Can we hit the pause button for a moment and look at what’s happened with Spencer Danielson at Boise State? There have been a lot of “if I had told you then” moments with the Broncos over the years. This is one of them.
December 17, 2011: In its 15th year, and its first as the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise’s bowl game produces a thriller. Utah State, making its first postseason appearance since the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl in 1997, led Ohio the entire way until 13 seconds remained in the game.
After Ashton Jeanty won the Maxwell Award last Thursday as college football’s player of the year, there was hope of a surprise Saturday night when the Heisman Trophy was unveiled.
December 13, 1980: Before a crowd that for almost 20 years was considered the loudest in Bronco Stadium history, Boise State shocks the fabled Grambling Tigers 14-9 in the semi-finals of the Division I-AA playoffs.
Every time Boise State takes an offensive snap, there are 10 players on the field not named Ashton Jeanty. Let’s give a few of them some props for this season, beginning with Matt Lauter.
December 10, 1994, 30 years ago today: In the Division I-AA semi-finals at Bronco Stadium, Boise State rallies past Marshall 28-24 to advance to the national championship game the following week on Marshall’s home field.
I don’t know if there’s ever been a more perfect storm for Boise State. A 12-1 season capped by a second straight Mountain West championship—followed by the final College Football Playoff seedings yesterday.
December 6, 2014, 10 years ago today: Boise State wins its first outright conference title in five years and earns the Group of Five’s automatic berth in the New Year’s Six bowl games by beating Fresno State 28-14 in the Mountain West championship game at Albertsons Stadium.
December 5, 1974, 50 years ago today: The NFL officially awards a team to Seattle for the future Seahawks upon the signing of the franchise agreement. The price tag was $16 million for Seattle Professional Football Inc., a group led by Lloyd W. Nordstrom of Nordstrom department store fame.
The Mountain West released its postseason awards on Tuesday—your Offensive Player of the Year is Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, and your Coach of the Year is the Broncos’ Spencer Danielson.
