Hawaii Warriors vs Boise State Broncos

October 17th, 2008 kNuke Posted in NCAA Football | No Comments »

The Boise State Broncos extended their home winning streak with a 27-7 victory over the Hawaii Warriors.  The Broncos defense recorded 7 sacks and 5 INTs, holding the Warriors scoreless in the second half.  This win probably secures the Broncos a share of the WAC championship.

Offense:  5 INTs…  7 sacks…  Ugh…

I will give Inoke Funaki a little credit.  Funaki played his best football of the year during the first half, making some good throws and moving the football, but the second half was just terrible.  Two of the INTs may not have been his fault, but the other 3 INTs were purely poor throws.  He has his place in the offense, but he should not be the starting QB.  If Tyler Graunke can’t play, it’s time for Brent Rausch.

Greg Salas looked solid again this week.  If he gets faster, he could be an NFL caliber guy.  Once again Michael Washington proved he shouldn’t be playing; too many drops and no playmaking abilities.  Where do I start with the offensive line?  I won’t, I don’t want to type that much…

Typical Ron Lee offense; no second half points.  I have to give Lee some credit though, he took shots deep and moved the ball fairly well in the first half with some decent playcalling.  It’s not his fault Funaki underthrows every WR on the deep routes and overthrows every WR on crossing routes.  At the end of the day, Lee just doesn’t cut it.

Defense: The defense played pretty solid again.  No matter who’s on defense, if you’re playing on your side of the field on every possession with no rest, you’re going to give up points.  I only have two points, once again no pash rush and that 4th and goal play.  I’m not sure if it was blown coverage or what, but everyone in the building knew it was going to be playaction.

Special Teams:  Other than Tim Grasso’s bad punt, the Special Teams were a nonfactor either way.

Coaching:  I would have kicked the FG on the first drive, but I can’t argue with the decision; I do argue with the play call.  Why not go playaction with a run/pass option for Funaki?  I’ll echo what I said last week about the coaching staff, they need to get better at in-game and halftime adjustments.

Final Word: Hawaii had an opportunity to steal this game, but the offense blew it.  Like I thought last week, 28 points would win the game.

Looking ahead: Next week is another must-win for Hawaii.  The offense better come to play, because the Wolfpack have a pretty good offense with a dynamic QB; the defense can’t win every game on its own.