Wacker Set To Be A Bronco

Boise State got their center.  David Wacker (6-9, 210) of Judson High School in Converse, Texas, has committed to Coach Rice and the basketball program.  Wacker averaged 11.5 points and 8.7 rebounds a game the last two seasons.

Bronco Cross Country Teams Well Regarded in Preseason Poll

The Boise State cross country teams earned respect from their Mountain West Conference counterparts, as the Mountain West coaches voted the Bronco women second and the men third in the annual preseason poll.

New Mexico was the choice to win the conference in both men and women.

Not Bronco Related, However...

It is sports related.  Sort of.  

Just finished watching the movie The Legend of Bagger Vance for the umpteenth time, and it is, without a doubt, one of the best movies ever made.

Bronco Football Team #29 in Billingsley

http://bluefootballthroughandthrough.blogspot.com/2013/09/boise-state-29-in-billingsley_15.html

Bronco Football Team #34 in AP Poll

http://bluefootballthroughandthrough.blogspot.com/2013/09/fresno-state-27-in-ap-poll-boise-state.html

Boise State Football Team Gets 5 Votes in Coaches Poll

A far cry from years gone by, but believe it or not, it's more votes than the Broncos received last week:

http://bluefootballthroughandthrough.blogspot.com/2013/09/fresno-state-25-boise-state-gets-5.html

Boise State #29 in Billingsley

http://www.cfrc.com/Ratings_2013/WK_2.htm

Shane Williams-Rhodes #6 in the Nation in Punt Returns

http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/change_sport_year_div

Boise State #25 in Sagarin

http://bluefootballthroughandthrough.blogspot.com/2013/09/boise-state-25-in-sagarin_8.html

Clemson Advances to #1 in Blue Football Through and Through Top 25

http://bluefootballthroughandthrough.blogspot.com/2013/09/clemson-advances-to-1-in-blue-football.html

Boise State Cross Country Teams Put On Exciting Performance In Utah

Both Boise State cross country teams did well in Utah, with the Bronco women winning the triangular meet and the men finishing just six points behind the #4 team in the nation, BYU.

Junior Emma Bates picked up where she left off last season, winning the 4-k in 14:11.0.  Marisa Howard was second with a time of 14:14.3, while Lauren Lucas took fifth (14:40.5).  In a sport where you want the low score, the Bronco ladies had 23 points with Weber State finishing second with 56 points and Utah 58.

Aaron Back was third in the men's 6-k race with a time of 19:08.2.  David Elliott was fourth in 19:13.9.  Boise State had 34 points, nearly pulling off a huge upset of BYU, which finished with 28, and Weber State was back with 66 points.

Boise State competes at the annual Roger Curran Invitational in Nampa--action gets underway at noon next Saturday.