Let the Haterade drinking begin

It has been 3 days since Boise State snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Virginia Tech. Just as one would expect and for lack of a better term, the crap has hit the fan. Not bad crap, just a bunch of people who hate the Broncos for being so incredibly good and consistent. These are the same people that threw on their Hokie jerseys Monday night and became good enough friends with the VT quarterback to refer to him as Tyrod as he scrambled his way all over Fedex Field. They wanted nothing more than to see the Broncos lose so that they could feel better about themselves and their own teams. Talk about insecurities. The excuses and hate topics range from bad calls by the referee to some obscure insane point rating system that has the Broncos at the back end of all Division 1 colleges. Let me bring a few to your attention today.

This one was actually not too bad as far as hate goes. I just really don't like when people blame the referees for a loss. If your team plays well enough to not let the opponent get close, then the referee's calls don't get questioned. But when it is close, the ref sucks. Like I said, this one was a little subdued, and the comments on it below were very civil as well. It's from "Gobbler Country," a blog for the Hokie faithful. Check it out.

Our next specimen is probably the most ludicrous excuse for a ranking system that I have ever seen in my life. To no surprise it comes from an Oklahoma Sooner blog (still bitter about Fiesta Bowl 2007 I see). As I mentioned earlier, this system would have Boise State ranked towards the back end of college football. Ridiculous. Here it is.

This guys who does the "Crimson and Cream Machine" blog for Oklahoma really likes to throw out a bunch of random numbers and claim that the Broncos aren't as good as they are ranked. Again, Fiesta Bowl 2007, get over it. Another one here.

This guy is a complete tool. He writes for CBS sports and had a huge article about why he hates Boise State before the game was even played. Now he has readers comments after the win and he proceeds to make fun of them. Gregg Doyel, the world is not as bad as you make it sound. Get over yourself and enjoy the little things. Read this POS.

This guy is just a complete moron. I don't even need to say much. I will just quote a line from it and let your minds wander; "If Boise met a powerhouse (take Alabama for example) in the title game, it would get crushed. It wouldn’t be a game, it would be a massacre. Despite what many people would say, the parity of college football displayed in a matchup like that wouldn’t help college football. It would hurt it. Immensely." What a ridiculous statement! This is the same Alabama team that got walloped by Utah a couple of years ago, right? Saying something like that and making such a claim is completely off course and destroys any legitimate argument in his article. What a freaking loser! Check it out here.

The Sports Nickel gives us a general "we hate the Broncos" article, covering everything possible. They do it in sort of a comical way, but it is still haterade. It is also the same stuff that we hear every day. The "Boise State does not deserve to be in the national championship" comments are plentiful. Here is this last one.

Now some of you may ask me, do I think the Broncos deserve to be in the BCS National Championship? As of right now, my answer is; I am not sure. It is really early in the season and there are way too many things that need to play out first. If there are 3 or 4 undefeated teams in the country when all is said and done (including, Boise State, Alabama, Ohio State, Texas, Florida, etc.) then no, they don't deserve to be in the game and nor will they be. If they do finish undefeated, they have qualified themselves for it, but everything depends on how the rest of the top teams finish. I even feel that a one-loss Ohio State, Alabama, Texas, or Florida would get the nod ahead of the Broncos. Part of that is the weaker WAC schedule compared to a full SEC, Big 12, or Big 10 schedule, and part is the history and reverence that these big schools have in their corner. As I said, if the Broncos finish 12-0 and the SEC, Big 12, and Big 10 beat themselves up with every team losing at least once or twice, Boise State will be in the BCS National Championship game. At 12-0 they will have qualified, but it is up to the rest of the national powers to win and that will be that, no more wondering. It will all be settled and the Broncos will be out to play in the Rose or Fiesta Bowls, which isn't a bad thing in itself. Like I said, a lot needs to play out before they are in the game.