Idaho Vs. Fresno State

Fresno State 31 to Idaho's 21. It was a crappy game as usual during the first half. I watched the second half on ESPN U and they did pretty good considering our QB was out. They had one major turning point in the last little bit of the game and fumbled the ball. That pretty much lost it for them, but they didn't quit. They scored again bringing it to a ten point game, but failed on their attempt at two points. Still, another Hail Mary could have tied it for them, but again, they just couldn't get it done. Idaho (7-3 overall) fell to number 4 in the WAC with Fresno (6-3 overall) at number 3 and Nevada (5-3 overall) and Boise State (9-0 overall) fighting it out for first. I will be very interested to see how Boise handles Nevada. All the same, it is nice to not finish dead freaking last in the WAC for once. Up next is Boise State for the Vandals on the smurf turf.

Wedding Date

See Caren's blog for information regarding when we are getting married.

http://isntthatthepoint.blogspot.com/

Idaho Vs. Louisiana tech

For Mom's benefit, if you haven't already looked, Idaho beat LA Tech 35 to 34. From reading about it, it would have been a fun game to watch. It came right down to the last minute of the game and Idaho's first lead of the game also won it for them. I'm sure homecoming was a bit more exciting in Moscow this year than in years past.

Up next is Fresno. Then Boise State. The final game of the season will be against Utah State. The vandals are currently 7-2 overall and 4-1 in conference. It seems that Idaho (4-1), Fresno (4-1), Boise (3-0), and Nevada (4-0) are all competing for the WAC championship at the moment. I'm kind of excited to watch Boise State vs. Nevada on the 27th of November. Should be on ESPN2. Rest assured I'll be rooting for Nevada.

Hmmm.....looks like Boise State got knocked down a little in the BCS standings. ;-)

Bon Voyage

Sorry this is a bit late Mom, but hope you have a good trip and your flights go well. Tell everyone there hello and enjoy Jack's baptism. I'm looking forward to my trip to SLC this weekend for Caren's nieces baptism, but I do have to admit I'd much rather be going to Tasmania than Utah. Catch a few of those fish for me. I do miss fishing on the ocean there.

Here are the stalker pages so far.

Salt Lake City to Los Angeles

http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightTracker/flightTracker.do?id=174285089

Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia

http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightTracker/flightTracker.do?id=174308567

The map thing won't work for the last flight because it doesn't originate in the US or Europe, but the information about departure and arrival should be good.

Melbourne, Australia to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByFlight.do?airline=QF&flightNumber=5707&departureDate=2009-10-27

Ouch!

Nevada 70, Idaho 45. That was a great game, but in the end it came down to stopping one player and Idaho couldn't do it. Nevada's offensive line was able to occupy Idaho's entire defense. The quarter back didn't even have to throw or hand off the ball. He just ran it the entire length of the field because there was nobody available to block him. Excellent strategy that Idaho just couldn't adapt to so he literally ran it the entire length of the field several times and in at least one case on the first play of their possession. Other than that, Idaho did great. There were some amazing plays going on and it would have been a fun one to attend in person even though we lost. Idaho held them up until the fourth quarter when they failed to answer for two of Nevada's touchdowns. It just went downhill from there, but they did manage to get one more before the game was over.

There are four games left in the regular season. I think we have a good chance in the next one, Louisiana Tech, and the last one Utah State. I think that Fresno and Boise will give us a run for our money, but in the end Idaho will come out on top. ;-)

More on Football

I thought this was funny enough for a post. I was driving to work this morning and listening to a Spokane station on the radio. They were doing sports news and got around to college football news for the area. They were talking about how the BCS bowl standings came out yesterday. Boise State is number 4 on the list at the present time with Florida at 1st, Alabama at 2nd, and Texas at 3rd. They then walked through Boise State's lineup of games for the rest of the season and when they finished, they said, "The only thing standing in Boise State's way at this point are the Idaho Vandals." That made me very happy. How long has it been since the only thing in Boise's way was Idaho? If I were a Boise State fan, then I'd be nervous that a team from Moscow, Idaho went from dead last to being the only thing in their way in one season. GO VANDALS!!!

And again!

Idaho 35. Hawaii 23. The Vandals are now 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the WAC. Need I say more? Well, I'm going to anyway. We are now officially bowl eligible. I don't remember the last time that happened, so clearly it wasn't while I've been a Vandal. The Nevada Wolf Pack is next, then Louisiana Tech, then Fresno, then Boise, and finally to finish off our WAC Championship this year will be Utah State. GO VANDALS!!!!