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As the whistle blows on the irony train pulling into Vandal Station, nobody is quite so pleased 
with Boise State’s return to the BCS party than the University of Idaho. Sometimes, happiness is a moral dilemma. For the Broncos’ reward – and a few other toppling dominos – assured a prize for the Vandals, too: an invitation to play Bowling Green in the Humanitarian Bowl, which was officially issued Sunday after two months of officials from both the game and the school making goo-goo eyes at one another. Of course, the who, what, where, when and how of the whole deal only muddy up a moment of remarkable clarity. The Vandals are bowl bound. After a decade as college football vagabonds and punchlines, the Vandals get to rejoin the big gala, and forgive a few of them if they need to pinch themselves/John Blanchette, SR. More here.
Question: Was Idaho worthy of the Humanitarian Bowl bid after losing its last three regular season games?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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jazzyvandal on December 07 at 9:36 a.m.
Of course they are worthy! They won seven games. I’m pretty excited about it.
MusicalChair on December 07 at 11:56 a.m.
Hell, yeah! It’s all about selling tickets. My BSU student will be going to AZ for the Fiesta Bowl, and my U of I grad will be going to Boise. If only the blue smurf turf could be rolled up for a day and replaced with the Kibbie Dome carpet. Hmmm…