Utah State Aggies at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
My prediction was Aggies win 28 to 24
Final score: Bulldogs 24, Aggies 6
Alright, fine Utah State! I give up! You guys are killing me! Two weeks in a row I have picked the opposite of what went down on the field. Enough with the Jekyll and Hyde garbage. Will you just play consistent please? You would make my life a lot easier. After owning the BYU Cougars at home in week 5, Utah State laid a complete egg on the road at Louisiana Tech. This game wasn't even close. 197 yards of total offense, 5 of 15 on third down conversions, and only 13 first downs is not going to get it done Aggies. LA Tech isn't even that good. Sigh...They did, however, look like the better team as QB Ross Jenkins threw for 149 yards and a score. Even more impressive was the running gain. LA Tech amassed 278 yards on the ground, led by Lennon Creer who gained 120 himself. Next week the Bulldogs host the Idaho Vandals and the Aggies have the week off (Good, it will give them time to think about what they are doing to me!).
New Mexico Lobos at New Mexico State Aggies
My prediction was Aggies win 24 to 17
Final score: Aggies 16, Lobos 14
In what must of been a complete waste of time to even consider watching, the New Mexico State Aggies claimed their first victory of the season. Both these teams are so bad and now have a combined record of 1-10. The Lobos actually outgained the Aggies in total yardage 274 to 206, but it was their 5 turnovers that did them in, one of which was a fumble recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. It makes sense that the offenses wouldn't be able to get it done. The winning score was a late 22 yard field goal by New Mexico State's Tyler Stampler with 1:56 left on the clock. I'm sure Stampler was mauled and dogpiled on by his teammates in celebration. At the same time, the citizens of Las Cruces peed themselves out of sheer excitement and surprise and then proceeded to drink themselves silly throughout the victorious night. The Lobos will host San Diego State in two weeks. In the meantime, they will lick their wounds and not go into public for fear of being tarred and feathered. The Aggies travel to take on the Fresno State Bulldogs next weekend.
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Fresno State Bulldogs
My prediction was Bulldogs win 45 to 38
Final score: Rainbow Warriors 49, Bulldogs 27
What the heck happened? Suddenly Hawai'i is hearkening back to the days of Timmy Chang or Colt Brennan. They outgained and outplayed the Bulldogs in every aspect of the game. Bryant Moniz threw for only 376 yards this time, a step down from his 532 against Louisiana Tech last week. The Rainbow Warriors did only amass 96 yards rushing, and I don't even know how or why they got that many. Just throw the ball, that's all you're good at anyway. The Bulldog secondary could not control Greg Salas and his friends at wide receiver. 3 turnovers were too much for Fresno State to overcome, even with QB Ryan Colburn throwing for 258 yards. He accounted for the 3 turnovers, all of them interceptions. It seems like it was an off night for Fresno, and it was a bad moment to have one of those. At the same time, Hawai'i is turning into a pretty scary team. Boise State better have their secondary in tip-top form when the Rainbow Warriors come into town. Next week, Hawai'i will host a dangerous Nevada Wolfpack squad and Fresno State will look to rebound at home against the New Mexico State Aggies.
San Jose State Spartans at Nevada Wolfpack
My prediction was the Wolfpack wins 52 to 14
Final score: Wolfpack 35, Spartans 13
Nevada mailed this one in for sure. There is absolutely no way they shouldn't have dropped at least 50 on a really bad San Jose State team. This game was really close at halftime at 21-13. Somehow San Jose State was able to gain 372 yards total, 194 through the air and 178 rushing. They did have 3 turnovers, however, 2 interceptions and 1 lost fumble. The Spartans did not play particularly well, but were able to keep the game close throughout. Nevada running back Vai Taua was a beast (like always)! He rushed for 196 yards and 3 touchdowns. Just another typical night for Mr. Taua. The Wolfpack is much better than they played Saturday night. It seems like they took the night off. They will need to regroup and play much better next week at Hawai'i in order to avoid a devastating loss. Do not expect Nevada to play this poorly when Boise State goes into Reno in November. For their next game, the San Jose State Spartans host the Broncos on Saturday in northern California. Can anyone say slaughter!?
Alabama Crimson Tide at South Carolina Gamecocks
UPSET SPECIAL FULFILLED!!!!
My prediction was Gamecocks win 21 to 17
Final score: Gamecocks 35, Crimson Tide 21
Bronco Chase's upset special strikes again! Two weeks in a row now as a matter of fact. I did, however, underestimate how good of a team South Carolina was. They dominated in many ways and were able to control the game from the beginning. In fact, coming into this contest, the most points that Alabama had given up this season was 20. It is now 35. Embattled Gamecock quarterback Stephen Garcia had a great night and threw for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns. Like I said, my reasons for picking this upset was so that Boise State could move back up in the polls. Well they did and the Crimson Tide fell back to 8th. Next week Alabama hosts Ole' Miss and South Carolina travels to take on the Kentucky Wildcats. I would be scared if I were Ole' Miss. Alabama has a lot of anger to take out.
Previous week's total: 18-5
This week (including Boise State's win over Toledo):4-2
Overall: 22-7
The Broncos have moved back up to number 3 in the nation in both the AP poll and the USA Today poll (see it for yourself here on espn.com). They received 8 first place votes in the AP and even better, 1 in the USA Today. This marks the first time that Boise State has gotten a first place vote from USA Today. Yeah baby! Even more exciting, the BCS rankings come out next Sunday and as of yesterday, it is projected that Boise State will be number 1! That is awesome, but do not expect it to last. I think that as the weeks go by and the Broncos continue to play the weakest part of their schedule, their point total that is spit out by the BCS computers will get lower and they will get passed by other schools. As long as they continue to win, they should be number 3 or 4 by season's end. But if combinations of teams like Oregon, Ohio State, TCU, Auburn, LSU, Oklahoma, and/or Nebraska lose, Boise State will be looking really good and should retain the 1st or 2nd ranking. I still remain convinced that chaos needs to happen in the BCS conferences and the "right" teams need to lose in order for them to get into the National Championship game. With that said, being ranked number 1 to start it out will help a lot as they work towards their final goal of a at least a BCS Bowl game.
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This is a pretty cool drawing of Bronco Stadium. Enjoy!
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