Where Are They Now? David Tingstad

David Tingstad is another example of the fine young men that Boise State football coach Skip Hall brought to Boise.  Let's review Tingstad's time at Boise State and catch up on what David has been doing since graduating from Boise State.

Tingstad broke in with the team as a freshman in 1989, carrying 8 times for 25 yards and scoring his first collegiate touchdown on a reception, one of 5 catches he had for 54 yards that season.  In 1990, David played a large role on the Bronco team that reached the Division I-AA Semi-Finals, serving as a devastating blocker for tailback Chris Thomas while also rushing for 210 yards on 73 carries and a touchdown.  Tingstad also caught 18 passes for 118 yards.

In 1991, David was the second-leading rusher (85 carries for 306 yards and a touchdown) and also caught 32 passes for 215 yards and 5 scores.  As a senior, he led the Broncos with 303 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 81 carries, caught 20 passes for 150 yards and scored two two-point conversions.

In 2011, Tingstad stands as the 27th-leading career rusher (844 yards) in school history and ranks fourth among fullbacks, behind #1 David Hughes (1,826), Abe Brown (1,189) and Ken Johnson (1,074).

David graduated magna cum laude from Boise State in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.  From there, he went to the Seattle University School of Law and graduated cum laude in his class. 

David joined Beresford Booth PLCC Law Firm in 1995 and was admitted to the practice of law for the Western District of Washington in the U.S. District Court the following year.  Tingstad has extensive experience in the areas of business and real estate transactions, limited liability companies, corporations, real property and estate planning. Dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs and business owners, David provides significant value-added services on a practical, as well as strictly legal basis. Known as a deal-maker, rather than a deal-breaker, what separates David from many other business lawyers is his ability to 1) organize diverse client objectives into a strategic plan, and 2) get things done.

Tingstad specializes in Business, Real Estate and Estate Planning and belongs to the American Bar Association and the Washington State Bar Association.  As a member of the Washington State Bar Partnership Law Committee, David is currently working to revise Washington's Limited Liability Company Statute.  He is also a member of the Committee on LL's, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities.  Tingstad has published the following articles:  "Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships in Washington" (2001, 2003 and 2007), "The Probate Process from Start to Finish in Washington" (2000) and "2010 Legislation and Other Recent Developments: Essentials, Overview, and Strategic Insights".

David regularly speaks to groups of attorneys, professional organizations and business and community associations.   

And as you might expect a Skip Hall-coached Bronco to do, Tingstad gives back to his community.  He is a Sunday School teacher and coaches youth football, basketball and baseball.

Boise State Receives Prestigious Grant from W.M. Keck Foundation

Boise State president Bob Kustra announced at his annual State of the University Address that the school has received a grant from the prestigious W.M. Keck Foundation.

The $1 million, three-year grant will support development of a system that could provide early-stage diagnosis through a simple blood test and lead to treatment of hundreds of diseases ranging from cardiovascular to neurological. 


Will Hughes, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Boise State, will be the principal investigator in the research project.  Hughes will lead a team of professors in chemistry, biology and engineering at Boise State as well as colloborators at St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor and Medical Research Institute in Boise, the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Idaho IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.
“Boise State seeks to conduct biomedical research that pushes the boundaries of discovery with new technologies that could save lives,” Kustra said. “This highly-competitive Keck Foundation grant is a testament to the innovative thinking of our faculty and their pioneering work that could have a profound global impact.”

The Keck Foundation is known for funding high-risk, high-return projects in science, engineering and medical research.  Other recent recipients of Keck grants include Arizona State University, UCLA, Boston College, University of Texas, Columbia University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and Princeton University.

“Our vision is to fundamentally change early-stage disease diagnosis and treatment on a global scale,” Hughes said. “By using engineered biochemical tools, disease-specific markers could be identified through a portable DNA-based device that is analogous to a disposable pregnancy test. We believe the system could potentially become the gold standard in diagnosing diseases, especially where medical equipment and resources are scarce.”

Hughes, who is an expert in nanoscience and medical applications of DNA nanotechnology, joined Boise State in 2008 and the MSTMRI in 2010.  Previously, he was an assistant professor of materials engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and a Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education post-doctoral fellow at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C.  Hughes earned his Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology and his bachelor’s degree at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

The Boise State research team also features Bernard Yurke, co-principal investigator and research professor of materials science and engineering, who is an internationally-recognized leader in quantum optics and DNA nanotechnology; Cheryl Jorcyk, co-principal investigator and professor of biological sciences, who is a leader in oncology and molecular mechanisms of tumor progressions; Jeunghoon Lee, assistant professor of chemistry, who is an expert in nanomaterial synthesis; and Elton Graugnard, assistant research professor of materials science and engineering, who is both an expert in nanotechnology and the lead experimentalist on the project.

“Our team is passionate about the potential for this research,” said Amy Moll, interim dean of the College of Engineering. “The effort is unique in how it integrates the biological sciences with physics, chemistry, materials science and computer science. The support of the Keck Foundation provides a catalyst that will result in tangible benefits to our emerging research community.”

The primary research focus initially will be the detection of lung cancer, analyzing a series of engineered reactions between synthetic DNA components and cancer-specific micro-RNA's, which are small nucleic acids that perform as gene regulators.  The detection of micro-RNAs of diagnostic significance could fundamentally change the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Based in Los Angeles, the W.M. Keck Foundation was established in 1954 by the late William Myron Keck, founder of the Superior Oil Company, and is one of the nation’s leading private sponsors of cutting-edge scientific research.  The foundation’s grant making is focused primarily on pioneering efforts in the areas of science, engineering and medical research, in addition to undergraduate education and community service projects in Southern California.

2011 Boise State Preview: Bronco Receivers

The Boise State wide receivers have some huge shoes to fill.  Gone are the top two receivers in school history, Austin Pettis and Titus Young. 

 It doesn't help that the unit only has one senior (Tyler Shoemaker) and two juniors with only limited playing experience (Chris Potter and Mitch Burroughs).  Indications are, however, that the receivers are progressing just fine, thank-you, and that makes it tougher for opening-game opponent Georgia to prepare its defense.  That fits with Boise State's recent history.  Several times in the last ten years, entire groups of receivers have left, only to find that the next group is more talented than their successors.

Still, I suspect that Georgia will concentrate on stopping the running game and make the receivers prove they can cause damage.  Besides, Georgia's corners are athletic enough that they should be able to contain the wide receivers.  The Bulldogs probably have more to worry about with the tight ends.  Kyle Efaw (6-4,242) is as fine a tight end as you'll see in the country and reports are that sophomore Gabe Linehan (6-3,232) is turning heads.  Chandler Koch (6-2,250) is another target for quarterback Kellen Moore.  If those guys break free over the middle, that limits the ability of the safeties to come up and stop the run.  In any case, it certainly gives Georgia plenty to think about.  Freshmen Kyle Sosnowski (6-1, 288)  is coming off a redshirt season and Jake Hardee (6-3,236) is a walk-on from Boise's Bishop Kelly High School.

 But back to the wide receivers because that is one of the question marks heading into the season.  Who will step up to get playing time for Boise State?  There have been five in particular.  Sophomore Geraldo Boldewijn (6-4, 200) is still learning American football but as he does, and as the Bronco coaches mold him, he's going to get better and better.  He was already making great catches in the Spring game and he has made considerable progress since then.  Kirby Moore set national records in high school and so far has yet to transfer that success to the college level.  But Moore has stepped up as he has learned the offense and is running crisper routes.  Bronco fans have been waiting for Aaron Burks to blossom and it appears that is finally the case.  He worked hard in the summer and is ready to hit the field.

Two freshmen in particular, Dallas Burroughs (5-9,170) and Matt Miller (6-3,215) have really impressed this fall.  Coach Chris Petersen doesn't usually play true freshmen, although he played Young and Pettis when they were freshmen.  Miller gives Boise State great size and was highly recruited out of high school.  Burroughs is even faster than brother Mitch (5-9, 181) as Dallas broke the 25-year-old state record in the 100.  His time of 10.34 ranked as the fastest in the nation last year if you discount wind-aided times.  With Miller's size and hands and Burroughs' speed, is it really possible that in one year Boise State could replace Young and Pettis with guys that could turn out to be as good?  Again, that's Boise State's history so I wouldn't bet against them. 

 Shoemaker, Mitch Burroughs and Potter give the Broncos the experience.  Redshirt freshman Troy Ware (6-1,181) is another receiver the Broncos have high hopes for but given the talent ahead of him, it will be tough for Ware to break through for anything more than spot duty.  Junior Tyler Jackson (6-0, 193) and freshman Cory Brehm (6-0, 185) give Boise State depth. 

It is difficult to gauge how the Bronco receivers will do this season.  On the one hand, they don't bring a lot of experience into the season.  But they do have talent and loads of potential.  And it certainly doesn't hurt to have the defending passing efficiency leader in the nation returning to throw to you. 

The Battle for the Simulation Football League Championship: 2009 Boise State vs. 2010 Boise State

Ahh, the pre-game pageantry, the endless babble coming from the national announcers, first we see the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band representing the 2009 Boise State team with their excellent performance, then after that, the Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band takes the field to drum up support for the 2010 Boise State team.  Then we see the respective coaches, Chris Petersen and Chris Petersen, shake hands and exchange pre-game pleasantries.  


After twelve grueling weeks of the regular season and impressive wins last weekend by these two teams, we're ready for the game...The 2009 Broncos won the toss and deferred.  They will kick off.







It didn't take long for the game's first score.  The 2010 Broncos marched 53 yards in seven plays on the game's opening drive with Doug Martin picking up 28 yards.  Kyle Brotzman came on to kick a 45-yard field goal, right through the uprights and the Las Vegas Bowl Broncos led 3-0.







Jeremy Avery got a nice return on the kickoff to give his team good field position on the 38.  Quarterback Kellen Moore led the Fiesta Bowl champs on a nine-play drive with Avery scampering in from 11 yards out.  After an exchange of punts, Moore connected with tight end Kyle Efaw from 13 yards out and the 2010 Boise State team led 10-7.  Kyle Brotzman's 48-yard field goal equaled his counterpart and also tied the game with eight seconds left in the first quarter.







The 2010 team sputtered a bit on its next drive, with Moore being sacked by Billy Winn, George Iloka and Garcia Day on three separate plays.  Still, a 31-yard field goal by Brotzman gave them points and the Broncos led the 2009 team 13-10.  The 2009 Brotzman missed a 49-yard attempt, providing an early opportunity.  Doug Martin rumbled through the middle for 33 yards and two plays later, Moore hit Titus Young for a 19-yard score.  Brotzman missed the extra point but the 2010 team still led 19-10.  


As they had done with Virginia Tech and Nevada in the season, the 2010 team did not bring down the hammer, and the 2009 Broncos scored 23 unanswered points to take a commanding 33-19 lead.  Avery scored his second touchdown of the game, Kellen Moore hit brother Kirby Moore and Brotzman nailed three consecutive field goals.





  Potter scores key fourth-quarter touchdown for the 2009 team


Facing a 14-point deficit to begin the fourth, the 2010 Broncos came back.  Moore found Young for plays of 24 and 22 yards and Austin Pettis for a 23-yard gain.  Brotzman finished the drive with his third field goal of the game, this time from 41 yards out, as the 2010 team pulled within 11.  Then, the defense held on and Moore connected with Efaw for 19 and Pettis for 21, setting up a first-and-10 at the 2009 Boise State 25-yard line.  Moore went back to pass, and spotted Chris Potter at the five.  Potter hauled it in and scored as Pettis made an excellent block to clear the way.  The 2010 Broncos closed to 33-30 as Martin ran it it for a two-point conversion.







Once again, the defense held and this time, it only took three plays as Moore hit a streaking Tyler Shoemaker for a 54-yard bomb that put the 2010 Boise State team ahead 37-33 with just 2:52 left.


Avery ignited the 2009 Broncos with a 38-yard kickoff return to the 46.  Avery ran for six and D.J. Harper gained 15 yards on the next two plays to give his team the ball on the 37 with 1:43 remaining.  The drama could be felt by both teams and nervous fans in the stands.  After a time out, Moore calmly set up and sent a bullet to Young who ran out of bounds on the 17.  Martin was the recipient of the next pass from Moore but could not get out of bounds.  With 1:10 left, Martin took a handoff and was tackled by end Ryan Winterswyck just short of a first down.  The clock continued to wind down.


Harper gained the necessary yardage on a play off left tackle and ran out of bounds to stop the clock.  The 2010 Broncos had a first-and-goal with 51 seconds left.  Moore backed up, saw nothing downfield and had to dump a pass to Avery, who was tackled immediately by Billy Winn.  2009 Coach Petersen elected to burn a second timeout to talk to his young field general.  An excellent play by Iloka saved a touchdown as he batted down a Moore pass intended for Young.  

Now the 2009 team had a third-and-goal with 41 seconds remaining.  This time, Moore went to a familiar target, and his floating pass in the end zone was just out of reach of cornerback Jamar Taylor and into the waiting arms of brother Kirby, who snared the ball!  Brotzman kicked the extra point and the 2009 team led 40-37.  


2010 quarterback Moore did all he could but with only 29 seconds to work with, could only get the ball to his own 37 as time expired.


Avery led the winners with 151 yards rushing and two touchdowns.  Young caught 6 passes for 108 yards and a score while Pettis grabbed 5 for 91.  Moore finished the game 28-43 for 260 yards and two touchdowns.


For the 2010 team, Martin had 97 yards rushing on 18 carries while Moore was 27-40 for 412 yards and four scores but one interceptions.  Titus Young had seven catches for 58 yards, Pettis had 5 receptions for 42 and Tyler Shoemaker had four catches for 63.


The 2009 Boise State celebrated their amazing Simulation Football League season.  They finished 13-1 and were crowned SFL Champion by Blue Through and Through owner Rocketman as well as officials from WhatIfSports, who provided the simulation software.

Bronco Women's Basketball Schedule Announced

The benefits of being in the Mountain West are readily recognized for the Boise State women's basketball team.  The Broncos have announced the schedule for their first campaign in the MWC and it will feature a record 17 home games.  Both Syracuse (25-10 last season) and Pepperdine (18-12) are coming to Taco Bell Arena.  The Syracuse game on November 29 will be the first regular season nationally-televised game in Lady Bronco history.  But wait, there's more.

Boise State will also be nationally-televised in three other games, all conference battles.  The Broncos home game with Colorado State on January 17, the home contest against Air Force on February 11 and a road game against Colorado State will also be featured on the Mountain, the home channel for the Mountain West Conference.

You can access the full schedule as well as the schedules for the other Bronco sports at any time by clicking on the "Schedules" Tab at the top of the blog.

Christopher Santini

The star high school safety (6-1,208) from the San Jose, California has just tweeted that he has committed to Boise State.  My understanding is that Santini is being recruited to play the nickel position.  Santini was down to Oregon State and Boise State before deciding to come to Boise.  Other schools who had offered the talented Santini were Utah, Army, New Mexico, New Mexico State and UNLV.  Santini was also talking to Oregon, California, Stanford, Washington and Washington State before committing to the Broncos.  More information soon.

EA Sports Simulations Nearly Done

For those that have known me a while, one of the things people look forward to the most from my articles is the summary of EA Sports NCAA Football simulations.


For those that don't know, EA Sports puts out software every summer that contains data and images from the college football season ahead.  NCAA Football has been a huge hit among video gaming lovers for years.  That doesn't make for an article I would publish here.


What does make for an interesting read is what has proven to be an amazing track record.  In addition to gaming, the software can be simulated to produce game results and even season results.  The "season" is complete with rankings and statistics.  In 2002, I discovered, after the season, that if I simulated the season several times and compared the results, EA had exactly predicted Boise State's 2002 season.  After averaging the results, it had predicted a loss to Arkansas with wins over each other team.  What an interesting coincidence, I thought.


When the software was released in the summer of 2003, for fun I simulated Boise State's upcoming season, again with several results that were averaged.  When I looked at the summary, it predicted Boise State would lose on the road to Oregon State, but that would be their only loss.  Imagine my surprise when I followed the "predicted" results each week and found that Boise State actually did finish 12-1 with their only loss to Oregon State.


The software also exactly predicted the 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons--five seasons in a row of perfect predicting.  In 2007, it all fell apart, as the software predicted a perfect season while, as we know, Boise State lost to Washington and Hawai'i.  I did notice that those overall results were fairly close and surmised that with results this close, one couldn't be reasonably sure about the results that were predicted.


In 2008, I found that the software did a terrible job of predicting the Oregon season--it said Oregon would lose seven games while they lost three.  For some reason, however, they continued to accurately forecast Boise State games with a perfect 12-for-12 as Boise State was a perfect 12-for-12.


This made the software 83-2 since 2002 in predicting Bronco football games.  But in 2009, another glitch as, even though the software accurately predicted the Boise State win over Oregon in Eugene in 2008, this time, it predicted an Oregon win in Boise.  Of course the Ducks didn't come close.  That, however, was the only blemish for the season, making E/A Sports' record a sparkling 95-3 as Boise State had another perfect season.  Last year, the software contained another loss as once again Boise State was forecast to have an unbeaten regular season and they infamously lost to Nevada.  At this point, you have to wonder if it is the software that is screwing up or if it is Boise State.  I think the latter.


In any case, EA is now 106-4 in forecasting Boise State results since 2002.


Now that I have your attention, I know you will look forward to the simulation results.  I should have them in about 10 days or so.

2010 Boise State Upends Miami of Florida in SFL Semi

(Note:  The regular season games were played with just one simulation and the result was recorded.  To ensure the best chance for an accurate result in the playoffs, 50 simulations were played (they take about five seconds each.)  For the team that won the most simulations in those 50, an appropriate sample was chosen for the game below.)


2010 Boise State 33, 2001 Miami of Florida 22
The 2010 Boise State Broncos came back from deficits of 9-0 in the first quarter and 19-17 at the half to defeat the Championship Division first-place Miami Hurricanes this afternoon 33-23 in the Simulation Football League Playoffs.





Miami raced to a 9-0 lead, the result of a Clinton Portis 25-yard run midway through the first quarter and a Todd Sievers 22-yard field goal with 2:38 left.  After Boise State had penetrated to the Miami 36 on the opening drive, the Broncos elected to punt on a fourth and five.  But Ken Dorsey completed two 25-yard passes, one to Andre Johnson and the other to Ethenic Sands, and a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness placed the ball on the Bronco 25.  Portis squirted through the Bronco line for the game's first score.  The extra point attempt by Sievers was no good.


The Broncos were unable to generate any offense on the ensuing possession and had to punt.  Miami threw a mix of pass and run to drive to the Boise State five before making way for Sievers.





Down 9-0, Boise State came charging back.  A good kick return by Titus Young put the Broncos in business at their 36.  Bronco quarterback Kellen Moore found Young open for 22.  Two plays later, Doug Martin bulled ahead for 11 yards on a sweep to the left.  After a Jeremy Avery run of four yards on a draw play, the quarter ended.  When play resumed, Moore dropped back and spotted tight end Tommy Gallarda, who caught the 21-yard pass for Boise State's first score.


It did not take long for the Hurricanes to answer, four plays in fact.  On the fourth play of the drive, Dorsey hit  Jeremy Shockey in stride and the big tight end found paydirt for a 55-yard touchdown.  That gave Miami a 16-7 lead and once again the Broncos were against the wall.  


Boise State's ensuing drive was more methodical, an 11-play march down the field, with the big play being a Moore to Tyler Shoemaker 26-yard play that gave Boise State a first down on the Miami 16.  On a third-and-10, Moore swung the ball to Martin in the flat, and the talented junior did the rest on his own to make it 16-14.  





Consecutive sacks by Michael Atkinson and Winston Venable put Miami into a hole and forced a punt.  The Broncos advanced the ball to the Miami six before Kyle Brotzman came on to boot home a field goal.  Coach Chris Petersen's team had their first lead at 17-16 with 4:04 remaining in the half.  Sievers answered with a field goal of his own (26 yards) with 45 seconds left and the half ended with Miami clinging to a 19-17 lead.


The two heavyweight teams entered a defensive struggle, where Brotzman's 25-yard field goal was the only score of the third quarter.  The third lead change of the game gave Boise State a 20-19 advantage.  Dorsey then engineered a time-consuming 15-play drive that took 6:16 but Boise State's defense kept the Hurricanes to a Sievers field goal from 20 yards.  





That was a key turning point for the bend-but-don't break Bronco defense.  Moore guided the Broncos on a 10-play drive of their own, hitting Geraldo Hiwat for 11 and Austin Pettis for 19 to put Brotzman within range and the senior delivered with a 46-yard field goal to once again put Boise State ahead 23-22.





The Bronco defense took over from there.  Jerrell Gavins picked off an errant Dorsey pass and returned it 15 yards to the Miami 19.  Moore hooked up with Young once again for a 17-yard gain to the one-yard line and Avery dove over from there.  Brotzman's PAT made it a 30-22 game with 7:51 remaining in the game.  The Broncos forced Miami into a three-and-out and when Brotzman tacked on his fourth field goal of the game with 4:07 remaining, the Broncos could sense the victory.


A Ryan Winterswyck interception at the Boise State 16 on the next Miami possession effectively ended the game.


It was definitely a team victory for Boise State--they were outgained 515-398 as the Bronco running game struggled (65 yards on 33 carries).  But the Broncos made the plays they had to in coming out victorious.  Moore was 26-42 for 303 yards and the two scores while Joe Southwick came on briefly and hit 4-5 for 30. Senior receivers Austin Pettis (6-91) and Titus Young (6-64) were key targets as they have been all year.   


For Miami, Portis finished with 127 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.  Dorsey hit 27-44 for 376 yards and a touchdown but also the costly interception.  Johnson (5-91) and Sands (5-75) paced the Hurricane receivers while Shockey had four receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown.


Boise State advances to the SFL Championship next Saturday against the 2009 Boise State team, which downed USC 59-37 earlier this afternoon.  The 2010 Broncos are now 12-1 while the 2009 team is 10-3.  Miami ends the season 11-2 with consecutive losses to the 2009 Alabama team on the final weekend of the regular season and the loss today.

2009 Boise State Downs 2004 USC in SFL Playoffs

(Note:  The regular season games were played with just one simulation and the result was recorded.  To ensure the best chance for an accurate result in the playoffs, 50 simulations were played (they take about five seconds each.)  For the team that won the most simulations in those 50, an appropriate sample was chosen for the game below.)


2009 Boise State 59, 2004 USC 37
The Boise State defense limited the high-flying 2004 USC offense to just eight second half points as the Broncos broke open a close game to run away from the Trojans 52-37 this afternoon in the first Simulation Football League semifinal.





The Boise State offense was balanced in all areas, rushing for 268 yards while passing for 278 and scoring 31 points in the first half and 28 in the second half.  Junior field general Kellen Moore's heady play sparked the Broncos, connecting on 20-of-32 passes for 278 yards and three scores with zero interceptions while leading his team on eight touchdown drives.  Doug Martin, Jeremy Avery and D.J. Harper continually kept the aggressive Trojan defense off guard, then played ball control once the Broncos gained the upper hand.  Martin ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns on just 12 carries, while Avery picked up 110 yards and two TD's on 21 carries and Harper gained 51 yards on eight.





It didn't take long for Boise State to get the first break.  On the third play from scrimmage, esteemed Trojan running back Reggie Bush fumbled, with Bronco safety George Iloka recovering the loose ball on the USC 44.  Moore backed up and tossed a strike to Austin Pettis at the 42, who maneuvered past a couple of defenders to the USC 27.  On the next play, Avery took a pitch, cut right, and scampered down the sideline untouched to put Coach Chris Petersen's team up 7-0.  

                                       Jarrett's great end-zone catch gave USC their first lead.


The Broncos held USC on their next possession to force a punt which stopped on the Bronco nine-yard line. But consecutive sacks of Moore by Travis Tofi and Ryan Ting resulted in a safety.  USC took advantage on the ensuing kick as quarterback Matt Leinart completed two passes which put the Trojans on the Bronco seven.  Leinart's first pass to Steve Smith was underthrown, and his second attempt to Smith was just past Smith's outstretched fingertips.  On third down, Leinart floated a pass to Dwayne Jarrett, who came down with the ball in the end zone for a 9-7 USC lead.


Moore and the Broncos drove to the USC nine on their next possession but again penetration led to two sacks and Kyle Brotzman had to come on to kick a 29-yard field goal.  That put Boise State ahead once again 10-9.  USC's Ryan Killeen answered with a 32-yarder of his own early in the second quarter and the early see-saw game was living up to all expectations.  

                          Kirby Moore is off to the races on 47-yard TD


An exchange of punts gave Boise State the ball in good field goal position at the Boise State 46 after Kyle Wilson returned a punt for 34 yards.    The brother-to-brother combination that Bronco fans had been dreaming of hooked up as Moore hit brother Kirby on the run for a 47-yard scoring play.  With Brotzman's extra point, the Broncos regained the lead 17-12.  That lead was short-lived, as 21 seconds later, LenDale White exposed an opening in the Bronco defense for a brilliant 68-yard run to paydirt and the Trojans were out in front 19-17.



        White fools the Broncos a second time

The wild second quarter continued as five plays into Boise State's sixth drive of the game, Martin burst through tacklers for a 45-yard run of his own that gave Boise State a 24-19 lead.  But USC returned to the same play call that had resulted in their last touchdown, and once again White broke free for a 60-yard touchdown.  The bewildered Broncos lined up for the PAT by Killeen, and USC was ahead 26-24.  In a game that had so far included just two punts, Boise State drove down the field on their next possession, capitalizing on another Moore-to-Moore play, this one from eight yards out.  It was the eighth lead change of the half and the Broncos now led 31-26.





Knowing every point was precious, USC Coach Pete Carroll ordered Leinart in a hurry-up offense as the Trojans had 1:19 to work with and the ball on their 32.  Leinart completed a couple of passes and his 18-yard scramble with 17 seconds left put Killeen in range, and the senior responded with a 33-yarder with four seconds left.  The Broncos clung to a narrow 31-29 advantage as the battle-torn warriors went into the locker room.

On Boise State's opening possession of the second half, the Bronco running game took over, and Martin finished the drive with a punctuating 29-yard run.  Bronco fans went wild in the stands as their team went up two scores.  The tough Boise State defense forced USC's second punt of the game with 11:49 remaining in the third quarter, and the Broncos drove to the USC 31, but a 48-yard attempt by Brotzman was wide left.  The Trojans charged forward to the Boise State 42, but Bush fumbled for the second time on a jarring hit by Jeron Johnson and Brandyn Thompson dove on the loose ball.


Consecutive 25-yard plays by Harper (run) and Pettis (pass) paved the way for an 11-yard TD run as Avery went between center Thomas Byrd and guard Will Lawrence.  The Bronco senior back, who rushed for 1,573 yards and was second only to Brotzman with 162 points in the regular season, gave Boise State a commanding 45-29 lead.


USC drove to the Boise State 40 yard-line on its next possession, but a Ryan Winterswyck interception effectively ended the game.





Pettis was the top Bronco receiver with five receptions for 83 yards while tight end Kyle Efaw had four catches for 48 yards and Tyler Shoemaker hauled in three passes for 38.


White was magnificent for the Trojans with 250 yards rushing.  Leinart finished 17-31 for 217 yards and two TD's.  Smith topped the USC receiving corps with five catches for 79 yards.  USC finished the SFL season with a 9-4 record.


The Broncos, who won the Boise State Division with an 11-1 record, are now in the SFL Championship against the winner of the other semifinal between the 2010 Broncos and the exciting 2001 team from Miami of Florida.

Boise State Alumni Association Activites in Atlanta!

The Bronco Nation's home away from home for the weekend of Sept. 2-4, 2010, will be Jocks & Jills Sports Grill, 1 Galleria Parkway Southeast, Atlanta, GA 30339, (770-952-8401)


Celebrate in style with the family-friendly folks at Jocks & Jills Sports Grill. They'll have food and drink specials and all the sports you can watch on their multiple large screen plasma TVs and projection screens. No reservations needed, just stop by when you're in the neighborhood or make it your dinner or lunch stop before the big Bronco game.
Jocks & Jills is just a two minute walk away from the official Bronco Nation hotel, The Renaissance Waverly.  There will be no formal program, but we will be there on Saturday, September 3rd with some fun give-aways for our Bronco fans and look for the Boise State Cheer Squad to make an appearance.

The Alumni Association web site has all the info!

The 1999 Boise State Starting Lineup

Here was the lineup for the majority of the season for Boise State in 1999.  You can access this and all the other Bronco lineups going back to 1968 by clicking on the Tab "Past FB Starting Lineups" at the top of the blog.

QB:  #17 Bart Hendricks (Jr.)

TB:  #25 Davy Malaythong (Jr.)

FB:  #39 Shay Swan (Jr.)

WR:  #84 Lou Fanucchi (Fr.)

WR:  #80 Jeb Putzier (So.)

TE: #89  Dave Stachelski (Sr.)

LT:  #71 Derek Olley (So.)

LG:  #74 Willy Van Gorder (Sr.)

C:  #56 Scott Huff (Fr.)

RG:  #61 Jeremy Mankins (Sr.)

RT:  #79 Keith Dillworth (Sr.)

LE:  #44 Andy Bennett (Sr.)

DT:  #90 Jon Rydman (Sr.)/#77 Matt Hill (So.)

DT:  #55 Bradley Phillips (Jr.)

RE:  #68 Mike Maloy (Sr.)

SLB:  #54 Shawn Sandoval (Jr.)/#42 Kareem Williams (Jr.)

MLB:  #34 Bryan Johnson (Sr.)

LCB:  #41 Dempsey Dees (Jr.)

RCB:  #10 Damien Schilling (Sr.)

ROV:  #9 Quintin Mikell (Fr.)

FS:  #27 Ross Farris (Sr.)

SS:  #3 Shaunard Harts (Jr.)

P:  #32 Jeff Edwards (Jr.)

PK:  #19 Nick Calaycay (Fr.)

PR:  #10  Damien Schilling (Sr.)

KR:  #36 Brock Forsey (Fr.)

Head Coach:  Dirk Koetter

Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers:  Brent Guy

Tight Ends Coach/Special Teams:  Dan Hawkins

Defensive Line Coach:  Mark Johnson

Quarterbacks Coach:  Mark Helfrich

Running Backs Coach:  Tom Nordquist

Wide Receivers Coach:  Darryl Jackson

Secondary Coach:  Charles McMillian

Safeties:  Dan Fidler

Offensive Graduate Assistant:  Donnie Hale

Defensive Graduate Assistant:  John Rushing

Strength and Conditioning Coach:  Jeff Pitman

Gene Bleymaier Asked To Step Down At Boise State

Boise State Athletic Director Gene Bleymaier, who oversaw the athletic development of Boise State from a small Division I-AA school into a major college football power, was asked to leave his post on September 8 by university president Bob Kustra yesterday morning.





Bleymaier, who became one of the nation's youngest athletic directors when he was chosen for the position in 1982, headed the athletic department for nearly thirty years.  He was hired in 1981 as the assistant to long-time Bronco Athletic Director Lyle Smith.  At the time, Boise State was a member of the Big Sky Conference.  The school joined the BIg West in 1996, the Western Athletic Conference in 2001 and is prepared to enter the Mountain West this fall.  





Under Bleymaier's leadership, Boise State won the Commissioner's Cup three times (2005-2006, 2009-2010 and this past year) and finished second twice (2006-2007 and 2007-2008).  The Cup is awarded to the school with the best overall athletic department as determined by a point system. Boise State is the only school to win the Cup three times.





While in the WAC, Boise State won 32 league championships, including nine football championships.  The Broncos won five titles in women's gymnastics, vie in men's indoor track and field, four in men's tennis, two in women's swimming and diving, two in men's outdoor track and field, two in women's basketball and one each in men's cross country, women's soccer, women's tennis and women's basketball.  The Boise State wrestling team, which competes in the Pac-10 Conference, also captured five championships in that conference.  


Boise State has posted 33 Top 25 finishes in nine different sports, including several Top 10 finishes in football, with a high of #4 in 2009.  


Bleymaier guided Boise State to a Top 100 finish in each of the last nine years in the Learfield Sports Director's Cup, which is a national all-sports trophy.  



Bleymaier's coaches at Boise State have won 31 Coach of the Year Awards, including three National Coach of the Year honors won by Bronco football coach Chris Petersen.  Four Bronco student-athletes have won individual national championships, with 68 Broncos named to All-America teams and 35 winning conference athlete of the year honors in just the past decade.





Since the year after they joined the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1996, Boise State is the winningest football program in the nation, with a record of 143-32.  Boise State also has the best conference record (80-5), the best home record at 69-2 and is the highest-scoring team in the country since 2000, with an average of 41.7 points a game.


Boise State received an APR recognition from the NCAA for posting multi-year APR scores in the Top 10 percent for Division I schools.  Boise State had the second-highest rating among the 70 teams that competed in postseason bowl games last season, according to the Higher Education Watch's Academic Report.  





Bleymaier was one of five nominees for the Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal Athletic Director of the Year.  He received the Astro Turf Athletic Director of the Year Award in 2008.  Bleymaier spearheaded the effort to create a bowl game in Boise, originally known as the Humanitarian Bowl and he serves on the board of directors for that game. 





In 1986, Bleymaier installed the now-famous artificial blue turf in Bronco Stadium, making the stadium one of the most recognizable sports venues in the United States.  Every day, hundreds of people from all 50 states and nations all over the world visit the Blue Turf.





This fall, Boise State will break ground at Dona Larsen Park for a new outdoor track and field and softball facility.  This will lead to a new football facility and expansion of Bronco Stadium.  The Arguinchona Basketball Complex, a 10,000 square-foot facility which features separate floors for men's and women's basketball, locker rooms, a theater-style film room, lounges and study areas, opened last month.





In 2008, Bleymaier announced the opening of the $36 million Stueckle Sky Center, a four-level building on the west side of Bronco Stadium with a state-of-the-art press box, suites, loge boxes, club seats and a ballroom.  Prior to that, Bleymaier saw the completion of the $9.5 million Caven-Williams Sports Complex and the Mountain Cove Softball Field.


Bleymaier is also responsible for the construction of the Boas Tennis/Soccer Center, the 1997 expansion of Bronco Stadium, the Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery, the Williams Plaza, the Peterson-Preco Learning Center, the Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center, the Jackson Indoor Track, the Idaho Sports Medicine Institute, the Bronco Football Center, the Simplot Center for Athletic Excellence, the Fedrizzi Fitness Center, and an expansion of the Nicholson-Yanke Center.





Bleymaier grew up in Boise and starred in football and basketball at Borah High School.  He earned his bachelor's degree from UCLA while lettering in football and earning Third Team All-Pac 8 honors as a tight end.  Bleymaier won the Outstanding Senior Award at UCLA.  After graduation, Bleymaier served as an assistant athletic director at UCLA, earned a law degree from Loyola Law School and was a member of the California Bar Association.


Curt Apsey was named as the interim AD until Bleymaier's successor is named.  It is expected that an announcement on Boise State's new Athletic Director will be made soon.


I understand that President Kustra has reasons for the move, but thank-you, Gene, for all you have done for Boise State over the years.

Boise State Soccer Picked To Finish Sixth in Mountain West

The Boise State soccer team found out how far it has to go in its new conference.

In a poll of league coaches, the Broncos were voted to finish sixth this fall.  San Diego State is the favorite (34 points), just ahead of New Mexico with 33 points. 

The Broncos return two of their top three point-leaders from last year's team that finished just two points out of first place in the Western Athletic Conference.  I'm sure Coach Steve Lucas has drilled it into his squad that the talent level in the MWC is significantly higher than the WAC.

Boise State opens its initial Mountain West campaign September 30 in Laramie, Wyoming against the Cowgirls.

2011 Mountain West Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll
1. San Diego State (4 first-place votes) - 34 points
2. New Mexico (3) - 33
3. UNLV - 24
4. TCU - 20
5. Wyoming - 15
6. Boise State - 14
7. Air Force - 7

Boise State Signs Home and Home Agreement with Southern Mississippi

The open spots on upcoming football schedules are going fast.  Boise State and Southern Mississippi today agreed to a home-and-home series.  The Broncos will travel to Southern Mississippi next year on October 6 with the Golden Eagles returning the visit September 28 the following season.

Depending on the Hawai'i game in 2013, the Broncos have 1-2 openings for that season.


2012
at Michigan State (Friday, Aug. 31)
vs. Miami OH (Sept. 15)
vs. BYU (Sept. 22)
at Southern Miss (Oct. 6)

2013
at Washington (Sept. 7)
at BYU (Sept. 21)
vs. Southern Miss (Sept. 28)

Simulation Football League Semi-Finals

The regular season has ended and four teams have emerged as the best of the last 10 years in college football.


We played a college format of 12 games in the regular season with two divisions.  The first consisted of the national champions from the last 10 years, while the last 10 Boise State teams were in the opposite division.  Each team played the other nine in their division with three games chosen at random against teams from the other division.


At the end of 12 weeks, the 2001 Miami Hurricanes won the Championship Division with an 11-1 record, losing only to the 2009 Alabama team on the final weekend.  The 2004 USC and 2005 Texas teams finished tied with 9-3 records, with the Trojans earning the playoff berth on the basis of a head-to-head victory over the Longhorns.  In the Boise State Division, the 2009 Broncos reigned supreme with an 11-1 mark.  The 2010 Boise State team finished second with a 9-3 record and will be the other representative in the four-team playoffs.





In one semifinal, it will be the 2009 Broncos going against USC.  Jeremy Avery had a spectacular regular season, rushing for 1,573 yards and 20 touchdowns and finishing second to kicker Kyle Brotzman with 162 points.  Kellen Moore was accurate on 293-of-454 throws for 3,998 yards and 31 touchdowns against the best teams of the last 10 years, with only three interceptions.  Titus Young was the fifth-leading receiver in the league with 65 catches for 933 yards and seven scores while Austin Pettis had 57 catches for 847 yards and five TD's and tight end Kyle Efaw chipped in with 42 grabs for 487 yards and three scores.  Brotzman led all SFL kickers with 39 field goals.  Defensively, Jeron Johnson and Kyle Wilson each had three interceptions while end Ryan Winterswyck had five sacks to lead the Broncos.





USC quarterback Matt Leinart led the Trojans with 294-432 passing for 3,867 yards and 23 touchdowns against just four picks.  LenDale White paced USC with 1,012 yards (15th in the SFL) and 16 TD's.  Leinart was able to distribute the ball well over the course of the season, with Steve Smith (55-767 and five touchdowns) and Dwayne Jarrett (46-532 and 4 TD's) his top two targets.  Ryan Killeen had 20 field goals for USC while Matt Grootegoed had three interceptions and Collin Ashton had three sacks to lead the Trojan defense. 





In the other semifinal this Saturday, the 2010 Boise State will challenge the 2001 Hurricanes.  Miami was one of the most exciting teams in the league with a balanced attack that kept defenses guessing all year long.  Ken Dorsey hit 278-of-467 passes for 3,920 yards and 19 touchdowns but also suffered 15 interceptions.  Clinton Portis was third in the league with 1,684 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns.  Ethenic Sands was Dorsey's favorite receiver with 57 catches for 887 yards and five TD's.  


But Miami's defense was superb all year long.  Darrell McGlover (eight sacks) and Maurice Sikes (seven) were 1-2 in that department and the Boise State line will have to be aware of them at all times.  Edward Reed and John Square had four sacks each in the aggressive Hurricane attack defense.  Phillip Buchanon was second to the 2002 Gabe Franklin in interceptions with five.  Todd Sievers was highly reliable, as the senior was fourth in the SFL with 31 field goals.





Boise State will feature a balanced attack of its own.  Quarterback Kellen Moore completed 290-of-428 passes and tied for the league lead with 3,998 yards.  Moore tossed 38 touchdowns with nine interceptions on the season.  Tough back Doug Martin was nearly unstoppable with 1,690 yards and 14 touchdowns, though he could find the going tough against Miami this Saturday.  Titus Young was sixth in the SFL with 62 catches for 911 yards and 12 touchdowns, while teammate Austin Pettis hauled in 57 Moore aerials for 712 yards and six scores.  


Kyle Brotzman finished tied with USC's Ryan Killeen with 20 field goals.  The Bronco defenders did not see enough action during the regular season to accumulate big statistics, but Tyrone Crawford managed three sacks.


View Final Statistics here.


2010 Boise State vs. 2004 USC and 2009 Boise State vs. 2001 Miami of Florida--two great games on tap this weekend.  The first kicks off at 11 a.m. while the second semi gets underway at 2.  Blue Through and Through will have results of the first game by 2 and the Miami-Boise State matchup by 5 Saturday afternoon.