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 Boise
State BCS Odds
With 100 to 1 odds
of winning the 2008 BCS Championship game, Boise
State may indeed be one of the best values out
there. Boise State BCS odds do not necessarily
reflect public sentiment and perception. The
possibility of a $100 windfall for every $1 bet or a
$1000 payout for every $100 bet should have every
Bronco fan jubilant.
Last year, the
Boise State Broncos ended up winning the Fiesta
Bowl. They pulled off one of the most wildly
entertaining upsets in college football history and
helped clear the way for the next upstart to break
through the BCS glass ceiling.
In Honolulu and Hattiesburg, Miss., from Fort Worth,
Texas, to Salt Lake City, Boise State's victory was
celebrated as a landmark event in the battle for
equality in big-time college football.
"It changed the way people think," said Hawaii coach
June Jones, whose Warriors are a contender to be
this season's BCS buster, if they can get past Boise
State in the Western Athletic Conference.
Two key components of
the BCS have changed since Utah made its run: There
are now five BCS games instead of four; and the
standard that teams in the WAC, MWC, C-USA,
Mid-American Conference and Sun Belt must meet to
gain a bid was lowered. Boise State had to break
into the top 12 to earn a bid last season.
"The top-12 model was put into place before the
fifth game," WAC commissioner Karl Benson said. "It
was created to protect the six guaranteed leagues."
Benson is quick to point out if the BCS hadn't
expanded after changing the qualification standards,
it would've been LSU and Notre Dame left out of the
mix last season, not Boise State.
In a system based largely on subjective opinions,
teams from the non-automatic qualifying conferences
can't simply play their way into the BCS the way the
champions of the Big Ten, Big East, Pac-10, SEC, ACC
and Big 12 can. Those outsiders not only need to be
good on the field, they need to convince voters in
the Harris and coaches' polls they deserve a shot on
the big stage.
Boise State undoubtedly won over some hearts and
minds.
"I certainly hope so," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham
said. "It certainly did not hurt our cause when the
two BCS busters not only got in but also won. It's
just as important to show you're capable of playing
with those guys."
“We will not get
caught up in this hype,” says coach Chris Petersen,
who won the Bear Bryant award in his first season.
“You sit around and let everyone tell you how good
you are, that’s the fastest way to get beat. We
still have to have that edge somehow, some way. That
will be the message they will be hearing for many
months to come.”
Online bookmakers do
not typically offer WAC betting odds it should be
noted. Unfortunately, there are few options to
bet on with Boise State other than those 2008 BCS
betting odds. And at 100 to 1 odds, one can
certainly dream of a big pay day.
Boise
State BCS Odds can be Found Here
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Carrie Stroup,
Sports911.com
Originally
published August 19, 2007 11:08 am ET
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