Me, My Dog, and I ®: A Decade Of Dominance...

04 January 2010

A Decade Of Dominance...

In honor of today's (Jan. 4, 2010) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl match up of the Boise State Broncos and the TCU Horned Frogs I wanted to take a moment to shine the light on quite possibly the greatest football dynasty that never was fully appreciated and often overlooked in the last 10 years...The Boise State Broncos.

Okay, so I fully appreciate that this decade isn't complete until the end of 2010. And for that reason I have chosen to look at the record and body of work for the Boise State Broncos dating back to their 1999 season and then all the way through this season which will culminate in tonight's bowl game.

Some of you may not be aware that the Boise State Football program has the best record in all of Division I-A Football, or as they call it now in the FBS. Now I could possibly just ask you to take my word for it or I could tell you to just go look it up for yourself, but I thought I'd be nice and let the records do all the talking for us:

1999: 10-3 W, Humanitarian Bowl def. Louisville Big West Champion

2000: 10-2 W, Humanitarian Bowl def. UTEP Big West Champion

2001: 8-4 2nd Place WAC

2002: 12-1 W, Humanitarian Bowl def. Iowa State #12 WAC Champion

2003: 13-1 W, Fort Worth Bowl def. TCU #15 WAC Champion

2004: 11-1 L, Liberty Bowl Louisville #13 WAC Champion

2005: 9-4 L, MPC Computers Bowl Boston College WAC Co-Champion

2006: 13-0 W, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl def. Oklahoma #5 WAC Champion

2007: 10-3 L, Hawai'i Bowl East Carolina 2nd Place WAC

2008: 12-1 L, Poinsettia Bowl TCU #11 WAC Champion

2009: 13-0 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl TCU #6 WAC Champion

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121-20 5-4 with one to play 2 Big West Championships

7 WAC Championships

And while I'll let the numbers above do all the talking, tonight I will be rooting on the Boise State Broncos as they take on the TCU Horned Frogs for the 3rd time in the last 10 years in hopes that the Boys in Blue will be able to add win number 122 to their list of accomplishments during their often overlooked "Decade of Dominance." For the ninth time in the last 10 years the Broncos record now stands at 10 wins or more. For the second time that record is an unblemished record of 13-0, and with a win tonight it will be 14-0. Yet again, the Broncos will be only outsiders to the BCS National Championship. The last time they were in this situation (2006) they were told that as a member of the WAC that they hadn't really played against a perennial college powerhouse and proven they can win...so what did the Boys from the Smurf Turf of Idaho do?? They went to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and defeated Oklahoma, a perennial college powerhouse.

I certainly hope that in this year's Fiesta Bowl the Broncos will find similar success. And I certainly hope that the powers that be, who seem so reluctant to have a true college football playoff, will perhaps consider BSU's entire body of work and realize that this school is every bit deserving of its record, and perhaps in the decades to come may be even able to share or win a National Championship of its own.

But enough of my wishful thinking...Good Luck Broncos, and before I depart here's a look at a few of the Broncos I have enjoyed following over the years: