BSU football article on Bleacher Report

Just posted a story about Boise State's role in the exciting new college football landscape. Naturally, we think the Broncos deserve full credit.

Boise State's role in college football's rebirth [Bleacher Report]

Boise State football spring practice dates

The official spring football dates for the Broncos have been posted on Rivals.com. We heard of dates awhile ago, but we wanted to make sure they were correct before we posted. Here are the details:

Start: March 10
End: April 11

Spring game: April 11

Rivals.com lists questions that each team needs to answer in spring ball. The questions for Boise State are who will be the new quarterback and how will they replace four offensive line starters. We at OBNUG just want to know when Vinny Perretta jerseys go on sale at the Bronco Shop.

Work begins anew across the country [Rivals.com]

Bold predictions for the week ahead

Happy President's Day, BSU fans. Here is what we expect to happen in the next five days.

• The lull of Boise State football will cause some fans to resort to cheering on the men's basketball team.
• Students will be glad they have the day off, but they won't be entirely sure which President to thank. We are referring, of course, to Idaho students.
• Walgreen's will have a sale on Boise State car flags, prompting OBNUG to go out and buy up the entire stock mostly because they annoy us.

WIR: Boise State football with love

Week in Review (WIR) is very glad the writer's strike is over because watching Deal or No Deal was starting to get pretty old pretty fast.

Dave Tester's mugshot from hell.
Kudos to the Statesman.
Scandrick going to the combine.
We couldn't be more over Sean Renfree.
Grading WAC recruiting classes.
Southern Miss still on the schedule.
Marty Tadman forever.
Hawaii's rings of power.
Vote, vote, vote.

See you all next week.

Vote for NCAA Football 09 Wii cover

EA Sports is bringing college football to the Wii for the first time, and to commemorate, they are allowing fans to vote a mascot onto the cover of the Wii version.

There are the typical entrants: the Syracuse Orange, Ralphie, Uga, etc. But our very own Buster Bronco is a choice, too!

Vote for him here.

Grading the classes: Idaho

This week, OBNUG will be grading the recruiting classes for each WAC team. Our research may be spotty, but as you can see from the final result, there is no questioning our loyalty.



Idaho

To understand the recruiting strategy of the Idaho Vandals is to believe that winning occurs through osmosis and not, as many believe, through hard work.

“I like the fact that every guy on this list … comes from a winning program,” Akey said. “All but one were in postseason play.”

One such winner is DE Hank Bryant, a recruit from Tumwater High School.

“I’m sure what they liked is his athleticism and agility,” Tumwater coach Sid Otton said. “He has a great first two or three steps.”

Actually, coach, what they liked was the fact that he played on a winning team. Having a great first step is just a coincidence.

Eschewing talent and athleticism, the Vandals completed their recruiting class with 19 high school seniors and two junior college transfers. All of them will have a chance to play right away considering that the Vandals are not all that good.

If help arrived anywhere, it was along the defensive line. Big bodies like Bryant and Brad Marboe, the lone Idaho product in the class, should make a difference along the defensive front. And yes, we consider garbage time sacks during a 35-10 loss as a difference.

Compared to some other teams in the WAC, Idaho's class looks pretty good. Of course, that's not saying much.

Scout.com rank: 81
Rivals.com rank: 101
OBNUG grade: F

Akey fields second recruiting class [Spokesman-Review]

Boise State Football's Greatest Highlight

The Broncos' Fiesta Bowl highlight has moved into the second round of ESPN's Greatest Highlight faux-tournament. Boise State had to beat Michael Jordan's game-winning shot against Utah to advance.

Their foe in the next round? Cal-Stanford "The band is on the field!" play. We should be able to take them. Voting is on Wednesday. If you vote for only one thing this year, make it ESPN's Greatest Highlight. If you vote for two things, vote for the President.

ESPN's Greatest Highlight [ESPN]