Edited sentence: "  The Mayor of Boise, David Bieter acknowledged that he had ended a welcome speech with a plug for the hometown Broncos, who have participated in the bowl four of its nine years." Adkins mispronounced Kiwanuka's name in the punchline and some Boston College players said later they found the joke insulting and disrespectful."There wasn't anything I had to do to get this team ready."We go to a banquet that turns into a pep rally.Adkins apologized to Kiwanuka.Although that game was technically "home" for BC, it was marred with controversy and Boston College and the ACC formally raised concerns about the failure of bowl organizers to treat the theoretical home team properly.AndBoston College coach Tom O'Brien credited the Boise State boosterism at the banquet for inspiring his team to defeat the Broncos on Wednesday night.At a pre-game banquet, the Mike Adkins, chairman of the bowl sponsor, read a list of the top 10 things Boise and Boston have in common, including, "No one in either city can properly pronounce Mathias Kiwanuka.But he didn't believe his remark was out of line.I ought to thank the mayor and the people of Boise for getting this team ready to play," O'Brien said after the game.Kiwanuka is the grandson of Uganda's first prime minister, assassinated by mass-murdering dictator Idi Amin.The Eagles won 27-21