Cope: Let BSU Play, Let UI Learn

” … never again should (President Bob Kustra’s) poor widdle Bwonco fans have to waddle their fannies up Highway 95 and be subjected to the inebriated nasties of Akey’s Army—most of whom are probably from the Treasure Valley anyway and know all too well what it’s like to be inundated by the orange and blue—and never again should the Brigadoon burg of Moscow be subjected to the incessant hype, the boorish self-satisfaction and the strident cheesiness that I, like many, have come to associate with Bronco Nation. But especially in these times, when Idaho’s institutions of higher learning are under such duress from budget cuts and hostile political forces, we must go further than merely calling the rivalry off. What I am suggesting is that Boise State and Idaho divvy up the functions associated with universities, go their separate ways, and cross paths nevermore”/ Bill Cope , Boise Weekly. More here .

Question: What do you think of columnist Bill Cope’s tongue-in-cheek proposal to end the Boise State/Idaho rivalry by giving each institution the area in which it excels — football for BSU, academics for UIdaho?