Boise State Broncos vs Hawaii Warriors

October 26th, 2009 kNuke Posted in NCAA Football | No Comments »

The Boise State Broncos dominated the Hawaii Warriors 54-9, scoring the first 44 points of the game while forcing six turnovers. Kellen Moore threw for a career high five TD passes and freshman Matt Kaiserman rushed for 122 yards in his first college game due to a concussion.

Offense: There’s not much to say, the six turnovers pretty much sum it up. The offensive line played pretty well giving up only one sack. I thought Shane Austin was decisive in his throws and showed decent arm strength despite the three INTs. Kealoha Pilares needs to be moved back to RB next year, because he drops too many passes and isn’t elusive enough in the slot. Greg Salas needs to work on ball security; he fumbles way too much.

Defense: They put up a fight, but the turnovers and inferior talent were just too much to overcome. The tackling looked better, but it’s the same old story; no DL pressure or push, RB always falls forward for another 3 yards, and the secondary is too slow. I know a lot of people are saying the defense did a great job, but remember that Boise State had at least six poor snaps.

Special Teams: Jovonte Taylor looks like the best bet for kickoff returns. The kicking game was average and the punting was atrocious, again.

Coaching: Can’t blame the coaches for six turnovers… but the Hawaii coaching staff was definitely out of their league against Chris Peterson. I’m starting to think that Coach Mack may be one of those guys that can’t handle being Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator.

Final Word: The game went as expected. After all, Boise State is the #4 BCS team in the nation for a reason.

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Fans – Attendance was 37928; not a sellout, but a nice showing considering Hawaii is terrible.

Side note: I missed the Idaho game last week so there is no recap.