Spencer Danielson said Boise State was ‘punched in the mouth’ in opener

Brian Schaible

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Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson did not mince words as the Broncos prepare to bounce back against Eastern Washington on the iconic blue turf.

“Proud of the week our guys put into practice this week, man,” Danielson said. “Really I think our guys are stepping up and we have to learn and grow from game one. We obviously got our tails kicked. But we have to move on from that. We have to continue to learn from those moments, but it is time for us to move on and play our best football [tonight].”

Danielson leaned heavily on the themes of accountability and culture. “Effort and mentality are non-negotiables. Team is always greater than me. No one is bigger than the team. It is all about what can we do to help our team be successful. And that is the standard here.”

That standard, he admitted, slipped in Tampa against USF. “Our culture is what you allow. If you allow low levels of effort, low levels of mentality, selfishness, complaining, whining, that is who you are. I take full responsibility for letting that happen. That will not happen again. We got punched in the mouth in Tampa, and we have to respond from that.”

He praised his roster but promised to demand more. “We are problem solvers, we are not problem pointers. All I know is preparation achieves great results and we prepared really well this week. But it is not going to be a light switch. We have to continue to build this team in all three phases, week in and week out.”

Boise State now turns the page to Eastern Washington. “They have everything they need to come in here and beat us on the blue. That is just the reality of college football. But I believe we have everything we need to win on the blue tonight. We have to protect that blue. That is our home.”

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Brian Schaible

Brian Schaible is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is an award-winning journalist with over 25 years of experience covering college and professional sports. Brian holds a master’s degree in journalism/public relations from Kent State University.