Tonight's 42-14 Boise State victory against Oregon State turned into a laugher, but one player made a big name for himself in Broncos sophomore back Ian Johnson. Johnson scored five touchdowns, tying a school record as part of a 42-point unanswered scoring binge. He also ran for 240 yards on 21 carries, emerging as the school's new star tailback.
ESPN inadvertently provided opponent trash-talk fodder late in the broadcast after spotlighting Johnson's unusual, very un-football hobby: crochet.
Apparently Johnson is a world class crochet knitter, as his completed wares are wildly popular all over town, selling as quickly as he can produce them. ESPN reporter Erin Andrews showed off one of Johnson's brown knit women's caps to the broadcast audience and modeled it briefly. He also makes and sells men's beanies.
An unspecified "leading crochet magazine" has also apparently tracked him down for a story.
Does crochet qualify as a fallback if that football career doesn't work out?
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9-07-2006 @ 11:42PM
mdg said...
Does winning a WAC title qualify as a fallback if Boise State doesn't figure out how to be competitive against any other BCS team not played on the Blue Rug?
Herbie was calling out the Big Boys, until he remembered UGA's pasting of the Broncos last year.
I'll give BSU credit for whipping, what I consider a middle of the road Pac-10 team. But until the Broncos can be competitive against a good team away from the Smurf Turf, I can't them seriously. Utah would have been a great opportunity, but Utes looked awful at UCLA, and will get beat by BSU.
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11-21-2006 @ 2:34PM
jessica said...
I want to know where I can buy a beanie?
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11-27-2006 @ 5:38PM
slcs said...
How can we contact Ian to buy a beanie once this season is over? There is no student directory on the Boise State website, so I can't find any contact info for him...
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12-04-2006 @ 12:04PM
Susan said...
Let's get one thing straight. Crocheting is not knitting. They are 2 separate activities. Frankly, having a tactile hobby, such as crocheting is undoubtedly relaxing for this gentleman. At least he's being producting and not selling drugs ...
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1-02-2007 @ 3:18PM
Colin said...
I wonder if Oklahoma is considered a big boy...
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1-03-2007 @ 2:46AM
terry said...
this kid is siiickk. i want a beanie too. anyone know how to buy one?
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1-04-2007 @ 8:44AM
Freida said...
As susan states, crocheting isn't knitting. Therefore, the "knitted" hat shown off by Andrews was actually a crocheted hat.
Why dis the guy for having a productive hobby? Any of you remember Rosie Greer? He took a lot of ribbing for his hobby too, but he could still sack his share on the field.
At least Johnson isn't out drinking and carousing around!
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1-05-2007 @ 12:32PM
Heather England said...
I want to order some beanies....please advise.
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1-05-2007 @ 8:32PM
GoBroncos! said...
Have you guys seen the 'Big Play Johnson' t-shirt that a local company in Boise made in honor of Johnson. Totally cool. here's their link.
http://www.jackstshirts.com/servlet/Detail?no=86
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1-09-2007 @ 7:01PM
GoBroncos! said...
Have you guys seen the 'Big Play Johnson' t-shirt that a local company in boise made in honor of Johnson. Totally cool. here's their link.
http://www.jackstshirts.com/servlet/Detail?no=86
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4-01-2007 @ 4:40PM
Ryan said...
Ian johnson is my favoriye player i want to email him but i dont know his email address.
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