The Mountain West Conference is 3-0 so far in bowl games and have 2 more teams left to play. Bowl teams from the Mountain West have been playing with a big chip on their shoulder and they are using the bowl games to show the country what their teams are capable of. Wyoming, BYU, and Utah have each won their bowl games (2 against Pac-10 opponents) and are commanding respect along the way. Air Force and TCU play at...
As the bowl line-up was recently announced, two teams received a back handed compliment. #6 Boise State and #3 TCU both landed BCS bids, but much to their dismay, they did not get the marquee match-up as they hoped. Unfortunately, they will be playing each other in this year’s Fiesta Bowl. When TCU and Boise State both received bids, the school’s erupted with enthusiasm. But seconds later, the crowds suddenly became disenchanted when it was announced that the Horned...
Every time The Matador takes a step forward, it is inevitable he ultimately takes a step back. So to get back on the right foot (the lock of the week is 4-4 for the season) take Oregon over Stanford. The line should be -5.5. Oregon is the real deal. After a terrible start against Boise State and a close game against Purdue, the Ducks have been beating down on their opponents while their defense stands strong. In the last five games,...
On its face, it looks like no BCS team wants to schedule a road game against Boise State with no home game in return. Boise State is trying to fill a void in their 2011 season schedule. Even the WAC commissioner, Karl Benson, is trying to help Boise State land a BCS team. Benson is claiming that as many as 10 schools have turned downed a request to play the Broncos. However, what Benson isn’t talking about is that...
If there is ever a scenario where losing is the best bet, well here it is. This weekend, San Jose State faces conference rival Boise State. Of course all the San Jose State fans and the rest of the college football world want to see the Spartans upset the Broncos, but I’m not so sure the Spartans’ AD wants that. If San Jose upsets the Broncos, it is an absolute certainty Boise State will not go to a BCS...
Boise State running back D.J. Harper will more than likely miss the rest of the 2009 season with a torn ACL. Harper went down injured on Friday’s road victory against Fresno State. Boise State’s offense will definitely feel the void of Harper’s production as he is currently the Broncos’ second leading rusher. Head coach Chris Petersen informed the media of Harper’s injury during Monday’s press conference, “It’s hard on all of us, it’s hard on the offense and it’s hard...
Fresno State is capable of ending Boise State’s BCS Bowl dreams, but the Bulldogs don’t appear to be good enough defensively to keep Broncos’ quarterback Kellen Moore from ultimately guiding his team to victory once it’s established that Fresno can stop the run. Boise has averaged just 3.7 yards per rushing play in their first two games, including a modest 4.8 yprp in their 48-0 win last week over lowly Miami-Ohio and the Bulldogs are decent in run defense....
Penn St. and Indiana University have agreed to play a conference game in the Nation’s Capitol next season. The two will face off in a Big Ten contest at Washington’s FedEx Field on November 20th, 2010. The original game was to be played at Indiana but a nice 3 million dollar payout was enough to change IU’s mind. The game is sure to attract a number of Penn St. fans as many alumni live in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Penn St. has quite a...
