Comments on: Government, WAC, Bend Minds With PR Dollars

By: Don Layne

Don Layne — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:33:45 +0000

Why to they think the answer to the jail problem is more and bigger . They could learn from “Sheriff Joe” in Arizona. Why don’t they? Why do they need bunks to sleep on? The homeless don’t. What’s wrong with mats on the floor. I asked the Statesman. They won’t print my letter !

By: Get A Clue (PS)

Get A Clue (PS) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:12:34 +0000

Just in case anyone wants to verify that they went down, either google the two polls or check out the Statesman. It’s official folk, they went down. Maybe KJ is the pr firm trying to spin and confuse people.

http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2009/11/08/ccripe/broncos_drop_no_6_usa_today_poll

EDITOR NOTE–BSU moved UP one spot, from 7 to 6 in the BCS. Looks like everyone is correct because USA and AP both show BSU went from 5 to 6 in their rankings.

By: Get A Clue (PS)

Get A Clue (PS) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:10:06 +0000

KJ Bronco:
1) Where is your name?
2) Even if GV was 11 man, your scenrio is just dumb. Again, get a clue.
3) My brother is an administrator at TCU in athletics and he just confirmed for me an hour ago that are NOT have not been using PR firm tactics. So, get your facts straight. They have been playing better teams and doing everything right to become a BCS school. Hiring a PR firm when you can’t control the outcome each weak is just stupid. And, mark my words. This will come back to haunt BSU in the butt.
4) Finally, they went DOWN to #6 from #5. Wow, the PR firm is working wonders. Now the whole world is aware of their weak schedule and their weak showing on Friday night.

By: KJ BRonco

KJ BRonco — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:22 +0000

Get a Clue, please use your name and ‘get a clue’ BSU went up to #6 this week. ANd are you saying that the football team in Garden Valley should not get a chance to play the 5-a schools? First of all let’s compare apples to apples, isn’t GV a 8 man team? If they were 11 man why not? The same thing with the BCS, why not let the non BCS schools get their chance. So far they are 3-1 in BCS bowls. Pretty good record I’d say. And trust me TCU is using PR to get where they are, might not be a specific firm but they are working the system. Nothing wrong with that either.

By: Kappa TA

Kappa TA — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:05:38 +0000

What cost a streetcar? More lost jobs, early retirements for solid workers, more taxes, disrupted streets and businesses? In all seriousness, the PR dollars being spent in this state on frivolous projects during a recession are an absolute rape of taxpayers. As a contractor, I could do the job for a third of the cost. However, I don’t believe in the project. I hope the petition calling for a vote on the issue is successful and that voters get a clue and halt the effort before their jobs fall victim to elitist nonsense. Way too much emphasis and money spent on football. Unemployment figures rise weekly, foreclosures continue to climb, etc. To pretend that all is well is reason enough to dump insincere incumbents who continue the farce. 2010, 2011, 2012.

By: kr7

kr7 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:55:01 +0000

PR firms just make sure hope keeps springing eternal. sigh

By: Get A Clue (PS)

Get A Clue (PS) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:51:10 +0000

PS (from Get a Clue) – The PR really helped up this week. TCU, who declined PR, moved up and BSU dropped to #6. And, I thought this was good perspective from an ESPN reporter today:
Posted by ESPN.com’s Ted Miller

What did we learn from Week 10 of Pac-10 action?

1. The Pac-10 is out of the nation title hunt (again): With Oregon’s defeat at Stanford, every Pac-10 team now has at least two losses. That’s not going to get a team to the late game in Pasadena. Athletic directors and conference administrators might want to think about two things: 1. Less ambitious nonconference scheduling; 2. End the nine-game, round-robin conference schedule. The way to remain unbeaten — or to maximize win potential in the conference, top to bottom — is to play schedules like most of the teams that are presently unbeaten play. On the positive side, the Oregon vs. Boise State rankings debate is likely solved. At least in terms of its meaning within the BCS picture.

By: sam the sham

sam the sham — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:22:05 +0000

I would like to save the tax payers money:

I now desire the streetcar.

I now love the BSU Broncos and believe that this city should be renamed Bronco Nation, the name of the University here should be renamed Bronco Nation University. And only the colors blue and orange are allowed: homes, cars, the streetcar, clothing, hair, dogs. As long as this is what the wonderful Mayor and City Council wants. All hail to the Mayor and City Council.

By: dog

dog — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:49:04 +0000

PR worked for invading Iraq. What’s the big deal?

By: Get a clue!

Get a clue! — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:46:50 +0000

KJ Bronco, PLEASE!!!

If the Garden Valley football team goes undefeated for 10 years does that mean they should play a 5-A school for the state championship? That is what you are saying. Using PR to make BSU SEEM big-time is not going to work. It was a stupid move on behalf of the WAC and the BSU athletic department. Now millions more people know how weak BSU is, especially after their showing Friday night. They just confirmed they are not BCS material and it is going to come back and bite them in the rear-end. I know this sounds harsh, but I am a huge Bronco supporter and season ticket holder. I am also a BSU fan who lives in reality. I went to undergraduate school at a BCS school and then law school at another BCS school. BSU IS like Garden Valley compared to any of these schools. But, there is nothing wrong with being loyal and excited about BSU. It’s our hometown team, kind of like our own child. And, sometimes its tough owning up the weaknesses and faults of our own children.