I never thought I would cheer for Broncos.

And then one morning we blew into Boise.  Our motel was a short charter-bus-ride away from the stadium.  We bought t-shirts, left the Liar to make friends in the student center, and headed for the Smurf Turf.

The famous Smurf Turf

 The Boise Broncos were ranked #3 in the country at the time (#4 at time of writing) so we were expecting them to put on a show.  We were not disappointed.  They demolished Louisiana Tech, 49-20, and put on an impressive display of lateral passing.

The local cadets fire a cannon for every Broncos touchdown.

 As in Boulder, there were animals used in the course of the game.  While nothing can compare to Ralphie the Bison lapping the field, Boise do have their own blue-eyed bronco, and a dog which collects the Boise kicker's tee.

A dog playing fetch.

 Once the game finished we found that the Liar had indeed made friends, and they had taken him to a nearby bar.  We met him there and walked up Broadway, where still-partying Boise fans invited us to join them for a hamburger.

Yet another fanbulance.

They pointed us up the road towards the Ram brewery.