Trigger-happiness

So, we had a good vacation on the Oregon Coast, but did not succeed in spotting behemoth Charles Siddoway from Cape Foulweather (too foggy). We ate a lot of seafood, found some sand dollars (not legal tender, unfortunately) and paid WAY too much for gas.

Upon our return yesterday evening, I decided to catch up on Bronco goings on. First off, I was dismayed to see that J.R. Simplot had died...he was very good to Boise State University and will be missed. Second, I was non-shocked to see that Richard Brehaut said "I'm Bre-out", and signed with UCLA. My bummedness was short-lived, however as I noted the signing of Jared Zabransky clone, Joe Southwick. Southwick, a 6'2" QB from Danville, CA threw for over 3,000 yards last year as a junior and tossed 37 TDs to only 9 INTS en route to a North Coast Section 3A championship. For those that think Southwick's early verbal could be ripe for a renege, think again...Southwick won't be swayed by late offers:

"The way I look at it is, 'Where were you guys earlier?' " Southwick told the Idaho Statesman on Thursday. " (My commitment) is 100 percent. I'm a Bronco and I'm going to stick with it."

Southwick's verbal effectively ends the 2009 QB recruit race, as he was told that he would be the only quarterback signee in the class. So, unless Taysom Hill decides to play linebacker...forget about him playing on the blue, Bronco fans. Southwick already is elusive and has a live arm while still being relatively green and undeveloped...so he looks to be a real steal for the Broncos. So Joe Southwick commits in May, of all things...nobody commits that early do they? BUT WAIT...Phoenix CB/WR Ebenezer "Ebo" Makinde pulled the trigger yesterday and will be a Bronco. Makinde held a pair of Mountain West offers and has excellent size and speed for a DB. Makinde is 6'0" and runs a 4.4. The only downside for Makinde appears to be his nickname...your name is Ebenezer, man, embrace it!

So, two Bronco commits in May is phenomenal...that's gotta be it, right? BUT WAIT!!! Rivals and Scout have both confirmed that Kempner (TX) WR/CB Quaylon Ewing has signed on with the Broncos as well. Ewing, a teammate of '08 signee George Iloka is 6'1" and runs a 4.4 forty as well. Lordy, two speedy corners both over 6 feet tall? What is this world coming to?

I'm definitely going on vacation more often if it yields these kind of results.

Gone fishin'

Drew will be on vacation til Thursday, so don't lose heart. I will be back with fresh new Bronco articles and polls and lots of Vandal bashing. The wife, kid and I are heading to Oregon to find out if it's true that you can actually see Charles Siddoway all the way from Newport. Have a great week, Bronco fans...and check out these other links in the meantime.

One Bronco Nation Under God
The Wizard of Odds
Every Day Should be Saturday
Bronco Posters
Bronco News
Jump on the KM Bandwagon

Now more people than ever before will be able to not hear Paul J Schneider

Peak broadcasting announced today that they will be forming the Bronco Sports Network—broadcasting Bronco football and basketball games on 8 different northwest radio AM and FM stations. What stations, you ask?

• KIDO 580 AM Boise
• KSNQ 98.3 FM Twin Falls
• KWIK 1240 AM Pocatello
• KID 590 AM Idaho Falls
• KYZK 107.5 Sun Valley
• KMXM 101.1 FM McCall
• KSRV 1380 AM Ontario, OR
  
• KALE 960 AM Tri-Cities, WA

Peak may add more stations in the future...and hopefully this is the case since the coverage map isn't terribly impressive despite the number of carriers. And check this out, hombre...

Peak Broadcasting also told Boise State in its initial proposal that it intended to broadcast the games in Spanish on KWEI in the Boise area.

Muy Bueno.

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Ex-Bronco roundup

Yesterday. I ruminated on Gerald Alexander's Mother's day gift that made us all look bad...but what are the other ex-Broncos up to?

Orlando Scandrick, now a Dallas Cowboy, impressed in mini-camp, but is sitting out OTA's with an eye infection.

Ryan Clady already on his way to Canton?

"This one goes to eleven." Legedu Naanee changes numbers and solidifies his position.

Taylor Tharp gets a bit more competition in Carolina.

Daryn Colledge trying to fight off the competition in Green Bay.

Ryan Dinwiddie will fight to remain number 2.

TJ Acree traded to Argonauts. Does Jason know?

Also, trying to confirm reports that Marty Tadman has decided not to pursue an opportunity with the Jets and instead focus on the impending birth of his first child and his ministry.

Gerald Alexander loves his mom

Former Boise State defensive back, Gerald Alexander, who now plays for the Detroit Lions has a special bond with his mom. Gerald's mom moved to Boise to be near her son during his Boise State playing days and even opened up a Bronco-friendly Louisiana Fried Chicken franchise—now Gerald is showing his mom his commitment to her...by giving her a brand new Mercedes. A 2008 Mercedes CLS550, to be exact—fully loaded.

Gerald's gift was the second car he scouted for her...the first one he crashed on it's maiden voyage.

"Wham! I hit this lady," Alexander said. "I'm just thinking like, 'Did this really just happen?' It was obviously a shocking situation. I was telling everybody, 'How do you crash on a test drive?' "

Weird. We all thought that Alexander was better at Safety. A Mercedes CLS550 is about $80K...I got my mom a card.

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