My beloved Broncos have finished the season with a 11-1 record and are co champions of the WAC Conference. Yet is still does not feel like a winning season. The BSU Fans I talked to before and after the game all said the same thing, the loss to Nevada is still being felt. All the fans I spoke with and myself included were there at the stadium because of the seniors.
When Kyle Brotzman was introduced he got perhaps the loudest cheer of all the graduating seniors, followed by RB Jeremy Avery and receivers Titus Young and Austin Pettis.
Going into today's game Brotzman was 9 points shy of becoming the leading scorer in NCAA football history. He was 6 for 6 in extra points but sadly, he missed his only field goal try, a chip shot from the left hash mark. My heart goes out to that kid, his career is over and he will be most remembered for 3 misses in a row.
Utah State received the opening kick off and ran the ball out to their own 29. Their first play was a short pass play and Darrel Acrey the senior middle line backer went out in style. He jumped the route for quick pick 6 and had the field to himself as he ran it in. Special for him, was his mom and brother were on the sidelines and saw him score. He was able to run over hug his mom and give the ball to his younger brother. What a way to end his career, it does not get any better than that.
Seniors Austin Pettis, Jeremy Avery and back up running back Jarvis Hodge all had touchdowns on this their last time on The Blue. Sadly missing one was senior receiver Titus Young. Boise tried their best to get him in but it just was not to happen.
For Boise State and Coach Chris Petersen, this was a special class of 18 departing seniors. It was Chris Petersen's first recruiting class, a class that leaves with a record of 47 and 5. Not bad for his first class.
All the remains is to find out which bowl game will be hosting the Broncos. It sounds like it has been narrowed to two. The Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 22 against University of Utah or the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco on January 9th. Either way it will be Brotzman's final chance to set the new NCAA scoring record, I sure hope he makes it, he only needs 3 points.
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