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Boise State embraces role of Mountain West favorite

It’s been almost 10 years since Boise State electrified the college football world and helped bust the BCS in a thrilling 43-42 overtime win over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. If things break right this season, the Broncos might be the first Group of Five team to crash the College Football Playoff party.

Boise State was a near-unanimous pick to win the Mountain Division this season in voting by the media, the Mountain West announced Tuesday at its annual media days at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Defending MW champion San Diego State was a unanimous pick to win the West Division, setting up a potential showdown of 12-0 teams in the conference title game, which would give the winner a shot at the CFP.