An anagram is like a word jumble; you take the letters from a word or phrase and mix them up to see what other words or phrases you can come up with. Try it for yourself.
MACtion comes to Boise State this week when Miami (OH) rolls into town for the home opener (2:00 p.m. MT, NBC Sports). And you can't spell MACtion without "manic" (or "moan"), as my handy anagram guide tells me. Here are the other things that anagrams have to say about this game.
Boise State vs. Miami = Biases Tote vs. I Maim
Broncos vs. RedHawks = Con Bros vs. Shark Wed
Offensive stars for the Miami RedHawks:
- QB: Zac Dysert =Zesty Card
- RB: Spencer Treadwell = Western Parcelled
- WR: Dawan Scott = Downcast At
- WR: Nick Harwell = Larch Winkle
- WR: Andy Cruse = Racy Nudes
- TE: Dustin White = Winiest Thud
- LT: Zach Lewis = Aw Zilches
- C: Brad Bednar = Branded Bra
- RG: Trevan Brown = Brown Tavern
- RT: Josh Harvey = Shh Rave Joy
Defensive stars for the Miami RedHawks:
- LE: Wes Williams = Swam Willies
- LT: Austin Brown = Rainbow Nuts
- LB: Chris Wade = Weird Cash
- LB: Pat Hinkel = Thank Pile
- CB: Chrishawn Dupuy = Raunchy Duh Wisp
Special teamers
- K: Kaleb Patterson = Beanstalk Trope
- P: Zac Murphy = Crazy Hump