2009 NCAA - Boise State
In two of the last three seasons, as WAC team has crashed the BCS party. Last season, Boise State won at Oregon and ended up 12-0, but the BCS didn't think that body of work was good enough (especially with Utah going from another non-BCS conference), so the Broncos lost a narrow decision in the Poinsetta Bowl to talented TCU, 17-16. The Broncos add a 13th game this season, which the NCAA allows to teams that play at Hawaii. The non-con schedule, therefore, includes five games. One is against a I-AA team, two are against overmatched MAC teams breaking in new coaches, and the other two give them a chance to impress voters nationwide. Oregon comes to town on Sept. 3 in the season opener on the blue carpet. The other potential 'loss' is when the Broncos travel to Tulsa, the defending C-USA regular season champ. The Broncos are now a dizzying 54-2 in WAC games since 2002, so it's a virtual certainty than you can chalk up eight wins there, right? |
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Well, let's start with the negatives: the Broncos have just FIVE seniors on the roster; only two of which project as starters heading into fall camp. Several new faces are expected to have to contribute on defense, but BSU was able to develop plenty of depth last season in 2008 thanks to blowout after blowout during the season. The Broncos gave up less than 13 ppg last fall and return the entire secondary. Running back Ian Johnson (the recipient of the scoring 'Statue of Liberty' play to beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl to culminate the 2006 unbeaten season - he proposed to his cheerleader girlfriend after the game) departs, as does top receiver Jeremy Childs, who went to the NFL early. But heady sophomore QB Kellen Moore threw for 3,486 yards and 25 scores with only 10 picks, seemingly playing like a senior rather than a freshman. The O-line is the big concern on that side of the ball, as there is little continuity heading into the preseason. |
| ASK the bookie? - Boise gets 13 cracks to impress BCS pollsters this time around. The Bookie doesn't like teams who try to cover the point spread to impress those folks, but that's a part of college football. The Broncos will certainly be laying points in every game (depending on Tulsa's record heading into the Oct. 14 game in Oklahoma) and the imposts will only get higher and higher the longer Boise stays unbeaten. With this schedule, even with all the youth, it's hard to envision more than one loss at the worst if everyone stays healthy. |
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