Wed. Nite CFB Boise vs Lou tech

ontime23 · Oct 1, 2008

Boise is -24.5 and total at 56

Let's discuss I'll be back with info, articles, etc........

Blue_Chip · Oct 1, 2008

Don't know much about either and I'm not going to research much more into this game, but it seems like 24.5 is a bit much to lay to a capable team like La Tech

Inspekdah · Oct 1, 2008

Strong lean to Boise here. Isn't a chalk due? Not that it's a legit angle... but nationally televised game... line is moving upward... at home. Capable rushing attack that can tack on the lead.

ontime23 · Oct 1, 2008

Blue_Chip said:
Don't know much about either and I'm not going to research much more into this game, but it seems like 24.5 is a bit much to lay to a capable team like La Tech

Be part of the solution not the angry

ontime23 · Oct 1, 2008

La. Tech QB feeling deja blue

Former Boise State commitment and Humanitarian Bowl veteran Taylor Bennett returns to Boise, this time as Louisiana Tech's quarterback

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Louisiana Tech quarterback Taylor Bennett played in last season’s Humanitarian Bowl — as a member of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Something about the blue turf pulls quarterback Taylor Bennett to Boise.
He briefly committed to Boise State out of high school.
He accompanied Georgia Tech to the Humanitarian Bowl at the end of the 2003 season, his first college road trip.
And his last game as a Yellow Jacket was last December, again in the Humanitarian Bowl.
Now Bennett will lead his new team - the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs - into Bronco Stadium on Wednesday (6:07 p.m., ESPN) for his first battle with the Broncos. He won't, however, play against best friend David Shields, a Boise State linebacker who is sitting out his senior season with chronic shoulder problems.
"One more hurrah, I guess," said Bennett, who is a senior. "It's sad, though, that I'm not going to get to play against David."
Bennett transferred to Louisiana Tech this summer after earning a bachelor's degree in international affairs from Georgia Tech. He was the Yellow Jackets' starter last year, but the arrival of option-minded coach Paul Johnson left him with a diminished role.
He was granted a waiver from NCAA transfer rules that require players to sit out a year because he is pursuing a master's degree at Louisiana Tech that emphasizes computer information security. Louisiana Tech is the only FBS school with that program, Bennett said.
The Bulldogs also had an experience void at quarterback and several of their assistants had worked with Bennett for years at a Manning football camp.
"We were real thin at that position," Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley said. " We didn't bring Taylor in to be the answer, but we did bring him in to push for a starting job."
Bennett hasn't been sharp in the first three games. He has completed just 41 percent of his passes and he's last in the WAC with an 82.76 efficiency rating.
However, it didn't look that way on film, Boise State defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox said. Bennett is a strong-armed, mobile, accurate passer, Wilcox said.
"He's a good thrower - we've known that for a long time," said Boise State coach Chris Petersen, who recruited Bennett after the Broncos spotted him at a high school combine. "They're still trying to run their system and I think he's still trying to adjust to it. We know what type of arm he has, what type of plays he can make."
Bennett was more efficient in the Bulldogs' last game, against Southeastern Louisiana. He had a bye before that game and an extra half-week to prepare for the Broncos, so he should be at his sharpest this week.
While Bennett is adjusting to a new offense, the coaches are trying to adapt to him, too. Bennett joined the team in August.
"We're going to continue to progress," Dooley said, "and hopefully he will, too."
Bennett graduated from Lafayette High outside St. Louis a semester early in late 2003 and committed to Georgia Tech. Shortly before reporting, he switched his commitment to Boise State, then back to Georgia Tech.
He was able to join the Jackets for their bowl practices that year and travel to Boise with them. Georgia Tech whipped Tulsa on Jan. 3, 2004.
Bennett redshirted in 2004 and was a backup in 2005-06. He started the Gator Bowl at the end of the 2006 season in place of ineligible starter Reggie Ball and produced 326 yards and three touchdowns against West Virginia - creating huge expectations.
He started every game last year, but struggled (105.97 efficiency). He exited the Humanitarian Bowl loss to Fresno State at halftime with a broken throwing hand.
That's when his future got cloudy. At first, he pledged to stay at Georgia Tech. Then he investigated his options and realized he could earn his degree in the spring and transfer in the summer.
Along the way, he talked to the Broncos again - about possibly joining the team as a practice player.
"I think he found a really good home in terms of someone who needed a guy to play," Petersen said. "Talking to us, he just wanted to go to practice and be coached in a passing offense."
At Louisiana Tech, he can do much more than that.
"We want to win a WAC championship first and foremost," Bennett said. "We want to have a winning season and go to a bowl game."
If that happens, he could be back in Boise for another Humanitarian Bowl.
And the opponent - who knows? - could be Georgia Tech.
"I know that's a possibility," Bennett said. "That would be one heck of a story."

ontime23 · Oct 1, 2008

Conference: WAC
Record: 2-1
Last game: Defeated Southeastern Louisiana 41-26 on Sept. 20
Next game: at Hawaii on Oct. 11
COACH
Derek Dooley is the only head football coach/athletic director in the Football Bowl Subdivision ranks. He took over the department this summer, after just one season as the football coach. The former LSU and Miami Dolphins assistant - and the son of Georgia coaching legend Vince Dooley - is 7-8 with the Bulldogs.
OFFENSE
The Bulldogs utilize two tight ends and two tailbacks to create a power running game behind a monster offensive line that averages more than 305 pounds per man. They also will use a spread passing attack.
It's a big-play offense that features some high-end talent - particularly quarterback Taylor Bennett, a former starter at Georgia Tech, speedy wide receiver Phillip Livas (15.7 yards per catch) and tailbacks Patrick Jackson (All-WAC second team) and Daniel Porter.
The Bulldogs have a history of generating explosive plays against the Broncos. That's why Boise State coach Chris Petersen calls Louisiana Tech "an extremely scary program for us to play - always has been and always will be."
DEFENSE
Much like Oregon, Louisiana Tech will use its safeties to crowd the line of scrimmage and take away the run. The Bulldogs limit foes to 93.3 rushing yards per game.
However, the emphasis on run defense and blitzing leaves them susceptible to the pass. They rank last in the nation in pass defense, allowing 348.7 yards per game.
The Bulldogs do a nice job of stiffening in the red zone. Opponents have scored just three touchdowns in nine red-zone visits. Kansas, in fact, scored a season-low 29 points.
"The best thing we've done," Dooley said, "is make the other team kick a lot of field goals."
Junior safety Antonio Baker (32 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble) was an All-WAC first-teamer last year.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Punter Chris Keagle is an All-WAC first-teamer who rarely allows a quality return. Kicker Brad Oestriecher has nailed three field goals of at least 47 yards. And the Bulldogs are coming off a game in which they scored two touchdowns and set up a third on special teams with a punt return, blocked field goal and fumble recovery.
Livas has two punt returns this season - a 57-yard touchdown and a 28-yarder. Teammate Philip Beck was second in the WAC last year with a 17.4-yard average. Both are dangerous on kickoff returns, too.
DID YOU KNOW?
Louisiana Tech won the first four meetings, including a Division II semifinal in 1973 and a game that decided the WAC title in 2001. Boise State has won the past six, but three of those games (all in Ruston) were decided in the fourth quarter.
Chadd Cripe

ontime23 · Oct 1, 2008

BSU quarterback Kellen Moore named national player of the week

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Edition Date: 09/21/08

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Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore, making the third start of his collegiate career, guided the Broncos to a 37-32 win over Oregon on Saturday and was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation Bowl Subdivision National Offensive Player of the Week, it was announced Sunday.
The redshirt freshman from Prosser, Wash., completed 24-of-36 passes for 386 yards and three touchdowns as Boise State won its first game on the road against a member of a Bowl Championship Series conference. Moore, who had one interception in the game when it was tipped at the line of scrimmage, finished with an efficiency rating of 178.67.
Moore has completed 57-of-79 passes (72.2%) for 840 yards, five touchdowns and one interception in leading Boise State to a 3-0 start. His efficiency rating is 179.82.
Moore is the second Bronco player to win the national award. As a sophomore in 2006, running back Ian Johnson won when he rushed for 240 yards in Boise State’s 42-14 win over Oregon State.
Boise State is off this Saturday as it prepares to make its first national television appearance of the season on Oct. 1 (Wednesday) against Louisiana Tech. The game will be broadcast on ESPN and kick off at 6:07 p.m. in Bronco Stadium.

ontime23 · Oct 1, 2008

BSU beat notes: Freshmen find time in Boise State secondary

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Right, Freshman safety George Iloka saw significant playing time against Oregon. His role with BSU should continue to grow. Left, Chris Carr saw time as a true freshman for Boise State. He now plays for the Tennessee Titans.

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They say you can't coach speed - and that's a big reason why defensive backs have made up nearly half of the true freshmen who have played for the Boise State football team in the WAC era.
The Broncos have played 14 true freshmen who came straight out of high school - in other words, excluding grayshirts and returning missionaries - and six of them have been defensive backs.
That includes two true freshmen this year, safety George Iloka and cornerback Jamar Taylor. Iloka made his first career start earlier this month at Oregon and should play extensively Wednesday at Bronco Stadium against Louisiana Tech (6:07 p.m., ESPN).
"The need has been there and I don't think it's a position where you have to be overly physical," defensive backs coach Marcel Yates said. "If you have speed, good feet and good hips, you can come in and play DB a lot faster than if you're an undersized linebacker, offensive lineman or defensive lineman."
Of the defensive backs, only cornerback Orlando Scandrick was a regular starter as a freshman. But the entire group - Chris Carr, Marty Tadman, Scandrick and Brandyn Thompson - has found success (see chart).

I LOVE THE YOUNG GUYS LEARNING ON THE JOB.

ontime23 · Oct 1, 2008

Tech to open conference stretch at Boise State

By Ethan Conley • etconley@thenewsstar.com • September 30, 2008
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Louisiana Tech opens conference play on Wednesday at Boise State, and the WAC has seen some changes since the season opened a month ago.

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Boise State and fellow conference mainstay Fresno State were pegged to finish at the top of the conference standings in preseason polls, and have performed as expected.
But there has been a bit of a shift in the middle of the pack.
Hawaii, picked to finish fourth, has struggled to a 1-3 start. Hawaii's lone win came against FCS foe Weber State.
Nevada, picked to finish third in the conference standings, was dealt a major blow when star running back Luke Lippincott tore his ACL and MCL in a Sept. 6 loss to Texas Tech. The Wolf Pack is 2-2.
Those two teams figured to be Tech's main competition for postseason berth. With Boise State and Fresno State likely to coast to bowl eligibility, Tech's chances of securing the WAC's third automatic bowl bid look better than ever.
But Tech head coach Derek Dooley isn't taking anything for granted.
"I don't think the conference is any different than what my perception was in the beginning, which is every team in the league can beat us," Dooley said. "That's all I'm concerned about."
Hawaii has endured a tough out-of-conference schedule, with losses to Florida and Oregon State, but dropped a somewhat surprising 20-17 decision to WAC foe San Jose State on Saturday.
Injuries and inconsistency have plagued Hawaii's quarterbacks. Three different quarterbacks — Inoke Funaki, Tyler Graunke, and Greg Alexander — have started games for the Warriors this season.
"Right now I just want to get some stability," Hawaii coach Greg McMackin said.
Lippincott garnered first-team All-WAC honors last season after rushing for a conference-best 1,420 yards and 18 touchdowns.
"Certainly for us he was a great player, and a motivational factor on and off the field," Nevada coach Chris Ault said. "It's a tremendous loss. You don't replace him."
Tech, on the other hand is off to a 2-1 start despite opening the season against teams from the SEC and Big 12. After Wednesday's game, Tech visits Hawaii on Oct. 11, then hosts Idaho — one of the WAC's worst teams — on Oct. 18.
Dooley said he's not one to look at a schedule and predict wins and losses, but is happy with where Tech stands through five weeks.
The preseason is over. Sure, am I happy with the results? You can't be upset because you're 2-1. But there are a lot of things that go along with the process that we're not happy with. In some ways that's more important, because that's going to affect the result down the road.
There's no tougher place for Tech to start WAC play than in Boise, where the Broncos have been practically invincible against conference opponents.
"Everybody in the league would be happy if they had the success that Boise State has had," Dooley said. "I've always said that if you want to be a championship team, you've got to go toe-to-toe and beat the champion.
"To get our program to where we're competing for a conference championship every year, you've got to go up to Boise and compete with Boise."

dmart420 · Oct 1, 2008

hard to go against boise on their home turf. especially when latech gives up these passing numbers............377 to sela, 410 to ku, and 250 to miss st. boise should be able to score early and often which will take tech out of their gameplan. bosie stacks the box and makes bennet beat them with his 48% completion rate. strong 1st half trend for boise at home too. it is a lot of points though. leaning boise.

Inspekdah · Oct 1, 2008

They don't sound ready to play to win IMO.

dmart420 · Oct 1, 2008

Inspekdah said:
They don't sound ready to play to win IMO.

do you mean bosie st or la tech?

Inspekdah · Oct 1, 2008

LA Tech. "Going to compete" is like waiving a white flag.

Boise rolls IMO and tries to make a push to crack the top 10 sooner than later.

dmart420 · Oct 1, 2008

Inspekdah said:
LA Tech. "Going to compete" is like waiving a white flag.

Boise rolls IMO and tries to make a push to crack the top 10 sooner than later.

that's what i'm looking at too. latech's inability to throw consistently is gonna make it hard for them to keep close.

TopDaddy · Oct 1, 2008

Really leaning toward Boise here too. A decent defense can keep "a competing" La Tech offense in check.

ontime23 · Oct 1, 2008

Inspekdah said:
LA Tech. "Going to compete" is like waiving a white flag.

Boise rolls IMO and tries to make a push to crack the top 10 sooner than later.

Not neccesariily (sp) meaning could just accepting dog role and trying to put your best out there and not rolling over.

RetroVK · Oct 1, 2008

I am not betting this game so no strong opinion as to a huge value ....

but I have bet against bosie state at home as an inflated favorite before many times. They always seem to find a way to cover , especially on ESPN games. Cap the game out and there is no way you can find a great value in the Boise St side at this number...... but fading boise on the blue turf at home is not the way i like to start my betting week.

RetroVK · Oct 1, 2008

weather will not be an issue ......

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Louisiana Tech
@ Boise State (Schedule)

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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