Boise State Broncos (and the BCS) Win the Fiesta Bowl!!!

[Dave2112]

First off, I'm not a Bandwagon Boise fan...I've been following this team for about five years now and I've really come to enjoy watching them play.

Congrats to Boise State on one hell of a hard-fought win against an equally-good TCU team. Whoever won, BCS history was made...the first BCS game featuring two undefeated teams that wasn't the National Championship Game. But the fact that it was two teams from that "non-automatic bid" group of schools made it even better.

But this had to be a good game. After #3 Cincy got blown out by Florida...if the Fiesta Bowl were also a blowout or sloppy game the BCS voters are less likely to be kind to the smaller schools in the future. And a team like Boise State deserves a shot at a championship. This game was an instant classic by both teams. From what I saw, I'd put the Broncos on the field with anyone...

...let's face it. A team that is a) in a tied-score major bowl game, b) facing 4th and 6 in the 4th quarter, c) on their own 30-something yard line and d) pulls off a fake punt...is NOT intimidated by Auburn or Texas. 😉 And a great defense to boot, picking off TCU three times, one to clinch the game in the closing seconds.

So, come on BCS. You got a competitive, exciting game out of two non-auto teams. Let's be a little fairer in the rankings next year. Boise, with yet another undefeated season next year (should they) should rank higher than 6th. This is the same team that's won three straight bowl games, two major, and upset Adrian Peterson's Sooners a couple seasons back.

Plus...how cool is it that their field is blue?!? 😀

GO BRONCOS!!!!

 

[Hootus1]

SCREW THE BCS!!!!! If we can't have a true playoff in Division 1 College football, then I say bring back the bowl tie ins, and break up the so called super conferences. As far as Boise St. goes, they need to join a major conference. The mountain west aint it!

 

[ohstalon06]

I'm one that is also down with dismantling the BCS....cause the only good game that we've gotten with those matchups, was this one last night. Boise State has had my attention the last years, and since I go to another 'Cinderella' school (George Mason University) I'm always pulling for these teams that are shoved out of the way by the Cartel, and rooting for them when they get a chance in the BCS games. Boise's gotten 2 chances down in Glendale, and while this one last night was not near as epic of a finish, it was quite possibly one of the best played games I have seen this bowl season and they came out looking like they could take ANYONE on.

Hopefully Thursday's game will be excellent, but if not, we need only look at this game last night to show everyone whats wrong with this B-S system.

And yes, you gotta love the smurf turf. GO BSU!!

 

[melanie2]

All major college bowl games should be played on New Year's Day..including the national title game..

 

[Hootus1]

Amen!!!!!