The Boise State Broncos were ranked 3rd and 4th in various and sundry polls including AP, Harris, and Coaches getting down to the last two weeks before the BCS handed out invites to non AQ (that's automatic qualifiers) conferences who were ranked high enough. The Broncos were running the table along with Oregon, Auburn and TCU with all wins and no losses. The wild weekend two weeks ago set up a tough match between Boise State and Nevada. Nevada has held a spot in the top 25 rankings for much of the season. Well, that evening game played in Reno started out well with the Broncos leading at half time. But things got dicey and the Wolf Pack narrowed the gap, going into the 4th quarter mid way with the Wolf Pack within a TD. Wolf Pack pulled ahead and we were behind by 6. Then in the waning moments of the game Doug Martin pulled a rabbit out of his hat and scored a touch down. All we needed was that field goal. But it was not to be. Our beloved Kyle Brotzman appeared to get it between the uprights, but the officials called it no goal. And then the clock ran out. So now we were tied up and in Overtime. Nevada scored a field goal. The it was Boise's turn and in one of those heartwrenching finales, Brotzman overcorrected and the ball swung wide. He had missed his 3 pointer and Nevada won. The end of a 24 game run by the Broncos--longest winning streak in the nation. Dashed hopes of a BCS Championship Game or Rose Bowl berth. The next week with only one loss by the Broncos, they dropped in the polls by a ridiculous amount. Two loss teams were ranked higher in some cases by the beauty contest conferences.
I had made a good natured bet with a friend from Twin Falls who is a Nevada grad that if Boise won, he had to wear a Broncos shirt I would provide. If Nevada won, I'd wear a Wolfpack shirt. So folks, I keep my promises, and gratefully my friend Mike has a wife with good taste. So, I'm eating a little crow, but the t-shirt looks good. Thank god it wasn't the Horned Frogs!
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