SI: UI, Boise Meeting For Last Time?

If “Joe Vandal” and “Buster Bronco” were ever going to get into an always entertaining mascot fight, they better get to it Friday night. No. 4 Boise State and Idaho may never face each other again. It seems unfathomable in a state as sparsely populated as Idaho with just two state schools playing in the Football Bowl Subdivision that those teams wouldn’t meet on a yearly basis. But with the rise of Boise State and its impending move to the Mountain West Conference, which will leave Idaho behind in the Western Athletic Conference, there’s no longer a requirement to face the smaller, more remote Vandals on a yearly basis. So, for now, Friday’s 40th meeting between the Broncos and Vandals is the finale/ Todd Dvorak , Sports Illustrated. More here .

Question: Should Gov. Butch Otter, the Idaho Legislature, or someone else with clout in high places put the arm on Boise State & Idaho to continue their football rivalry in 2013?