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Boise State: From Darlings To Damned

Boise still has plenty of fans, many of whom would love to see the third-ranked Broncos put together another unbeaten season and crash not just any BCS bowl, but the title game. It would serve as the ultimate comeuppance to the despised way college football crowns its champion. As the 2010 season kicks off this week however, fans of teams from major conferences, especially ones with realistic championship chances, increasingly see Boise as something other than a plucky underdog. The Broncos are a team that, based on a favorable schedule, may have found an inside, and potentially unworthy, route to win a national title. The Boise backlash is more pragmatic than deep-seated, yet it is real/Dan Wetzel, Rivals.com. More here. (Courtesy photo: BroncoSports.com. More photos of new uniforms here.)

Question: Does Boise State have a schedule that's worthy of a national champion should the Broncos run the table again this year?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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