So um...

[GBRsal]

why? because i don't bow down and worship cheaters?

[irafreak]

I might get ripped for this, but at this point Boise State is head and shoulders above us. They are better at almost every facet of the game. They are better coached, disciplined, and they are winners. I am not saying we can't get there and I won't get into their strength-of-schedule. To me it is a reality and it is pretty cut and dry.

 

I saw a Boise player jawing with a Fresno player on the sideline in the 3rd quarter. It was completely unnecessary. There was no flag thrown and it really didn't have an effect on the game. It was refreshing to see Peterson run over and calmly tell the Boise player to take a seat because he was done. You don't really see that as much as you use to.

yeah just like that boise player that jawed off to Lagarret Blount....

It's sad that Boise still can't act like "they've been there before"

[Cornicator]

Boise has been better than Nebraska for going on a decade.

 

Eh.... NU would've been more than competitive with Boise State the last two seasons. But this year, our defense is dreadful.

[PaulCrewe]

...Once upon a time (many years ago), I was having a conversation (albeit on the inter-web) with a guy who went by the handle "Cal Man" who was a fan of Cal (duh). Cal was not even ranked at the time and it was half way through the season, but Cal Man went on this rant about how Cal should be in the top 10. His argument went something like this: Cal beat Oregon State by 35, who beat Washington by 10 who beat Colorado by 18...and on and on and on...( I'm making up those teams and scores by the way, but that is the type of argument he was making). By the time he was done he had Cal in the top 10 based on their blow out of Oregon State and the teams that all those other teams played. Of course in my response (being the smart-ass that I am) I was able to get unranked 2-3 Navy to #1. From that conversation on, in my house, whenever you start the "we beat them and they beat so-and-so, and they won by this much and we won by that much" ....we call that "Cal Man logic". It doesn't matter what Boise State does to Fresno State. It was a different game, a few weeks later, different emotions, different match-ups, etc. I don't disagree that Boise looks better than us...I'm just saying, you can't always judge how much better or worse a team is, based on ONE common opponent. Overall strength of schedule yes, but not one game.

 

 

"Cal man logic"....lol!

 

100% agree you can't compare teams due to "one" common opponent. Footballs can bounce in a totally unpredictable way weeks or months later. Also throw in injuries, improvements, liabilities, special teams, etc....just wayyyyyy to many variables.

So, when they steamroll Wyoming later on this year, can we dispell that thinking because that would be two common opponents

[Loaded For Bear]

So, um...I'm gonna need you to come into work this saturday. Yeaaaaah....