For everyone wondering, The Diamondback is now represented out in Boise after approximately 10 hours worth of travel that included a rather lengthy layover in Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. It was pretty exciting to fly in around midnight local time and see a fresh covering of snow before being greeted in the airport by Christmas music and lots of decorations. Nice first impression, Boise.

And after checking into the Residence Inn about a mile from Bronco Stadium, it’s also clear that $85 goes a long way in this Northwestern outpost. The Terps have been here since Friday. Apparently, they already lost to the Wolfpack in bowling (while earning a bunch of beef for a local charity) and were chased inside by the snow for their first practice of the week. Today they have their “Winter Sports Day” at Bogus Basin about 16 miles outside of the city. Many of the players said this was what they were looking forward to most from this trip. Cornerback Jamari McCollough said recently that he was excited to try snow tubing for the first time. Watch out for tackle Dane Randolph who told me a few weeks ago that he is a “snow expert” after spending some time during his youth living in Canada.

There’s still plenty of time before Tuesday’s Humanitarian Bowl, and I have a lot of Boise to explore. I’ll check back after getting over to the media center and taking a look at Bronco Stadium’s famed blue turf.

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