That was for for Kendall Edwards. That was for Tom Brandstater. That was for Pat Hill, Ben Jacobs and Richard Helepiko as well as every Fresno State football player, coach and devotee who has experienced both heartbreak and humiliation at the hands of Boise State.
When Ronnie Rivers took the option pitch from Marcus McMaryion (a gutty call on third-and-goal from the 1) and scampered into the end zone for the winning touchdown in overtime, you could feel 18 years worth of frustration give way like snow sloughing from an overloaded tree branch.