We’ve seen over the years many players go before their time and it wasn’t to an early NFL draft pick.

For the most part outside of the program no one really knows why other than the typical team announcement “breach of team rules”. With the shocking recent announcement of Sam Ukwuachu departure one can be left struggling to understand what’s going on in Boise when you consider all the news surrounding the Basketball team and their shop lifting crimes.

Greetings, Bronco Nation, from the Office of Orange Jacket Guy; it is again a distinct honor to write to you. The path that time takes is strange, and now we find ourselves in the post-spring-game withdrawal. There were some good things I saw in the Blue and Orange game but I am not happy with the overall results.

As we went through 2012 it became clear Joe Southwick was getting more than just his throws out quicker and better, it became even clearer that he got his legs going as well. In 2013 I suspect we are going to see some Kellen like passing numbers and Zabransky like rushing numbers out of Joe.

I know this is hard for many fans and even harder for the players, and certainly I’m all for them feeling this, because in life it’s our short comings and failures that lead us to success.  Was this the best game this team played all year? No but it’s the longest the school has played meaningful games in a long long time and that in and of its self is part of growing.

La Salle and Boise State appear to have much in common, not their best team in their conference but both with signature road wins over top 20 teams.  At first glance there is one thing that stands out La Salle plays 7 guys deep with freshmen Rohan Brown playing minor minutes as an 8^th man off the bench.

With 4 guys averaging double digits this season we will see just how well the physical play of the MWC will come into play for the Bronco’s as they will certainly be stretched by this Explorers team.

It’s hard to bitch and moan over a game you could only listen to and not see, you have to put a lot of trust into what the guys calling the game were saying as well as go with your gut feeling.

So when the commentator said in the final seconds when it was 60-64 there was a foul on a 3 point shooter before the shot just when you were hoping it was going to be 3 at the line you have to take their word for it. Same goes when they call Drmic for a block and his 5^th foul the commentators tells you he was clearly in position for a charge as they had first thought and announced over the air waves.

With a game so big as tonight’s game I had decided to forgo medication and pull my right arm out of it’s sling. The clash of Boise State and UNLV is a pre-tourney game none of us would have for seen at the start of this season.

Over the last 5 -6 years I will admit I haven’t been that much of a Basketball fan. When I had the opportunity to see this young group of up and coming Bronco’s coming into East Lansing undefeated going up against Izzo and company I had to go. Oh boy am I glad I did, the fight they put up at the Breslin Center on Nov 20^th got me excited about the game for the first time in years.

So the 7 Catholic Schools are upset that they didn’t have enough voice on the football side of the conference conversations. Well that is what happens when you don’t have a football team and the conference gives you welfare because of it because you cry so much.

Greetings, Bronco Nation, from the mobile office of Orange Jacket Guy; it is again a distinct honor to write to you. I've been dragging my feet on this next item, and believe me, I have my reasons, but this shouldn't be taken as a showing of apathy. There's been a certain annoyance as of late, who has been touting himself as a Boise State fan and as some sort of weird fan authority of anything sports, which is quite ironic as he is the farthest from any of that.

I know some of you might be going Mike Hoyt?? That was the same response I had but my source tells me that Mr. Hoyt has just finished his first year coaching at Mc Daniel College and though he went 0-9 he is a and I quote “Well-versed in all things football, that he has accumulated a vast knowledge of and experience in running a successful football program on and off the field.”  When pressed as to why a Div III first year coach who hasn’t even won a game was Barry Alvarez selection I was told by said source.