These are probably perfect conditions for the

Game Day Finally!

Seems like it’s been a year since the last Time the Bronco’s have played.

Unlike the Georgia game where we didn’t know how all the new peice would fit exactly this time

we have a better idea and I for one am excited about it.

Current weather conditions

45°F Mostly Sunny

Real Feel: 44°F (7°C) Relative Humidity: 79% Visibility: 10 miles (16 km)

Wind: N at 5 mph (8 kph) Wind Gusts: 6 mph (10 kph) Cloud Percentage: 22%

Game time condition will will only be slightly better

20:00 54°F

21:00 53°F

22:00 53°F

While these are perfect conditions for the team, they are less than Ideal for my viewing pleasure in the glass bowl.

I had much planed after the off week in doing break downs of this match up with the Toledo Rockets, with every intention of heap praise upon them , but as I got into the video review of the two games worth of material I had on the Toledo rockets I came to a couple of conclusions. One OSU sucks and because OSU sucks the Rockets looked better than they really are. Two the only thing to fear from this Rocket team is blind luck and happenstance. While Toledo has had a decent record of upsetting AQ teams the quality of those AQ team is nothing to get excited about.

Last year as the Bronco walked away with a 57-14 victory over the Rockets there is one thing over looked, Coach Pete tried to call off the Dogs early and often in that game with a half time score of 36-7

It took no time at all for Boise to put up another 21 points in the 3^rd after pulling the starters at the 7:21 mark on Offense Matt Kaiserman rushed 8 consecutive times going 27 yards following a sack and fumble recovery by J.C Percy.

However it is interesting to note that Toledo had 18 first downs in the game to Boise’s 25 as well they had pretty good 3^rd down efficiency going 6 of 11while Boise was only 3-of 7. They had also stopped Boise 2 out of 3 times on fourth down and forced a fourth down attempt in the first quarter which was made leading to the first touchdown. Other interesting stats though Toledo couldn’t run the ball to save their lives on the blue turf they did go 21 of 29 passing for 222 yards with an average of 7.7 per catch.

Looking at the numbers for m last year and the hope from their first 2 games one could see how Toledo might believe they have a shot, but they don’t.

Toledo special teams are a wreck, not only did they give up a TD late in the second quarter to OSU but in their first game they did as well, luckily for them in that game it was called back. Doug Martin and Company should have a big day returning kicks.

On offense I believe Toledo is going to look to the sort passing game for ball possession and run a lot of qb Options, with Febis back in the lineup adding depth and hard hitting experience to the safety spot I see many opportunities for turnovers. Boise just has way to much team speed on D for that to provide any kind of real sustained results.  Boise’s offensive to Toledo’s defensive comparisons is even worse for the Rockets, unlike OSU Boise has a high quality qb in Kellen Moore who throws the ball on time to open reads like a master dart thrower, Boise is also loaded in the back field with power runners,. Doug Martin might have only rushed for 56 yard in the last meeting, but he had a 7 yards per carry average while at the same time Boise rushed 8 different players for a total of 207 yards on the ground for the game for a 5.2 per run average. Look for Doug Martin and D.J. Harper early and often in this one as I feel Coach Pete will go for an early knock out to get some playing time in for the second and third stringers.

For Toledo to win this game they must not make a single mistake, and Boise is going to have to make loads of mistakes. Boise isn’t the over rated OSU team they played last, Boise is a legit Nation Champignon contender, with experienced hungry players, who may not still have that chip on their shoulder being at #4 in all the polls but still walk around with a very bad taste in their mouth from last year and this team intends on making amends.

Unlike the Georgia game look for Boise to get out fast on this Rocket team with every intention of braking it’s back early, while Georgia had the size and the speed to hang a quarter & ½ with Boise this Rocket team doesn’t match up well at a single position.

Prediction Boise in front of a large Nation audience, half of whom will be looking in, in hopes Toledo might have a chance will throttle the rockets, folks this game will only be close up and until kick off.

If you needed a reason to hate Toledo watch the video.

Boise State names panel to find new athletic director

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State announced a 14 member panel that will help choose the new leader of the Bronco athletic department. The search committee is made up of former Bronco players, current coaches and community members.

The school has also hired consultant Jed Hughes to provide oversight and management of the process that expects to name an athletic director by the end of the year.

Here are the names and brief bios provided by Boise State:

Gary Fletcher, Chief Operating Officer of St. Luke’s Health System and a Boise State University Foundation Board Member, will chair the committee.

Search committee members are (alphabetically):

Kipp Bedard, Vice President of Investor Relations, Micron Technology Inc., and Boise State Alum (Accountancy, 1982)

Jerry Caven, President, Royal Fork Restaurant Corp., and Bronco Athletic Association Coaches Club

Allen Dykman, Owner and President, Dykman Electrical Inc., Boise State University Foundation Board Member and Boise State Alum (Economics, 1974)

Joy Kealey, Owner, Chicago Connection, and Boise State University Foundation Board Vice Chair

Bonnie McEuen, Chief Information Officer, Jackson Oil Co., and Bronco Athletic Association Coaches Club

Jon Miller, Chairman of Idaho Power Company and IDACORP, and Bronco Athletic Association Board Member

Roger Munger, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of English, Boise State University and Faculty Athletics Representative

Stacy Pearson, Vice President for Finance and Administration, Boise State University, and Boise State Alum (MPA, 1995)

Chris Petersen, Head Football Coach, Boise State University

Paul Powell, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Petroglyph Energy Inc., and Bronco Athletic Association Board President

Leon Rice, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Boise State University

Erin Thorpe, Head Women’s Softball Coach, Boise State University

Charlie Wilson, President, Wilson Properties LP, former Boise State University Foundation Board Member, and Bronco Athletic Association Board Member

A Little Toledo History

Being from Michigan you grow up learning about the Toledo War, back in 1835 the two state Michigan and Ohio.  

The Toledo War (1835–1836), also known as the Michigan-Ohio War, was the almost entirely bloodless boundary dispute between the U.S. state of Ohio and the adjoining territory ofMichigan.

Originating from conflicting state and federal legislation passed between 1787 and 1805, the dispute resulted from poor understanding of geographical features of the Great Lakes at the time. Varying interpretations of the law caused the governments of Ohio and Michigan to both claim sovereignty over a 468 square mile (1,210 km²) region along the border, now known as the Toledo Strip. When Michigan sought statehood in the early 1830s, it sought to include the disputed territory within its boundaries; Ohio’s Congressional delegation was in turn able to halt Michigan’s admission to the Union.

Beginning in 1835, both sides passed legislation attempting to force the other side’s capitulation. Ohio’s governor Robert Lucas and Michigan’s 24-year-old “Boy Governor” Stevens T. Mason were both unwilling to cede jurisdiction of the Strip, so they raised militias and helped institute criminal penalties for citizens submitting to the other’s authority. The militias were mobilized and sent to positions on opposite sides of the Maumee River near Toledo, but besides mutual taunting there was little interaction between the two forces. The single military confrontation of the “war” ended with a report of shots being fired into the air, incurring no casualties.

In December 1836 the Michigan territorial government, facing a dire financial crisis, surrendered the land under pressure from Congress and President Andrew Jackson and accepted a proposed resolution adopted in the U.S. Congress. Under the compromise Michigan gave up its claim to the strip in exchange for its statehood and approximately three-quarters of the Upper Peninsula. Although the compromise was considered a poor outcome for Michigan at the time, the later discovery of copper and iron deposits and the plentiful timber in the Upper Peninsula has offset Michigan’s losses.

And from this Yoopers were born!

You can read more about here.

Some monder day history on the war….

“The  Buckeyes and the Wolverines will play Saturday for a spot in the national championship game. The rivalry parts families, neighbors, co-workers and yes, even newlyweds. “We might start out together,” Keil said. “We’ll tease each other, but we won’t get nasty.” Nowhere else is the rivalry more intense than in Toledo and its suburbs that border Michigan. The northwest Ohio area is a dividing line of sorts, and it’s not unusual to see flags of both schools flying in front of the same house. Even Keil and Rogge’s wedding displayed those divided loyalties. The groom wore a scarlet and gray tie and vest, and the bride pulled on a Michigan jersey at the reception.

“It amazes me how people are really very split,” said Dr. Coral Matus, an Ohio State graduate who shares an office with a Michigan grad. “Everybody gets involved and picks a side even if they really don’t care.” Every year, the office is split down the middle with streamers, flags and signs. Some patients schedule their visits for this week just for the spectacle.

“They think it’s a lot of fun,” Matus said. It shouldn’t be surprising that the area is so divided. Michigan and Ohio battled over Toledo and the surrounding counties in 1835 in the “Toledo War.” The boundary dispute ended a year later, with little bloodshed.”

To this day however Toledo is a divided city with half the city’s residence loyal to Michigan and the other to Ohio, amazing isn’t it almost 200 years later and the city’s residence still pick a side in the old dispute?

I’m going to be heading dow to the Glass Bowl around 3:30 est today will be posting video and pic’s on facebook link here and youtube here. So follow me around and I will try to inform and entertain.