SB Nation’s Boise State blog One Bronco Nation Under God is in a state of disbelief/euphoria over the Broncos being ranked No. 5 in every major poll, matching their highest ranking ever:
Believe It: Boise State Is a Top 5 Team
The AP poll, the gold standard of football polls, has the Broncos at No. 5. The USA Today Poll, the Marmaduke of football polls, has the Broncos at No. 5. The Harris Poll, Mike Prater's passive-aggressive vendetta medium, has the Broncos at No. 5.
Have I died and gone to heaven?
The impossible became possible on Sunday, thanks to choke jobs by three of the country's top six teams. When Cal, Penn State, and Ole Miss Schruted it against unranked conference opponents, the dominoes fell in Boise State's favor, just like they do on David Augusto's game nights.
But seriously. The Boise State Broncos?
I wouldn't believe it were it not printed in the Idaho Statesman, which makes it 75 to 80 percent accurate. The Broncos are No. 5. Only Florida, Texas, Alabama, and LSU stand in front of them. It feels like I'm playing NCAA Football on my Gamecube, since that is the only frame of reference I have in which my favorite team has any shot of national recognition such as this. What's going to happen next? Kellen Moore's going to win the Heisman? The NCAA is going to allow me to choose between ending the season with a bowl schedule or a playoff? A mascot game between Bevo and the Cal Bear is going to break out? I never thought of my Gamecube as a magic eight ball, but at this point, I believe anything is possible.
They go on to analyze if they really deserve this, when they might actually lose a game (never!) and bring up the words “national championship.” Which is all fun and everything, but what about that BLUE FIELD! HUH HUH?! Have you guys heard about that? Yeah, something like 18 birds die on it everyday after mistaking it for a lake and going into nosedive/kamikaze mode. It’s craaaazy.
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