Public Enemy #1: The winner revealed

The day of reckoning has arrived for the six candidates in OBNUG's Public Enemy #1 competition. We've heard the cases for each nominee over the past several weeks, and we are prepared to crown a champion for this website's most hated villain.

Over the weekend, we narrowed the field down to two. Hal Mumme and Robb Akey were pardoned due to their being relatively harmless. Sean Renfree was excused due to age and ignorance. And Colin Kaepernick received a pass until next year, when he may be more dangerous.

The final candidates left standing were Dan Hawkins and Mike Prater, and each provided an interesting case for hatred. Hawkins has a history of greed and backstabbing, and Prater has a history of pompousness and loving the Vandals. Choosing between the two was not an easy task, which is probably why we dragged this on for so long. But after much hand-wringing and debate, we came to a decision.

The winner of the first annual OBNUG Public Enemy #1 is...

Dan Hawkins

Hawkins wins on account of the sins of his past. We wanted Public Enemy #1 to be someone we truly despise for his connection to the BSU program, and Hawkins' spurning of Bronco Nation cut deep enough to earn him our distaste years later. When he left for greener (richer) pastures, he betrayed our trust in ways we never imagined. Sure, the Broncos are better off without him, but no one back-stabs BSU and gets away with it.

Enjoy your year of ridicule, Hawkins. We sure will.

OBNUG's NFL Draft plans

Join us on Saturday for the first annual OBNUG NFL Draft live-blog! We've always loved draft time in the NFL, and having a Boise State player in the mix makes it even better. We'll be live-blogging until Ryan Clady gets drafted. So this could be the shortest live-blog ever.

Stadium expansion will have fly nickname

Duane and Lori Stueckle, longtime donors to all things BSU, will have their name grace the new stadium expansion when the Stueckle Sky Club opens in August. The new skybox, suites, loges will be a beautiful addition to Bronco Stadium, and they will have a phat nickname. Can't wait to watch a game from the S Club!


Ain't no party like an S Club party, indeed.

Bronco Stadium addition to be named... [Idaho Statesman]

With Long gone, Clady next lineman to go

The Miami Dolphins came to an agreement with Michigan OT Jake Long yesterday, sealing the status of the number one pick in Saturday's NFL Draft. More importantly to Bronco fans, the Dolphins' choice means former Boise State OT Ryan Clady will be the next offensive linemen to go off the board, maybe as high as the fifth pick.

“The sooner he went, the sooner I will get picked up,” Clady said. He said three teams have shown the most interest. "I’d say it’s been Kansas City, Baltimore and Denver."

The Detroit Lions are also said to be interested, provided Clady is okay with being moved to wide receiver.

The Chiefs, with the fifth pick, have shown a lot of interest in drafting an offensive tackle, and the Kansas City Star speculates that their next best option might be Clady.

Now, the Chiefs, who have a glaring need at offensive tackle, will have to shift their attention to the next tier of tackles — which includes Boise State’s Ryan Clady, Pittsburgh’s Jeff Otah and Virginia’s Branden Albert — if they decide to use that pick on a lineman.

Last year's No. 5 pick received $18 million in guaranteed money, which would buy Clady a whole lot of teriyaki.

Miami inks Long, so what about Clady? [Press-Tribune]
Chiefs will have to look elsewhere [Kansas City Star]