Final pregame thoughts on Boise State versus Nevada

I hesitate to call 3-0 at this point a “down year.” Yes, it does feel different somehow, but that’s probably a mix of injuries, being early in the season, and this strange complex that some BSU fans have right now. They don’t have to be 100% perfect at all times, everyone, they just have to win. “Style points” do nothing but make us look like that kid who is trying hard to be popular by beating the crap out of the dorky kid two grades below him.

All that being said, I hope this game isn’t even close. I’ll be disappointed if Kellen is still in at the end of the 3rd quarter. Doug is due for a huge day, and I hope Billy Winn gets 42 sacks on the day, as his own personal retribution to our friend with the fingers from Reno.

Excuse me, I’m going to go hydrate now, because pacing around while using all of my substance vices at once tomorrow morning due to nerves is going to take a lot out of me.

anxious.

disclaimer: this isn’t me

wish the views from tv were from behind the defense…that would be truly educational for fans to see the real game.

This is from one of his Twitter remarks during the Tulsa game. Honestly, why do we have to watch football from a sideline angle? Just because that’s why we’ve always done it? It’s really a terrible angle on the game. How nice would it be If you could see more than the 10 yards around the line?

I think Kevin is on to something…maybe…
our run game needs to fixed asap and WHAT IS OUR DEAL WITH GOING FOR IT ON 4th AND ? Like is it me or we really pushin the limits this year and maybe we r not as gud as a Top 5 team?

BSU just hasn’t quite put it all together yet. Even against UGA there were some bad mental errors.

My theory on the running game which has absolutely zero evidence to support it. We have good receivers but don’t have that Titus Young-type 50 yard bomb threat. UGA and Toledo (i didn’t see much of the Tulsa game) both seemed to be playing a lot of man on our WR’s. That will never work as long as Kellen is his usual, accurate self and our WR’s continue to run good routes and Shooooeee doesn’t wash the glue off of his gloves. But 8 guys in the box makes it tough to run. Plus BSU has been using TE’s in the FB position and they don’t seem to be doing a good job of getting to the LB’s and sustaining blocks.

Maybe Nevada’s weakened D-line will be a good jump start for Martin, Avery and co.??

and by Avery I mean Harper…man I’m getting old!

Rumors about him not playing and such? Kevan notes it above…

…maybe everyone around here would cheer up already!

Wholly confident in a beatdown in this one. People keep saying Pete doesn’t pursue the blowouts, but I disagree. He doesn’t intentionally run up the score. But he wants to demolish teams. On the Coach Pete show on the Mtn. this week he made a comment about the defense giving up those second half points against Tulsa, as an area to clean up. I believe if they blowout someone, he allows it, but he stops way before Hawkins ever did. Which I have to admit, I miss.

Fresno State last year… New Mexico State… San Jose State… Pete enjoys a good blowout.

A win is a win and I’ll be satisfied with that. I would still love Boise to score as many points in this game as all the other games combined while holding Nevada to absolutely nothing. Total and complete destruction!!!

On a totally unrelated note, did anybody read the article by Ivan Maisel on ESPN?

It would be a nice “human interest” story that almost makes you sympathize/empathize with referees until you realize they get paid and paid very well for what they do. They get paid to make the correct calls regardless of how hard it may be. These guys CHOSE their job and are expected to do it relatively mistake free. In the real world, they’d get canned real quick for making a huge Syracuse-missed-kick-called-good mistake.

…because a beat down would be well underway. Chris Petersen is genius that we as fans ought to trust. He has to manage our unreasonable expectations while winning football games at a clip never seen before. Just win Bronco’s, and may nobody get hurt.

Chaneling the spirits of Inigo Montoya, Edmond Dantes, Macduff, General Maximus. These guys understood revenge. Om-m-m-m.

is there going to be enough alcohol in the state of Idaho for us and Nevada US to calm our nerves before the game and then to celebrate our victory with after and NEVADA to drink to their sorrows ….from the mindless beating we give them on the field Saturday BRING YOUR CHARMIN!!!!

….hoping for a blowout of cataclysmic proportions, but preparing myself for another 20-point win like the Tulsa game. Its just not like Coach Pete to entirely clown-stomp an opponent, even if it is Nevada. I’m not sure we steam roll them regardless. I’m hoping for the best, but not looking forward to coming home to the massive game thread on OBNUG about how we should be annihilated our counterparts from Reno instead of “calling off the dogs”.

Nevada is 108th in the country in Rush D. Pound the Rock, Pound the Rock and then fire bomb them with Double Rainbows and FingerGunz. Our running game will find its groove tomorrow and we will toast in victory.

Nevada has given up and average of 285 rushing yards per game this year.

One thing that makes me happy about our coaches, well everything. But the one point I want to make is that they play as many players as they can. This really helps out when starters get hurt. SO FROM THIS DAY ON I WILL NOT SAY 1 BAD WORD ABOUT PULLING STARTERS TO PLAY BACK UPS…. Well lets not get ahead of myself after Saturday is what I meant to say. Kill them Saturday, then they can start putting in back ups again.

With BSU flag flying I was rudely cut off by a giant black pickup with Nevada plates tonight. Coincidence? I think not! I could not see if either of the two bozo’s in the famous pictures were in the rig. I am looking for them everywhere.

The gal who cuts my hair is a UNR alum who no longer supports the team. Her whole family was at the game last year and were so appalled they have vowed not to attend another Wolf Pack home game, and to root for Boise State this year to win. Can I get an Amen brothers and sisters!!!!?!!!