So why is it that Boise State isn't given more national love? After all, winning 43 games in four years would normally qualify any football team as an unmitigated juggernaut, but BSU is generally considered a cute program with a nice offense. No big whoop.

Maybe it's the lack of NFL talent. Maybe it's that the Broncos only have one win over a BCS league team, and Iowa State hardly qualifies as a major player. Maybe it's that, unlike Fresno State, they lose every time they've gotten a chance to beat a high profile team. But how do you explain the total mastery over teams like Fresno State and Hawaii, who have both chalked up impressive wins against big names over the last few years?

They've done the WAC title thing, and now it's time to try and get that respect they so desperately crave. There's only one chance to get it this year facing Oregon State at home on 9/11. As sad as it may be, in today's day and age of college football, a win over the Beavers might mean more than winning the WAC championship again.

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Until Boise State starts beating teams like Oregon State or Washington State or Washington (we play them in 2008 or 2009 I think), etc.....they will continue to be treated as good, but not good enough. Boise State blew a GOLDEN opportunity to get over that hurdle when they lost a game they should have won last season at Oregon State. Until they start beating some of the Pac 10 teams.....................you know.