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Blog Swap: Bulldog Bounce!

Published Tuesday, Oct 4th, 2011 By Cliff Marks Jr.

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The team at The Bulldog Bounce,  a Fresno State blog agreed to do a Q&A with BTN. We enjoyed the opportunity and look forward to a great game Friday night. The first series of questions are asked of BTN and our contributor Derek Castle provided the answers followed by the questions asked by BTN for TBB.

 

1.) How strange is it after the past five years for you to look at the statistics and see a Fresno State QB with more passing yards than Boise State’s best QB ever Kellen Moore?

Derek Carr is putting up some great numbers so far.  He is definitely living up to the hype (and bloodlines).  Am I surprised he has more passing yards than Moore?  Not at all.  The main reason his yards are a little below Carr’s is because Moore has been working with a short field all year. Our punter is averaging 40.53 yards per punt, our defense is keeping teams pinned back, and Mitch Burroughs is leading the Mountain West Conference in punt returns with a 15 yard per return average, with Chris Potter second in the MWC with a 12.17 yard per return average.  All these factors combined add up to a great field position for Kellen Moore and Boise State.  The most important statistic to look at (and the one Chris Petersen stresses) is his 73.9% completion percentage, compared to Carr’s 61.2%.  Kellen is simply very accurate and always seems to find the open man.

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Rearview Mirror: Nevada

Published Sunday, Oct 2nd, 2011 By Aaron Rodney

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Post Game Thoughts:

The Broncos defense was dominant holding Nevada to 182 yards for the entire game.  To put that into perspective, the Wolf Pack was 15th in the nation averaging 483 yards a game.  Two of those games were against a top 10 Oregon team and Texas Tech out of the Big 12.  The absence of Cody Fajaro at QB may have hurt the Pack offensively but probably would not have made much of a difference.  The Pack was an abysmal 2-14 on third down conversions and was only able to run the ball for 59 yards on the day.  The defensive front four for the Broncos are one of the best units in the country as they have dominated everybody they have faced.  With this defense on the field, Boise State will always have a chance against anybody.

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Scouting the Nevada Wolf Pack

Published Thursday, Sep 29th, 2011 By Aaron Rodney

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Records & Series Meetings:

#4/5 Boise State:  3-0 (0-0 MWC)

Nevada:   1-2 (1-0 WAC)

Last Meeting:

34-31 OT Nevada in Reno, NV (2010)

All Time Series Record:

24-13 Boise State

Last game:

Boise State defeated Tulsa 41-21 in Boise, ID (Sept 24)

Nevada lost to Texas Tech in Lubbock, TX 35-34 (Sept 24)

 

Coaches:

Boise State:

Chris Petersen is in his Sixth season at Boise State with an overall record of 64-5, 38-2 in the Western Athletic Conference and 0-0 in the Mountain West Conference.

Nevada:

Chris Ault is in his 27th season at Nevada with an overall record of 220-99-1.  He is 37-17 in the WAC, 18-2 in the Big West, and 68-28 in the Big Sky Conference.

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Bronco Sports: Doug Martin Interview

Published Tuesday, Sep 27th, 2011 By Cliff Marks Jr.

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Dear Coach Pete – About Nevada

Published Tuesday, Sep 27th, 2011 By Cliff Marks Jr.

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Dear Coach Pete,

I want you to know we appreciate you. I know when you say the play was sloppy or we need to work on ________, you are simply trying to keep the critics at bay and accept the blame. The fact is Coach, you won! We know that it was the first home game against a team that was probably hard to get excited about and the return home probably caused a distraction or two. The fact is you did the right thing by giving our future QB’s an opportunity to get some playing time. We had the game well under control and Kellen was his normal self with precision and grace.

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Five Mile and Boise State

Published Tuesday, Sep 27th, 2011 By Derek Castle

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I never knew how great I had it.

As kids, most of us have the thoughts of getting away from our home town.  Where we grow up is never as “cool” or “exciting” as anywhere else in the entire world.  Growing up in the neighborhoods around Five Mile/Overland in the 1980’s I was the same way.  Boise was boring, and the far away lands of Los Angeles and New York were so much more exciting and provided unlimited possibilities.  A lot of my daydreaming occurred on the short bike rides to Elms Park and Five Mile Plaza, two of the strip malls that were built in the late 1970’s/early 1980’s at the corner of Five Mile and Overland.  I spent a lot, if not most of my free time and summer vacations there.  And I never knew how great I had it.

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Boise State vs Tulsa Keys To The Game

Published Friday, Sep 23rd, 2011 By Heath Dreger

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1.) “The Blue”, the first key to this game is the stadium and field it will be played in. Bronco Stadium is a place of dominance for Boise State (74-1 since 1999), and home games are something the fans in Boise hold in special regard. This being the first home game of the season will make this a very emotional game, expect Boise State to jump out to a quick and impressive start.

2.) Tackling, Tulsa brings a very balanced attack to the table, having rushed the ball 127 times and thrown the ball 91 times. It will be up to the Boise State defense to be ready for all aspects of a football game. In the first two games Boise State has shown a weakness in this area. I expect a much better effort at home and tackling will be a major key to a dominate win in the home opener.

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Blog Swap: Rockets Respond

Published Thursday, Sep 15th, 2011 By Cliff Marks Jr.

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Here is the link to Let’s Go Rockets post. They are a class act and were great to work with! This is the second year we have had the pleasure to team up with OBNUG. Last season we had a similar opportunity with the Va Tech blog Gobbler Country. Below are the Let’s Go Rockets answers to questions from BTN.

 

1.) Boise State is known for it’s Blue Turf. The Rockets play in the Glass Bowl, could you tell us about the name and its origins?

The Glass Bowl is so named because of the heavy impact of the glass industry on Toledo, also known as the Glass City. Several large glass companies have their origins in Toledo and the industry has always been a driving force in Toledo’s economy.

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Blog Swap – Rocket Style

Published Tuesday, Sep 13th, 2011 By Cliff Marks Jr.

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We have been in contact with the crew at Let’s Go Rockets and we have agreed to do a five question blog swap. Here are the questions we have asked them:

1.) Boise State is known for it’s Blue Turf. The Rockets play in the Glass Bowl, could you tell us about the name and its origins?

2.) Your game last week was a victory of sorts can you tell us your thoughts on the game with Ohio State?

3.) Boise State fans have traditions during the game. We chant Boise… State and we help the announcer with his first down calls. What can we expect from the Toledo fans?

4.) What are the expectations for this game? Do you have a prediction?

5.) You still have a great number of tickets available. What does it take for you to sell out The Glass Bowl?

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Thoughts To Think About

Published Wednesday, Sep 7th, 2011 By Heath Dreger

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My First Thought: it is important to respect the journey of a season. So much was made of the opener against Georgia and rightfully so, it is rare, at least for most programs, to start a season with a game against a ranked opponent in a bowl like atmosphere. The aftermath however is controlled to a certain degree by the fans. As big as the win against Georgia was for the program it is only one game of a football season, it is easy to get caught up in all the outside noise. My plea to the fans is this “enjoy the win, enjoy the season and enjoy Boise State football”. The off seasons are long the seasons are short, there is plenty of time to talk about where Chris Continue Reading

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