Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 9:38 pm
There's been plenty of discussion about the possibility of ESPN's College Gameday coming to Boise for the Nov. 14 game against Idaho.
With the Vandals in all likelihood headed to their first bowl in a decade and the Broncos unbeaten, possibly headed to another BCS game, it wouldn't be a pipe dream. Also add in the fact that the show has never been to a WAC stadium and it is even more intriguing. However, there are a few things working against it.
First of all, here are a few other games going on that day — No. 4 Iowa at No. 16 Ohio State, No. 14 Utah at No. 6 TCU, No. 22 Notre Dame at No. 13 Pittsburgh and No. 18 Arizona at No. 20 California.
The most likely destination would be the first game, a key Big Ten matchup. Surely, the ESPN folks (ahem, Kirk Hirbstreit) love them some Ohio State, but there also is the fact Iowa has been a pretty big surprise team. The show has been to BYU already and will be at Air Force this Saturday, so the Mountain West game may be a no-go.
Moving the show from Colorado Springs to Boise wouldn't be a huge undertaking, and is certainly closer than Columbus. However, there is one more number to keep in mind — last Saturday's Iowa-Indiana game was the second-most viewed noon game in the network's history with 3.2 million households.
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Dave Southorn is the Boise State beat reporter for the Idaho Press-Tribune. Southorn has covered Boise State football since 2005. He took first place for spot sports news in the 2008 UISAPA contest. He can be reached at 465-8111 or by e-mail at dsouthorn@idahopress.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BSUDave
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