Posts Tagged ‘Chris Petersen’
The Year in Review: Boise State (12-1, 6-1)
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 12, 2012
Georgia sniffed Boise State early, but remember: the Broncos were on the doorstep late in the fourth quarter, and if Chris Petersen hadn’t opted to call off the dogs the final score would have been 42-21, not 35-21. Arizona State humiliated itself with a pitiful Las Vegas Bowl performance, but remember: the Broncos scored 56 points, but they could have scored 70. Little victories for the big boys of the world, those B.C.S. conference purebreds who have long looked unfavorably upon Boise State – and the rest of the non-B.C.S. conference landscape. The Broncos had that laugh, not to mention the last laugh; come 2013, Boise State is crashing the party.
Tags: Arizona State, Big East, Boise State, Chris Petersen, Dan Goodale, Doug Martin, George Iloka, Georgia, Kellen Moore, Nate Potter, Shea McClellin, T.C.U., Tyrone Crawford
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Names Change, But Beat Goes On in Boise
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 11, 2012
From nine to three. After offensive coordinator Brent Pease left to take the same position at Florida and special teams coordinator Jeff Choate the same spot at Washington State earlier today, all that remains of Chris Petersen’s debut staff at Boise State are three loyal assistants: defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski, defensive backs coach Marcel Yates and tight ends and fullbacks coach Scott Huff. The departures continue – Bryan Harsin left for Texas last winter, Justin Wilcox for Tennessee the year before – yet Boise State doesn’t miss a beat, continuing to rack up double-digit win seasons as the programs continues its climb up the B.C.S. ladder.
Tags: Boise State, Brent Pease, Bryan Harsin, Chris Petersen, Florida, Jeff Choate, Justin Wilcox, Kent Riddle, Pete Kwiatkowski, Robert Prince, Tennessee, Texas
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All These Coaches Want For Christmas Is…
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 24, 2011
What I’m expecting for Christmas: socks, books, a sweater and an assortment of home goods. What I want for Christmas: toys — I think I still want toys for Christmas. What I’ll get for Christmas: socks, books, a sweater and an assortment of home goods. I still remember when I got laser tag as a kid; that was special. Now? It’s still special, but more so for the family time than the presents. So I’ve grown up — or grown old, or some combination of the two. And you can’t always get what you want: just ask some of college football’s best coaches, who asked for something they really want and need for Christmas but will likely end up with socks, books — maybe not books, actually — a sweater and an assortment of home goods.
Tags: Bill Snyder, Chris Petersen, Kevin Sumlin, Lane Kiffin, Les Miles, Mack Brown, Matt Campbell, Mike Leach, Nick Saban, Randy Edsall, Todd Graham, Willie Taggart
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So What if it Was 1997, Not 2011?
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 8, 2011
On Monday, Boise State’s Chris Petersen told local reporters that “everyone was tired of the B.C.S. system.” Petersen is wrong: not everyone is tired of the B.C.S. system. Why, Frank Beamer likes it just fine, thank you. As does Michigan and Brady Hoke. Alabama adores the B.C.S., as you’d think, and so does the SEC as a whole. The entire B.C.S. conference landscape has little issue with the B.C.S. in its current formation, and this year’s B.C.S. slate has done little to diminish those feelings of content. It’s the little guys, the Boise States of the world, who aren’t exactly tickled pink. But what if the B.C.S. didn’t exist? What if we were back in the old bowl system, the pre-B.C.S. days? Would that make everyone happy?
Tags: Alabama, Arkansas State, B.C.S., Boise State, Chris Petersen, L.S.U., Louisiana Tech, Missouri, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Wisconsin
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A Long “Short List” For Washington State
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 30, 2011
Say hello to Bill Moos, pitchman. As Washington State’s one-man search committee, Moos, the school’s athletic director, spent the latter half of yesterday’s press conference announcing Paul Wulff’s dismissal outlining his plan for making the Cougars relevant. It’ll take money, said Moos, and he’s ready to cut the check. There’ll be big names bandied about, including two Moos mentioned specifically. The next coach will be walking into a great situation, both in terms of the team’s current roster and the renovation projects currently taking place surrounding the program. And there’s “a short list,” according to Moos, meaning the program may be one of the first in the F.B.S. to fill an open vacancy.
Tags: Bill Moos, Chris Petersen, Dave Christensen, Dennis Erickson, Houston Nutt, June Jones, Kevin Sumlin, Mike Bellotti, Mike Leach, Nick Holt, Paul Wulff, Robb Akey, Rocky Long, Sonny Dykes, Washington State
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Baffling. Flabbergasting. Mystifying.
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 13, 2011
Many, many people echoed the same point even when Boise State was rolling through the first eight games of 2011 unopposed: at some point, the Broncos’ lack of a kicking game would be the deciding factor in a loss. Extra points are like pulling teeth. Field goals? Not outside of 30 yards. Yet with a perfect record on the line — with everything in the balance — Boise relied on its kicking game to beat T.C.U. and keep the team’s national title hopes alive. This was the worst decision of Chris Petersen’s coaching career.
Tags: Boise State, Casey Pachall, Chris Petersen, Dan Goodale, Kellen Moore, T.C.U.
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Is North Carolina Aiming for the Stars?
By Paul Myerberg // Nov 1, 2011
New North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham steps into a dream job, but that comes with an asterisk. On one hand, he’s inherited one of the premier athletic departments in the country, one that excels not just in the money-making men’s sports — basketball, for instance — but also stands with the cream of the crop in the non-mainstream sports, like women’s basketball and soccer, men’s lacrosse and the like. On the other hand, however, Cunningham inherits a football program under a black cloud, what with the university’s own self-imposed penalties and the specter of forthcoming N.C.A.A. sanctions. That’s one problem, and it’s a pressing issue. But Cunningham has another problem — and this one might be harder to address.
Tags: Boise State, Bubba Cunningham, Chris Petersen, U.N.C
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Thinking About Who’s Next at Arizona
By Paul Myerberg // Oct 11, 2011
Where does Arizona go next? Defensive coordinator Tim Kish will run the show for the rest of 2011, but we know the track record of interim coaches becoming the permanent replacement at the end of their partial-season audition: there have been coaches who parlayed a short stint into the full-time position, but it’s a short list. Barring the near-impossible, the overwhelming odds point towards athletic director Greg Byrne and Arizona opening up the job formerly held by Mike Stoops to a nationwide search. Does the university want someone with prior head coach experience? An offensive-minded coach, a defense-first coach? Perhaps the only certainty is that Arizona wants a coach with a more stoic, less demonstrative manner – the anti-Stoops, in short. Let’s look at a few names the Wildcats may consider:
Tags: Arizona, Art Briles, Chris Petersen, Greg Byrne, Jim McElwain, Kevin Sumlin, Manny Diaz, Mark Hudspeth, Mark Richt, Mike Bellotti, Mike Leach, Mike Stoops, Tim Kish, Troy Calhoun
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