Boise St vs. LA Tech

[alarson]

sloppy play but boise now up 28-7. not one of their more impressive games but if you can still blow them out thats all that matters

Blowing out teams like La Tech does not qualify you for a title. You'd see the same result if most top teams went there. Hell, Texas A&M beat them 48-16, and theyre nowhere near the national title picture.

[hawkeyeh8r]

im not saying that beating them qualifies them to play for the NC. im just saying that there only shot at a title is to blow out teams so they may as well do it.

on a side note...they have a hell of a pressbox. too bad ISU cant expand theirs the whole length of the upper deck

[alarson]

that turf is actually pretty sweet. they just said they had a 73-1 home record since they put it in in 1986. they have no reason to change it if it works that well. too bad ISU was one of those 73 losses

Probably because they played nobody worth mentioning at home..

Though i do believe thats an incorrect stat, i count a whole lot more losses at home than 1.

All boise state opponents since 1986

[hawkeyeh8r]

thats what i heard on from the game not sure exactly what they meant then

wow they beat us 34-16 when we had seneca...i dont remember it being that bad

[hawkeyeh8r]

boise still has only 1 loss at home. that website shows both home and away losses so they actually are 74-1 at home after tonight

[ISUAgronomist]

That Boise St. kid got lucky on the onside kick that he walked off the field.

[CYinPA]

I think Valley has a great record at home too. Academics are harder though.

[alarson]

boise still has only 1 loss at home. that website shows both home and away losses so they actually are 74-1 at home after tonight

Not true. That link splits out home ans away This one might be easier to read:
Boise State Historical Scores

This only goes back to 1996, instead of 86, but itll do for my point, as there is more than one home loss in that period too.

Home Losses
1996- 6
1997- 3
1998- 3
1999-0
2000-0
2001-1
2002-0
2003-0
2004-0
2005-1
2006-0
2007-0
2008-0
2009-0
2010- 0

Most of their games with any difficulty at all though have been played on the road.

[cyrocksmypants]

I'm actually excited for the BSU-Hawai'i game next week. If Hawai'i can beat Idaho this week, both teams will be undefeated in the WAC. Although BSU will be heavily favored, Hawai'i has an awesome offense and an opportunistic defense that has started to click in the last three weeks. May be an upset special to watch for, although it will hurt Hawai'i that BSU will have practically two full weeks to plan for the game.

[LindenCy]

I think Valley has a great record at home too. Academics are harder though.

Quoted for truth.

[jdoggivjc]

that turf is actually pretty sweet. they just said they had a 73-1 home record since they put it in in 1986. they have no reason to change it if it works that well. too bad ISU was one of those 73 losses

I actually don't think that ISU was technically one of those 73 wins - since the game we played was a bowl game, that technically makes it a neutral field, even if it was Boise's home field.

Probably because they played nobody worth mentioning at home..

Though i do believe thats an incorrect stat, i count a whole lot more losses at home than 1.

All boise state opponents since 1986

So I'm guessing you think Oregon St this year, Oregon last year, and Oregon St in 2006 were all "nobodies"?

[CyJack13]

Yeah but according to that stat, they are 73-1 since 1986.....

Yeah I heard that too and knew it was wrong right away, there's no way you only play 74 home games in 24 years. I think it was installed in '86 and they are 73-1 in their last 74 games, not just since the blue turf went in.

[Wesley]

negative rep for blue turf. It pains the eyeball.