Public Enemy #1: Sean Renfree's case

OBNUG is in the process of deciding who should be this website's most hated villain. We'll be presenting the cases for all of the candidates over the next few weeks. Enjoy.

Sean Renfree

The Duke Blue Devils have won four games over the past four years.

For some reason, Sean Renfree wanted to be a part of that.

The decorated Arizona prep quarterback chose the Blue Devils over a number of other college football teams, including Boise State. His spurning of the Broncos, in particular, really gets our goat, especially considering his rationale. Renfree based his decision on Duke's impressive academic record, the promise of playing time, and the experience of new head coach David Sutcliffe. We liken this to choosing a Quarter Pounder based on taste, texture, and presentation.

• Academics: People do your papers for you when you're a college football star. Just ask Jeremy Childs.


• Playing time: No one in the history of the world has ever wanted additional playing time at Duke.


• David Sutcliffe: Sure he coached the Mannings, but he is also responsible for the last two years of Erik Ainge.

Besides, these reasons pale in comparison to the pros of attending Boise State.

• Winning: The Broncos average nearly a WAC title per Duke win.
  
• Practice reps: Learning from Kellen Moore is a lot more exciting than it sounds.
  
• David Augusto: Ever wanted to be on TV? Ever wanted someone to take you to Shakespeare in the park?
  

Renfree's decision appears short-sighted and misinformed, but instead of feeling sorry for the kid, we feel absolutely no remorse. He had his shot to be a part of something special at Boise State and he threw that opportunity away. When he picked Duke over Boise State (effectively saying "yes" to losing, low completion percentage, and pain, and saying "no" to success, appreciation, and a future), he made a decision that he will have to live with for the rest of his life.

The pain of playing quarterback at Duke is temporary.

The scorn of Boise State fans is forever.

Hawaii has issues heading into spring ball

WAC nemesis Hawaii begins spring football practice today, having to break in a new head coach and starting quarterback as well as come to grips with the fact that they were destroyed by a BCS-conference school on a national stage. How is new head coach Greg McMackin coping? Giant glasses of Coca-cola!



In addition to obvious emotional scarring, the Warriors have to deal with the loss of several starters and a change in coaching philosophy.

(McMackin) will keep the run-and-shoot offense, with modifications to take some pressure off the quarterback since Heisman Trophy finalist Colt Brennan won't be back. The Warriors coaches must also determine the best players to fill all four receiver positions and several on the offensive line. Eight starters are gone from the nation's highest-scoring offense of 2007.

Hello, rebuilding!

Warriors open McMackin era [Star-Bulletin]

Friday's scrimmage site announced

A track meet at Bronco Stadium has moved Friday's scrimmage to Mountain View High School in Meridian, home of redshirt freshman WR Tyler Shoemaker. You can find directions here or see below.


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If any Bronco players need rides, our truck holds six, and we own the Space Jam soundtrack.

Boise State will scrimmage at MVHS [Idaho Statesman]

Carr signs offer sheet with Titans

Former Boise State cornerback Chris Carr has signed an offer sheet with the Tennessee Titans, who hope to use him to fill the return duties formerly held by Pac-man Jones. The Raiders have seven days to match the offer.

Carr is Oakland's all-time leader in kick returns, despite having only been in the league three years. Take that, Willie Gault!

Titans sign restricted free agent Carr... [ESPN.com]

Bold predictions for the week ahead

Today is Opening Day in Major League Baseball, and we are excited to see the new names in new places. Guys like Johan Santana, Andruw Jones, Miguel Cabrera, and Torii Hunter could have a big influence on pennant races and division battles. One person not making much news is free agent slugger Barry Bonds. Fortunately, we have the perfect team for him: the Boise Hawks. Memorial Stadium is a hitter's park, Barry!

Here is what we see happening in the next few days.

• In Friday's scrimmage, a beautiful pass from WR Tanyon Bissell will cause BSU message boards to fill up with debate that Bissell should be starting at quarterback. In related news, Nick Lomax will slip to fifth on the depth chart.
  
• Coach Chris Peterson will pull an elaborate April Fool's joke on Bronco Nation, involving the naming of a starting quarterback. Brian Murphy will fail to see the humor.
  
• Bush Hamdan will grant OBNUG an interview request, provided we stop referring to ourselves as a media outlet.