The Far Side Eyeing the BSU-UI game's progress from the sidelines, Head Football Coach Keith Gilbertson had a crowd of Vandals behind him, or at least to the side of him, In the end zone. (Frates)
AMerry Ban~ Since 1982, the football rivalry with Boise State University has favored the:: Vandals. Five games later, Moscow students graduated having never seen Idaho lose to its southern brethren Looking for a fifth win in a row, Moscow students hit Bronco Stadiu m for the Nov. 22 match-up. Along with the crowd came the largest-ever manifestation of the Vandal Marching Band - 220 marchers. Director Dan Buckvich said he wanted to "show the people of Boise that Idaho was number one in the state and maybâ‚Ź impress them just a little bit." Months before the Boise game, BSU officials decided they should have a comparable marching band of their own. "They announced that their band would soon surpass UI's in size as well," Buckvich said. To show the Broncos a little about "Vandal Pride," Buckvich said he decided to increase the size of his band. Non-band students called "plugs" marched in the Boise Holiday Parade posed as Vandal players. Most of these "plugs" became part of the tuba section, " making a disorderly group even that much more rambunctious," Buckvich said. All the marchers were rewarded with free seats to the sold-out game.
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