Winning pays
Post Published: 01 January 2010It’s no secret that making it to his second Fiesta Bowl had a lot to do with Pete’s new deal.
Bleymaier said
Post Published: 01 January 2010“The great thing about Pete and his staff is that they want to be there. All you can ask for is people doing their best shot.”
Pete said
Post Published: 01 January 2010“We’ve got a great situation at Boise State.”
The assistant coaches got raises too.
Pete inks deal
Post Published: 01 January 2010Chris Petersen just signed a 5-year deal to remain the head coach of the Boise State Broncos. You gotta dig that. He is comfortable in Boise and until 2015, Pete will be at the helm.
Noon rush
Post Published: 31 December 2009It’s great fun talking to the players. This morning we had the BSU offense and the TCU defense, the big matchup everyone is longing for. I will have some articles in the paper tomorrow about the matchup and some other stuff on here later tonight. Right now we are headed to the last open practice.
Day One
Post Published: 30 December 2009You gotta love this stuff, early morning (7 a.m.) wakeup calls, interviews and warm weather. Just ask my mom how much I like to wake up in the morning!
Forgive me for saying this, I heard ya’ll got pounded with snow today, but it’s actually kind of chilly in Arizona, like 45 degrees and overcast. It’s weird, but I’m wearing a jacket.
We met with a bunch of players and coaches this morning and to little surprise, all of them are calling for a physical game come Monday. TCU is going to run it. BSU plans to stop it and somewhere in the mix two or three huge things will change the game. If BSU can force two turnovers, hold TCU to fewer than 200 rushing yards, I think they stand a good chance. Every time TCU tallies over 167 rushing yards they win (40 consecutive victories).
Joseph Turner is a big fella, 225 at tailback, like Doug Martin’s big brother or something. Andy Dalton has bright red hair and such a calm demeanor.
I’m starting to find tons of similarities between these two squads, from the 4-2-5 defenses and precise quarterbacks to their very attitude and comeliness. They are good people, on both sides.
And boy are they serious!
I haven’t seen Kyle Wilson and Jeron Johnson this focused this early ever, ever, ever. And they surely need to be. If those two guys are to help this team win, they have to win their individual battles and help out the other fellas inside. Johnson is the hardest hitting safety in BSU history. Wilson is a corner with more upside than a brand-new nickel.
This is such a huge game and we’re taking it all in. We have to. It’s like soaking up Idaho August sun. Either you do it, or you get burned.
I love talking to offensive linemen, big Marshall Newhouse from TCU was just such a pleasant talk. The guy is massive and polite and you just plum don’t want to anger men like that. Just wait for the game and look at the offensive left tackle. There’s a reason this guy spoke today, was one of four guys who spoke today. He is valuable. He is big and so good.
I gotta get going. We’re checking out the stadium and podcasting from there. Yup!
Breakfast conversation
Post Published: 30 December 2009Our first interviews are at 8:30 this morning, so this beast of slumber is up and moving before the sun swoops in over the mountains. We have the TCU offense and the BSU defense today. This is the matchup that could really spell disaster for the teams. Is the BSU defense really good enough to halt the Horned Frog throng? Can it repeat last year’s success and give the BSU offense a chance to win it? Can a big turnover reverse game action? Sure, why not? Today we hear from the players.
Pursuit
Post Published: 29 December 2009To play in a game, the team must show up. To cover the big pretty thing, the press must too. Hence, I sit in Salt Lake City, waiting for a connection, admiring the soft-dropping snow. I am wearing a really old, tattered hat that can barely boast its original orange. Still, strangers stop me in line at Starbucks and ask me when we play, as if my hulk still could keep outside contain.
That’s what happens when you carry old football muscle and still retain slight shimmers of the youth that once bristled in my skin. People ass(u)me. But no, I am not a player, just a stage hand taking notes and writing reviews.
I am trying to cope with the difference in intensity this second time around.
I have that, “I’ve been here before” mentality Coach Petersen was talking about yesterday. I know the schedule. I know the routine. But this time around I am on my own, not in league with The Arbiter staff (although I will be podcasting again, much to my delight). I must be a grown-up here, now and take care of my own. I am really gracious to all who follow along.
What?
Post Published: 05 December 2009The fumbled snap set the Aggies up to score, but boy does the result anger me. I’m not upset at all because the shutout is gone and done, or that the Broncos fumbled away another snap. No, I’m upset because at the end of that drive, DeWayne Walker let his second string quarterback sneak it in from a foot out, when he should have given the ball to Seth Smith, the tailback who has 114 yards on 35 carries today, 1,000 on the season. And the guy has 1, just 1 touchdown this season. Why not let that kid score? I don’t get it. He deserves a touchdown.
Seth Smith
Post Published: 05 December 2009The kid got to 1,000 yards on a 5-yard run here in the fourth quarter. I get the feeling NMSU has been running out the clock all season. Smith has more than 30 carries today, with a decent average. His line just isn’t big enough or strong enough to overpower BSU. Nothing worked today for the Aggies. They have 36 passing yards, 150 rushing yards. It’s 42-0.
But lo and behold B.J. Adolfo just recovered a fumbled snap, putting the Aggies in business at the 17-yard line.
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