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It's stunning how the Idaho Statesman and Boise Sate University officials misrepresent University of Idaho as a school of degenerates. In an article written today, the Statesman quotes BSU's president, Bob Kustra saying a number of inflammatory and derogatory things about University of Idaho, its students, graduates, and fans. The worst of these was when Kustra stated, "It's a culture that is nasty, inebriated, and civilly doesn't give our fans the respect that any fan should expect when visiting an away team."

Before we continue, I'd like to note that I never attended the University of Idaho, nor did I attend Boise State. My father attended graduate classes through Boise State, as have a number of my good friends. I also have several friends who graduated from UI. I've split my life just about in half as far as living in southern and northern Idaho. My University was Northwest Nazarene. So suffice it to say, I don't have any particular tie to either of the big state Universities.

I've attended a number of Vandals games and over time have come to consider myself a fan of the Idaho Vandals. This was made in part because of how poorly-behaved Boise fans were, not to mention Boise's academic record which is so dismal I'm embarrassed to admit that Boise ISN'T a state, but instead the capital of Idaho.

In the Statesman hitpiece, Kustra speaks of Idaho supporters talking about Boise's academics. "What bothers me personally is the denigration of our academic programming. That's what I simply can't tolerate…. I've never seen the nastiness aimed at the quality of our academic program that I find here in Idaho from the University of Idaho Vandals…."

What quality of academic programming is he speaking of? It certainly can't be the graduation rate.

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