Blue Turf Nation contributor Derek Castle answers questions for the Toledo Football Blog Let’s Go Rockets. You can follow Derek on twitter @Keleka24
1.) Boise State has a unique position in college football and in the minds of college football fans after years of repeated success playing the “outsider”. What advantage / disadvantage does being in that unique role afford your program ?
Boise State’s role of underdog or “Cinderella” has helped it build a huge national following. For a school that is perceived as having such little tradition or history as far as most college football fans are concerned, there is quite a large following of fans across the country and even the world, that 10 years ago may have never even heard of Boise State University. This has helped Boise State grow both its athletics and academics at an astounding pace. On the flip side are the fans and media who feel we have not earned our place in college football because of lack of tradition and history. Because of Boise State’s short history in FBS football, there is a lack of credibility with mainstream media and traditional college football fans, to the point where many of our football team’s greatest achievements are dismissed as luck, or success that could not be achieved or sustained in the “big boy” conferences, or “week in and week out”.
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I had a chance to ask Brian Nowicki of Rocket Nation 5 questions about the Toledo Rockets. Finding out about an opponent that Boise State has never faced what pretty interesting. I also found out that Rocket Nation will soon become a rivals.com affiliate, which is also something I did not know. Below is the Q&A session. Enjoy.
How did Toledo come up with the Name “Glass Bowl” for their Home Stadium
The city of Toledo was once known as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of glass. Glass Bowl Stadium was built in 1936 as part of the Works Progress Administration project as the country was coming out of the Great Depression. It was mostly paid for by a grant from the federal government, with the city of Toledo and the University of Toledo paying for a smaller portion of the project. The Glass Bowl Stadium name was selected to honor the city’s known popularity as the “Glass Capital of the World.”
What is the Peace Pipe all about?
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Blue Turf Nation will be doing a Blog Swap with Rocket Nation they are a newer Toledo Rockets Blog and they soon will be a rivals.com affiliate. You should see the Q & A from both sides in the next few days. In the mean time here is their latest post about Boise State. This is their take on what to expect in Saturdays match-up.
Blue Turf Nation had a chance to do a Blog Swap Q & A about the New Mexico State and Boise State with Sam Wasson – Editor of bleedCRIMSON.net a comprehensive blog for The New Mexico State Aggies. Below are the questions we asked and his responses.
BTN: With a new coaching staff with a defensive background how long do you think it will take before The Aggies become known for their defense like Boise State?
BC: That’s a great question. One of the big surprises, and not a good surprise either, has been the struggles of the defense this season in year two. Last season the defense played well enough for the Aggies to have won probably two or three more games than they did but the offense couldn’t keep up. This year the defense has given up close to 500 yards in each of the first three games. I think it will probably take another three recruiting classes to really get the depth and type of players that Coach Walker and his staff really need to make New Mexico State’s defense a top 30, 20, 10 defense.
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Sam Wasson, the editor of bleedCRIMSON.net has agreed to a Blog Swap with BTN. This one could get bloody! Here is the link to their recent swap with our friends at OBNUG. Check out answers from OBNUG and BTN in “Know The Foe“.
