WASHINGTON at #23 BOISE STATE
A lot of injuries, issues & weather can happen in 13 daysThis is admittedly very early to make a large play
Yet I just don’t see a better play than this materializing
Nor should this line get any better
PAC-12 Game-of-the-Week
Fri Sep 04, 2015 | 10:17 PM, EST | ESPN
Bronco Stadium | Boise, Idaho
WASHINGTON HUSKIES (8-6 in 2014)
#23 BOISE STATE BRONCOS (12-2 in 2014)
Week One
After an increasingly pressure-packed month of unexpected, poorly-timed off-field problems
Former Boise State Coach Chris Petersen's takes his UW Dawgs into a Boise buzzsaw
Peterson’s former team & school was probably hard-pressed to need additional motivation
They may have a little extra after an unthinkably grueling, entangled, painful week of hearsay and allegations surrounding Peterson, Baylor HC Broyles & and the Sam Ukwuachu transfer from Boise State to Baylor
As we know, Washington coach Chris Petersen has refuted a claim from Baylor coach Art Briles about the violent history of former Boise State and Baylor defensive end Sam Ukwuachu
Either way, Boise State’s Big Blue Nation is reportedly more displeased with Peterson than ever
Including the larger-than-normal group of upperclass Boise State contributing players
Most of BSU’s key players were Peterson recruits
15 of BSU’s two-deep are Seniors
BSU has the 14th most returning letterwinners in FBS
Both Washington & Boise State runs out a new QB starter this season
UW & BSU QB position battles coming out as expected
UW Jr Lindquist and BSU’s So Finley
The Boise revenge factor notwithstanding,
These Broncos are loaded, and have openly claimed a goal of crashing the FBS Top-4
Boise State’s Defense is robust, with top 77% of their 2014 tacklers back this season
Boise State Defense boasts 10 Upperclass Starters
All upperclass front 7 that rivals any FBS top Unit
Legit NFL-Quality stars on the Front line (Tyler Horn) & All-American FS Thompson
After an injury-plagued 3-2 Start, Boise rolled thru 9x wins to end 2014
Including a 38-30 win over PAC-12 South Champion Arizona (Broncs 3rd Fiesta Bowl Win)
RB Jay Ajayi’s 1900 Rushing yards in 2014 may be difficult to duplicate
Yet BSU’s capable Sr Kelsey Young (Stanford Transfer) & Boise have huge experience up front
Boise State returns all 5 OL starters in 2015
Moreover, Washington has so many huge voids to fill
Especially on Defense, where the Dawgs 3 top tacklers from 2014 were NFL draftees
(Kikah, Shelton and of course, the dynamic two-way star, Shaq Thompson)
Mont Lake insiders are openly proclaiming these Dawgs are really gonna struggle
(Wash O/U 4½ Wins (-160) | Boise O/U 10 Wins (+100) at 5-Dimes
Not only did UW lose more NFL-Caliber talent than any other PAC-12 Team
Only the ‘Big 3’ Florida Programs (Fla St, Miami-Fl & Florida) lost more to the NFL than UW
(according to Phil Steele’s Draft Day ‘Hangover’ point system)
UW OL has just 1 of 5 returning starters
With better-than-average 2014 talent, UW was a deceptively weak 2014 team
PAC-12 10th rated offense (5.1 Yards per play avg, #82 Nat’l)
The blue turf is the last place this Chris Peterson UW team should wish to start this year
Boise State travels to BYU in week 2 (and has 4 of their next 6 on the road after UW)
These Broncos may otherwise look to ease up on the gas pedal - vs any other team
Looking for a decisive Boise State win here
PAC-12 Play-of-the-Week
3 UNIT PREDICTION
WASHINGTON 13
BOISE STATE 41
All the best, guys
W-O-W
