BSU Bronco Nation:Boise State Preseason Football Preview: UConn

[uconndogs]

Six wins is in play. Especially if what we saw from Cochran late last season can be replicated this season. We absolutely have to be able to run the ball and some group of the RBs has to step up and do that. I also think we need a couple of LBs to step up. Then we need to get something more than the nothing we got out of the return games last season.

I'm almost of the thinking that the OL cannot be any worse than it was under GDL and that if nothing else we'll be able to run the ball better because Foley will tell guys to block someone.

 

[Dan Thompson]

Fans of Ole Miss(our first game) are talking about how much more talented they are, being a SEC team, I don't want to tell them that since 2010 Ole Miss has had 3 players drafted, Boise State 13.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Fans of Ole Miss(our first game) are talking about how much more talented they are, being a SEC team, I don't want to tell them that since 2010 Ole Miss has had 3 players drafted, Boise State 13.

Who cares? Last year you were very pedestrian and got blown out by the only 2 average P5 teams you played. And this year I don't think you'll be as good with the new staff. I'm not saying we'll win this game because who knows. But this ain't the BCS busting darling BSU team that we've known in the past.

You proclaiming that we won't stay within 3 scores sounds as idiotic as the Ole Miss fans you mock.

 

[Dan Thompson]

the coaches gave up last year, short timers disease, I can assure you the team is very pissed about last year. Just so you know, last year was the worst year Boise had since 1998.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

the coaches gave up last year, short timers disease, I can assure you the team is very pissed about last year. Just so you know, last year was the worst year Boise had since 1998.

Really? When did the coaches quit? Right after they got hammered on opening weekend?

By the way, I'd be willing to take the action if you're confident you'll cover 3 scores.

 

[BlueMAB]

the coaches gave up last year, short timers disease, I can assure you the team is very pissed about last year. Just so you know, last year was the worst year Boise had since 1998.

This could have been written by a UConn fan.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

I like our chances of beating Boise a million times more than BYU.

I agree. Bronco Mendenhall has a nasty team every single year.

 

[Confident Carl]

Just to piss the Broncos off let's paint the field UCONN blue for the BSU game and wear our UCONN blue uni's

And if we wear the blue helmets, all they will see is 22 light blue eyes staring at them! Not only will the Boise like camouflage be effective, the glaring eyes will freak them out! It will create a bunch of bawling Broncos!

 

[TheDoggPound]

Fans of Ole Miss(our first game) are talking about how much more talented they are, being a SEC team, I don't want to tell them that since 2010 Ole Miss has had 3 players drafted, Boise State 13.

UConn, 14.

 

[SubbaBub]

Agree on all counts, though I might add Memphis to the list. I don't think Memphis is very good.

and Tulane and USF. This could be the easiest schedule since 2003. Which is saying something because last year's was pretty easy too.

 

[whaler11]

and Tulane and USF. This could be the easiest schedule since 2003. Which is saying something because last year's was pretty easy too.

They are both not good. Both would be favored today. There is this thing called home field advantage...

 

[J187Money]

Although ESPN has BSU as a dark horse playoff candidate.

 

[whaler11]

Although ESPN has BSU as a dark horse playoff candidate.

A rebroadcast from 2009?

If you could short a college football team like a stock... Boise State is Blackberry.

 

[bc puckett]

Although ESPN has BSU as a dark horse playoff candidate.

They've been ESPN darlings for years. Tessitore and Egghead Gilmore were in tears when Nevada beat them a few years ago and I think that stooge Herbstreit has a Kellen Moore statue in his house. His call of their Vegas Bowl game against ASU Moore's senior year was beyond embarrassing even for him.

 

[Husky68]

the coaches gave up last year, short timers disease, I can assure you the team is very pissed

and Tulane and USF. This could be the easiest schedule since 2003. Which is saying something because last year's was pretty easy too.

Here are 2 teams ranking of opponents in 2013 by Massey after end of season:

Team A

14, 41, 53, 55, 61, 63, 73, 83, 113, 127, 154, 257 Average ranking opponents 91, average excluding low and high 82, median 68, top 25 = 1, top 50 = 2.

Team B

23, 24, 43, 65, 68, 73, 92, 94, 104, 123, 138, 149 Average ranking opponents 83, average excluding low and high 82, median 82, top 25 = 2, top 50 = 3.

Team B generally has better opponent ranking except for median.

Team A is national champion FSU before conference and BCS game, Team B is UConn.

 

[J187Money]

A rebroadcast from 2009?

If you could short a college football team like a stock... Boise State is Blackberry.

My point is - ESPN has them at 10-3 and possibly better if things break right. We shouldn't take them lightly - although I do think this would be a time where they could be picked off.