Martin and Moore lead Boise State to 36-14 win over Wyoming
by Kevan Lee on Nov 26, 2011 1:57 PM PST
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PrintDoug Martin ran for 150 yards, Kellen Moore threw three touchdowns, and the Boise State defense rose up to give the Broncos a 36-14 win over the Wyoming Cowboys. The win clinches no worse than a second place finish in the Mountain West for the Broncos and keeps BSU's BCS dream alive. Now here's hoping for CFB chaos elsewhere.
Share your thoughts on Boise State's win in the comments, and check back in a bit for a full recap. Go Broncos!
Plays of the game
Matt Miller's hail mary touchdown catch from Kellen Moore at the end of the first half
It was a play you had to see to believe. Sorry, radio folks. Moore rolled left and tossed the ball 50 yards toward the Boise State end zone where Wyoming DB Tashaun Gipson flubbed the interception and knocked the ball into Matt Miller's hands as Miller lay flat on the goalline. I've seen a lot of Hail Marys in my life, but that ... was ... awesome.
Doug Martin's three-yard TD run for Boise State's first score
The Broncos finally pieced a drive together toward the end of the second quarter, and had Martin not scored from three yards out on third down, the drive probably would have ended in a boring, depressing field goal. Good job by Martin to find the end zone on the toss play and good call by Brent Pease to outflank the Cowboys defense with the playcall and formation.
Wyoming DB Luke Anderson pick six
Merry Pre-Christmas, Luke Anderson!
Tyrone Crawford forced fumble on Brett Smith
Considering Boise State sports information folk told the media that Crawford was out for this game, the fact that Crawford played and turned in one of the plays of the day was pretty incredible. His hustle play forced a fumble from Wyoming QB Brett Smith with the Cowboys driving for - at worst - a 10-point lead.
Travis Stanaway interception
The Stana-pick came with the Broncos leading by three scores just before the fourth quarter, and it led to the sealing touchdown. Did he catch it or trap it? We'll never know, what with those Mtn TV cameras.
D.J. Harper fumble recovery of a botched snap
The darkhorse play of the game was turned in by Harper who pounced on a fumbled snap with the Broncos driving inside the Wyoming 20-yard line with a 17-6 lead in the third quarter. Harper's recover led to a Kyle Efaw TD catch one play later and gave the Broncos a pretty insurmountable lead.
Stats
Passing
Kellen Moore - 24 for 36, 274 yards, three TDs, one INT
Brett Smith - 17 for 25, 78 yards, one TD, one INT
Rushing
Doug Martin - 26 carries, 153 yards, two TDs
D.J. Harper - 9 carries, 35 yards
Sam Stratton - 14 carries, 54 yards
Receiving
Matt Miller - 4 catches, 66 yards, one TD
D.J. Harper - 5 catches, 55 yards
Tyler Shoemaker - 4 catches, 49 yards
Dominic Rufran - 5 catches, 24 yards
Josh Doctson - 3 catches, 39 yards, one TD
Total yards
Boise State - 474
Wyoming - 191
Third downs
Boise State - 8 for 13
Wyoming - 5 for 14
Miscellaneous thoughts
Remember when I told everyone to be careful of dual threat Wyoming QB Brett Smith? Just kidding, you guys. He was pretty bad ... Was it just me or did it seem like Wyoming coach Dave Christensen was playing for the loss there at the end of the game? ... Underrated coaching move of the day was Chris Petersen using his final two timeouts to get the ball back at the end of the first half, although I doubt he saw things turning out the way they did ...
Boise State coaches get an A+ for this game. Their decision to put George Iloka at cornerback proved to be brilliant. He gave up only the one pass along the sideline - and that one by only inches ... The Broncos played a lot of three-man fronts, which dared Wyoming to run and the Cowboys either wouldn't or couldn't ... Pretty sure that was a fumble forced by Hunter White on the game's first play ... Seemed like after Brett Smith's first series fumble the coaches either didn't trust him any more or Smith didn't trust himself any more ...
Not that I was scoreboard watching or anything, but COME ON Ohio State. You were so close ... Good to see true freshman Corey Bell get some meaningful playing time (on that note, anyone spot Johnathan Brown?) ... Kellen Moore was definitely off on his first few throws, although I didn't think Tyler Shoemaker was helping him much ...
Back to the coaches, great decision by BSU to go no huddle. That no huddle drive changed the game ... Yes, Wyoming's run defense is very bad. Doug Martin can confirm this ... Lee Hightower made a couple nice pass breakups, the best one on the deep ball where he beat ...
Your turn
What did you think of Boise State's win over Wyoming? How did you think the Bronco defense looked? How about that Matt Miller Hail Mary catch? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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Thank Goodness for The Mtn
So that the voters just see the final score and didn’t witness that game. Other than a mega burst in the last 2 minutes of the first half and the third quarter our offense was fairly pitiful. On the other hand, the beast mode they displayed in the aforementioned time frame was fairly impressive…
Yeah.
It didn’t quite feel like a 3 score win, did it?
"Everyone counted us out. I don't know why they keep doing that." -- Kyle Wilson
"It takes no talent to give great effort." | "We’re not going to play to the outside noise." -- Chris Petersen
"[Kellen] Moore is a walking Staples® button." -- Ivan Maisel
what?
Are we so spoiled the team isn’t allowed a slow start before we dive off the bandwagon? I saw a complete effort from the defense holding WY to less than half their usual yards and it was a severe beatdown until late. The offense rolled up nearly 500 and were never really stopped after the first quarter.
by HSridge on Nov 26, 2011 4:57 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Is there something wrong with expecting perfection?
That is the Bronco way. Defense was awesome, I will agree. But as a long-time, life-long Bronco fan, I have grown accustomed to expecting perfection. If perfection is not there, we don’t run from it or ignore it, we acknowledge it and fix it. So you ask if we are so spoiled the team isn’t allowed a slow start? My answer is that we’re not spoiled, we just expect our team to play a full game from start to finish. A slow start is the same as a poor ending and many of us are ready to criticize the minute we give up a big lead late in the 4th quarter.
The day we start to accept underperformance is the day we start to get underperformance and that will become the standard that all future Broncos hold themselves to. The reason most of us are Bronco fans aren’t because of the cute uniforms or because we have a blue field. Most of us are fans because our team plays near perfection football by executing on plays, staying disciplined, and playing hard from start to finish.
Not attacking you personally, so please please don’t take it that way. Just answering your question. I for one will never accept a underperforming effort and shrug it off as “at least we got the W”.
TDown, what you say makes excellent sense. I, too, expect perfection. But...
just short of perfection is satisfaction. Expectations of perfection are in the realm of the future and what we hope to look forward to. Satisfaction is the after-the-fact reality of our enjoying the W, however ugly it may be.
Do we expect perfection? Certainly. After all, they are our team and we know they can have fantastic offense, defense, special teams, coaching, no penalties, and no injuries. Perfection is when it all comes together at the same time. It is possible, not probable, and until it does, I am satisfied with their absolute best.
"Grateful to the friends and the circumstances that enabled me to be a Bronco. I'm just glad I lived to see these days." SeniorChief
Slow start, huh?
Let’s face it, folks. If we were to somehow pull off the impossible, and make it to the NCG, do you really think LSU would give us time to get our act together? Nah, me either.
First 100-0 game in the history of the NCG.
by akviste2005 on Nov 28, 2011 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
That you, Craig James?
If so, eff off.
The battle for hierarchy is more intense the lower the class.
Sigh!
I hate Craig James. And your remark isn’t really a response to my observation.
Try to be a little more articulate next time, ’kay?
dislike
Number 44. He is an a hole.
by Mr.BombDonkey on Nov 26, 2011 2:21 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions 2 recs
You saw that too, huh?
What a brat. Take your beating like a man.
by hummerofdoom on Nov 26, 2011 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Please elaborate
couldn’t see it. No T.V.
"It's all yours little Beaver... this 200 shot range model air rifle is just like the one I used in my range wars chasin' rustlers and bad guys!" Red Ryder
"You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphies Mom
PEW PEW PEW! Kellen Moore
oh, and pretty sure he taunted the crowd at one point
by hummerofdoom on Nov 26, 2011 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
In the student section we had his number...
After every first down we chanted his name three times followed by "sucks!" He kept looking up at us and was NOT happy about it. The student section was very enthusiastic about making him understand our distaste..
Bonum virum natura, non ordo, facit. ---- Publilius Syrus
by Polynikes on Nov 26, 2011 3:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
+1 for the student section.
"Boise State football is now a Fargo winter. You know what's coming, and that information does you no good whatsoever". Matt James / The Fresno Bee
by blue4areason on Nov 26, 2011 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Well done
What a piece of BW…
"Every Damn Day."- Coach Pete
"Coach Pete is always right" Marty Tadman
by Broncograd96 on Nov 26, 2011 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
We were in the SEZ and there were some older types heckling him as well..
I didn’t notice what got him targeted, but I did enjoy the chants.
by ThePhlipinSituation on Nov 27, 2011 8:49 AM PST up reply actions
I agree. It was like blue lite on blue.
"Kellen Moore has shown the difference between best in the SEC & and best in the Nation" - pjohn56
Yeah. Those unis brought back memories
Blue jerseys, white pants were the norm back in the ’60s. I think we wore them in the ’90s, too.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they, too, have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
Agreed
Loved the look.
"Every Damn Day."- Coach Pete
"Coach Pete is always right" Marty Tadman
by Broncograd96 on Nov 27, 2011 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
Muscle Hamster, indeed.
As evinced by the picture at the top, Doug Martin has more muscle in his shins than most of us have in our whole bodies.
I knew that 32-34.5pt spread
was too good to pass up.
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-A7X
by Ihavenofriendzz on Nov 26, 2011 3:33 PM PST reply actions
I had to vote other, because I couldn't pick just one.
Doug of course for just flat out grinding it out.
DJ harper who had about 90 yds and kept the drives alive.
Stanaway for stepping up and making big plays that helped change the game momentum.
On an unvote note, what was up with Elkin’s kicking? Looked like he was kicking a rock.
"Kellen Moore has shown the difference between best in the SEC & and best in the Nation" - pjohn56
secondary
I noticed illoka and febis were always on the short side of the field and Hightower and stanaway were on the long side. Bell, white and a few others got in there too on bigger sets. This seemed to work pretty well.
Bell
We have giving him the nickname of “twitch” due to his helmet always twitching to the side. Dude looks insanely intense.
I think the broncos have found a safe haven in their backfield now with the athletic players to make the stop on the short side of the field but they can still cover the long side based on speed.
by Mr.BombDonkey on Nov 26, 2011 3:59 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I had to vote other. Couldn't pick just one.
Doug obviously for just grinding it out.
DJ Harper, had about 90 yards, but, more importantly he kept drives alive.
Stanaway, stepped up and made some game momentum changing plays.
"Kellen Moore has shown the difference between best in the SEC & and best in the Nation" - pjohn56
DOUG BROKE 1000
I’ve been looking for it, but nobody has posted anything about Doug Martin’s 2011 rushing yards. Near as I can calculate it, he has 1,038 yards this season.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they, too, have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
Yep
Happened in the 3rd…
"Every Damn Day."- Coach Pete
"Coach Pete is always right" Marty Tadman
by Broncograd96 on Nov 26, 2011 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
I feel kinda bad for the Cowboys
I checked out Cowboy Altitude to see what their fans were saying about the game, and there are only three comments on their Open Thread, all from the same guy (who also happens to be the blog’s manager). I know Wyoming is sparsely populated, but isn’t there anyone over there to give that team a little encouragement? They’re not that bad, and they had me nervous before the half. Their QB will be a force, and that No. 4 (Gipson) was all over the place.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they, too, have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
Yeah I just checked that out
It is kind of sad. Everything else had 0 comments
by BOI-Z LUNATIC on Nov 26, 2011 6:06 PM PST up reply actions
If you check out mountain west connection it's the same thing. 0-2 comments, almost always.
I’ve gone to lots of other sbnation schools’ sites, and they are bleak, too. OBNUG rules! Yeah Kevin, Drew, Nick!
"Grateful to the friends and the circumstances that enabled me to be a Bronco. I'm just glad I lived to see these days." SeniorChief
kwiatkowski rocks
Nobody else has figured out WY this year.
That was a great defensive game plan. He and his boys really brought it today.
by HSridge on Nov 26, 2011 4:37 PM PST via mobile reply actions
kwiatkowski rocks
Nobody else has figured out WY this year.
That was a great defensive game plan. He and his boys really brought it today.
by HSridge on Nov 26, 2011 4:37 PM PST via mobile reply actions
fumbles
It was frustrating to see so many fumbles…and then again towards the end of the game when driving and trying to ice the game…another fumble.
Nice to see the team overcome the slow start. That was an impressive 3rd qtr by Boise…if they can do that for 4 qtrs they can play with anyone.
Go Broncos.
Player of the game
Aaron Tevis. Go back and re-watch the game. Aaron & Hout were all over the place.
This has been a year long thing too...
I re-watch every game and think wow Tevis is in on every play…
The Bulldogs had no answers, so they called timeout. And at that moment, every single person in the stadium knew that Georgia was in over its head. It was instant singularity of Boise State's greatness.
-Kevan Lee
by TooMuchYoung on Nov 26, 2011 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
Wyoming player of the game
the defensive back that pushed (where was the pass interference flag) Matt Miller to the ground why the ball was in the air so he could make the TD catch to end the first half. Second Wyoming player of the game; the referees that apparently can’t see all of the BSU defensive player’s jersey stretched out two feet to make an easy holding call. I think there were more no called holdings then points in the game. And don’t tell me there are holding calls on each play – these where so very blatant that a monkey could call.
AGREED on refs calls.
What is the deal with the double standard on officiating in this conference? Late hit calls…no late hit calls, no holding calls….and worst was that bw call on the bsu punt. I clearly saw the coverman get pushed OB, comes back in and they call him for offensive player going OB then returning.
I was gonna procrastinate today, but I put it off.
by Switchblind360 on Nov 26, 2011 10:19 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Right after the game
I came home turned on the DVR to look at that call. You can see clearly he was pushed. What a BW call.
"Every Damn Day."- Coach Pete
"Coach Pete is always right" Marty Tadman
by Broncograd96 on Nov 27, 2011 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Didn't see most of the game on TV...
but I listed to it on 670 while driving up to my parents’ house in Cascade. Even the announcers (biased as they may be) were pointing out missed calls left and right. Made it really frustrating since I couldn’t see what was happening and couldn’t tell if they were legit or not.
"Moore took a knee. It was an act of mercy. Boise State didn't need style points. It had proven itself the superior program long before." - Andy Staples, SI.com
The lack of PI call on the Matt Miller amazing catch was the most ridiculous
The DB obviously, purposely, and violently shoved MM down (with both hands). Could you imagine what would have happened if the call, after the review, would have been downed at the 6 inch or 1 yard line? The half would have been over with no score. At least if they made the proper PI call, then if the ruling from upstairs was no TD, then we could’ve accepted the penalty and had one more shot at a TD.
Holding
I haven’t watch the replay on this one yet, but I swear I saw a Wyoming player grab Winn at the hips from behind and pull him backwards as he was about to sack, or at the very least completely deface the QB, on their TD throw. He was so close and then the guy that Billy Winn knocked down just grabbed him and pulled him backwards. The ref was about 30 feet away and looking right at the play.
Great defensive game plan
Special teams had some issues (punting, for once) and the offense sputtered in most of the first half, but the d played great. They played do well I had to disagree sharply with the guy in front of me in the stadium who said that the team played ‘terrible’ in ‘all three phases’ in the first half.
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by marktgarten on Nov 26, 2011 6:16 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Lets Hear for The Defense
Other than the late 4th qtr letdown I think we played lights out.
we held them to under half of their season average in total yards....
Hurray us!!!
The Bulldogs had no answers, so they called timeout. And at that moment, every single person in the stadium knew that Georgia was in over its head. It was instant singularity of Boise State's greatness.
-Kevan Lee
by TooMuchYoung on Nov 26, 2011 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
Our D came to play. May be one of their best days yet.
491-191 says it all! Offense wasn’t bad after that first pass problem for a pick 6.
Martin is THE stud! WTG, Dougie!
The defense has been giving up at least two to three (sometimes more!)
big plays per game the last several weeks. Not yesterday.
"We do not take counsel of our fears, our naysayers, or the unknown" Coach Pete 1-1-07
bronco defense
We are rank second in third down stops in the nation. that is sick
by Mr.BombDonkey on Nov 27, 2011 7:39 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
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