Blow Out!

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The Boise State Broncos have done it again! But this time it was as convincing as ever. The Broncos completely dismantled the Wyoming Cowboys for a 51-6 victory in Laramie, Wyoming, and trust me, it wasn't that close. Let's start with some raw numbers and go from there.

Yardage:

Boise State..........Wyoming
Rushing-275...........-21
Passing-373...........156
Total-648..............135

First Downs:

Boise State..........Wyoming
32..........................7

Sacks on opposing quarterback:

Boise State..........Wyoming
10...........................2

As mentioned before, Wyoming has not been very good in the rushing game thus far this season. Still, the Broncos holding them to -21 yards is pretty impressive. A lot of that was due to the 10 sacks the Boise State threw down on QB Austyn Carta-Samuels. He was literally crapping his already brown pants in the backfield from the moment that snap flew past his head and into the end zone. Also, look at the differential in the total yards gained and first downs earned. This was a complete domination for Boise State in every aspect of the game. Kellen Moore was lighting up the Cowboys all night long with deep passes. When Wyoming started getting a little bit of a feel for that, Doug Martin and DJ Harper gashed them for huge gains. Great game to watch as a Boise State fan. Remember, this was the first home game for the Cowboys since freshman linebacker Ruben Narcisse dies in a car accident. Their emotions were riding high and the crowd was into it before the game started. However, the Broncos were able to crush their spirits early by jumping out to a 17-0 lead mid-first quarter. It was basically over before it got started, or I guess more accurately right after it got started. The win and the way it was executed should bode very well for the Broncos in the polls and in the media/public perception of how good they are. If the Texas Longhorns can beat the Cowboys at home by 34-7, and the Broncos win at Laramie 51-6, Boise State looks really good. I don't know if they will get any of their first place votes back, but they certainly won't fall back in the polls at all, even with TCU dismantling Big 12 foe Baylor at home. As has been mentioned numerous times, Wyoming has historically been a tough place for the Broncos to play, but it sure didn't look like it last night. Trap game my butt!

Areas of Concern:

The secondary. Wyoming was much less formidable an opponent than Virginia Tech was. QB Carta-Samuels never really had much of a chance to pass the ball, as he was on the ground frequently, and a wide open receiver dropped a pass on their first possession. But he did burn the Broncos once for their only touchdown of the night. They did have two interceptions, but i still remain skeptical. Also, penalties. Once again, the Broncos had too many of them, 8 for 70 yards to be exact. That is better than game 1, but there is still room for improvement. I can't believe I am saying this, but Kellen Moore. He threw one interception (that wasn't nullified), but should have had three. One was waived off for a roughing the passer penalty and the other one the defender dropped. We'll just blame the high altitude and thin air

Thoughts and Tidbits:

Outstanding wide receiver Austin Pettis was benched for his first quarter flip into the end zone. He played sparingly on special teams afterwards. 135 total yards was the lowest total allowed by the Broncos since they began playing football. On the other hand, 648 total yards from Boise State was the fifth most in school history. DE Shea McClellin suffered a concussion early on in the game. The commentators were complete morons. They talked about cookie jars, muscle hamsters (they called Doug Martin a muscle hamster. I don't even know what that is!), and were completely off base claiming the referee's were reviewing whether or not a penalty flag should have been thrown. They were bad, really bad. Thank you CBS College Sports for your fine broadcasting quality.

My PTW for the week was DE Shea McClellin. He started off really well by pouncing on an errant snap in the end zone and scoring the first touchdown for the Broncos. But as I mentioned, he suffered a concussion (possibly on that same play, judging by the way his head snapped back) and didn't play the rest of the game. So in a way, the PTW was a good one, but unfortunately injuries often change plans. So next week we will have a new one and hopefully he can stay on the field. Best of luck to Mr. McClellin and I hope he gets better soon. We will need him against the Beavers on Saturday.

WAC Recap:

I made some predictions for how all of the Western Athletic Conference games would go and I picked the right on all of them except one; Nevada vs. California. The Wolfpack ate Cal quarterback Kevin Riley's lunch. He was in completely over his head and played very poorly. My prediction was lots of point scored and Cal finishing on top 45-42. Bird leg Kaepernick had other plans and Nevada smoked the Golden Bears 52-31 (I told you there would be plenty of touchdowns!).

Colorado vs. Hawai'i ended how I expected, although it did not look good in the first half. The Rainbow Warriors took a 10-0 lead at half time, but the Buffaloes came back with a vengeance and took control. My prediction was Colorado wins 42-35. The final score ended up being not as point happy. Still, I called it correctly. Buffs won 31-13.

The only WAC head-to-head match up pitted Fresno State on the road against Utah State. I was pretty close on this one, picking the Bulldogs to win 34-21. The final score ended up being Fresno State Bulldogs: 41, and Utah State Aggies; 24.

San Jose State is really bad, just as I expected. But they did win...against a FCS school. Hey, a "W" is a "W," right. My prediction was Spartans win 24-17. I over-estimated the output of both teams. Still, the Thunderbirds couldn't close the deal and San Jose State did win 16-11. Yikes...

San Jose State's competition for worst team in the WAC (possibly the nation) is the New Mexico State Aggies. They went to El Paso and I said they would get smoked 35-14 by the UTEP Miners. I got the winner right, but it was much worse for NMSU. Miners won 42-10.

Either Idaho is better than I thought (or want them to be), or UNLV is a lot worse than I thought. I think it's a combination of the two. I had picked the Vandals to take care of business at home and win 42-28. Idaho's offense was not as effective this game, but their defense came to play. The final score ended up being Idaho 30, UNLV 7.

Louisiana Tech is pretty bad. They came up against the Navy Midshipmen, one of the better non-AQ schools. I predicted Navy to take it in a close one 31-28. I was generally right. Navy did win, but the final score was 37-23.

You've read everything I have on the Boise State game. But I predicted the final score to be Broncos 41, Cowboys 24. Wyoming was just really bad and the Boise State cleaned house, as you know, 51-6. Huge win!

Pictures!:

Here is a link to idahostatesman.com and their photo gallery from the game. They have some pretty sweet shots. Enjoy!