People from outside the Boise State circle claim there is no conspiracy against Boise State. Maybe not in the Watergate tradition, but it is more like the collective conspiracy of the idiocy in this country.
The mindset of our country is screwed up. We are blessed to be able to speak our opinions and we should all be thankful for that. What we are not thankful for are when idiots get paid to be television announcers. Case in point--yesterday in the East-West Shrine Game on the NFL Network, Mike Mayock said the following:
"You look at the Boise State kids individually and you think, how in the world did Boise State win so many games?"
and
"None of these four Boise State players are great athletes. But they're well-coached and they know what to do."
Really?
Mayock wouldn't know a great athlete if he came out of nowhere and knocked him back 10 yards on his can. Too bad it didn't happen.
I know the above comments are so ludicrous that any knowledgeable football fan sees right through them, but it still should be ripped apart. Ryan Winterswyk was a three-time All-WAC player and is fourth in Boise State history in sacks and fifth in tackles for loss. He was a menacing force in opposing backfields, impossible to deny over the course of any game against any team in the land. I guarantee you that I and most of this blog's readers could be coached by the great Boise State staff and not come up with those numbers. By the way, in the Shrine Game, Winterswyk, despite being held most of the game, was the West's leading tackler with 7.
Jeron Johnson was one of the fiercest hitters in college football over the last four years. JJ has a motor that won't quit, has tremendous instincts and knows how to finish a play. He may have been well taught at Boise State, but you have to have tremendous athleticism to be in position and then make the kind of plays he has made. Johnson finished his career as one of the top tacklers in school history. Johnson had three tackles yesterday.
Brandyn Thompson finished his Boise State career with 13 interceptions, including a pick six early in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl that helped Boise State beat #3 TCU. Thompson wasn't merely in position to make that interception as his coaches taught, he made the play and sprinted into the end zone untouched. It takes a tremendous athlete to make that kind of play, which Thompson of course is. Thompson had four tackles in the Shrine Game.
Mayock obviously hasn't watched Winston Venable either. He made highlight reel play after highlight reel play in his two years at Boise State. His outstanding play at the nickelback position allowed Doug Martin to switch to tailback and help the Broncos there. It wasn't outstanding coaching that allowed Martin to move from defense to offense. It was an outstanding athlete (Venable) who also has an amazing motor and great football ability. Only a fool like Mayock would be unable to recognize this.
Oh and by the way, Venable made four tackles yesterday, one for loss, and had an interception that he returned through the East team for 24 yards to the East eight-yard line. I suppose when Coach Petersen talked to Venable he said, "If you get an interception, Winston, cut to your left a bit, then to your right. There should then be a bit of an opening. There will be a couple of guys straight ahead but you can just break through their tackles. Cut again to the right, plow ahead, and it will get you 24 yards." Wow that would be amazing coaching if he did everything from memory of what he was taught and nothing at all by instinct or...umm...dare I say it...by athleticism. Har-de-har-har.
No, there may not be a Watergate-type conspiracy against Boise State. Rather, the Broncos are the victim of just plain dumb people that happen to be in positions of influence in college football. They have preconceived biases and spout uninformed nonsense to the masses.
That is where the conspiracy lies.
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