Sweet:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/column...uce&id=2151472
Even better:The showdown in Athens was supposed to jumpstart the Boise State program. It was to be more than a barometer. It was going to be a statement game. Boise was going to smash its way into the big time, taking down a full-fledged heavyweight in its own back yard.
Hawkins and his team didn't orchestrate the hype. Instead, there was a growing school of thought that Boise State would literally outscheme higher profile and more athletic teams. That theory took a big hit.
Worse still, Boise State undid in a little more in an hour what had taken six years to build. This was a chance to show that the gap between the supposed mid-majors and the BCS boys didn't exist. But now, no matter how many W's the Broncos pile up, they just won't be taken seriously, certainly not by the pollsters. And no matter what you think, that is relevant.
As the Broncos filed off the field, some Bulldog fans serenaded the Boise players with the "O-ver-RA-ted" chant. Another Georgia fan screamed down, "Guess you wish you played Nevada every Saturday, don't you?"


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