Boise State Bronco Football: It's Not All About Playing the Oregon Ducks

In a little over three weeks from tonight the second part of the one and one between the Oregon Ducks and this time around home team Boise State Broncos will be taking place.

Both football teams will be battling with all they have—for Oregon it's about pride and humiliation, as the Oregon quarterback Masoli made it known that he was embarrassed losing the first time around (last season) to the Broncos at their home field in Eugene.

Their quarterback is not the only one whining, their running back Blount has been doing his share of talking as well, that is when he wasn’t being sent to the corner for not attending team meetings and putting on a few extra pounds.

But for the Broncos, winning against the Ducks is important too, but not more so than defeating Fresno State, Tulsa, La Tech, or Nevada Reno.

The goal of any Bronco player this year is to improve his quality of play and help the team in any way they can. Bronco players are not all about Oregon. The Ducks are just one team. The Broncos have beaten better teams and they have lost to inferior teams (but not recently).

It will be interesting watching the Broncos this season as they travel to diverse parts of the country: California, Ohio, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Hawaii to name a few.

But in so doing, Boise State will be placing one of the most talented teams they have ever had on the field.

"One would think the Oregon Ducks and their fans would admire the Broncos for their accomplishments and see them as an equal instead of losing to Boise State in humiliation."

My god, the Broncos hold the best win loss percentage of any junior college football program prior to their climb to the Big Sky winning national titles at both levels along the way.

It was because of Bronco success in junior college and in the Big Sky that they were accepted to join Division 1-A WAC and since that day the Broncos have dominated the conference every season they were eligible but one.

The Broncos always play hard-fought football. Albeit, the two teams that the Broncos play this season that bring concern to this writer are Bowling Green and Tulsa. Too much has been said about Oregon, Fresno, and Nevada.

Last season Bowling Green played the Broncos close and on the Blue and they still have the same quarterback, but a different coach (maybe that’s a plus for them)?

Then there is Tulsa, a team that is used to putting up big numbers; the Broncos are familiar with teams like that, Boise State will be closing out the season against a team just like Tulsa, in Nevada. The Broncos will be ready.

This will be another interesting year for Bronco fans and there are a lot of important games ahead. Bronco players will defend each and every game this season with the same importance as they afford their first opponent, and their second Miami of Ohio.

Well fans that’s another story—Go Broncos

Originally posted by Lace Banachek on August 8, 2009 at: http://broncobluereview.blogspot.com