The “firsts” keep coming for the Boise State football team. The Broncos will be featured on the national cover of Sports Illustrated magazine this week. (BTW, that's Byron Hout, former Lake City High star (No. 94) in the center of the photo.) The magazine hits news stands Wednesday. Boise State was on a regional cover of Sports Illustrated’s college football preview in August, but this is the school’s first national cover/AP via SportsLink. More here. (Sports Illustrated photo)

• Cartoon: John Boehner, congressional Casanova/David Horsey, Seattle P-I
  
• No sign of bear fended off by zucchini/Tristan Scott, Missoulian
• Bozeman backs suit for same-sex Montana rights/Amanda Ricker, Chronicle
  
• Source: Trooper shooting of pregnant woman was accidental/McKay Allen, KXLY
• Bob Wire: A Montana redneck crawls through Venice Beach/New West
• Property tax break for homeowners drops w/home prices/Idaho Statesman
• Sports Illustrated focuses on BSU's national title hopes/Chadd Cripe, Statesman
• Northwest Nazarene athletes want to state in Division II/Tabitha Simenc, Press-Trib
• UIdaho: Funds needed for medical school/Mike Butts, Idaho Press-Tribune
• Orbusmax Special: Baby dies from overdose at Seattle Children's Hospital here
  

Question: Do you still prefer "Vandal Pride Week" over "Beat BSU Week" for the UI theme for the week prior to the big game in the Kibbie Dome?

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