Given
Boise
State
’s 45-7 win over
San Jose
State
Saturday, one would expect that Bronco fans are happy.
With all the media focusing on bad snaps, it was the hot
topic in our Fan’s Corner. Brad999
didn’t want any “#^&#%^&^#&^#&$&” bad snaps!”
Number one on LJ Purvis’s list was clean center exchanges.
Upbronco wanted to see a 54-9 win (he wasn’t too far off)
and “no goofed-up snaps from center to quarterback.”
The Broncos cleaned that up fairly well although I believe there was one.
Cajunbronco nearly got his wish for over 50 points.
Nashville Bronco and Boisebaron wanted a shutout.
We have to hand it to
San Jose
State
for the nice first-half drive that produced points.
Brad999 wanted to see a strong running game and
Boise
State
quarterback Kellen Moore finish with a solid efficiency rating.
The Flern looked for “a dominating run game” with 300 yards rushing
and four TD’s. Whoa, guys!
Let’s not get carried away. The
Broncos managed to pick up 140 yards and two touchdowns.
“That’s not too bad for the first half,” The Flern
says.
Umm, that was for the game.
Looks like a tough week of practice for the offensive line.
Meridian Bronco looked for the Bronco offensive line to
keep the “Nacho Brothers” “far, far away from Kellen Moore.”
They Bronco o-line came through. It
was Pompey Festejo that sacked
Moore
instead.
BlueandorangeDynasty wanted crisp execution in the red
zone. The Flern hoped that Kirby Moore could get “plenty of third and fourth quarter action.”
Kirby Moore’s 61-yard catch and run from brother Kellen doesn’t
qualify as red zone execution nor was it in the second half but it’s likely
both will take it.
Boise
State
fumbled on their first foray into the red zone, losing the ball at the
San Jose
State
nine. The next time, they drove
from the 35 to the 15 and Kyle Brotzman kicked a field goal.
Prior to halftime, Mitch Burroughs found himself wide open for his first
touchdown as a Bronco, the recipient of an 18-yard pass from
Moore
. After Jason Robinson made a
brilliant strip on the ensuing
San Jose
State
possession,
Moore
dove in from a yard out. The
Broncos entered the red zone again in the third quarter, driving from their own
38 until
Moore
hit Austin Pettis with an eight-yard score.
The Broncos finished 4-5 in the red zone for a total of 24 points.
Meridian Bronco wanted to see “lots of quality playing
time for Mike Coughlin.” The
talented junior played nearly an entire quarter and did quite well, connecting
on four of six passes.
Boisebaron hoped to see a lot of Matt Kaiserman and Tommy Gallarda catching passes over the middle. Kaiserman
ran for 27 yards on six carries and caught two passes for 20 and Gallarda caught
one pass for 14.
Gooseycheeks wanted quick-scoring drives of 4-6 plays
ending in touchdowns. The Moore to
Moore connection was on the fifth play. The
other first quarter drives ended in a punt and a fumble.
On the first possession,
Boise
State
took 10 plays but it did in fact end in a touchdown.
The Broncos scored on a five-play drive right before halftime, and prior
to that, a six-play drive that ended in a touchdown.
In between, though, Kyle Brotzman had to punt but boomed a 67-yarder.
An eight-play drive resulted in the Pettis touchdown in the third quarter
but it was sandwiched by two drives that ended in punts.
Two more Bronco punts in the fourth preceded a nice five-play drive
culminating in a36-yard dash by Doug Martin.
Defensively, Purvis looked for
Boise
State
to hold the Spartans below 200 total yards.
So close—the Spartans finished with 223.
BlueandorangeDynasty hoped for 3-4 sacks and Cajun specifically was
looking to Billy Winn to provide two of them.
Ryan Winterswyk got the nice sack on the last play before halftime.
Byron Hout sacked Spartan quarterback Kyle Reed in the fourth but the
Broncos fell short in the sack department and, while Winn helped the Broncos get
five tackles for loss, he did not get to the quarterback.
Brad999 called on
Boise
State
to get a bunch of turnovers and force punts the rest of the time.
Purvis also deemed it important to win the turnover battle.
Kyle Wilson made a nice move to get his first interception of the year
that he turned into a 27-yard touchdown and Jason Robinson’s aggressive play
resulted in a strip and fumble recovery that led to
Boise
State
’s touchdown prior to the half. Gooseycheeks
too wanted the Bronco defense to fore three-and-outs.
Boise
State
accomplished this on
San Jose
State
’s first drive of the second half and
Wilson
made their next possession a “one-and-bye-bye”.
Jason Robinson gave them the ol' “one-and-look what I’ve got” prior
to the half.
Purvis hoped
Boise
State
would feature good punt and kickoff returns.
Polar Opp wanted to see a punt return of 30+ yards.
Wilson
did generate a 17-yard punt return which is his long for the year.
Mapleleaf Bronco hoped the
Boise
State
reserves would play the entire fourth quarter.
I believe they began entering the game midway through the third.
In summary, the Broncos continue to win.
They might not have perfect games, but they find ways to win.
They can do it on the ground, through the air, on special teams, or on
defense. When your team is that
complete, you’re going to be successful. And
when it comes down to it, that’s all we fans can ask.
