Posted on September 10th, 2009 by Admin

By Lace Banachek | Boise State Gameday Correspondent

Boise State goes about their football business one game at a time. The Oregon game is in the past; its only value at present is to re-examine game films for game improvement. The next target is Miami of Ohio and they will be taken seriously.

There are no sure wins, no easy targets. The Bronco’s coach, Chris Petersen, does not allow his players to think like that. That concept is like a sucker punch, “If you didn’t see it coming you were not prepared” (Lace Banachek).

Coach Pete instills the “be here now” ideology. Past performance,  future hopes, dreams, etc are not what is important to BSU football. At BSU it is not about trophies, awards, adulations, etc; it is about team play and winning the next game in line. It is about getting good grades and being a fine community representative.

Coach Pete’s philosophy is give 110 per cent when you are in a place to give it. If you’re in the community, you’re not studying, and not playing football, so represent yourself, family, and your school with dignity and honor.

If coach has a curfew, be where you’re suppose to be when you’re suppose to be there. Once again, it is “be here now.”

Most recently Coach Petersen was criticized for not giving Byron Hout a one or two game suspension for his part in the agitating of LeGarrette Blount, which led to Blount sucker punching Hout as Footballs version of the ’shot heard around the world.’ Everybody was covering that situation, it like the Duck pre-game hype; it grew quickly out of proportion.

Oregon, which usually is soft on suspensions and team violations, knew they had no other choice then to dismiss Blount from the team. They did, but only as an active player. Boise State coach Chris Peterson is usually very hard on his players.

Whether or not the player is a star, if they’re found to have caused trouble count on it, he will pay the price.

Enter Titus Young, a fleet of foot wide receiver who drew a short suspension at the beginning of the 2008 season, he needed a further attitude adjustment and he got it, suspended for the remainder of the season (and he didn’t even have to hit someone to get it). Titus knew he was wrong and is now obeying the system.

Coach feels he can help Hout realize his error in judgment handling it his way. I would imagine that Byron if asked would gladly take a three game suspension like the one handed to Canadian Bacon prior to fall camp then to answering to Coach Pete at any given moment.

Being a Bronco footballer is hard fought and honest. There is not even one Bronco that is not about team, and that is what makes the Boise State Broncos winners. And that’s another story.

Go Broncos!