Serious question......
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They take kids who can't get in elsewhere. They have very low academic standards.
This,
Most of their players would be the guys that never make it to campus at ISU after they commit because of academics.
And they cheat, it is a timebomb up there....
NCAA places Boise State on probation for three years - latimes.com
and
Gene Bleymaier, Boise State athletic director, fired after NCAA investigation - ESPN
5 years from now no one will remember them.
Beat me to it!
Want to see their entrance exam?
Wanna see it again?
We can all joke about schools that may or may not have high academic standards (Nebraska) but the difference is Boise, Idaho is a small city in a sparsely populated state. The national media only pays attention to their win/ loss record, not who is on their team so much.
Essentially the same way Nebraska became a national power before they joined the Big 12, which told them they had to recruit on the same grounds as everyone else...
Beat me to it. Doing everything the big name programs are doing, Ohio St., Miami, USC, you can't tell me Auburn didn't do anything with $cam Newton. Until the NCAA does something, and I don't even know where they begin, it isn't going to change.
They are located in the best state for recruiting. They can easily get ISU caliber Texas recruits and better.
Must be something more than just location... otherwise Rice and Houston would be in BCS bowls too.
Someone posted on here the Dallas ft worth area has 100 3 star players per year. TCU is in ft worth.
they were part of the big 8 which was the initial b12 so what changed between the big 8 and the formation of the big 12?
As far as national perception, can I stop the Boise State football love train for just a moment?
Boise State is the most propped-up underdog-powerhouse in the history of I-A. I realize “underdog powerhouse†is an oxymoron, but it fits.
7 bowl wins, but 4 came on BSU’s home field.
Boise State moved up to I-A in 1996. Here are the school’s wins against teams in AQ conferences (opponent record in parentheses)
2002: Iowa State (7-7) (Humanitarian Bowl)
2004: Oregon State (7-5)
2006: Oregon State (10-4); Oklahoma (11-3) (Fiesta Bowl)
2008: @Oregon (10-3)
2009: Oregon (10-3)
2010: vs. Virginia Tech (11-3); vs. Oregon State (5-7)
Essentially, Boise State built national credibility by beating Oklahoma in a Fiesta Bowl thriller. It followed up with wins against 2 solid Pac-10 teams from Oregon and Virginia Tech.
The 2002 Humanitarian Bowl win seemed to kick-start all this, but it’s in fluke territory (in context of that season). Iowa State had no business even playing in a bowl game by that point, but was “rewarded†with a postseason appearance by getting to play a road game.
Boise was 11-2 in 2002, but beat only two other teams with records of .500: Hawaii (whose only win over a non-losing team was Fresno State) and Fresno State.
Speaking of Fresno State — 14 wins vs. AQ teams since 1996. Boise has 8. Why isn’t Fresno mentioned as a candidate for an AQ conference in realignment guesswork? I know why — it's good seasons came more than two years ago.
I’ll admit, BSU has made the most of its opportunities against the “big boys,†for sure. Iowa State has won 40 games vs BCS since ’96, but obviously has had more opportunities. BSU probably has a better winning percentage. I also don’t hear anyone touting Iowa State’s football pedigree. Since 1996, ISU has more wins against BCS teams with above-.500 records (9) than Boise has total wins (8).
Boise State is the most propped-up underdog-powerhouse in the history of I-A. I realize “underdog powerhouse†is an oxymoron, but it fits.
7 bowl wins, but 4 came on BSU’s home field.
Boise State moved up to I-A in 1996. Here are the school’s wins against teams in AQ conferences (opponent record in parentheses)
2002: Iowa State (7-7) (Humanitarian Bowl)
2004: Oregon State (7-5)
2006: Oregon State (10-4); Oklahoma (11-3) (Fiesta Bowl)
2008: @Oregon (10-3)
2009: Oregon (10-3)
2010: vs. Virginia Tech (11-3); vs. Oregon State (5-7)
Essentially, Boise State built national credibility by beating Oklahoma in a Fiesta Bowl thriller. It followed up with wins against 2 solid Pac-10 teams from Oregon and Virginia Tech.
The 2002 Humanitarian Bowl win seemed to kick-start all this, but it’s in fluke territory (in context of that season). Iowa State had no business even playing in a bowl game by that point, but was “rewarded†with a postseason appearance by getting to play a road game.
Boise was 11-2 in 2002, but beat only two other teams with records of .500: Hawaii (whose only win over a non-losing team was Fresno State) and Fresno State.
Speaking of Fresno State — 14 wins vs. AQ teams since 1996. Boise has 8. Why isn’t Fresno mentioned as a candidate for an AQ conference in realignment guesswork? I know why — it's good seasons came more than two years ago.
I’ll admit, BSU has made the most of its opportunities against the “big boys,†for sure. Iowa State has won 40 games vs BCS since ’96, but obviously has had more opportunities. BSU probably has a better winning percentage. I also don’t hear anyone touting Iowa State’s football pedigree. Since 1996, ISU has more wins against BCS teams with above-.500 records (9) than Boise has total wins (8).
we may have more wins against AQ schools but i can also guarantee that our win % is lower than BSUs