I really, really enjoy reading your Game Ball posts. Um – let’s see. Austin Pettis – AMAZING. I can’t get over the hands that guy has. They’re incredible. That little fade pass to the corner of the end zone is as “money” as our red zone gets this year. Jeremy Avery is awesome and on his way to a 1000 yd season. He’s a nose to the grindstone runner and he’s getting the job done. Jeron Johnson has 12 tackles?? I had no idea! That guy is a serious bad @ss. That photo of Thomas Byrd snapping the ball says it all. I don’t know how he does it. It’s such an integral part of the game, but we only appreciate it when there have been problems. Thanks for digging up the photo though because I think we underestimate how difficult it is to snap that ball and then be up in a 300lb guy’s face. I’m glad for Thomas that things went better in LA – he’s a really nice guy (he gave my kids his wristbands after the UC Davis game). Unfortunately, we do have to admit that LaTech’s onside kick was enviable.

Nicely written Kevan. xoxo

I wasn’t alone in feeling uneasy about the LT game. I’ve had my eyes on LT since we first played them in the playoff in ‘73. They were the first “anyone, anywhere team” and for my money consistently have the best athletes we face year in yerar out in the WAC ’cuz you cant throw a dead hog down there and not hit 4 good football players. Along with all Bronco fans my sphincter disappeared like a black hole when LT got it to 30-28. Here’s the silver; after playing a terrible 3rd quarter, getting “out-Boise’d” as the commentators said on the onside, you could taste LT’s momentum, this VERY YOUNG TEAM got back on track, put a nice drive down, stopped them, and was trying to play the clock but Avery tore one off and then they went for 2 and got it(I think tha’t s right-anyway you get the idea; ). Broncos salted that game when it got down to it against an inspired club. I dont count that last LT td either. What the hell was Dooley doing? Are you trying to win or covering you bet? I know the Broncos didnt cover but at 11:30 if you had told me they’d go up 17 I’d said your nuts. The Broncos won 45-28 in my mind. More importantly they didnt get rattled . I said on another post that the one element we lack is the piston like 3+ to 5 yard running game. Ok. and that’s what showed.But’s let’s not lose sight of the baby in this grey bathwater.

Why do we even ATTEMPT field goals from the left hash!?! Doesn’t Brotz miss 80% of the time!?!

Great job, Kevan. As usual, your post-game analysis trumps everything I read in the Statesman or Press-Tribune. One play you didn’t comment upon; TD pass to Young which was called out of bounds. Replay clearly showed he had one foot in bounds, and I’m surprised it was not reviewed. Your thoughts?

they should rename the shaft-changer on manual transmissions to the Pettis as in "my pettis went out and “ll need to overhaul my transmission”.Las tyear in addition to catches he made 2 onside recoveries. thsi year he’s blockd kicks, made throws for conversions and yards, probably drove the game bus too.

I don’t know what it is, but man, put the the ball in the endzone!

I think the Broncos have left points on the field in every game this year.

I wish we all could play San Diego State and receive praise for it.

this week 28 points.

About Kellen’s pick. The guy behind me was going nuts in the stands saying the defender went out of bounds then came back in to get the pick. If he wasn’t forced out, it’s my understanding he can’t touch the ball first. Did anybody else feel he went out then back in?

Wilson almost ran one back.

had a few balls dropped including gallarda’s that migth have been a td and Pettis’. I recall something liek 3 or 4 drops. He’s scary good.

It is as follows… FIVE TOTAL SENIORS Just read that again. And only two of those seniors start. I’d say things are still looking up in Broncoland, no matter what.

Every time we have a close call or make mistakes, I just repeat that to myself and I magically feel better.

and they’re are only 4 seniors active

I am surprised no one has discussed the announcers ripping on Moore during the La Tech! Did it make anyone else angry that the announcers for ESPN kept talking about how small Kellen was and how he didn’t have very good arm strength to put real zip on the ball? They basically painted this Moore as BSU’s “Rudy”! Kellen was a 4 star recruit and Washington Player of Year!!

Kellen’s Highschool Resume and Accolades:

Named Velocity/Prep Star All-American … Named Gatorade Player of the Year in state of Washington … Named Washington state Player of the Year, first-team all-state, and Division 2A MVP by the Seattle Times … Earned league player of year honors as well as first-team all-league recognition as a sophomore, junior and senior … Named Tri-City Herald Player of Year as a junior and senior … Earned Associated Press Player of Year honors as a senior … Named Yakima Valley Sports Award Male Athlete of Year … First-team all-state selection as a junior … Set Washington state career records for completions (787) and touchdown passes (173) … Set Washington state single-season records for completions (317 as a junior), yards (4,600 as a junior) and touchdown passes (67 as a senior) … Finished career completing 787-of-1,195 passes (65.9 percent) for 11,367 yards and 173 touchdowns with 34 interceptions … Led Prosser to a 12-1 record as a senior and spot in state semifinals by completing 287-of-399 passes (71.9-percent) for 4,269 yards and 67 touchdowns with seven interceptions … Passed for 400-plus yards in a game twice as a senior, including a season-high 420 yards in Prosser’s season opener … Threw for more than 300 yards in 10 games … Threw five or more touchdown passes in nine of Mustangs’ games, including eight once, seven three times, six once and five four times … As a junior completed 317-of-479 passes (66.2 percent) for 4,600 yards and 66 touchdowns with 15 interceptions … As a sophomore completed 179-of-308 passes (58.1-percent) for 2,442 yards and 39 touchdowns with 11 interceptions … Completed 4-of-9 passes for 56 yards with a touchdown and an interception as a freshman.

The way Moore has been talked about in the media this season you would think that BSU found this poor starving orphan in a dumpster behind the school and then decided to adopt him. Kellen was a Washington High School QB legend!

ESPN tried to give him some back-handed compliments by saying that he has great timing to make up for his lack of arm strength (nice compliment…it’s like saying her sweet personality made up for the fact that she was ugly). When Kellen threw the pic 6 ESPN had an immediate hard-on for Moore, attempting to validate their argument that he has a weak arm by saying that he didn’t have the ability to even throw the ball out of bounds!! Bullsh*t! He was falling down (while being heavily pursued) and throwing off his back foot; it was not a “arm strength” issue, but a bad decision to throw it away.

They are full of sh*t!! I have seen Moore throw some real heaters; granted he also throws a nice timed soft touch-pass when the situation calls for it (look at his stats…can you argue with his success?)! Moore has missed a couple deep ball passes this season, but in those instances he overthrew this receiver and not underthrew; which does not indicate a weak arm!

that I didnt focus on that. I guess for the initial part of the game I was cruising and then until the last 5 minutes I was jfocused on us getting out. the announcing has been terible this year.