Game Facts
- Date: Saturday, September 28th @8 PM MST
- Location: The Blue
- Weather at kickoff: °80
- Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
- Odds: Boise State by 6.5
- TV: FS1
- Radio: 670 KBOI/Here or Stream
- Commentators: Dan Hellie (pxp) and Petro Papadakis (analyst)
Other facts
1. Conference mates? Conference mates
Did you know that we are squaring off against a future conference mate? I bet you didn’t.
2. S O L D O U T
I am keeping the below from last week because it is still relevant.
Boise State has sold out the first three games of the season. Good work JD, and good work all of you!
3. THREADZ
I’m so excited for the team to cheat and blend in with the field.
Wait a second! The opposing team doesn’t play with a bird’s-eye view of the field. The Cougars will be FACING the team.
We got that covered, provided YOU help!
4. The People have a fever, and the only prescription is more Ashton Jeanty
Give the People what they want, Coach Danielson
5. Blitz is good too
Streaks
Boise State – Won 1 (but three and zero in our hearts)
Washington State – Won 4 (but in their hearts? yeah, probably)
Best Name On Their Roster
Tre Shackelford, WR
Tre in and of itself is a good name. But I do feel like Mr. Shackelford’s parents really missed an opportunity here when Russel (or just straight up Rusty) was sitting right there.
Best Picture On Their Roster
Leyton Smithson, DB
Mr. Smithson is prepping his reaction when Ashton Jeanty houses a 70-yard rush.
Players To Watch
John Mateer, QB
Mr. Mateer leads the nation in points responsible (98) and is fifth nationally in passing yards per completion (17.49).
Kyle Williams, WR
He’s on the Biletnikoff Awards watch list and has a catch in all 41-career games played. That’s… a good streak.
Keys to Victory
Let Ashton Jeanty loose
We all get why Mr. Jeanty was shelved last week but they’re going to have to let him loose this game. The Washington State rush defense has allowed 151.3 yards/game. That’s 83rd in the nation. There is a prime opportunity here.
Defensive has some stuff to clean up
Tackling and not letting Mateer get on a roll. Do those things and the Broncos offense can do their thing.
Score more points
Listen: at the end of the day, just have more points on the board than Washington State. When that event occurs, the outcome we like (a win) certainly follows.
Score Prediction
I am absolutely terrible at score predictions. So I am just going to wing this and see what happens.
Boise State 42, Washington State 30
BSU 45
WSU 31
Jeanty rips off another 220 plus yards with 3 TD’S.
Mad Max throws for 250 and 2 TD’S with 1 INT.
3 QB sacks and finally, our first INT.
GO BRONCOS!
aged very well
INT’s will be few and far between if the secondary continues let receivers run free. They’re making opposing QB’s look like Kellen Moore.
I wish my name was Ashton Jeanty, cause he is DA MAN!
And just like that, TD!!!!
The D is the stuff of nightmares. Hope they wake up soon.
Oh my god. We can’t stop them. I know this isn’t the official game thread but I don’t know where to complain. That was pathetic defense on the first drive.
Mateer is faaaaast. But yeah, that was a lot of busts. Hopefully we will scheme it out.
Well, not a great start. 7-7 and their ‘D’ has us figured out. Our ‘D’ (per usual) has sucked so far. 😔
Big stop thogh
That was a goog D stop on downs. Let’s go O!
Just as I was going to say that Maddsen looks terrible, he completes to good passes.
Well, that sucked, but it’s 3!
Maddsen just doesn’t have the “it” factor…
Why do we keep running into the middle, they are stacking 7 there?
TOUCHDOOOOWN JEANTY!!!!!
SACK!
YESSSS, INT!!!
That was a BIG one
Huge SACK!!!
TE TD!
That was a SAFETY!
4th and 1, TOUCHDOWN!
My emotions were up, down, sideways and backwards during the game. It was a good one , and another W in the win column!