<b>7:51 a.m.</b> — Bronco talk continues around the country (in News from the Web) | Idaho Statesman

It’s been two days since the Broncos clinched their Fiesta Bowl, and people are still talking.

I got an e-mail from a distant relative in Wisconsin who said the game was the talk of the lunchroom yesterday at her work (I’m guessin it’s the first time those teachers have talked about BSU).

I flew home Tuesday, and even at 6 p.m., after a long travel day following an adrenaline-filled sleepless night, fans were still rehashing those last few plays that showed good coaching and confident players can make anything possible.

Even the Cheesecake Factory in Boise (where I went for dinner) was filled with orange-sweatshirt wearing fans congratulating each other on supporting the right team in the game, all but ignoring the Louisville/Wake Forest bowl game on big screens over the bar.

I plan to talk nonstop about those last few minutes today with coworkers I haven’t seen since before Christmas (this is an advance warning).

And when I get home from work, I’m going to watch the entire game, commercial free, which my husband recorded for me.

I have a feeling the host of this blog (who traveled to Phoenix for the game and posted pictures and commentaries from it) might have a similar day planned out.

Here’s some more links that should help slake your Bronco thirst — and add fuel to your water cooler talk today:

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takes another look at the lessons learned from the game from a little more distance than the same columnist did moments after the game ended.

He muses on why we shouldn’t be surprised that a team like Boise State that is coached well and plays well can win a one-time match-up with a football giant. Whether Boise State could win an entire season of playing teams like Oklahoma, the columnist reports, is debatable.

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debates this year’s Fiesta Bowl’s place among the greatest bowl games in history.

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says there was nothing mediocre about Monday night's game.

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says Boise State deserves more respect from voters.

In the end, the writers ranks the game as No. 4.

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are reading about this morning.

This Associated Press story talks about how BSU’s win on Monday overshadowed Tuesday’s Orange Bowl.

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that talks about how the Broncos took the spotlight, at least temporarily, off the national championship, which will be played in the same stadium in Phoenix on Jan. 8.