The 2010 Labor Day matchup between Boise State and Virginia Tech earned a 6.3 rating with 9,888,000 viewers to finish behind the SEC Championship (rating was actually higher) and the 12/4 Auburn vs. Alabama CBS broadcast. Austin Karp, Assistant Managing Editor of Sports Business Daily has the complete run down. (Credit Stewart Mandel for the find).
JT and Tyler gather to give thanks, as well as provide their final thoughts on the Fresno State game, Bronco records breaking all over the place, Kellen and Coach Pete in the running for post season awards, WAC recap, and much more. Oh if you want more insight to the show title listen to the end or not.
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Kellen Moore for Heisman
Have you seen the recent Heisman Predictions? Kellen Moore is #1 again! Where else would you have a guy whose touchdown to interception ratio is 14-1? He also plays for the #3 team in the Nation, and soon to be released BCS, which will likely have his team #1. These rankings will likely change as BSU enters conference play, but that shouldn’t take away from the facts of what Moore has done so far. He is the best player on the best team at this point in the season. Period.
ESPN’s Brad Edwards has done a BCS projection and shows the Broncos at #1.
Read Here: ESPN’s BCS projection has BSU #1
Kellen Moore
Why is Boise State predicted to be the #1 spot when the BCS debuts next Sunday? The BCS is 1/3 Harris Poll, 1/3 USA Today Coaches Poll, and 1/3 BCS Computers. Nobody really knows exactly how the computers calculate their rankings, but strength of schedule, quality of win, wins away and wins at home, etc, all figure into the calculations. Let’s take a quick look at the Strength of Schedule part of the equation;
The money spent by the Oregon State Boosters to paint their practice field blue was a bust, at the end of the game when the final whistle blew it made little to no difference. In fact it created more national attention for the Blue Turf at Boise State. ABC and ESPN showcased the Blue Turf and its meaning to this program.
Boise State went to 3-0 with a win over non-conference PAC-10 rival #24 Oregon State. The outcome was a win but the road to victory was penalty filled and paved with mistakes on special teams. Boise can attribute at least one Beaver touchdown to penalties as they were 8-58 in that category. But, I say lets give them just a little slack for the mistakes as the distractions were plenty. A nationally televised game on ABC, ESPN College Game Day, the Championship Trophy in town and a slew of national reporters, throw in the everyday distractions of class and being home for the opener and I say we can excuse a few.
The crazy media filled week has finally come to a close and the national reporters and scouts will board a plane tomorrow back to their reality and Boise State begins preparation for The Aggies of New Mexico State. The Rodeo Governor mentioned the exposure as being a great thing for Idaho and I agree. The Department of Commerce will be busy the next couple of weeks following up on the inquires as result of this weeks events.
In the post game interview a reporter asked Kellen Moore about the Heisman and how his play tonight may effect his standings and he answered by saying “That’s a good question to ask someone else”. He went on to say that there is a lot of football to play yet this season. I was following twitter during the game and I was amazed that there was one thing expected from the game played – perfection!
I helped out Kevin McGuire from the College Football Examiner Thursday afternoon for a recording. I was downtown and didn’t have my usual gear, but I gave it the old college try. The conversation lasted about 20 minutes. Check it out here. Let me know how I did. Go Broncos!!!
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It’s official – Game Day is coming to the Blue Turf! Maybe they can lighten their banter and possibly swing it to more of a pro-Boise approach versus the anti-Boise they were spewing today on their show. Lets hope so, anyway if you are a fan of Game Day you can be there for the event. Gates will open to the public at 5:30am and ESPNU begins the broadcast at 7am and ESPN at 8am. The game will be nationally televised on ABC, this will be a prime-time major network appearance for Boise State. Boise State will be going up against #25 Oregon State who is coming off a 35-28 victory over Louisville.
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