British Guy Reacts To 2007 FIESTA BOWL | Boise State Vs Oklahoma | Best Games In History Ep #1
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This game literally changed Boise State as a university. Before, it was more of a commuter school and now it is more traditional. Fall of 2008 came the winningest QB in college football history, Kellen Moore. He went 50 - 3, with the three losses by a combined total of 5 points. Now he is the Offensive Coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys.
Yeah it’s crazy how much this impacted the university as a whole
It changed the city of Boise I live in Boise and since that game it’s gotten at least 5x bigger. This game put us on the map
I live in idaho but am from Washington, our small town football high school football team played against a young Kellen Moore and he was good then as well, we lost...
@Thatonedude1127 his teammates said his mind was a computer and he usually knew what the defense was going to do before they did.
The most under appreciated thing about that comeback was how Johnson completely sold the Statue of Liberty play.
Oh man, I was in my 2nd year at OU and I was at this game as a member of the band. This loss hurt a lot immediately after it happened, but now that I look back at it, I feel very privileged to have been a part of the crowd who witnessed this in person. It's crazy to me that this was 16 years ago. It feels like yesterday.
Damn, What a game you got to witness. Time heals all haha I'm glad you can look back on it with some pleasure now.
@@BritishGuy22 For sure. The sad thing is that we went back to the the Fiesta Bowl again the next year and the national championship game two years later and lost both. Rough time to be an Oklahoma fan! So close to glory but came up just short each time.
@righttriggerrex 2007* was a wild year.
This was a great game and I would rank it the best college game of all time if it wasn't for Texas vs. USC in 2005?
That game was for the BCS championship, so the higher stakes make it a greater game.
But BSU vs OU will always be a classic!
I was wearing my Boise State hoodie in Indianapolis and an Oklahoma fan saw me and got angry. This was in 2020, 13 years later he was still mad.
My family are lifelong BSU fans (dad grew up just a few minutes walk from Bronco Stadium). After the 2-point conversion to win it my auntie (probably 60-65 years old) disappeared for a bit in all the excitement and then comes back and says “I just kissed 3 random men, we were all too excited.” Hard to explain what this game meant to a lot of long time Boise State fans.
I remember watching with my family (all long time BSU fans) and all of us going crazy when the hook and lateral happened and again with the statue of liberty finished off OU. That whole season was amazing and this bowl game to cap it off was cloud nine.
I was born and raised in Boise. My family has always been devoted Broncos fans. I was 9 years old when this happened and I still remember exactly where I was during this game. A core memory for sure.
One of the most fairy tale endings EVER in college football.
That touchdown to end the regulation time is still the FINEST example of a 'hook and ladder' play that you will ever see. Perfect execution...and the Oklahoma safety (the guy chasing the eventual ball carrier to the end zone, #11) is wrong footed just ONE STEP too far inside when the lateral was made. You can also see that if the safety was able to prevent the straight run to the corner...the quarterback Zabransky is following the play at speed to act as a potential pitch option if necessary. It's just BEAUTIFUL play design and perfectly executed by the Broncos.
Chris Peterson stayed with the team through the 2013 season. His record at Boise St. was 92-12, with 2 wins in the Fiesta Bowl. He then accepted the head coach position at University of Washington, where he led that team to the 2016 BCS playoffs, where they lost to Alabama in the semifinals. He resigned that job at the end of the 2019 season, and has not returned to coaching, yet.
Thanks for the info, Hopefully he will return some day soon!
There is no BCS playoffs. The BCS ended in 2013
And cant forget who his final game as a head coach was against.... Boise State. It came full circle for us Bronco fans even if it ended in a loss for us
Zabransky is on the cover of EA sports NCAA 🏈 06 for PS2
Yeah he's somewhat young to be retiring isn't he? IF he does coach again there is no doubt he'll be successful. Maybe he's just done with it. I can't imagine the time and dedication it takes to be a head coach at that level. 365 day a year job. Especially now with the transfer portal and NIL stuff.
Some Sooner fans haven't gotten over this. I was going to a bar with a friend in Oklahoma and realized I was wearing my BSU hoodie and hat. I almost went back to my truck and changed... My friend laughed and told me not to worry about it. At the bar, i walked in to cheers, high fives and free drinks for the night!! The bar was frequented by OK Cowboy fans. BSU is a close second to the cowboys in their hearts.
National championship between Texas and USC
Probably the most famous matchup ever played before the playoff format
Quite possibly the greatest college football game of all time.
Also another tidbit Jared Zabransky for Boise State the previous 2 years in our bowls games had close games where he threw a interception to end the game like he did in this game. He went and saw a therapist to help since he was really struggling with mental issues after losing two years in a row. And then came back after a pick six and did that hook and ladder
2006 rose bowl in Pasadena California. University of Texas v university of Southern California. Heisman trophy winner(player of the year) v Heisman runner up!
Always feel the need to share my story watching this game. Family are all Boise State fans in the same area as the University. We're all watching the game and as soon as Zabransky throws a pick 6 with 1:30 ish left, my father turned the game off. We thought for sure it was over. I turned it back on saying "anything can happen". It sure did. Everything happened.
Both of the backup QBs mentioned by Coach Petersen at the end of the game, the guys that helped draw up and execute those amazing plays, are working for Boise St. today. Taylor Tharp is the Director of Player Personnel, and Bush Hamdan was just named the Offensive Coordinator last month.
Watched it live, an unbelievable experience. I'm native to the area and not far from the campus. Wild to see people in other countries learn about this.
If you mention the “Hook and Lateral” to anyone who was a college football fan during this time, they’ll know it’ll be this game.
Or the “Statue of Liberty,” to that measure
Hook and Ladder
Ryan Clady #79 for Boise State was one of the best LTs I had ever watched play that position. Then he goes on to play even better in the NFL. Amazing.
I remember this game, watched it from beginning to end, was an emotional roller coaster, I like both schools, but I was rooting for Boise state, watching this again, brought back those ups and downs back and made the hair on the back of my neck stand up, thanks for the reaction!!......👍👍👍
I think part of why this game is remembered so fondly is the successful use of two all time famous trick plays that every kid has run in the backyard many times but you never see in games. It’s crazy to see a hook and ladder play or a Statue of Liberty play but to seee both get scores in huge spots was next level
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Really enjoyed checking out this game so thank you all to who recommended it and for all the other recommendations too. Plenty more episodes coming in this series so keep them coming!
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The “no names on the back of the jersey” is something several teams do in college ball. It’s supposed to be like a “humble” thing or like a “we’re part of a team and individual pride isn’t important”. It is against NCAA rules for players to get paid for playing, even endorsement deals or perks are against the rules and they’re very strict about it. So some teams see it as “egotistical” to have names on the jerseys.
@@turntableable eh they WERE against the rules.
This is one of the few games the "BCS" (Bowl Championship Series) got right. Before the playoff system, the BCS was a committee that picked the major bowl teams. My suggestion for the next games to watch:
App State vs Michigan 9/2/2007 (Greatest upset of all time)
Georgia vs Oklahoma (Rose Bowl)
Texas Tech vs Texas (2008)
@@turntableable I recall that Boise State removed the jersey names the following season. Luckily they returned them because I can't remember numbers for shiite.
You gotta do Michigan vs Notre Dame 2011
This is the best game I ever watched live. I remember it being one of the last things I did before I shipped out for boot camp, and it was just supposed to be a last day of relaxing while I had freedom. All of us were losing our damn minds watching it, and it ended up being one of the most hype days ever 😂
This was back in the days of the BCS, where they only picked the top 2 teams to compete for a national title. So glad they’re expanding the playoff system to 12 teams so teams from these smaller conferences can actually compete for a title.
Waste of time and more chances of injury to the players, only 4-5 teams have a real chance to win, and we all know who they are. The expanded is a money grab nothing more.
As a Boise native this is a core memory for me
I'm a BSU alum and was living in Oklahoma when this game was played. All of my employees were talking smack leading up to the game. It was SO great to walk into work the next morning! Go Broncos!
Best football game ever played! And yes, Coach Pete did go to a Power 5 school with Washington in 2014. He did okay there but this game and the 2009 Fiesta Bowl were the big highlights. I still believe if we would've been given the chance we could've won the national championship in 2007 and 2009.
I'm so glad you reacted to this game! This was one of the main catalysts for the forming of the College Football Playoff. Whether Power 5 or Group of 5, if your team goes undefeated and wins its conference, like what Boise State did in 2006/7, you should in theory be able to be part of the College Football Playoff. The CFP is expanding to 12 teams in 2024, so hopefully we'll get some matchups that can play out similar to how Boise State/Oklahoma unfolded. 😉
Boise State currently plays in a "Group of 5" Conference called the Mountain West Conference. The G5 and MWC are considered a step below the quality of play that is seen in the "Power 5" Conferences (SEC, B1G, Big XII, ACC, PAC-12).
Yes, thanks for explaining that nuance. Boise State has been in the top division of US college football since 1996 and this division has gone by several names over the years: Division I, Division I-A, and currently Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I (FBS). Further complicating this structure is the politics of the sport: there are five conferences that include most of the sport's traditional powers, thus they're informally tagged the Power Five - it was six not that long ago, but the current Power Five swallowed up some selected universities and one of the power conferences dissolved. There's no performance-based system of promotion or relegation, as there would be in a rational scheme. And Boise has never been invited into a power conference, although rumors abound. It's money, connections and to an extent how big your stadium is.
BTW, Boise State football was in Division II until 1978, even though all its other sports were in Division I. The NCAA created Division I-AA for football only in 1979, and BSU and its conference successfully petitioned to join that division. BSU was in that division for 17 years, and it won a championship and got third place a couple of times.
Clear? Of course!
@@jameshumphrey2345 Correct, and it should be noted that with the 2022 season over, their most recent losing season is still 1997, just their second year at the top level, and it's rare that they've even come terribly close to .500. 2021, where they went 7-5 and had their bowl canceled by COVID protocols, was their only sub-.600 season in that stretch.
This game is included in the catalyst but the main driver didnt happen until 2008..... A few things to note:
1. This was actually Boise State's 3rd of 5 undefeated seasons in the 2000s, where they earlier went undefeated in 2002, and 2004 and would later go undefeated in 2008 and 2009.
2. This game is considered to be David vs Goliath, but really that was more of a media trope than anything. Boise State had a better record, was ranked higher, had a better MOV on the season and a better offense statistically. This also wasnt the highest ranked bowl game they played in as in 2004 they played #5 Louisville in the Poinsett Bowl.
3. The main driver would occur later, because in 2008 Utah and Boise State would go undefeated yet neither team would make the championship game in favor of two brand name P5 teams with one loss each. Following 2008, the MWC actually submitted an 8 team playoff to the BCS and NCAA, but this was rejected by all AQ conferences. In response, the G5 took nuclear action against the league.......
First the University of Utah sued the NCAA and BCS for violating NCAA contracts and their alumni which included a sitting US Senator opened a senatorial investigation into the NCAA and BCS for fraud, corruption and anti-trust.
Then the 2009 season happened. Again this season both the WAC and MWC champions went undefeated again, but neither made the national championship despite significant controversy. Additional controversy was added when the two teams were forced to play each other despite literally playing each other in bowl season in 2008 and per selection criteria for the BCS bowl this should not have occured. During this season 7 G5 universities joined U of U's lawsuit, and the BCS got investigated by the FBI.
Then the 2010 season happened. For the 3rd consecutive year the MWC champion went undefeated, yet didnt make a championship game. 2010 featured the two strongest G5 teams in sports history with both the MWC and WAC Champions posting Top 4 offenses, Top 2 defenses, and Top 2 margins of victory both at 31+ per game. Both teams also beat at least 4 Top 25 teams and beat the B10 and ACC Champions. MWC TCU in fact became the first team in NCAA history to go undefeated and miss a national championship by getting jumped by two lower ranked teams. WAC Boise State magically missed a BCS bowl entirely despite outranking 5 teams that did including teams they literally beat during the season and an unranked 8-5 Uconn. Boise State averaged a higher margin of victory than Uconn scored points per game, but yet it didnt matter.
By this point things were so undeniably corrupt that major legal action was taken against the NCAA and BCS. A. 11 universities joined in a $240 million class action lawsuit against the NCAA and BCS for corruption, fraud and contract violations, B. 3 State Governments sued the NCAA and BCS for fraud, and anti-trust, C. The US Senate opened a trial hearing against the NCAA and BCS for violating 24 counts of federal anti-trust, 8 counts of fraud and 4 counts of corruption.
Then the 2011 season happened. Amazingly for the second straight year Boise State finished in the Top 10 and tied for the best record in the league only to miss the BCS bowls despite outranking 5 other teams. In fact of the 5 G5 teams to finish in the top 25 ZERO made a BCS bowl, which should not have happened. This included a 12-1 Boise State, 13-1 Houston and 11-2 TCU all miraculously outranked by an 8-4 #23 West Virginia.
They need to make a movie of this team. It’s been long enough .
U of Miami vs Nebraska U - for the national Championship...Nebraska was a 17 point favorite entering the game, it was the 1984 Orange Bowl here in Miami.....many consider it the best game ever
I was there. What you didn’t see was that when Oklahoma got the pick 6 to go up a touchdown the tv went to commercial and the entire Oklahoma football team ran out on the field celebrating, thinking they had won the game with 1:07 on the clock. Many fans were leaving the stadium and could not re-enter as BSU tied it up. I had faith in our BSU guys and I was proud of their tenacity. Another aside…one of our star defensive backs, Orlando Scandrick pulled a hamstring early in the 4th quarter, and Oklahoma exploited the backup player to get back into the game.
I went to this game when I was 10 years old. My dad was the local tv announcer for the broncos at the time. This miracle game was all the talk in Boise for some years.
As a Boise State fan this game was so amazing as a kid. My dad let me stay up and we witnessed history. Waking up today and seeing this on the recommended means it’s got to be a good day
I know it’s got to be a bad day lmao
Oh this is a classic!!! Good choice!!!!
I've got you guys in the comments to thank for that!
@@BritishGuy22 add to the list the the 2015, 2018 and 2020 Cheez-It Bowl. Also, in 2012 or ‘13 when the NFL referees were on strike and the Seahawks won a game out of thin air because the referees were scabs
Life long Boise State fan here. I was at this game and lost my voice for a week after this game lol
Boise vs Oklahoma might be the greatest game of anything I’ve ever seen
React to "The Kick Six, Auburn's Iron Bowl victory vs Alabama deserves a deep rewind"
Added to the list, I always see you here in the comments Joshua, really appreciate your support man!
@@BritishGuy22 You welcome. I'm just happy a British guy likes college football like the rest of us. A lot of people outside of America thinks American football just means NFL. But in reality college football is probably bigger.
you should react to texas a&m vs lsu 2018. there was so much back and forth, overall a shocking final score.
I'm not a fan of either team, but that was just an exhausting (in a good way) game to watch.
Glad to see my team make the channel! This was a great game to watch. Makes me miss Chris Petersen on the sidelines. I would also check out 2018 LSU vs Texas A&M and the 2016 Alamo Bowl (Oregon vs TCU). Both of these were great games
Boise State weren't division II; they weren't even 1-AA. however, there are 5 conferences (the "power five": Big 10, Big 12, ACC, SEC, and Pac-12) that have historically dominated division 1 football, and schedule games against teams from the other conferences mostly just to get easy wins. Boise State was in the Mountain West conference, which is not one of the power five. They missed out on the national championship game despite the fact they were undefeated in the regular season, simply because their schedule was deemed to not be difficult enough. So this was a huge win.
Ok thank you for clearing that up for me!
Boise State was in the WAC then but same deal. Most of the current Mountain West teams are from the WAC originally
Man you def gotta check out the entire 2007 season. This game basically encapsulated what the entire season was:
Pure chaos and insanity
I remember watching this live. Growing up in Boise, this was the big one. It didn't matter if you cared about football or not. Coach Pete, Zabranski, Rabb, Naanee, Hall, Johnson and the rest were our heroes. Really just an amazing game, made better that our boys in orange and blue capped off a perfect season and beat one of the best teams in College Football under one of the best coaches in College Football.
As a razorback fan, sometimes it's not about just the sport, it's about pride. Boise, that day, had every last bit of pride there was to have
As a boise st fan this is the greatest game I’ve seen in college football. Even over usc texas though I am biased.
I was a young kid growing up in Boise when this game happened and the entire city was a party afterwards. Our biggest win as a college and it put us on the map. By far in my opinion the best game I've ever seen! Not if you're a Sooners fan tho 😂
I remember watching this game live on TV, it was great.
This is tied for the best game I have ever watched live. The other one has to be Alabama vs Auburn in 2013. Still gives me chills thinking about it and i’m not even a fan of either of those teams 😂
Saw this game live with my dad; we weren't fans of either team but holy cow was it a fun watch.
Also, as a defensive player in soccer (futbol :), I was frequently given the job of covering or mixing it up with the elite offensive player from the other team. I feel your pain of seeing a 6'5 striker coming right at you with serious speed. Yikes.
I remember this game vividly because I was there for it as a Boise St fan, it was such an amazing time
I'm a year late to comment (better late than never) but glad to see this still being covered. I'm a Boise State fan and I will never forget that night. Not a single person outside of the Boise area gave Boise State a chance. It was important to the university, the fans, and the city.
As someone who grew up HATING OU football even though I'd moved away 12 years before this back to San Diego this was still one of the most fun games I've ever watched. I had a tee time the next morning (yes in January because well like I said San Diego now not Oklahoma) and getting a doughnut before hand a guy walks in where an OU hat and I just started laughing. He said what's so funny and I said oh you know :)
Fun fact, one of those backup QBs (Bush Hamdan) is now the Offensive Coordinator for Boise State.
Highest paid ever at $400K, I believe. Wow! NFL OC's are lucky if they make that much.
The 1980 Holiday Bowl was the highest scoring bowl game in history, at the time. With BYU vs SMU, it was a shootout that ended with a last minute "miracle" play to win the game.
To answer your question Boise State is a Division 1 team, although they've only been in D1 football for about 8 year at the point of this game. What really separates them from a team like Oklahoma, aside from Oklahoma spending like 20x what Boise State does on their football budget, is that back in this BCS era of college football you had teams that would automatically qualify (AQ) to play in the best bowl games if they won their conference, and Boise State was from a conference that was not an AQ conference. It was in a lower tier conference, and still is, so that meant they could win every game they played and not make it to the national championship, like what happened here, or they could win every game and not even make it to one of the major BCS bowls, like what happened to them and TCU in 2008.
Things have changed a lot since then in some ways and not a lot in other ways. We're soon going to have expanded playoffs for college football so who knows what the future will look like for underdog teams like Boise State.
Day 2 of asking for SMU vs Houston 2022 because its highest scoring game in regulation
And because SMU's QB Tanner Mordecai had like 10 TDs 😂
@@Reindurr417 yes, as a houston fan im scared at how bad the defense was💀
This and the 2014 NFC Championship game are probably the 2 greatest games I saw live as they happened. On the lateral play with 18 seconds left I remember yelling, "Why are you running backwards!" just before he pitched it. So great.
8:38 that tackle wasn’t illegal at this time, but it’s now a “Personal Foul- Horse Collar Tackle” penalty for 15 yards and an automatic first down.
A quick search hasn't yielded a video exactly like this one, but you should pick out a highlight video of the 1984 matchup between Miami and Boston College. It featured two excellent quarterbacks and, for many, is the game synonymous with the term "Hail Mary."
Had a big bowl of popcorn in my lap when they hit that hook and ladder and it went EVERYWHERE!
Thanks for reacting to this throwback fiesta bowl. Watching this game live on tv at home feels like yesterday, def iconic bowl game. Boise State has an icon football field.
You got to react to 2005 USC vs Notre Dame game, which is also known as "The Bush Push", when you were not allowed to pusch teammates for extra yards.
Army vs San Diego State University Armed Services Bowl(2017)
Army vs Houston Armed Services Bowl (2018)
Army vs North Texas Dallas Bowl(2016)
Amy vs Morgan State(2019)
Army vs Eastern Michigan (2013)
Army vs SMU(2010)
Army vs Houston
Army vs Uconn(2022)
You gotta do the 2014 BCS National Championship game between Florida State and Auburn.
Hey man woilndlove for you to do 2017 rose bowl #3 USC VS #7 Penn State. It was one to remember for sure. So many stars saquon Barkley, Chris Godwin, Sam darnold, adore Jackson, trace mcsorely. It was a classic maybe the best game that whole year
Do Texas vs USC in the 2005 rose bowl next
I rewatch this game once a year!
This is awesome! I am a current marching band member for Boise State, thanks for the reaction!
I remember this game like it was yesterday. Tomorrow is my last day as a Boise State student, as I'm finishing up my Masters.
I know many if not most, coaches and players say "not scoring" is never an option that enters their mind, but if Walker had gone out of bounds, OU would have had a chance to run the clock down and possibly kick it to win.
Hey man you need to react to chargers vs jaguars NFL game from yesterday. Third biggest comeback in the 57 year history of the NFL playoffs.
I did watch the game and filmed a reaction video but once again it got taken down for copyright 😭
I'm still trying to get it uploaded though it might just take a little while for them to allow it
@@BritishGuy22 other RUclips channels upload knockoff versions so you don’t have to watch the NFL official channel version of the highlights. Maybe that would pass copyright?
As an FSU fan and student, FSU-UA (2013 BCS National championship) was an incredible game and the 2016 season had two of the best games ever FSU- Ole Miss which is largely overshadowed by FSU-Michigan which was ranked has one of the top six games of the last decade.
Also, teams not putting names on the back is generally a coaching decision to humble players. To remind them it’s not about them. Coaches love to say “it’s about the name on the front” which is generally your university.
From Boise I’m a teenager and was not born when this game happened. But this game gets retold to me as a fairy tale, sometimes I have to remember that it actually happened instead of being a story
Glad you picked this one! This was one of the biggest upsets of all time!
You and me both, Brilliant game!
Some schools (or individual coaches) prefer not to have names on the jerseys to give the team a better sense of unity. "The name on the front is more important than the name on the back."
Check out "Out of the Blue: A film about Life and Football" it's a great recap of how the Broncos made it to the Fiesta Bowl.
Check out the 2012 SEC Championship Game - #2 Alabama vs. #3 Georgia. This was the real National Championship Game.
The reason this game was so significant is because it was a pretty big shift in the balance of power (or at least in public’s perception of power) between the power 5 conferences and the group of 5 conferences. Those labels are informal, but the belief back in the day was that the power 5 were far superior to the group of 5, and a top-tier power 5 program (like Oklahoma) was undoubtedly far better than an top-tier group of 5 program (like Boise St). That’s not to say that upsets never happened before 2007 but this game was truly a David v Goliath not because Boise wasn’t expected to win (they were only 7 point underdogs iirc) but because in the grand scheme of college football, a small program in a group of 5 conference wasn’t even supposed to get a shot in a major bowl game against an elite program like Oklahoma.
Before this time, it was really difficult for mid-major programs to earn enough respect from the national media in order to be taken seriously. This win by Boise really opened the door for other mid-major football programs to get their shots too. TCU was also another mid-major program that had to earn their respect too. Nowadays, seeing mid-major programs punching above their weight and beating bigger programs isn’t as much of a surprise, but 20 years ago it was a much bigger deal because hardly anyone gave them the respect they deserved until schools like Boise St and TCU came along and proved their worth in the modern era.
Boise St at that point was up and coming. They were division 1 but they played in a conference not considered a power 5 (ACC, SEC, PAC-12, BIG TEN, BIG 12). At this time teams like Boise rarely got a chance to play in a big game like
Well, you definitely have to do the Jags/Chargers game from last night. Crazy game
Oklahoma dismissed their starting quarterback a few weeks before the season started and played a backup wide receiver at quarterback.
Boise State was also ranked higher and oddsmakers had Boise favored to win.
As Crazy as this sounds Div. 1 is broken up into two Divisions Div.1 IA FBS and Div.1 IAA FCS. For instance FBS is the Alabamas, Oklahomas, Boise state and etc while FCS is Ndsu, Jackson state, Sdsu and etc.
You should definitely check out the 2018 Rose Bowl between Oklahoma and Georgia. It was an amazing game and really came down to the wire. The channel “HaydenYT” has a really great video of it that would give you a good idea of the overall atmosphere of the game, beyond just plays being jump cut together. Love that you’re getting into college football and not just sticking with the NFL. College football has so much more drama and a much richer history.
While I agree with you isn’t it technically the 2017 rose bowl?
Nevermind you right it’s 2018
There are 834 colleges and universities in the US that play football divided into 5 Divisions. There are 130 teams that play in the highest division (Football Bowl Subdivision) divided into 10 conferences and 4 Independent teams (most famous of which is Notre Dame).
5 of these conferences are known as "Power Conferences" and consist of the largest and usually the best teams. The other 5 are known as the "Group of 5" and are somewhat smaller and less competative. Anytime a school from the group of 5 makes it this far it is a big deal and they kind of become America's underdog and everyone roots for them.
For the past 15-20 years Boise State has consistently been on of the best "Group of 5" programs and has consistently beaten top schools from Power 5 Conferences. The most recent group of 5 Cinderella story was last year when Cincinatti become the first G5 team to make the college football playoff.
This IS the best college football game I've ever seen! Everything after this might seem like a bit of a letdown.
Not a fan of either but man do I remember this game like it was yesterday. Best game I’ve ever seen
One of the backup QB's that was mentioned is the new Offensive Coordinator for Boise St. now...Bush Hamden.
2006 Rose bowl National championship game #2 Texas vs #1 USC
You should take a look at the 2017 Rose Bowl. UGA vs. Oklahoma. It was a CFP semi-final that year, such a classic!
So happy you did this one it's the greatest ever!
You absolutely need to react to the 2013 iron bowl. No game in any sport will ever top that ending
Boise State is in Division 1 but isn't in one of the Power 5 Conferences (ACC, SEC, Big 10, Big 13 and PAC 12) plus a few independents like Notre Dame, which are considered the big-time programs. There are 5 other conferences described as Mid-Majors, considered to be inferior to the Power 5. Boise State is in one of them. Since the bulk of their games are within their own conference their victories don't gain them the same respect as wins over Power 5 teams would. That is why the undefeated Boise State being was still considered inferior to a twice defeated Oklahoma from the Big 12. This Fiesta Bowl was proof that they could play with the big boys.
Mammoth of a game. Being able to actually visit the school one of the coaches actually helped us Check out the field and get inside the stadium. Incredibly nice staff and fans
Boise state isn't d2. There are just from a lower conference, (The Mountain West) so they usually don't get the recruits that the bigger schools have
Boise State is a "Mid-Major" school meaning its smaller thus typically plays other smaller schools, not the "big boys" like Oklahoma, Alabama, etc...who play better teams regularly. So these teams, even if they go undefeated often don't get considered for the big bowls or national championship spots (these are voted on, not playoffs prior to the last couple years).
There is now a 4 team playoff (still voted on) hopefully expanding to 12 in the next year or two.
I would say it's a lot better these days then it was then. Boise State won 2 more Fiesta Bowls after this.
To answer your question, Oklahoma's Head Coach, Bob Stopps, had the names removed after a lackluster 2005 season to put an emphasis on the team rather than the individual.
I may be biased but I would suggest 2011 Oklahoma State @ Iowa State for this series. Super exciting game that had a huge impact on college football
The channel that made this video has a lot of great videos around similar games, you should react to more of his content
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As a cfb fan in general, there are very very few games that make you feel a certain kind of way. This game was insane. You cheered for Boise because the Sooners were better in every part of the game. At that time if OU lost, it was a good day.
It was just a hell of a game.
"because the Sooners were better in every part of the game" How do you figure that? That wasnt true coming into the season, nor in this game. Oklahoma led in this game for a grand total of 46 seconds.......
Like wtf are you smoking?
In regards to names on jerseys, it’s a program preference. Some teams, predominantly the old school teams, prefer to push team over personal accomplishments. One unit rather than several players basically.
Last year's championship (UGA vs Alabama) was incredible. But there are tons of others out there, all of which are awesome.
I had almost forgotten about how controversial things were regarding the national championship before they instituted the playoff a few years ago.
A little more context to this game, Before 1998 there were two ways to be National Champion in Division 1-A, the AP poll voted on by sports reporters, and the Coaches Poll voted on by coaches. It was very biased. But every now and then there would be split decisions and you would get an upstart team, like BYU in 1984 who were the only undefeated team and were voted the National Champions. The NCAA didnt want smaller schools to be in the big bowl games that paid the most money so they created a system using computers to pick the teams but they had to be a part of the major conferences, Big 10, PAC 10, SEC, ACC, BIG EAST, BIG 12 any other teams were left out
But problems arose, teams like Boise State, TCU, and Utah kept winning and having better records than the top BCS teams but they weren't allowed in. The big conferences claimed that the conferences those smaller teams were in were filled with weak teams, hence why their records were so good. Those schools said "Give us a chance to prove it"
Eventually, due to fan demand the BCS expanded to let those other schools in if they finished the season ranked in the top 6 in the BCS and wouldnt you know, Utah went and did it.
When this game was played Boise State was undefeated, and Oklahoma was considered the weakest BCS team so they put them against Boise State. Oklahoma was 10-2. Oklahoma was favored to win by 7 1/2 points but most thought it would be a blowout and the NCAA could say "see, you small schools cant compete with us big schools" but Boise State turned around and won.
Later, it was claimed "They weren't good enough to do it without a trick play" or "They played the weakest BCS team and only won by 1 point"
If it wasn't for this game, and later big games by smaller schools, we wouldn't have the playoffs we have now
The payouts for this game was huge for Boise. Oklahoma's share was smaller than the entire football budget, but Boise State's was higher than the entire athletic budget for their school and both teams were paid over 20 million dollars
Hopefully this isn't too confusing, but here is how NCAA football is set up. The FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly called Division 1) has 10 conferences, but there are a set of conferences called the "Power Five" (SEC, ACC, Big 10, Pac 12, Big 12), which is where the top college teams play. The other five are made up of smaller schools, and there are usually 2-3 teams that break into the lower half of the top 25 rankings, but for a team from these conferences to have a chance at a big bowl game or a spot in the playoff, they almost need to go undefeated since their conference schedule is much weaker than teams from the "Power Five". Currently there is a four-team playoff for FBS, but it's set to expand to 12 in a few years. Below the FBS is the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision, formerly known as Division 1-AA). This level has 16 conferences, and they have a 24-team playoff at the end of the season. Further down you have Division II, Division III and NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
Boise State was actually ranked higher than Oklahoma, but still a lot of people didn't give the Broncos a chance.
National Championship at the Rose Bowl- USC vs Texas
I have to agree that it's harder to play with a lead then when your behind. Well if your only ahead by one. At least when I have a lead I feel the pressure to protect that lead and start making mistakes that when I'm fighting to come back I don't make.