While we’re busy hyping how INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT tonight’s game is, Boise St. fans are busy trying to stay focused on what’s important here: playing football. From SB Nation’s Boise St. blog:
Don’t Let the Hype Get to You
I’m struggling with this game because it has taken on a life of it’s on. Boise State - Oregon has jumped the shark. It has broken past mere anticipation and become a caricature of itself. It’s no longer an exciting season opener. It is the BIGGEST GAME IN BRONCO HISTORY AND IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE A LOSER. And it is making me go insane.Tonight’s game is stressful and burdensome and wearying and weighty because all the hype surrounding it is taking away from my favorite part of Boise State football: the football.
Casual fans have gravitated toward Oregon - Boise State like tweens to a vampire movie. There’s something for everyone who doesn’t think critically about football. There’s fan banter, Statesman gameday spreads, clever one-off T-shirt designs, unintentionally comedic local news anchor ad-libbed conversations, and hype. Oh, the hype.
So, if you too are sick of the hype and want actual pregame analysis, read the rest of their post. They have plenty of that to go around.
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