Give Credit Where Credit is Due

Idaho is known for two things, potatoes and Boise State's blue, "Smurf Turf" football field. In the last decade, Boise State's football team has been the most winning football program in college football, acquiring more wins (137  wins since 2001) and less losses (19 losses since 2001) than any other team in the past thirteen years. Some people accredit this amazing feat to skill, players, intelligence, athletes, coaches and the list could stretch on and on. But apparently the NCAA attributes some of Boise States tremendous success to Boise wearing all blue uniforms on their blue field. The NCAA is deciding whether or not Boise's all blue uniforms on their blue field gives them an advantage over their opponents. The ironic idea behind this decision is that there have been teams for nearly a hundred years who's school colors are green, (Oregon, Baylor, Tulane, Colorado, etc.) and have worn green uniforms on a greed field and the NCAA nor coaches have once complained about these other schools receiving any type of advantage from the color similarities. Why then is the NCAA and several coaches making so much noise about Boise wearing blue at home?

        It is also interesting learning that the NCAA is taking time out of its busy schedule to look over the case of Boise State and their uniforms when information about players from other teams who recently won the National Championship game used an illegal drug enhancing performance drug. Ironically there is no news of that or that the NCAA is its precious time to review those cases and deal with the students who have used a real, unfair advantage in a football game.

        When we achieve a high level of success consistently, there are many people who look to offer reasons as to why others are successful and why they were not. It is easy to point the finger of blame and accusation, especially when it alleviates one's own self perception of failure or simply lacking a high level of success. Why can’t we simply give credit where credit is due and stop creating farfetched excuses as to why some teams are better than others.