Three stars and one goat of Boise State's win over Fresno State
by Nate Peters on Nov 21, 2010 8:20 PM PST
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PrintI'll be the first person to say that I'm slightly superstitious. Boise State busting out the orange uniforms on Friday night really threw me for a loop. I was having flashbacks to the last time the Broncos wore the all orange unis and got dismantled by Idaho. That color scheme was promptly retired until Friday night. Superstition or not, the Broncos rolled on to another convincing victory, pounding the Fresno State Bulldogs 51-0. Join me now after the jump as I break down my three stars and one goat of the Broncos victory over Fresno. Reader beware: lots of Pat Hill screaming to follow.
Star No.3: Kellen Moore QB
Star No.2: Titus Young WR
Star No.1: Defensive Line
The Goat: Pat Hill
Pat Hill's blood pressure rose about 75% on Friday night as he was simply unable to make something happen for his squad. Perhaps if screaming put points on the board, the Bulldogs may not have ended the night with a goose egg. Don't get me wrong here, Bronco Nation. I actually really like Pat Hill. I think he is a great coach. He brings a tenacious fire and zeal to his squad that not many coaches can. In his 13 years as head coach of the Bulldogs, Hill is 76-37. That's a pretty good ratio for any coach. Keep in mind Pete is in a league of his own.
That being said, Pat Hill dropped the ball like Doug Martin does Shiloh Keo on Friday night. When all is said and done, Pat is the head coach, and neither he or his offensive coordinator were able to draw up a play that would shrink the field between them and the endzone. He was simply outcoached on Friday night. That and our players are a lot better. And his handlebar mustache is super irritating. In all reality, Coach Hill is a good man, and a good coach, but I suspect that there is going to be quite an uproar back in the golden state when the Bulldogs return. They had a very touchy one point loss to Nevada at home the week before, and to return from Boise with a goose egg is even worse. If Brotzman can kick a 50 yarder, the Bulldog mascot should be able to manage a chip shot late in the game. C'mon, man. I truly hope that the 'Dogs rebound and finish the season strong, but because of this incredibly poor performance on Friday night, I name you, Pat Hill, as the goat of Boise State's win over Fresno State.
Your Turn
How did everyone feel about the orange uniforms? Was it a crack in tradition, or a welcomed change among the fans? Anyone else disappointed we didn't see the rumored white helmets? Does anyone actually like Pat Hill's mustache? Who were your stars, and who was your goat? Sound off Bronco Nation!
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Orange unis
Awesome – especially made watching the replay on TV that much easier! Hope to see the white helmet for UT ST.
Headed to Reno Friday morning (early!) – one more stellar performance from our line is all we need (and maybe an Auburn loss).
i actually appreciate hill's class at the end.
it’s kind of like baseball. when the opposing pitcher is throwing a no-hitter, you don’t bunt the ball late in the game just to be a jerk. if you’re going to get rid of the zero, actually score a touchdown over a field goal.
but that’s just me.
12 years in a row. 22-17-1 overall record.
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by Grindhouse on Nov 21, 2010 8:31 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
ditto
i felt the same regarding the bulldogs shunning the field goal. and there’s no shame in being on the short end of the record against pete and the broncos. pat hill isn’t the only wac coach with a dismal record against boise state. in fact, every wac coach has a dismal record against the broncos.
This is national TV. So don't pick your noses or scratch your nuts.
by joe bob priddy on Nov 21, 2010 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
I would have been supremely douchey if Hill had kicked a field goal at the end just to avoid a shutout. Whatever else his limitations might be, I think he is a reasonably classy guy.
We want to build a university our football team can be proud of. -- Dr. George Lynn Cross
Ditto
Plus his post game comments were picked up all over the place, even getting mentioned on the ESPN BSC Countdown, several of the major newspapers and sports websites:
I'd rather be surfing.
by Pac 10 Alum on Nov 22, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
I wish I could say he wasnt' alone in the WAC
but he probably is. Remember, this was the league that did NOT pick Pete Coach of the year in ‘06 when he wom Paul Bryant Award. They are on balance as sleazy a group of scum-suckers as you’ll meet this side of hog farm latrine.
tvmunson
Spot On
Couldn’t agree with you more. Someone had to be the goat, and regardless of Hill’s incessant screaming and hard knock style, the guy is a dang good coach. I was most impressed with the comments in the post game presser regarding the Broncos. He really respects our team, and that is something that goes far in my book, especially with bozos like Craig James and Mark May parading their shenanigans all over ESPN like a crap stain in your underwear.
Hill is a good man, but also makes for a good goat.
Orange unis rock!
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by Nate Peters on Nov 21, 2010 10:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Pat Hill is a good guy,
but I think that exactly that is what does him in. He has some sort of creepy man crush on Coach Pete and the Broncos and gets destroyed every time he plays them. All that praise he heaped on Boise State before the game was insane. How would you feel is you were one of his players and he’s out there telling the media that the Broncos always outplay them and that they are really good? BSU had the game won before it even started. Don’t get me wrong, Hill is a stand up guy and his team had a good defensive scheme Friday night, but it was never going to happen for them. Better luck in the rest of the season and bowl game Mr. Hill. I love the fu manchu, by the way.
http://broncochase.blogspot.com/
Pat Hill
…is a class act. The unis were great – a sort of No Excuses touch. People occasionally give Nevada some credit. So hammering them should be helpful – hope that happens.
This game it looked like Pete really wanted for a change to show some emotion, by allowing the shutout (later subs) and by joking a tiny bit afterward. This is the real rivalry ever since 2001.
Moore ran – awesome. I happen to agree that if he doesnt do more of that he wont be in the Heisman hunt. But OTOH, who cares?
The article in the Fresno Bee was awesome.
I hope there is some "trick play" Boise runs in a bowl game...
…Where Kellen takes off on a designed QB sneak. The opp. defense wouldn’t EVER be ready for that.
Star #3 Orange Unis
Star #2 (tie): KM/TY
Star #1: Defense
"Speak softly and wear a loud shirt" - Kimo's Rules
I agree with your #1
The D-line was insanely awesome but give credit to the entire defense. They all played lights out. I’m especially proud of our DB’s. They got a lot of crap earlier in the season and they’ve really stepped up the last couple of outings. Star #1 defintely goes to the whole D squad.
Orange Crush!
Friday was the most dominate performance against the best team I’ve ever seen the Broncos play. They made Fresno State look like New Mexico State. The need is clear: MORE ORANGE!
We want to build a university our football team can be proud of. -- Dr. George Lynn Cross
we can totally use this, because the Netherlands National Team is Oranje Crush
Yay for different spelling!
"Speak softly and wear a loud shirt" - Kimo's Rules
by greekpadre on Nov 21, 2010 10:45 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This team
Definitely doesn’t miss Justin Wilcox
by BoyCeeState on Nov 21, 2010 10:34 PM PST via mobile reply actions
we seem more aggressive
Even minus all the blitzing that we seemed to do last year our guys seem to be of the chain a bit more. Maybe its a year of maturity but we seem to be even better without Wilcox.
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by forseyfan36 on Nov 21, 2010 11:09 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
i liked the uniforms as well.
Why do canadians stick together? The same reason why Chris Horodecki turned his body and face around in his first WEC fight.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Nov 21, 2010 11:20 PM PST reply actions
The unis
were so nice! I say orange for all night games from now on.
The Unis...
were very interesting. It grew on me the more I watched. I guess nobody can say “they can’t see the players because of the blue field…” – bah! I’d like to take credit for the lights out performance of the run defense, they must have seen my comment on OBNUG about how their performance vs. Fresno would tell us how much they’ve improved since last year. WOW! Complete and utter domination! I would be scared if I was Scampernick…
Didn't like the orange unis; looks like something out of the Red Grange days,
not flattering to the male body (which is difficult to pull off with a football uni).Scroll up and compare the white uni (which I like) to the orange. White looks “strack” (military term); orange, flaccid. Just MO.
tvmunson
The Defense looks even better...
When you take into account that those 8 punts were all 3 and outs. Any time they got a first down, we forced a turnover within one or two plays. Pat Hill was right in saying they got manhandled. I’ve NEVER seen a defense play that well.
I think the orange uni’s look better in pictures than they did during the game, don’t know why that is. I wish we had worn the white helmets though.
I missed the first half
But I had DVR’d it and watched it later that night. I walked in to my roommate watching the game to see a 20-0 score after the start of the third quarter, which I thought was weird, made some food, sat down in my bedroom to watch the game myself and enjoyed (for the first time since the V-Tech opener) a BSU third and fourth quarter.
The orange looked OK, I do agree that white helmets would be better. That kind of stuff gets expensive. I do agree the defensive line was impressive.
Even more shockingly, Craig James agreed that defense line was impressive…. He still voted BSU at 5th on his ballot (behind Stanford and Wisconsin).
I'd rather be surfing.
by Pac 10 Alum on Nov 22, 2010 1:46 PM PST reply actions
Goat 2 - Fresno State running back
Even with trying to improve his stats a little at the end of the game with the scout team defense in, Rouse still only had a measily 70 yards. Before that he had maybe 40? Not sure of the exact number. Obviously, a lot of this credit goes to the D-line. I would have liked to see Robert Smith give some credit to the D-line. He knocked them after the LT game, even though Creer padded his stats at the end of the game and really did not have a good average prior too the end of the game. I love the orange unis.
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