In less than an hour the Boise State Broncos will be opening their new season against Weber State. I just got back from running a couple errands and there were blue and orange t-shirts everywhere I went. Makes me wonder how long the enthusiasm will last if we don't live up to last year's game-of-a-lifetime...

And speaking of football, I have a question to throw out there. Does anyone else find the maelstrom over Michael Vick's dog-fighting a little bit mystifying? Let me be clear -- I'm not advocating animal cruelty and what he did was definitely wrong -- but how many NFL stars have been arrested for beating their wives and/or girlfriends or driving under the influence or gambling or using illegal drugs? Quite a few, am I right? I just find the response of losing 100 million in endorsements, indefinite suspension and jailtime a little bit...umm...excessive and somewhat out of proportion compared to all the other offenses professional players commit where they only get a slap on the wrist. Something seems out of whack to me.

However, this is not a sports-themed blog so I'll leave it at that and go dig out my BSU t-shirt. It's been AWOL since the big Bertha clean-out so I have a few piles to check.