfully. Unfortunately when Kellen Moore hits a wide receiver/ tight end target twice in the first quarter, and forces Kaepernick to throw the ball, that plays right into the hands of D-Cord Wilcox's hands...At least I can dream this!!!!

Stay warm, stay healthy ( properly stretch those muscles out if you engage in some pigskin tomfoolery later today) and remind yourself that if you are reading this blog post, we have it pretty lucky in this country. Also avoid the made up holiday known as Black Friday!

Email your pictures statueleft@hotmail.com , feel free to leave a comment on your scoreboard prediction.....

Also, word to the wise....when you are in your mid thirties and you are thinking about getting back on the hardwood for volleyball or basketball, slow down and stick to podcasting....it will do a body good!

Post Vandalism Podcast.....

2009-11-18T17:42:00.002-07:00

For those headed down the road to Logan this Friday....weather-is-a-comin'.....You were forewarned ( is that a word)!

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Another Good Day To Be A BRONCO!

2009-11-15T14:45:00.003-07:00

Pics from the Statesman
What is the better picture, Pettis getting thrown another pass with the score in the background ( and they are still throwing it) .....or this sign, below, that probably never made television?

Here we have 2 low grade cell phone pics that depict the letter "B" on the east side student section area....

Pre-Vandal Podcast and prediction

2009-11-14T08:42:00.004-07:00

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Sorry for the delay in the highly anticipated Podcast...JT and Vandal season ticketer OBNUG INTERN partake in the verbal melee...enjoy my rambkings and mumbling!

Pic from Drew @OBNUG

While some readers might ponder that I have hit the rum early today, I beg your forgiveness. Perhaps it is the nauseating smell of mothballed Vandal fan's clothing, fresh from being in the bottom of the closet/storage unit all year? Please do not stalk and hunt down this basement-dwelling blogger. Throw away the argument of poor scheduling and live in the now! Today is the big rivalry game and all guns should be blazing!

While it might be sacrilege for a Broncos fan to state this on the record, but I can see the Vandals leading at halftime....something like 21-14. Coach Akey should also be the Coach of the Year- sans Cincinnati's Brian Kelly. However by halftime, the initial confidence and out-of-this-world testerone levels of the Vandals will turn to putty under vicious and relentless defensive pursuit and the constant harassment by the immaculate decision making of Kellen Moore. I base my halftime score on the Vandals controlling the clock by multiple first downs on the first few series. The running game will mirror the attack of Fresno State, where Ryan Matthews emulated Jim Brown or Gale Sayers, breaking long touchdown runs( or going untouched). Or perhaps, the Vandals will just keep dinking and dunking down the field on third down in order to keep Kellen Moore and the high scoring offense away from the end zone. That being said, it all turns to muck in the second half. The snow that fell last night will be a non-issue. The absence of Shea McClellin will hurt at some point but hopefully the front 5-6 collectively will get the job done over the long haul.

The game ends up 38-21.....should be a frosty game, luckily there will be plenty of antifreeze in the tailgating area to keep everyone warm. Remember who these scumbags Vandals are, and where the hatred comes from. Do not forget the taunting of Pokey Allen, a few weeks before his death, especially after a fake punt was called by Joel Thomas ( who now coaches up at UDUB). I truly hope the score is out of hand in the first quarter but I just do not see it that way. There is generations of hate here in the state for this game, do your share to root on the Broncos. Punish the Dog Ass Vandals- seek Tom Scott for the origination of that term!

Want to also send some good luck mojo to the bipolar Utes in their battle against TCU tonight. Maybe TCU loses for the second yr in a row against the UTES, this time TCU being the 19 point favorite.
Enjoy football for what it is and Go Broncos! Stop Vandalism!

Is this Al Borges?

2009-11-11T20:18:00.006-07:00

Great pics in this minute slice of history in the U of I/ BSU rivalry game......Can you find yourself in any of these pics? Hat Tip to the Statesman for putting these out there.....

Is that Idaho Statesman's Mike Prater ( white pants, pink press pass), on the left, in pic #45?

On a serious note, I want to send a big Thank You to all of the troops, past and present, for their service!

My Grandfather, who just passed, was a engineer on one these landing crafts in the Pacific during the Bougainville landing. Had another Grandfather serve in WWII and the Korean War. Father served in Vietnam as well as my 2 uncles being lifer military men. God Bless them all!

At least Mark Scott and Tom Scott have not done this...

2009-11-08T17:52:00.001-07:00

....or the guys/gals in the truck in the parking lot- check the 1:08 mark

The Vandals could not keep up their end of the bargain ( or at least make it interesting) and ESPN Gameday will be going to theTCU UTAH game this coming weekend. Maybe the Vandals were smart and did not want to ruin a good thing brewing up on the Palouse, by having Gameday come and display the Vandals shortcomings against the Broncos!

Post San Jose State / Pre LA Tech Podcast

2009-11-05T08:26:00.006-07:00

click the link of the middle of this hishhash to listen to the podcast- This basement blogger will work on the html later today

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My prediction is 35-7....Broncos overcome a 14-0 halftime lead to really get going and chew up the clock in the second half. Keep the ball in the best player's hands for the second half.....Have Kellen dink and dunk for 3 end zone tosses by the beginning of the 4th quarter!

Halloween Debacle- which movie is better?

2009-10-30T17:04:00.002-06:00

Old School

or

New Old School

As for the Blue Turf Battle between BSU and San Jose State....I will say 51-7....and Bacon will have a safety in the third to get the odd score. Enjoy the Halloween weekend and be safe out there kids!!!!!

Amazing Behind The Back Pass

2009-10-27T14:32:00.001-06:00

First 2 point conversion this Saturday on the Blue Turf?

Post Tulsa- Pre Hawaii Podcast

2009-10-21T07:57:00.001-06:00

link to newest podcast

Venturing a 35-3 slaughtering of the Rainbow Warriors....
The Broncos suffer one painful epidemic- massive sunburn!

Visit JT at BNP and OBNUG INTEN at his twitter page

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Only in baseball....

2009-10-18T18:03:00.003-06:00

.....does the announcer admit to some natural flatulence- live on air!
Of course, it was David Wells.....MUTE the music on the right sidebar and listen to the clip about 20 seconds in !( HT Deadspin)

Also in the news, Broncos are ranked prematurely #4 in the BCS Standings- just keep taking care of business and it will all wash out in the end!
PS Vandals, you keep snickering at the above video and keep winning while you are it ( I guess)!

P.S.S. When did Chase Utley start suffering from Steve Sax disease? In related news,Ethier goes deep and wins the ballgame for the Dodgers

This week's version of the Podcast

2009-10-12T07:49:00.003-06:00

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Joined by J from Sports2night, Vandal-lovin' Obnug Intern, and the host JT from BNP

My random guess at this score of the upcoming offensive boatrace will end up 40-30 visitors.... Broncos need to avoid 3 and out's on offense ( and bad center-qb snap mistakes) and keep the highly vaunted Broncos defense off the turf to avoid getting run ragged wih Tulsa's high octane offense.

The Wisdom of Coach Pete

2009-10-04T11:01:00.004-06:00

The only idea I can think of, is that Coach Pete purposefully had the Broncos unfocused and non-physical against Div. 1AA foe U.C. Davis so that the Broncos could regain their mojo against a very dangerous Tulsa Hurricane squad. How else do you explain the let down at Bronco Stadium? The result was okay, a meager 18 point win will suffice but the bragging rights of BSU being ranked in the Top 5 nationally is in serious jeopardy. I will take the 18 point win any day of the week, especially with the Houston Cougars reeling in defeat to a non-plus UTEP program. Hopefully the east coast media will just see the final score rather than actually watching this debacle that was actually closer than what the final score represented.

Last year, Tulsa ran the ball a ton and still managed to get 75+ plays on offense per game. Their offensive architect, Gus Malzahn, has moved on to resurrect the Auburn program but the Tulsa offense is still lead by competent Herb Hand. While the QB talent for Tulsa has receded, the high speed no huddle offense can be dangerous. This is the game that scares me the most for rest of the year. An away game in Tulsa, on a Wednesday, on Espn! Danger Will Robinson! Tulsa is scarier that the Nevada squad that put up 700+ yards of offense. Tulsa is scarier than the resurrected Vandals- nice win at home over MWC foe Colorado State.

That being said, Chris Peterson's team has always come up prepared and ready for the challenged ( outside of the last 4 out of 5 bowl games). I am sure Coach Pete's grand plan to regain the full attention of the Broncs players has been accomplished. Now it is time for this master plan to come to fruition.

* Last night as I left the stadium, I was expecting to blog how embarrassing I thought the lack of push by the offensive line ( in the red zone) and the lack of blitzing/pressure by the defense. I then saw Houston getting curbstomped by UTEP and I thought life could be much worse.

** Where was the QB sneak from the one yard line in the first quarter? Was the worry of Kellen Moore taking a hit to the head potentially enough to call for two running plays- that both got stuffed by an undersized defensive line? The go to play on the goal line is now the fade to Pettis? That performance last night gave all the pundits/critics more ammo when it comes to lil Ol' Boise State is overrated and play in a weak conference. That being said, I will take the 18 point victory as the Cougars from Houston see their BCS hopes dashed. Now I hope that TCU finds a way to lose in Provo against those Cougs!

*** IDSTATESMAN has a ton of pics from the game last night right here

I will leave you with this....never doubt Coach Pete...and stay classy!!!!

Three Weeks of Podcasting and One Lousy Home Game Out of 48 Days

2009-10-01T09:10:00.007-06:00

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Here we have another edition of the Podcast featuring discussions of last week's demolition of Bowling Green and the future bloodbath against the Aggies of UC Davis ....question of the days is-
Would you rather Coach Pete run up the score against the Aggies or keep it classy and keep the score within +50 points so he does not embarass his alma mater.

Visit JT at BNP and Obnug Intern at twitter ....... Also think Idaho will lose 35-14 to Colorado St. Mike Coughlin will have his best day as Bronco this Saturday during Homecoming Week. Hope Southwick stays on the sideline and the same goes to Malcolm Johnson. Could we see Kirby Moore see his first Touchdown reception? The over/under on Bacon sizzling jokes this weekend at +/- 3.5!
Stay healthy Broncos......and RUTS! I will forecast a 63-0 bloodbath!

Two Weeks in A Row...another podcast

2009-09-23T08:19:00.005-06:00

JT from BNP and Obnug Intern from the Obnug message boards are discussing the missed tackles during the Fresno game, the D.J. Harper injury and how thick Winston Venable is. Also briefly mentioned is the impending Bowling Green Falcons matchup featuring QB Tyler Sheehan.

Click on the BroncoNationPodcast link to listen!

I am venturing a 58-14 BSU beatdown....only way the score is lower is if B.G. dinks and dunks down the field and wastes time and keeps Kellen and his soldiers off the battlefield.

Legarrette Blount Tribute?

2009-09-20T09:32:00.003-06:00

Will be watching the recap of the BSU game from this past weekend and while we have seen plenty of big plays, I will look for the weird, wacky and unknown!

Before #25 Hunter White made the opening kick off tackle, I noticed this interesting tidbit on the wrist tape job of the aforementioned #25. Dare I say a nod to Legarette Blount? Highly doubtful being 2 weeks post brouhaha, but you never know!

What Football/Sports are all about?

2009-09-19T20:21:00.002-06:00

Props to Barstool Sports for the link
http://boston.barstoolsports.com
link to real article
Freshman Matt Ziesel scores a touchdown against Maryville. Below is a little write-up from the Ziesel family for those of you not familiar with Matt: Matt is a special athlete who has Down Syndrome. He loves football and has grown up in an environment surrounded by sports. His father is a coach/ athletic director, and all his siblings play sports. He grew up at athletic events, and has always been a cheerleader. He registered as a freshman at Benton High School -Saint Joseph, MO this year, and told his mother and father he wanted to play football. The team takes good care of looking after Matt, and he is still the cheerleader on the sidelines. He puts his pads and helmet on, stands next to Coach McCamy and waits for his turn to play. Over and over during the course of the game Matt will say, “Coach McCamy, I am ready! I am ready Coach!” On this Monday night coach gave him a chance. The Cardinals were down by a few touchdowns with 15 seconds left. Coach McCamy called a timeout and asked the coach of Maryville High School if they could run their “Matt Play”. He agreed and this is where the video begins. Thanks to Coach McCamy and the freshman coach at Maryville, Matt and his family will cherish his moment forever!

Please do what you can Broncos Fans

2009-09-17T11:59:00.004-06:00

Help make Brynnahs wish come true to go to San Diego Zoo

link for helping out this lil Angel getting down to San Diego.

Thanks for BroncoCountry.com for posting about this.....

Anywhere, Anyone, Anytime...yep, its Fresno week

2009-09-16T08:13:00.005-06:00

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The above podcast reflects JT from BroncoNationPodcast, Obnug Intern and myself genuflecting on last week's dominant performance against the Miami not of Florida. Logan from the Fresno State side of things, also gets involved on the podcast and throws in his two cents...

The Future

My thoughts are that the Broncs will defeat the Bulldogs of Fresno State 30-21. Hard fought game....
The scariest thing is where is the annual hype for the Fresno Squad? There is no such preseason hype and this might allow the Bulldogs to recapture that blue collar chip on the shoulder that the Central Cali kids might need. Coach Pat Hill is truly capturing the underdog role right now and had a legit chance at upsetting Wisconsin last week. In my eyes, the Bulldogs ruined their chances in upsetting the Badgers and could not finish. Will that tough road loss reflect on their tough battle against the #10 ranked Broncs? This is why they play the game....
Predictions- Kellen has his usual 2 throws that reach pay dirt, one to Shoemaker and one to a tight end- pick one, any one of them but probably Gallarda. The other two will be rushing by any of the three headed hydra known as Avery-Harper-Martin. The remaining two points will come via the safety route by a sack from Glass Joe Hout (I still think 99.9% of Americans would have buckled like Glass Joe after the cheap shot by Blount. I am surprised Blount has not transferred to a Junior College in order to keep playing.)
As for the nickname of the Boise State Defense.....BluNami was the one selected by BroncoCountry.com members....the Statesman has some sort of contest mimicking the challenge for submitted entries for the Defense to have a nickname. Not sure I care as much as the production continues like it has been.

Enjoy the game....and if you attend the game, watch you back for skanks and shanks!

Legarrette Blount is a Punk Bitch

2009-09-03T23:48:00.006-06:00

Oregon head coach must be really proud that his first game as Oregon head coach ends up with the best smack/hit is by his non-existent running back sucker punching a Bronco after the game. High class in Autzen. Embarrassing as a program and as a head coach. Anything less than Blount being kicked off the team is an even more embarrassment to the Phil Knight Ducks. Video to follow.....if Youtube does not ban it!

If it walks like a Duck......

2009-09-02T10:15:00.005-06:00

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The old gang got together for one more attempt at reaching interplanetary success or at least North American Dominance, and created another version of a podcast- focusing on BSU v. Oregon. Thanks to JT at BroncoNationPodcast for hooking up the 1's and 2's, and Drew from OBUNG for still pimpin' after all these years.....

Cliff notes version, I am venturing a guess of 35-30 victory towards the Broncos way...However I am really worried about the revenge/motivation factor from the Ducks. It is difficult to beat a Top-15 team in back to back years.....It will be a battle of epic proportions, just ask the hype machine that is revolving around this game. I will say Kellen throws 3 td's, Avery and Harper have a running td each. Please send your best Ducks Crashing pics/cliches and I will gladly place them on this blog.

Sidenote- Enjoyed a ridiculous weekend in Vegas for our Fantasy Football Draft....If you can imagine, it happened. Yes, the movie The Hangover was a goal and in some people's eyes we accomplished what we set it out to do. If you ever need to stay at ( or near) the Bellagio, I discovered a lovely timeshare-influenced place called the Jockey Club. Do not bother googling it, just take a flyer and decide to stay there on a whim next time. Can not beat the price of admission......

The main reason we headed down there was for a fantasy football draft....which lead to chicanery and debauchery ( not to mention a visit to Rehab- in which we saw ESPN's Matthew Berry hanging out at- and a few other Vegas clubs). I was voted as having the single worst draft, which was not the worst thing I was voted on having all weekend.....That being said, I did throw a parlay with BSU -5, Utah -20.5, and Nevada +14 .....hopefully this will hit really big and I can win back a 1/10 of what I spent down there. Hate to end it on a negative note but if smell/see/taste a f'ing red bull again, I will self implode.

Pics of Scrimmage #1 The Last Batch

2009-08-14T23:01:00.006-06:00

Gholston avoids the cut block of Jarvis Hodge Coughlin to Potter

New Bleachers

More "business" handed out by #53 Gholston

Bacon getting his needed reps in

Southwick to Potter

tackled by #10 Gavins

More Coughlin to Potter

Alum (former Tight End turned Linebacker) Chris Oneil

Pics from Scrimmage #1 The offensive side

2009-08-14T15:21:00.006-06:00

Moore to Pettis Moore to Young

Pettis getting....interfered worth

Moore to Harper to .....

..our 5th string QB Pettis

Phenom frosh Malcolm Johnson collides...

head over heels...

#22 Jake Johnston

Coughlin to Pettis for 6

Coughlin

Malcolm Johnson

Titus on the fly sweep

Moore

Malcom Johnson

O-Line Pride

Pics from the scrimmage ( the Dark Side version)

2009-08-14T13:45:00.005-06:00

Hurricane Hout is coming.....
#41 Kharyee Marshall....bringing down

....Southwick

Nowhere to run ( a theme of the scrimmage)

#81 Nicholas Alexander showed up all scrimmage long

Brandyn Thompson holding til the gang comes to assist

#96 Root gets held while Winterswyk harasses Coughlin

#19 Josh Borgman

Pics from the scrimmage QB version ( all 6 of them)

2009-08-14T12:59:00.006-06:00

Southwick Tamburo
Kellen to the 5th stringer
Shoemaker Tamburo

Kellen

Coughlin

Southwick

Kellen

Tamburo

Coughlin

Kellen

Tamburo

Pics of scrimmage #1

2009-08-13T21:20:00.007-06:00

click on the any pic for an enlarged version

This year's George Iloka Haircut of the Scrimmage goes to newcomer #10 Jerrell Gavins

Heads Up Kellen, Hout is within striking distance. Blacks Jerseys are very cool in this situation. #53 Zack Gholston gave the business all day long
Oskie...almost by #46 Hazen Moss

The play where a certain free safety got Possibly injured on....That is #53Gholston's hemlet flying!

#3 Chris Potter was showing off some nice disco moves before his dancing feet caught up with him and #16 Febis laid the wood at the end of the play.

#61 Joe Kellogg is not afraid to mix it up with Winterswyk/Baker

#3 Chris Potter made the play closer than it appeared on a deep strike halfway through the scrimmage.

Here we have Greenshirt Burks avoiding multiple tackles and riding the convoy of blockers all the way down the field. Another true freshman #82 Hiwat stayed on the blocks down to the goal line.

#18 still with the ball

Hiwat was attempting a late fade at the end of practice by Tamburo. Back to back fade attempts were both incomplete.

Trade Secrets to Follow

2009-08-13T18:34:00.007-06:00

I have the usual onslaught of scrimmage pics to upload. That will come in the next 72 hours.
However this year will have a twist. Apparently there is new emphasis by the University on not displaying videos or a string/sequence of pics that show the play, mainly formations.
During the scrimmage, I sat in the last row of the lower west section, around the 45 yard line. I felt the presence of a gentleman who was focused on my pic-snapping abilities. I glanced up and recognized this staff member's face and realized we were going to have a conversation about the camera. The gentleman asked my intentions and I declared for personal use. He mentioned that there was a worry of the snapshots making its way to the internet, primarily the formations. I stated that I would upload just the close up action shots to the internet. He expressed his worry that Oregon might find their eyes on to this site. I was instantly flattered (remember this fleeting feeling) but I felt a little flustered by the discussion. We parted ways....
It was a stern but polite discussion. The gentleman could have come off rough or a plain jerk, and maybe I expected to be asked to stop the camera shenanigans. The gentleman remained close by, monitoring my actions or perhaps looking for devilish camera-toting bloggers. I continued to snap some pics in rapid fire fashion and soon enough we made eye contact again. I motioned him over and stated that I was taking tight shots of the action and I showed him some of the pics ( perhaps hoping for some admiration, but it never came). The gentleman reiterated that there was a big game coming up..... I shook my head yes and made it clear that I did not want to damage the Broncos' chances. I even suggested that i would give him my cell number and if he objected to any of the contents/pics I would remove it. He asked me what site the pics would show up on and I beamed, " STATUELEFT". He looked to have no knowledge of my site, so my smile faded (BSU has no idea of who I am. Good news is that I have never posted anything to critical or damaging to my alma mater). I gave the gentleman my name and offered up my cell phone, but no dice. The gentleman did not carry one. We separated again, thinking the issue was over....Last thing I wanted was an argument over civil rights, public vs private property and I certainly did not want the school thinking I was supplying trade secrets.
The sole purpose of the pics was so the out of towners/friends and family members could see a different angle of the action. I am pretty sure the Oregon coaches have seen enough film to this point. I will not upload vids or any damaging sequential pics, and one reason is that I do want the scrimmages to be closed to the general public. I do enjoy the scrimmages and want the lil kids to keep coming as well. There was several kids in my general vicinity. Just when I thought the drama was over, I made eye contact with gentleman #2 and I motioned him over since he obviously was interested in my activities. went through the same spiel, offered my name and blog site, and I mentioned that I would put up my email if there was any questionable material ( I need the extra hits on the blog anyways)

So there you have it.....thoughts? Just want to clarify that first and foremost I am a Broncos fan. Hopefully this will be a non-issue at future scrimmages....If gentleman #1 and #2 have any questions, feel free to email me at statueleft@hotmail.com .
P.S. I did hear from a source that a local member of the media was also frowned upon from showing any video footage on the local media avenues. Maybe I made the big time after all. Lastly, this sarcastic camera-toting blogger recognizes that gentleman #1 & #2 are simply doing their job. In the past I might have referred to these gentleman as part of the Gestapo but they were both professional. I just keep thinking they are barking up the wrong tree.......

Due to pre-existent restrictions on non-media types attending BSU practices

2009-08-08T10:01:00.019-06:00

...might as well keep an eye on some local concerts...AS ALWAYS, CLICK ON ANY PIC FOR LARGER VERSION

Warped Tour came through the area once again. What is usually played at an outdoor venue, quickly took it's dog and pony show inside due to torrential rainstorms (or maybe the rain was just going to linger all day long). I benefited from the venue being moved inside since I was there just to enjoy a day away from work while monitoring my teenager's whereabouts.....

For some reason, the closing act was Bad Religion. I was not really excited about seeing them, but they were chosen as the closer I think there was a just lack of a bigger performer at this stop on the tour. I went to enjoy Bouncing Souls and Shooter Jennings, but the son of Waylon decided to skip out on Boise. My guess is that he is headed to the Braun Brothers Reunion as the secret guest on Saturday Night up in Challis. Just sayin'....it could happen. (EDITED- Mickey and the Motorcars ended up being the special guest- I guess I expected more)

While the weather was poor outside, I did enjoy the seat in the front row in order for better picture taking and video opportunities.......Here is some that made the cut.....damn battery went dead half way through and the backup battery is 5 yrs old and only lasted 5 minutes.
Oh well- live and learn!
Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band- The Reverend introduced his wife, Breezy, on the washboard and his brother on the 5 gallon pickle bucket ( meaning the drums). After the intro, they went into "Your Cousin on Cops" which was a good little jingle. I could be wrong about that, and played my favorite song of theirs, "Mama's Fried Potatos", after the intro.... Breezy
This official video is worth watching and wish I had time to get the whole video of the band performing this song.....

Underoath ( Christian band that does not overtly preach their religious influence....which is nice) The keyboards/audio guy was really looked like he was enjoying the gig- dude on far left. The guitarist with the huge beard was also very extroverted. The beard was truly something.

favorite pic of the day- with all of the thrashing of the hair....

All Time Low

Yellow shirted security dude handles the line to the floor .....they closed off the access to the floor, due to an overflow capacity I guess....safety safety safety- at a punk show?

Bouncing Souls - lead singer, Greg, announced he is from New Jersey and resides now in McCall, Idaho.

Greg also announced to the crowd that the set was dedictaed to John Hughes, who had recently passed away. The creative angst movie maker put out a ton of great movies, to long to list, but my favorite was Ferris Bueller. In the pic, below, Greg reads a short piece about the Breakfast Club....
Chiodos

TAT from England.....

Less Than Jake- pretty fun set....they harassed the people in the stands who chose not to get on the floor. I am sure they were unaware of the fact that a security guard was holding people back to due to many people on the floor. Lame, I know....but the truth hurts

So there was man in a orange/red windbreaker and blue jeans who appeared to be in his later 40's perhaps and the boys from LTJ invivted "DAD" to the stage....DAD eventually moved on stage and and was threatened with getting french kissed by some nasty hillbilly white trash woman of the night who was up in the stands....LTJ started up their song and Tim/DAD went back to his resting spot on the side of the floor....After LTJ found that Dad escaped, they instructed all of the dirty sleazy sluts to grind/dirty dance on Tim/Dad.

Scary Kids Scaring Kids

We the Kings

Gallows reminds me of older punk shows in a crowded basement........playing amongst the thrashing teenagers. Have to love the midget singer calling out more successful bands...oh well, keep on keeping on dude

Pre- Braun Brothers Reunion Gathering

2009-08-05T07:35:00.008-06:00

With the recent success of this lil Reunion up Challis way, flocks of fans have contributed some changes...Like moving from the venue from Stanley to the Challis ( what a mistake for Stanley) Golf Course. Unfortunately last year some idiot drunkard heaved a beer bottle at the guitar player in the Randy Rogers Band during the Street Dance...and that quickly put an end to that. To the guitarist's credit, they could have pulled their boots up and headed out town but they decided to keep playing...the guitarist needed stitches but he was going to wait til he got the next town/gig ( awesome in my book). The liability issues became apparent and financially unrealistic. While Muzzie Braun thinks we should have pulled some outlaw justice and pulled the bottle chucker down to the gully near the side of the road, the reality of the situation has since changed the Reunion. No more street dance, and probably the biggest change is the lack of the cooler pass.

Years past, you could pay $20-25 bucks and you can bring in a big ass cooler of whatever liquid/food you want. The concoctions of liquor that I have seen guzzled during a show is amazing and somewhat scary. Pacing yourself does not play out in Challis at a Reunion show. That being said, the cooler pass is no more and reality has set up in due to these liability issues. One positive change that has been recognized is the honeybucket sanitary issues however. This was/has been an issue in the last few years, and so much so, that some shirts have been made up supporting the need for more honeybuckets/portapotties....

The reason I bring up these changes, is while I believe change is good, the changes at the Braun Bros Reunion has hindered me from attending this year. The street dance was an epic adventure and the epicenter of a lot of interesting memory making incidents. The Friday night acoustic shows were exciting, but everything lead up to Saturday. The all day Saturday show would feature the lesser know Texas Red Dirt acts, followed by the namesake, Muzzie Braun, and his brothers pulling those old guitars. Eventually Muzzie would let his boys take over, and one set of boys would front Reckless Kelly and another set would lead Mickey and the Motorcars. Occasionally in years past, some big time Alt-Country stars would make their way through the mountains, including Robert Earl Keen.

One big change this year, that I mentioned is the lack of the street dance. They will ignite the festivities at the normal Challis Community Stage near the golf course tomorrow night. Mickey and the Motorcars ( MMC) will kick start/headline with 3 other supporting acts. One of them is Ray Wylie Hubbard who just so happens to be playing at Alive after 5 in Boise tonight for free.* The bad news is MMC will be departing due to scheduling issues right after the show. Well, there in lies the rub.....I love when on Saturday night, MMC and RK would jon there Dad on stage to close down the Reunion in the old days, but this year will be different. More change, right? Now according to the flyer on the Braun Brothers Reunion, MMC is playing Thurs, parting ways and letting Cross Canadian Ragweed takeover on Friday night. Not so fast my friends, when looking on MMC's tour dates, it states that the MMC will be up in Challis all weekend long. So who knows.....change, change, change. One thing that caught my eye is the special guest that is suppose to grace our presence on Saturday night. Rumors of Willie Nelson stopping by, since his daughter, Paula Nelson, is playing in Challis on Saturday. Only problem is that Willie is on tour in Lubbock that night. As for my guess as to who the special guests is.....I will venture Hank Williams III, but that is just a unrealistic shot in the dark...I have no stinking idea. Maybe Shooter Jennings...since he is playing in Boise on Friday night at the Warped Tour of all places! The only problem is that he is supposed to be in Utah on Saturday night.....I just hope the special guest is not MMC, since I am not making the 4 hour plus drive this weekend. For all I know

*Finally, and the main reason why I brought this Reunion up, is that a few of the acts are playing tonight in lil ol' Boise. Ray Wylie Hubbard kicks off Alive after 5....free venue where local Boiseans will probably enjoy the hot hot hot sun and beer/food more than this style of Outlaw Country. RWH then heads off to Challis, where he will be playing at the Reunion on Thursday night- but would not be surprised if he shows up at the Knitting Factory before heading out of town. The night picks up with three good bands at the local Knitting Factory, with the Randy Rogers Band ( no truth to the rumor that the guitarist will be sporting a helmet), CCR and MMC. To my friends who are not headed to the Reunion, you should attend this lil gig with friends and meet future ex-wives.....If you are headed up to the reunion, enjoy tonight's lil flavor in your ear before you take that 4 hour plus drive up the mountain.

** Avoid the hailstones this year

It all makes sense.....

2009-07-30T19:00:00.004-06:00

....So it was Greg McMackin who is responsible for the removal of the term "RAINBOW" from the University's nickname a decade ago..... The one thing that stands out is......what if Coach McMackin was right in describing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's team hand clap/dance? Where is the video of this lame dance?

The local media, IDSTATESMAN and IDPRESSTRIBUNE, is taking all of the credit for fanning these flames- pun intended......They have enough links to go all night ( think Viagra and Ecstasy at a "Men's only Bathhouse").

Link to audio 1

gay slur 2

Idaho Press Tribune write up of what McMackin said about his team- that is safe to read at work

Karl Benson likes Notre Dame's hand clapping

This phrase or slip of the tongue by the University of Hawaii head coach is vaguely similar to following in the footsteps of our United States President. Within the last week, our President used the phrase "stupidly" when describing a policeman arresting a man for breaking into his own house. The result from the President fanning the flames in that situation resulted in a Beer Summit between the President, the officer and the Harvard Professor/Cat Burglar. Maybe McMackin will find himself in a Martini Summit or Zima Summit. No word in what city ( by a body of water) that this Zima Summit might commence in. One thing is for sure, it will certainly not be near the sovereign state of Utah. Hopefully all of the coaching community will learn from this "teachable" moment, when in front of reporters at a news conference, there is bound to be a digital recorder turned to the "on" position.

On local sports radio today, one of the reporters ( and in this case, a sports editor of the local fishwrap) was called on the carpet for laughing/giggling after the McMackin slip of the tongue. I will give him a pass since he did admit to laughing at first but chalked it up to the nervous laughter of rationalizing what in the world the Hawaii coach just said. This same sports editor did rally his fellow giggling cronies and highly recommend that they all report on the "slur" story, rather than adhere to the Hawaii's coach request to not print the "slur".

I wish I could add a silly song to this blog that repeats the words..."Sticks and Stones..."

The Latest Going-ons!

2009-07-22T19:27:00.010-06:00

What was Nike thinking? This dunk is nothing all that special...but what a memory for the college kid/dunker from Xavier.

video here

One of the most disappointing discoveries since Geraldo ventured in Al Capone's Vault.

Unfortunately sometimes we need to crack on our own- even the great Canadian Bacon. Please save your "Glazed Bacon" jabs- the young kid will be punished, serve his penance and get back to doing what he does best. Hopefully this is a wake up call, where apparently no one was hurt, and a reminder that these youngsters are not invincible!

-EA Thoughts- I will preface that I am afraid I will get some malware (and this lonely blog will get hijacked by some crazy blog-nappers) if I search for any pics or vid's of EA.

As far as the creepy (and I mean creepy) invasion of EA's hotel room, I will only say that I would not be shocked if it was ruse to garner some publicity for a show that is coming up about EA. 50/50 at best but in today's age of attention-seeking celebrities, I just would not be surprised. I mean how convenient that a man who just so happens to have the tools to access a thin hotel wall and have the tools to record someone disrobing, just has to be the latest hot internet sensation I mean, did the creep have to throw a few benjamins out there so the creep could get set up right next to EA's room. Wow, what a coincidence!

I will not put the censored pics up on here but if this was my wife or daughter, and these pics were out in the public, it would be go time. ESPN IS NOT HAPPY AT ALL and even barred some reporters from the NYPost. Not sure I blame ESPN since it seems that these censored pics seem a lil bit more revealing than your standard "reveal". Maybe this is one way the NEW YORK POST is trying to compete with the interwebs! Link to the NY paper article here Hope EA will disappear back to the frat boys who love her ( like Bobby Frasor)!

Getting back to BSU football, there has been speculation about playing Virginia Tech in D.C. to kickoff the 2010 Campaign. If it comes to fruition and it sounds promising, that is good get for the BSU AD office (very tough matchup to boot)! Time to pop some good stuff

One last note to add......Was fortunate enough to partake in the Blazed and Confused Tour last Sunday. Beat the heat with some liquid refreshment. One of my fellow concertgoers, ( her first ever concert at age 29, huh!) got her elbow bumped, and somehow/someway got her iphone dropped into her beer....good news is that the phone works just enough to send these pics to me. Nothing special but good times were had by all!

Can you spot yourself in this movie?

2009-07-20T22:05:00.001-06:00

Goosebumps

2009-07-16T19:38:00.001-06:00

HAT TIP to WALLS for the link

"Killed in action the week before, the body of Staff Sergeant First Class John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City , Georgia , just south of Atlanta , on June 11, 2009 .. The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough , Georgia . A simple notice in local papers indicated the road ... Read Moreroute to be taken and the approximate time.

Nowadays one can be led to believe that America no longer respects honor and no longer honors sacrifice outside the military. Be it known that there are many places in this land where people still recognize the courage and impact of total self-sacrifice.. Georgia remains one of those graceful places. The link below is a short travelogue of that day's remarkable and painful journey. But only watch this if you wish to have some of your faith in people restored. "

Shouldn't Shaq be working on his free throws?

2009-07-13T19:03:00.001-06:00

All Star Game Home Run

2009-07-13T16:18:00.002-06:00

The easy pick is Pujols but I am thinking Ryan Howard will overcome the best player in the game. Howard is from the St. Louis area so there should be some love for him as well as Pujols.

Also in the news, Calvin Broadus returns to the Boise area this coming Sunday 7-19 ......they will be joined by Stephen Marley, Mickey Avalon and the blazed up lads from Slightly Stoopid.....Anyone headed there? I am sure Alex Guerrero of the Boise Burn will be attendance. He showed up to the last Slightly Stoopid show with a few BSU players....

Anyone going to Kenny Chesney on Tues 7-14? If you need tix, email me and I will put you in line with a guy who knows a guy who has tix... statueleft@hotmail.com While I am not down with the Chesney concert, I do enjoy a few of his songs. I am a lil bitter that Chesney is gravy training the Parrotheads, once Jimmy Buffett decides to retire. Smart business move but seems like he is trying too hard to go the Buffett route. Have a guy who knows a guy and states that Chesney frequently heads down island and enjoys his time off at one of the Virgin Islands. the same guy also showed up with a Yankees lid on and Chesney & the other bar mates gave him a ration of shit for the hat. Chesney wears his Red Sox hat nonstop in the Virgin Islands.

My buddy, Captain Jimmy, runs this website, jimmydreamz.com and you listen old Buffett concert tracks.....enjoy

During the Summer

2009-07-06T14:30:00.003-06:00

What has Bronco Nation been caught doing? Some take vacations, some get another job (or a job period). I recently took the fam damily to the Oregon Coast and my non-BSU obsessed wife took a pic of myself returning a rented surfboard. Just so happens that I was sporting some BSU gear and made me ponder- where else is BSU being represented outside of the Treasure Valley. Had a few folks not sporting the blue and orange mention that they were from the Boise area and we each wished each safe travels..... Bronco Nation is a conscientious bunch.

Headed camping, sport the blue and orange pullover. Headed to Europe, sport the most recent lid! All kinds of applications where these picture opportunities could arise......If you have anything such as pictures, that are worth sharing- such as at Stonehenge or the Statue of Liberty, shoot me an email and I will upload it to this lil basement-originating blog....I will put up the pic and a quick narrative of where the blue and orange is visiting. I know there is some who take pictures of fans sporting weird outfits and those who hold up BSU cups in the scene. Whatever floats your boat! Send them to statueleft@hotmail.com . Just one more way to kill time over the offseason.....

If anyone has any suggestions for hiding that bald spot on the kid in blue, please save those for yourself!