2008 Woodie Awards
The view from up here
Zabransky's own video game?
Jake Garcin
Issue date: 3/5/07 Section: Sports
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I was initially blown away that the Insider came across this information before I – the student newspaper sports editor – was even aware that the 2008 version of the game was coming out this summer.
A few minutes later I turned the television to ESPN2 and saw Zabransky talking about it on “Cold Pizza.” Turns out I wasn’t just behind the Insider - I was behind the rest of the country.
After some self-reflecting time on the job I was doing, I let go of my slip up and began pondering the most important questions this news brings up. When will the avalanche of new publicity stop? And could anything be cooler than a BSU player on the cover of a major video game?
Well I’m sure we all share the same sentiment in hoping the publicity never slows down. Whether or not the video game is the tip of the iceberg, however, I’m sure we can think of a few more things to strive for.
Picture a series of talking Cabbage Patch dolls - we’ll call them the Bronco Series.
The line would obviously be headlined by Holly Homemaker (Ian Johnson) who says cute, humble phrases like, “I’m nothing without you,” and, “I just try to be as good as the people around me.”
There would certainly be some serious consumer studies done before releasing the Coach Pete doll.
As warm as his personality is in real life, I’m not sure kids would stay excited over a doll that only says, “That’s awesome,” “You’re awesome,” and, “Stay awesome.”
From the dolls we could branch into a cartoon series during the Saturday morning pre-game spot. I am thinking something similar to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. How inspiring would it be to see an animated group made up of Ryan Clady, Marty Tadman and Jeff and Pete Cavendar?
What makes this group so dynamic is their versatility in the story line. Clady is the muscles of the group, who can break down walls and stop a runaway train dead in its tracks.
Tadman swoops in to the rescue on the Razor he rides all over campus and carries them away to his safe compound on the California coast. The Cavendar brothers then morph into one giant blocking machine with no real purpose other than I think morphing is really cool.
Finally we could produce a breakfast cereal. I figure this way kids can sit around Saturday morning eating Bronco Bites, watching animated Broncos kick butt, while playing with their Bronco Cabbage Patch Kids. How proud would a BSU dad be to wake up to this sight five hours before kickoff against Fresno State?
It almost sounds like brainwashing but I don’t even care.
Fifteen years from now the ramifications will be so overwhelming we’ll all be glad we pursued the venture. How many kids do you think will go to University of Idaho after playing with BSU Cabbage Patch Kids all their life? Not many, I would say.
I guess for now the movie and video game are awesome but let’s not get too satisfied with the present. I say we keep eyeing the future; after all, a cartoon? Come on, that takes the cake.
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