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How do you keep a BSU student busy? Write "please turn over" on both sides of a piece of paper. Hey, it's rivalry week. Carl Westberg Jr.<br><br>> From: thansen@moscow.com<br>> To: vision2020@moscow.com; vandal@uidaho.edu<br>> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:32:34 -0800<br>> Subject: [Vision2020] UI-BSU Rivals Rivalry Game<br>> <br>> The game will be on KSKN in Spokane, starting at 11 a.m. PST.<br>> <br>> >From today's (November 15, 2007) Spokesman Review -<br>> <br>> --------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> UI-BSU rivals rivalry game <br>> Dave Trimmer <br>> Staff writer<br>> November 15, 2007<br>> <br>> Most of the talk about the Idaho Vandals-Boise State Broncos football game<br>> on Rivalry Weekend is about whether this really is a rivalry.<br>> <br>> "It's very important to me," Vandals coach Robb Akey said. "The rival games<br>> are one of the great things about college. It adds a lot of life to this<br>> time of season. But it hasn't been a rivalry. It's been a Boise tradition.<br>> My job as head football coach is making this deal a rivalry again."<br>> <br>> Although three of the last four games have been competitive, that's what<br>> happens when one team wins eight straight, as Boise State has, right after<br>> the other team reeled off 13 straight, as the Vandals did.<br>> <br>> "If it's going to be a tradition, I like that one better," Akey said.<br>> <br>> His Broncos counterpart, Chris Petersen, said another reason the game hasn't<br>> felt exactly like a rivalry is because it has been played up and down the<br>> schedule the last six years, including opening week.<br>> <br>> "In the Pac-10 they play all those games . at the end of the year," he said.<br>> "Keeping it consistent in terms of where they put it (would help). I don't<br>> have a preference. It's just always a good game to play."<br>> <br>> Both know what really makes it a rivalry is the fans.<br>> <br>> "I've had things said since I got this job," Akey said. "I'm very into this<br>> rivalry. The outside world has a lot to do it. It adds a great deal of<br>> excitement."<br>> <br>> "I don't think it means more on the street than it does to us, (but) I know<br>> it means a lot to a lot of people, that's what makes this game a lot of<br>> fun," Petersen said. . "I think this week the lines are drawn pretty clear."<br>> <br>> He is quick to dash any hope Vandals fans have about the Broncos overlooking<br>> Idaho with BSU traveling to Hawaii next week to play for the WAC<br>> championship, thanks to the rivalry.<br>> <br>> "There's always some game down the road people around here want to talk<br>> about, but, fortunately for us, everybody wants to talk about the Idaho<br>> game. Our kids will be very focused," he said. "That's always our message,<br>> no matter who we play. The fact it's our in-state rival, that helps us as<br>> well. When you play your rival there's always going to be a little more<br>> emotion."<br>> <br>> Akey insisted the Vandals (1-9, 0-7 WAC) don't consider the Broncos (9-1,<br>> 6-0) their bowl game.<br>> <br>> "We're not bowl eligible - this is a rival game," he said. "It's not an<br>> honor, it's one of our conference games. It's not a reward. But we're going<br>> to have a good time with it."<br>> <br>> So far, he's the only one making it fun.<br>> <br>> During the bye week, when he was visiting Vandals boosters in southern<br>> Idaho, he contributed to the fun, calling the Broncos donkeys.<br>> <br>> "There was nothing mean-spirited intended by that - I've got all the respect<br>> in the world for them," Akey said, acknowledging he had been "blown up" on<br>> Boise sports talk radio. "I think what I said was . our next game happens to<br>> be on the blue turf against the donkeys, and that would be a good thing to<br>> win.<br>> <br>> "They don't care what I have to say. Their players don't care what I have to<br>> say. Chris Petersen doesn't care what I have to say. I haven't really said<br>> anything. The fans are going to say it. It's one of things that make rival<br>> games fun. You play to win, play to have fun. Everybody needs to enjoy that,<br>> lighten up a little bit."<br>> <br>> Although he admitted Tuesday he had more one-liners he could use, the former<br>> Washington State coach added, "The (Washington) Huskies used to pop off<br>> more.; I haven't heard that yet. But it's early in the week."<br>> <br>> Quick kicks<br>> <br>> The game will be on KSKN in Spokane, starting at 11 a.m. PST. . Boise's 52-0<br>> win at Utah State last week was their first shutout on the road in 31 years.<br>> Broncos quarterback Taylor Tharp hit 26 of 29 passes. . The Broncos have<br>> blocked nine kicks this season. The blocked punt at USU was the first<br>> against the Aggies in Brent Guy's three years as coach. . Hawaii QB Colt<br>> Brennan is probable for Friday's 8 p.m. ESPN2 game at Reno after he suffered<br>> a mild concussion against Fresno State. . Hawaii is 9-0 for the first time<br>> since 1925. Brennan tied BYU's Ty Detmer for most career TD passes (121) and<br>> TDs responsible for (135) and had his 15th straight 300-yard passing game. .<br>> Hawaii receiver Jason Rivers tied the conference record with a catch in his<br>> 46th straight game. . New Mexico State's Chase Holbrook has the school<br>> record in passing yards and Brandon Allen has the record with receptions in<br>> 42 straight games. . San Jose's Kevin Jurovich had 10 catches for 233 yards<br>> against New Mexico State when Spartans QB Adam Tafralis broke Jeff Garcia's<br>> school record for total offense, 7,363 yards. . Nevada's Brett Jaekle has<br>> made a field goal in 10 straight games.<br>> <br>> --------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> G O V A N D A L S ! ! !<br>> <br>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>> <br>> Tom Hansen<br>> Moscow, Idaho<br>> <br>> Came a tribe from the north brave and bold . . .<br>> <br>> "Here We Have Idaho"<br>> http://www.tomandrodna.com/HWHI.mp3<br>> <br>> "I-D-A-H-O Idaho Idaho Go Go Go"<br>> http://www.tomandrodna.com/Vandals.mp3<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br><br /><hr />Boo! Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! 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