NIT-picked: Broncos to face Huskies in Seattle

The Broncos season didn’t end exactly how they (or we) wanted it to, but that doesn’t mean it had to end entirely. This evening, Boise State learned that even though they failed to make the Big Dance...they’d still have a dancing partner on a slightly smaller stage—the still prestigious NIT. Add a familiar foe—the Washington Huskies—and there’s just enough intrigue to apply a nice salve to the burn caused by losing to Utah State in the MWC tournament quarterfinals.

Believe it or not, the Broncos will actually be the higher-seeded team when they tussle with the Huskies...but still have to play the role of spoiler as they’ll be competing on the Huskies home floor. The Huskies finished their…