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Dennis Dodd 	Feb. 26, 2007
By Dennis Dodd
CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer
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Boise State will announce Tuesday it has sold the rights for at least one 
film to be produced about its 2006 football season, CBS SportsLine.com has 
learned.
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The school is expected to a deal for both a documentary and a major-studio 
film. Veteran director Michael Hoffman, who attended Boise State, was coy 
when contacted Monday.

"I can talk to you in a couple of days," said Hoffman, an Oxford-educated 
veteran who has worked with the likes of George Clooney, Kevin Kline, Robert 
Downey Jr. and Michelle Pfeiffer on wide-release films.

Asked if he might be involved with the school, Hoffman said: "I might be."

The school had been contacted by five production entities on both coasts 
following its 43-42 overtime victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. At 
least one book is in the works.

Boise State's story will be made into a movie. (US Presswire)
Boise State's story will be made into a movie. (US Presswire)
"We got contacted by different producers who compared it to David and 
Goliath-like stories," said Frank Zang, director of communications for the 
school. "I don't even know if Hollywood could write a script that matches 
the real life story of the Broncos."

Rookie coach Chris Petersen went undefeated, his Broncos beating the Sooners 
with a series of trick plays on Jan. 1. The game veered off the field and 
into morning show territory when tailback Ian Johnson proposed to 
cheerleader Chrissy Popadics after the game.

"It gave us a little bit of an inkling how the game had touched America," 
Zang said. "If we had gone out and won 28-14 ... the story is a different 
story. It was almost a very surreal moment."

The school already has consulted with Marshall University which cooperated 
on the recent film We Are Marshall. The sale of feature rights are in the 
$250,000-$750,000 range, Zang said. A documentary would probably be made 
first. Feature film rights can be held for years before a film is produced.

"It's fun we're having this conversation on the heels of the Academy Awards 
last night," Zang said.

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