All Is Definitely Not Lost

Well, it is another day, and as with every day ESPN has done something that has completely boggled my mind.  In this case though I have to say it is not just them, but people all across this country that count themselves as college football "experts," or even "avid" fans.  I think all of the above need to find a dictionary and look up some of these words.

I have to admit that this time last year, having been in Boise just over a year, and having been in Bronco Stadium for Senior Day the previous fall, I was a little curious if Boise State would be just as good as the previous year given all the talent they had lost, but knowing a little something of the history of the program, Junior College National Champs, I-AA National Champs, a full decade of steady climb to the top ten under two different head coaches, with Coach Peterson being the consistent theme in that decade as QB Coach, Offensive Coordinator and then Head Coach.

The result? I believe the 2011 version of the Boise State Broncos Football Program was significantly better.  I believe the win over Georgia in the Georgia Dome proved to be an even bigger win than the previous win over Virginia Tech in 2010.

Now Kellen is gone, and Douggie Martin is gone, and a whole bunch more, but this is a great "program," and I am sure, no confident, that Coach Peterson has a shelf in his office with quarterbacks stacked up like cord wood and when he needs one he just goes in there and picks one.  Do I think this year's version of Bronco Football will be just as dominant and just as amazing?  No idea.  Do I think they are deserving of a national ranking, and even a top 15 ranking?  Absolutely yes!!

Alabama graduates a Heisman Trophy winning running back and they are still in the top of the poll.  USC graduates a Heisman Trophy winning QB and they are still in the top 10, and oh by the way, the next quarterback wins a Heisman.

Coach Peterson and his staff are great at what they do, and it is not just Xs and Os.  They have built a program that is a national program and deserves all the same respect as LSU, Alabama, USC and the like.  I truly would have loved to have seen Kellen and the boys against Alabama at the end of last year!!  Great offense against great defense!!  That would have been a fun, exciting game to watch, unlike "the rematch," which was unbearable to watch.  Who has been better than Coach Peterson at managing the five weeks off before bowl games the past five or so years.

Mark May is a complete moron by the way...just saying.

Thank you ESPN for spurring today's sports thought!!