While Boise State football fans whined, moaned and complained about the Mountain West Conference?s television deal, you likely won?t hear a peep of negativity from Bronco basketball faithful.
All 14 of the team?s conference games are being televised, which is a first in the program?s history.
?I think it?s neat that our fans get to see us play on the road and see all of these great teams that we?ve talked about,? Boise State coach Leon Rice said. ?I think that?s really special. That?s what you want. You want all of your games to get a lot of exposure and for your team to get exposure so fans will get to know your team a lot better.?
Of course, judging by the team?s performance on the road this season, watching Boise State (10-6, 0-1 MW) could require a ?viewer discretion is advised? warning. The Broncos are 0-5 away from Taco Bell Arena and will try to garner that first road win Tuesday night at Colorado State (12-4, 1-0).
The Rams are 8-1 at home, and tipoff from Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo., is 8 p.m. on The Mtn.
?Boise?s too good not to break through, I just hope it?s not against us Tuesday,? said Colorado State coach Tim Miles, who described the Broncos as ?a truly impressive offensive team.?
The Rams are the best shooting team in the conference, leading in field-goal percentage (49.8 percent), free-throw shooting (76.5 percent) and 3-point shooting (42.9 percent).
On the flip side, Colorado State ranks last in defense, allowing 70.4 points per game.
?We think we understand how to keep them from winning on the road,? Miles said. ?You have to play great defense against them. And that?s something we haven?t always been our best at. That?s going to be our challenge.?
The teams? rosters are different, too. Boise State has two seniors and only one junior who has been in the program for more than a year. Colorado State has three seniors and five juniors with at least two years in the program apiece.
?I think it?s a matchup of more of a mature team and more of an immature team,? Rice said. ?Probably one of the biggest challenges we face is learning how to play on the road.?
All 14 of the team?s conference games are being televised, which is a first in the program?s history.
?I think it?s neat that our fans get to see us play on the road and see all of these great teams that we?ve talked about,? Boise State coach Leon Rice said. ?I think that?s really special. That?s what you want. You want all of your games to get a lot of exposure and for your team to get exposure so fans will get to know your team a lot better.?
Of course, judging by the team?s performance on the road this season, watching Boise State (10-6, 0-1 MW) could require a ?viewer discretion is advised? warning. The Broncos are 0-5 away from Taco Bell Arena and will try to garner that first road win Tuesday night at Colorado State (12-4, 1-0).
The Rams are 8-1 at home, and tipoff from Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo., is 8 p.m. on The Mtn.
?Boise?s too good not to break through, I just hope it?s not against us Tuesday,? said Colorado State coach Tim Miles, who described the Broncos as ?a truly impressive offensive team.?
The Rams are the best shooting team in the conference, leading in field-goal percentage (49.8 percent), free-throw shooting (76.5 percent) and 3-point shooting (42.9 percent).
On the flip side, Colorado State ranks last in defense, allowing 70.4 points per game.
?We think we understand how to keep them from winning on the road,? Miles said. ?You have to play great defense against them. And that?s something we haven?t always been our best at. That?s going to be our challenge.?
The teams? rosters are different, too. Boise State has two seniors and only one junior who has been in the program for more than a year. Colorado State has three seniors and five juniors with at least two years in the program apiece.
?I think it?s a matchup of more of a mature team and more of an immature team,? Rice said. ?Probably one of the biggest challenges we face is learning how to play on the road.?
