Gameballs for Boise State versus Colorado State
by Kevan Lee on Oct 17, 2011 8:14 AM PDT
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Apart from a five-minute stretch in the second quarter when Boise State was overcome by benevolence and mercy and naps, the Broncos absolutely owned Colorado State on Saturday. It was ugly in a beautiful way. Doug Martin and Tyler Shoemaker had career days, Kellen Moore was NBA Jam levels of on fire, and the Bronco defense came to play. Game balls for everyone!
Join me after the jump as I hand out some postgame awards, and feel free to do the same in the comments.
Reader's choice award for player of the game
Doug Martin
Midway through the first quarter, Doug Martin had 116 yards and two touchdowns, better numbers than he has had in all but one other full game this season. Many thanks to the hospitable Colorado State defense and that one safety who missed tackles out the wazzoo.
Reader's fourth-choice award for player of the game
Tyler Shoemaker
He set a career best in receiving yards and came up with three of the game's biggest plays, yet Tyler Shoemaker only had 33 of the 700+ voters pick him for player of the game. Was it because 114 of his 180 receiving yards came with no defenders within 15 yards of him? Was it because his fake punt was too easy-looking? Is it because you guys love Doug Martin and Kellen Moore too much? Probably the latter.
Least creative sign of the game
This one
Game ball for best big uglying
Charles Leno and Nate Potter
Boise State's offensive tackle tandem held NCAA-leading sackmeister Nordly Capi to zero sacks. Moore was pressured twice and sacked once, and quite obviously - judging by the scoreboard and the total yardage and the lack of grass stains - the Colorado State pass rush was a non-factor.
Game ball for most athletic play of the game
Shea McClellin INT
With apologies to Ebo Makinde's blitz-tackle-strip, Kellen Moore's one-yard scramble, and Doug Martin every time he touches the ball, I felt the most athletic play of the day came from Shea McClellin. The Bronco DPOY candidate went from pass rush to pass coverage in a split second after seeing the running back leak out of the backfield. Clark Superman timed his jump just right and came down with the pick. I pulled my groin just watching it (I was on an exercise ball at the time, but still).
Proof that God is a Bronco fan
This photo
Best-looking true freshman
Lee Hightower
The Broncos burned redshirts on Corey Bell and Hightower, so more highlights for us. Hightower especially looked like a future star with a pair of rattling tackles - one on a CSU receiver who dropped the ball in order to save himself and the other on a CSU running back who did not look both ways before crossing the Hightower tracks. More of this kid, please.
Game ball for most talking
Play-by-play man Todd Christensen
Somewhere in a Fort Collins Flying J, Christensen is still telling stories about the 1970 Oakland Raiders.
Technical awards
- Best performance in a Chase Baker role: Mike Atkinson. The Canadian Baconator filled in admirably for the injured Baker, and the Boise State defense gave up only 84 yards rushing to the Rams. Just 309 more yards and CSU would have matched the Broncos.
- Best Coach Pete birthday gift: Playing well in the second half. Petersen turned 47 years old on Thursday, and I wouldn't be surprised if all he asked for was no cheap garbage-time points by Colorado State. Happy birthday!
- Game ball for placekicking: No one. I am tempted to give it to Dan Goodale for going 9-for-9 on extra points, even though a few of them peaked at 12 yards off the ground.
- Game ball for best redemptive performance: Mitch Burroughs. Elder Burroughs fumbled away a Bronco drive late in the second quarter, and the Rams responded with their second straight touchdown. Did that bother me? Yes, I may have made a scene at my viewing party. But was I equally as stoked or more when he ran back a punt 64 yards? You bet.
- Obligatory gameball for near-perfection: Kellen Moore. Just your typical 300-yard, 4-touchdown day at the office.
- Biggest hit: Aaron Tevis. I believe that hit was a metaphor for the game.
Your turn
What players, plays, and performances do you think deserve game balls? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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Do we have these Hightower and Tevis hits on youtube??
I watched the game on ESPN’s game tracker, would love to see the highlights!
Take note Idahostatesman
CSU running back who did not look both ways before crossing the Hightower tracks
Now that’s how you do it.
by Jay Weston on Oct 17, 2011 9:04 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Isn't it crazy that the best sportswriter in the state is working for free on SBNation?
"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7
"They're part pep rally, part freak show..." - Jim Rome, on Bronco Nation
by reflectivity on Oct 17, 2011 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 9 recs
Hear, hear!
(Or is it “here, here”? I’m not a writer, see.)
by freshbreff on Oct 17, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
That is crazy!
I get paid in recs (and I get to ban people).
"Body!" - Lars
by Kevan Lee on Oct 17, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
You should be a reddit mod.
It's all about perspective. The sinking of the Titanic was a miracle to the lobsters in the ship's kitchen.
by sczmbz on Oct 17, 2011 12:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
lolololololol
"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7
"They're part pep rally, part freak show..." - Jim Rome, on Bronco Nation
by reflectivity on Oct 17, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
One more rec for you!
Does your comp make cha-ching! cha-ching! noises when you get recs? Cuz it should
by BSUbluNorange on Oct 17, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
How long have you been saying that?
Such optimism. :)
Smurfing your turf
by Egnowit on Oct 17, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Actaully, never; they were strong for a very long time.
But they laid off a bunch, it’s narrower, liek an insert, very few pages, not much info. None of my neighbors take it daily, and it’s middle class. I hate it, and would cancel in a new york nanosecond.
tvmunson
Minimal entertainment left in Statesman
And it’s mostly on the website. Plus, every year at the fair they try and sell me a subscription, and I tell them, “I clean a libary….why would I ever buy the paper?”
by Cougarflounder on Oct 17, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
My son, who beleive is indicative of his generation, will not read it even when it is literally under his nose.
He’s a college grad, but his Ipod is all he needs. That’s death for the newspaper industry, just liek the Post Office.
tvmunson
I haven't bought a paper in years. It's pointless.
I have the statesman’s staff tweeting every story they run 3 times a day and the internet. Why would I have a paper delivered that I just have to figure out what to do with when I’m done?
/Millenial
"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7
"They're part pep rally, part freak show..." - Jim Rome, on Bronco Nation
by reflectivity on Oct 17, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i think i know your son.
I'm the tallest soccer player in NCAA history.
by sczmbz on Oct 17, 2011 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just because we haven't figured out the future of journalism yet....
does not mean that we don’t need trained people to do the job. Someone will innovate a better model than ad-supported blogging or paywalls eventually.
"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7
"They're part pep rally, part freak show..." - Jim Rome, on Bronco Nation
by reflectivity on Oct 17, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Your not dating a jouranlism major are you? Cuz tha'ts the sort of thing they say.
Myabe. But liberal arts in general are in a bad way.
tvmunson
Nah, my house is all tech support.
My husband does support for a major local retailer, and I do data analysis in a call center that does front line support for a tech company.
"I don’t need a dictionary, I have an ipad, and an expensive large university education." - hrman7
"They're part pep rally, part freak show..." - Jim Rome, on Bronco Nation
by reflectivity on Oct 17, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He plays mainly on special teams now
I think I saw him in on one tackle (#10).
"Body!" - Lars
by Kevan Lee on Oct 17, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ioane is competing with Stanaway and Febis at safety
Brown, White, and Simmons are at nickel. So I’d say that Febis’s return and Stanaway’s improvement have reduced Ioane’s playing time.
"Body!" - Lars
GAMEBALL FOR MUNSON/LAPRAY LOQUACIOUSNESS
The non-Christensen guy:his classic referred to Broncos “matriculating” down the field. Apparenly didn’t read his pocket dictionary closely enough, thought it meant “roll” instead of “enroll”, it’s actual meaning. He had some others.Hey kevan, do we have to wait for off season for our Lapray contest, not that it matters since you’ll rob me again and give it some underserving hack like kcam (take that, and that-Munson with rapier like wit).
tvmunson
At the game
Saw Ioane a lot on the sidelines. He came in a couple of times on special teams.
What a great scene though at Fort Collins. Ease of tailgating, nice enough fans and perfect weather made for a spectacular day as you can tell from a lot of the pictures. The bronco faithful were the least rowdy I’ve seen on a road game, but being up 42-13 at half probably had something to do with that. Beer in the stadium for only six bucks was an added perk. The City of Boise could learn a lot from that place. Its more about supervision and trust, rather than control and fines.
Hopefuly we won’t have to go back when BSU is in the Big East, but if for some reason they are, we’ll definitely go again.
My Heart Goes out to a Backup Award goes to Greg Grimes.
He played his ehart out. Paraids gets a nod to for his great pulling block on the LB that allowed doug to go for TD; announcers noted. BTW announcers weren’t bad, in fact they were ok ’cept on guy trying too hard to sound erudite.
tvmunson
Paraids.
It's all about perspective. The sinking of the Titanic was a miracle to the lobsters in the ship's kitchen.
by sczmbz on Oct 17, 2011 12:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I hate that I munson'd Paradis; I've liked that guy since he walked on from 8 man, and was Scout DPY.
and then moved to O, and center at that. He’s all Bronco. My very serious bad (hangs head; walks into wall).
tvmunson
Don't sweat it!
It's all about perspective. The sinking of the Titanic was a miracle to the lobsters in the ship's kitchen.
I actually really liked the announcers.
The younger guy (the one that DIDN’T look like Happy Gilmore’s old boss, the guy in the movie who Shooter McGavin had to take a shot off of his foot) was pretty funny.
Another unsung hero, Tommy Smith at Fullback. He had some great blocks this game. He hits hard and stays on his blocks.
by 4EverBleedBlue on Oct 17, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Announcers were ok, just noted that one tendeny. Tommy is great. I noticed he went out as FB a lot.
tvmunson
Rec for rec'ing Tommy Smith; he played great both sides of the ball
Had the sound turned off for most of the game so no comment on the announcers.
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
rec'd your rec for rec'ing
Tommy Smith looked good. I don’t feel as bad redshirting Dan Paul now, and I wasn’t sure I would ever get to that point.
"Body!" - Lars
I didn't think Christensen
would ever shut up. His monotone recitation of irrelevant facts was putting me to sleep. Especially after they got bored with the game and went the ESPN route of talking about everything except the game in front of them. I was ticked when they completely misrepresented DJ Harper’s role. Painted him as some sort of second rate sub who only got playing time because he is a senior (doesn’t he get another year anyway?) They had no idea of what DJ has been through or how good he really is. I wish I could sync the TV with the radio.
by nothingveryclever on Oct 17, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks No Thing: I forgot about how pissed I was at that. Yeah DJ isn't getting as many snaps
as in the day, but he ain’t no garbage back and they dissed him that way. I couldn’t read my notes ‘cuz I’m developing carpal, but I noted that. DJ has had 2 ACLs and he’s still plugging away as a Div I RB; talk about heart. And yeah all the conversation I’m hearing is he will get med redshirt and play next year (hope).
tvmunson
I believe it was Yriarte on the pull block
But I could be wrong
"Body!" - Lars
by Kevan Lee on Oct 17, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
First game of the year I couldn't watch
Due to the Mtn. not being carried in New York. Sad I missed the slaughter…I’ll be missing New Mexico and Wyoming too (at least the three games I can’t see are against terrible teams).
"Where are you from?"...
"I'm originally from Boise, Idaho."...
"Oh, so what's it like being from the Midwest?"...
"Idaho's not really in the Midwest."...
"Oh...so you like potatoes?"
-excerpt from a conversation I have weekly with New Yorkers.
Go Broncos!
by NYBroncosFan on Oct 17, 2011 10:06 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
MTN so bad...
Streaming sites didn’t even bother to carry the game.
by Cougarflounder on Oct 17, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Wouldn't even matter
My cable/internet carrier refuses to carry ESPN 3.
"Where are you from?"...
"I'm originally from Boise, Idaho."...
"Oh, so what's it like being from the Midwest?"...
"Idaho's not really in the Midwest."...
"Oh...so you like potatoes?"
-excerpt from a conversation I have weekly with New Yorkers.
Go Broncos!
by NYBroncosFan on Oct 17, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Todd Christensen
Thought Todd’s most interesting observation: He praised Coach Pete for not running up the score and not padding Kellen’s stats; then chided TCU’s Coach Patterson for doing just the opposite; with a special mention that Andy Dalton was always left in the game until the end, even while routing their opponent.
by DuckCountryBSUFan on Oct 17, 2011 10:32 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
DuckCountryBSUFan is correct!!
Patterson screwed himself this year by not playing Pachall more last year. Pachall’s inexperience probably cost TCU the Baylor game, and it could have also played a part in the SMU loss. Of course, Patterson indirectly screwed the Broncos by not bringing his Horned Frogs to the Blue undefeated, prior to getting their asses whipped on November 12. Patterson’s an arrogant d-bag.
by typhoonblue on Oct 17, 2011 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good point, and Patterson is a bra-worthy toad who berates and physically attacks his players.
We went to the run, ran the bone, and never went downfield (screen here or there).
tvmunson
by tmunson on Oct 17, 2011 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
rec for "bra-worthy.
roflshmsco. aidmt.
haters gonna hate, potatoes gonna potate.
*Chris Petersen For President*
by mc.hammertime on Oct 17, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
ref "Seinfeld"-"man-zier", "bro" (conflict between Kosmo and George's dad over man bra
what does rofl… et al mean?
tvmunson
rofl = rolling on the floor laughing
not sure about shmsco. aidmt. but if I had to guess: so hard my (bw) came out. and it didn’t make the toilet.???
by 4EverBleedBlue on Oct 18, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
haha 4ever almost got it.
sometimes I make fun of people’s abbreviations for being longer than saying a word. like BTW/by the way. but I think I meant rolling on the floor laughing so hard my sombrero fell off and I dropped my taco. It happens sometimes
haters gonna hate, potatoes gonna potate.
*Chris Petersen For President*
by mc.hammertime on Oct 18, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
He would benefit from a diet or exercise plan
It's all about perspective. The sinking of the Titanic was a miracle to the lobsters in the ship's kitchen.
by sczmbz on Oct 17, 2011 12:55 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
No; I think he ought to get bigger breast implants, a wig, and go around as the ugliest transgender
on the planet (or at least Texas). I think TCU would have a hard time firing him ‘cuz the Supreme Court is set to issue a ruling limiting religious institutions whose primary mission is secular from avoiding Fed discrimination laws. Maybe Gary is a real tit man, and figures if he has his own to fondle etc. he can save on having to maintain a wife or girlfriend. Come to think of it we had a gal blogger ehre a while back who said “I have my own” in ref to a remark I made about some chick’s mammaries. Maybe there’s method to his madness.
tvmunson
by tmunson on Oct 17, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tyrone Crawford
he gets a nod. His speed was giving the CSU OL fits. They kept trying to chip him and he just kept going. Tyrone looked like he was having fun during the entire game. Glad he had a great game. I want him coming off the corner fast & decking TCU- Panchall. Also, I want Kellen to throw 5 TD’s against TCU so Patterson won’t keep bringing up the fact that Kellen has never thrown a TD against TCU.
by Bluesport on Oct 17, 2011 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Ty was amazing; 2 sacks and a fumble recovery, plus he got closer than a bidet to CSU's QB on several, and gave him
a better licking than Rosie O’Donnell’s girlfriend.
tvmunson
Great photo of the sunset!
Somehow I knew it was true. I sent it to all my Colorado relatives, CSU college buddies, and Vandal persons.
by nothingveryclever on Oct 17, 2011 2:14 PM PDT reply actions
Game ball for the most creative combover ever...
Todd Christensen in a Doug Martin first quarter ‘round the end runaway. "I don’t know how you’d make it better but you couldn’t make it worse" describes Todd’s combover and the CSU defense.
UGA fans are eligible twice: once for the uniforms, and twice for the involuntary surgery at the hands of Dr. Kellen Moore.
by SWATTeamMentality on Oct 17, 2011 8:52 PM PDT reply actions
Was Christensen sporting an earring?
I watched the game again last night and it looked like he was. Lame if he was.
You cannot reason a man out of something he didn't reason himself into in the first place.
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