[Vision2020] Note to Bob Kustra

[Joe Campbell]

Right.

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote:

> Joe,
>
> I believe what Carl was paraphrasing referred to the blorange-clad folks of
> donkey state
>
> DC
>
> On Mar 2, 2011, at 16:57, Joe Campbell <philosopher.joe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I can't think of any more false claim about the UI students than "With
> success comes arrogance, and with arrogance comes some rudeness. That is
> exactly what has happened here in this little school in the middle of the
> Idaho potato fields." That has not happened at UI!
>
> I teach at WSU but we have joint grad program with UI and I get some
> students from Idaho who come to WSU to take classes (about 2 per semester).
> Plus, I teach an occasional class at UI, filling in for a friend, and I've
> given lectures in Moscow.
>
> I would say that UI students are less arrogant than WSU students by a long
> shot. I love my WSU students, and many of them are exceptional. Nonetheless,
> arguably most people in Pullman would rather be in Seattle (over 2/3 of the
> students are from the west side, I think) but no one in Moscow would rather
> be in Boise. In any event, the UI students are well-mannered, IMO.
>
> I taught at BSU for 2 years, and I would say that my Idaho students were
> much less arrogant and much better in in terms of their manners than any
> other students that I've ever had -- which includes students from
> Washington, Ohio, and Arizona.
>
> In general, "manners" are not important to the American youth but in Idaho,
> they are more important than they are elsewhere. Go, Idaho!
>
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Carl Westberg < <idahovandal1 at live.com>
> idahovandal1 at live.com> wrote:
>
>>  According to a Sports Illustrated poll, Boise State ranked first in the
>> WAC and 17th in the country in the "Which school has the rudest fans" poll.
>> "With success comes arrogance, and with arrogance comes some rudeness.
>> That is exactly what has happened here in this little school in the middle
>> of the Idaho potato fields.
>> Even with a head football coach that is one of the most classiest guys in
>> the game today, the fans of Boise State have made great strides in the race
>> to become college football's most arrogant and cocky."       Oh, and by the
>> way, Mr. Kustra, from the Boise State, er, Idaho Statesman.......
>> By Brian Murphy
>>  <bmurphy at idahostatesman.com>bmurphy at idahostatesman.com
>> A comprehensive Sports Illustrated/CBS News special investigation found
>> that 16 Boise State players had criminal charges, ranking the Broncos tied
>> for No. 4 among teams in Sports Illustrated's 2010 preseason Top 25.
>> The six-month investigation into 2,837 players found that 7 percent had
>> criminal records and 8.1 percent of scholarship players had been in trouble.
>> Only two of the Top 25 schools did background checks and none checked
>> juvenile records.
>> The investigation looked into players' complete criminal records, not just
>> charges while in college.
>> Pittsburgh (22 players charged) ranked No. 1 with Iowa and Arkansas (18
>> players charged each) tying for No. 2. Boise State was tied with Penn State.
>> Virginia Tech (13) was No. 6, the only other school with more than 10
>> players charged.
>>
>>
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