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A PREDICTABLE OFFENSE

WILL NOT WIN TITLES Nate Lowery

Sports & Rec Editor

Robert Prince’s negative impact on the Boise State offense can still be seen to this day. The Broncos’ former offensive coordinator, now the wide receivers coach for the Detroit Lions of the NFL, can be mentioned in the same conversation as Colin Kaepernick as one of the reasons for the decline of Boise State football. The word from current head coach Bryan Harsin and offensive coordinator Mike Sanford is that the offense this season will look more like it did when Kellen Moore set passing records. Right now, however, there is more evidence that Prince’s offense from last season is still the basis of the Bronco attack. While Harsin and Sanford did away with the pistol formation for the most part, there were still remnants of Prince’s monstrous offense against Ole Miss.

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For all the talk of needing to take more downfield shots, Boise State’s longest pass play was a 32-yard catch and run from running back Jay Ajayi. Boise State’s attempts to gain quick, easy yards were met with fierce opposition from Ole Miss’ defense. Wide receivers Matt Miller and Shane Williams-Rhodes were quickly stopped before they could move the ball upfield. Miller’s longest play of the game was a 22yard reception, while Williams-Rhodes finished the game with 14 catches for only 53 yards. The big-play ability that has been associated with the Broncos since that Statue of Liberty against Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl is long gone. In 83 plays ran against Ole Miss, Boise State managed only 399 yards of offense, an average of 4.65 yards per play. The balance of the Boise State offense just wasn’t there. Only four

Broncos tallied a reception in the game, with Ajayi and WilliamsRhodes both breaking into the double-digits. The imbalance in the Broncos’ passing game was just as evident in their running game. If you take away Ajayi and Hedrick’s 20 and 14 carries, respectively, the Broncos only ran the ball twice: an end around to WilliamsRhodes, who broke through for 23 yards, and a three-yard rush by Devan Demas. The Broncos’ offense can be summed up in one word: predictable. Predictable doesn’t lead the nation in offense. Predictable doesn’t put points on the board. Predictable isn’t going to win a conference title. Fans expecting to see Boise State light up the scoreboard as they did with Kellen Moore were met with disappointment in Thursday’s opener. It remains to be seen if the Broncos can make amends against Colorado State.

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WHAT WE SAY

Nate Lowery

Sports & Rec Editor The Arbiter

Boise State returns to the safety of Albertsons Stadium hurt. Despite multiple trips to the red zone, the Broncos were unable to score an offensive touchdown until 4:26 remained in the game. Grant Hedrick, the senior quarterback who many, including myself, predicted to be a massive upgrade over Joe Southwick, folded under the pressure. Hedrick made errant throws all night which led to four interceptions—one shy of his total from all of last season. Normally, Bronco Nation would completely look over a game against Colorado State; expecting an easy win and an offensive field day. However, the day has come when Boise State can no longer look down upon the Rams. The Broncos and Rams are in the same division of the MW. Whoever gets the win Saturday night will be neck-and-neck with Utah State for who clinches a bid to the MW championship game. Colorado State was expected

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to struggle after replacing four members of its offensive line, but any thoughts of that were quickly put to rest after the Rams ran wild over Colorado. Alabama transfer and former five star recruit Dee Hart contributed 139 yards and two touchdowns to the Rams 260 yards on the ground. Boise State’s front seven are going to be on watch all night long to try and contain Hart and Treayous Jerrells. If they can prevent the Rams from chewing up too much of the clock and having long drives, the Broncos are in good shape. The burden falls to the offense, however. Boise State can not allow trips to the red zone to end in field goals and interceptions any longer. Whether it be more creative play calling or better decision making on the field, the Broncos have to find a way to score touchdowns against an inadequate Colorado State defense. FINAL SCORE: Boise State 33, State 24

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WHAT THEY SAY Keegan Pope

Sports Editor Rocky Mountain Collegian

The Colorado State football team will be riding high into Boise when they meet the Broncos Friday night at Albertsons Stadium. Behind the dominant two-headed rushing attack of Alabama transfer Dee Hart and junior Treyous Jarrells, the Rams rolled over rival Colorado 31-17 for their second victory in three years over the Buffaloes. The Rams, led by Hart and Jarrells as well as senior quarterback Garrett Grayson, will look to start 2-0 for the first time since the 2011 season. But it won’t be easy against a Boise State team coming off of a 35-13 shellacking at the hands of Ole Miss. Along with losing four-year starter and New York Giants second-round pick Weston Richburg at center, the Rams have new starters at every other offensive line spot now that left tackle Ty Sambrailo will miss at least three weeks with a knee injury. However, CSU’s inexperienced line showed up against CU, opening big holes for Hart and Jarrells on the way to

266 total rushing yards and three touchdowns. On defense, the Rams will look to contain all-Mountain West running back Jay Ajayi with one of the best returning linebacker groups in the entire conference. Seniors Max Morgan, Aaron Davis and redshirt junior Cory James combined for 22 tackles against the Buffs, limiting them to just 134 yards on 34 attempts. CSU’s biggest question mark comes in the defensive secondary where they’ll have to force Broncos quarterback Grant Hedrick to nickel and dime them instead of giving up big plays like they were very prone to doing last year. A prediction: Despite the confidence boost that comes from dominating their in-state rival last weekend, coming into Boise and beating the Broncos for the first time in program history will be a tall task. Expect a heavy dose of Hart and Jarrells, but it likely won’t be enough to overcome a raucous road atmosphere and fired-up Broncos squad. FINAL SCORE: Boise State 34, Colorado State 28

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WR 2 Matt Miller (6-3, 213, RS-SR) 14 Troy Ware (6-2, 183, RS-JR) WR 11 Shane Williams-Rhodes (5-6, 158, JR) 82 Thomas Sperbeck (6-0, 173, SO) WR 81 Dallas Burroughs (5-9, 169, SR) OR 6 Chaz Anderson (5-10, 182, RS-SO) LT 71 Rees Odhiambo (6-4, 310, RS-JR) 75 Eli McCullough (6-5, 288, RS-FR) LG 73 Travis Averill (6-3, 298, RS-SO) 60 Kellen Buhr (6-1, 290, RS-SO) OR 52 Andrew Tercek (6-1, 280, RS-FR) C 72 Marcus Henry (6-3, 286, RS-JR) 59 Mason Hampton (6-3, 274, RS-FR) RG 66 Mario Yakoo (6-4, 339, RS-SO) OR 74 Archie Lewis (6-3, 283, RS-FR) RT 70 Steven Baggett (6-3, 289, RS-SO) 76 Jerhen Ertel (6-6, 271, RS-JR) TE 88 Jake Roh (6-3, 228, RS-FR) 89 Connor Peters (6-4, 251, SR) OR 87 Alec Dhaenens (6-3, 239, RS-FR) 84 Jake Hardee (6-3, 238, RS-JR) QB 9 Grant Hedrick (6-0, 198, RS-SR) 15 Ryan Finley (6-4, 190, RS-FR) RB 27 Jay Ajayi (6-0, 216, RS-JR) 26 Devan Demas (5-8, 174, RS-SO) OR 21 Jack Fields (5-9, 203, JR)

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DE 53 Beau Martin (6-2, 258, RS-SR) 33 Gabe Perez (6-4, 231, SO) OR 32 Rondell McNair (6-2, 242, RS-JR) NT 40 Armand Nance (6-0, 301, JR) OR 98 Antoine Turner (6-1, 290, RS-JR) 58 Robert Ash (6-3, 286, RS-JR) DT 69 Tyler Horn (6-5, 273, SR) 94 Sam McCaskill (6-3, 250, RS-SO) OR 96 Elliot Hoyte (6-4, 271, RS-SO) STUD 8 Kamalei Correa (6-3, 247, SO) 54 Mat Boesen (6-4, 219, RS-FR) WLB 51 Ben Weaver (6-0, 235, RS-SO) OR 36 Tyler Gray (6-4, 229, JR) MLB 20 Tanner Vallejo (6-1, 228, SO) OR 13 Blake Renaud (6-2, 255, SR) N 38 Corey Bell (5-11, 208, SR) 37 Cameron Hartsfi eld (5-10, 186, RS-FR) OR 9 Mercy Maston (5-11, 197, SR) CB 5 Donte Deayon (5-9, 152, JR) 1 Bryan Douglas (5-9, 175, RS-SR) OR 9 Mercy Maston (5-11, 197, SR) S 10 Jeremy Ioane (5-10, 192, RS-SR) 28 Dillon Lukehart (6-1, 208, RS-JR) OR 29 Dylan Sumner-Gardner (6-1, 196, FR) S 4 Darian Thompson (6-2, 208, RS-JR) 22 Chanceller James (6-2, 208, RS-SO) CB 3 Cleshawn Page (5-9, 178, SR) 30 Jonathan Moxey (5-10, 187, SO)

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PK 41 Dan Goodale (5-10, 185, RS-SR) 49 Tyler Rausa (5-9, 192, RS-SO) KO 41 Dan Goodale (5-10, 185, RS-SR) HOLD 2 Matt Miller (6-3, 213, RS-SR) 9 Grant Hedrick (6-0, 198, RS-SR) OR 19 Sean Wale (6-2, 186, RS-SO) P 19 Sean Wale (6-2, 186, RS-SO) SNAP 46 Kevin Keane (6-0, 207, JR) 42 Matt Cota (6-1, 189, RS-FR) KR 1 Bryan Douglas (5-9, 175, RS-SR) 35 Charles Bertoli (5-11, 200, RS-SO) PR 11 Shane WilliamsRhodes (5-6, 158, JR) 5 Donte Deayon (5-9, 152, JR)

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KEY PLAYERS AGAINST COLORADO STATE Beau Martin R-Sr. Defensive End

Nate Lowery

Beau Martin is set up to have a field day against Colorado State. Martin was an absolute wrecking ball against Ole Miss. The Boise State defense was able to hold the Rebels to only 72 rushing yards and provided pressure on quarterback Bo Wallace all game long. Martin himself had one of the best games of his career, finishing with six tackles, two tackles for a loss and half a sack. If Martin and the rest of the Boise State defensive line can find a way to slow Colorado State’s ground game, as they did against Ole Miss, then the Broncos might be able to avoid falling to a 0-2 start this season. The Rams had to replace four of their five starters along the offensive line. Their expected struggles along the line didn’t show in a 31-17 win over their instate rival university of Colorado in week one, meaning Martin is going to be called upon to stop the two-headed rushing attack of Dee Hart and Treayous Jerrells. Both combined for 260 yards and three touchdowns against the Buffaloes.

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Grant Hedrick R-Sr. Quarterback It’s no secret that Grant Hedrick has to play better for Boise State to be successful this season. Four interceptions, mainly off of terrible decisions on Hedrick’s part, doomed the Broncos against Ole Miss. Any time the offense was able to gain some kind of momentum, Hedrick would kill the drive with an interception. Just as Hedrick said after the game: “Take away a few bad decisions on my part and you’ve got a really good ball game.” It was thought that at the beginning of the season, Hedrick would not be mentioned in the same conversation as Joe Southwick for most disliked Bronco, but after blowing the game against Ole Miss, Hedrick is on a short leash with the fans. If he can not make big plays when they matter most against a surging Colorado State coming off of a big rivalry win, Boise State might just find themselves at 0-2 for the first time since 2005.

Despite all of the talk about the Boise State offense returning to the days of Kellen Moore, I sure did notice a lot of bubble screens from Grant Hedrick. The speed of college football has increased to the point where offenses can no longer rely on short plays that gain only three to five yards. For the Broncos to start putting 30 points on the scoreboard every game, more deep shots need to be taken downfield. Matt Miller finished Thursday’s loss to Ole Miss with six receptions for 84 yards. His longest play was for only 22 yards. This contributed to the Broncos barely being able to score an offensive touchdown against the Rebels. Last season, Miller hauled in six passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns against the Rams. If he can replicate those numbers with more downfield shots against a delicate Colorado State secondary, we might just see the offensive firepower Boise State needs to be a factor in the MW.

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Matt Miller R-Sr. Wide Receiver

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Let’s hear it for senior cheeleader Lauren Bath tated when I stopped gymnastics. Arbiter: What do you enjoy the most about cheerleading at Boise State? Bath: It’s definitely being a representative of Boise State. It’s not about the uniforms for me. It’s about being a role model for all the young kids. Arbiter: What is something about the sport that people don’t understand? Bath: People don’t know that we actually compete and they don’t see us has an athletic program. We actually

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Lauren Bath is one of Boise State’s cheerleaders. Bath is a senior pursing a major in K-12 physical education. She is only one of three seniors on the team this year. The Snohomish, Washington native sat down with The Arbiter to talk about her time in cheer and what Boise State means to her. Arbiter: How long have you been cheerleading for? Bath: I have been cheerleading for seven years and before that I was a gymnast for 15 years. So cheer is a relatively new thing for me. Arbiter: What made you start cheerleading? Bath: When I quit gymnastics I was looking for something else to do and cheerleading was the closest sport to it. I also wanted to get more involved with my school. Arbiter: How does your family feel about you cheerleading? Bath: My family supports me a lot. That was the coolest thing for me to see because they were pretty devas-

do compete and put in just as many if not more hours then all the other athletic programs. Arbiter: Why did you choose to come to Boise State? Bath: It was at the 2007 Fiesta Bowl when Ian Johnson proposed to his girlfriend that made me fall in love with the school. From then on it was just set in my mind that I wanted to come here. Arbiter: What is it like being only one of three seniors that have been here from the start?

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Bath: It’s been a process for sure. I have been through three coaches but I have enjoyed it because it motivates me to keep the team going and leave them in a good place when I am gone. Arbiter: Describe what it is like to be a Boise State cheerleader. Bath: It’s great because you get to be a role model and be involved with the community. You don’t realize how big of deal it is be one until you see and hear it from other people. Arbiter: What is your favorite game day tradition? Bath: The Boise State side to side. I just get chills every time we go out an do it and get the biggest adrenaline rush ever. Arbiter: What do you want to do after you graduate from Boise State? Bath: I hope to take over my mom’s gymnastics gym and I am going to get married in July. Arbiter: What will you take away from your experiences at Boise State? Bath: Boise State has set me up to be successful in the real world. It has taught me to open up and meet new people.

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What a win would mean for Boise State

The Broncos’ season is back on track Brandon Walton

Asst. Sports & Rec Editor

With the Ole Miss game behind them perhaps no game is more important for the new era of Boise State football than this one against Colorado State. The Broncos return for their

win on Saturday. Colorado State hasn’t been a real contender since the Broncos joined the MW in 2011 and the Rams have hovered around the mid to bottom range of the conference. Despite finishing with the same record as the Broncos last season at 8-5, and a opening win against in-state rival Colorado last week, the Rams don’t figure to be one

home opener and start their MW schedule against a team that they have easily beaten in recent years. They have outscored the Rams 147-57 over the last three seasons. Even with the uncertainty that has surrounded the Broncos over the last several months, Boise State is expected to come away with a

of the top teams in the conference this season. A win for the Broncos would give them that all important first win of the season as well as starting conference play off on the right foot and keep Boise State as one of the favorites to win the conference. It would also give them momentum going forward as the Broncos have three out of their next four games on the road.

Where a loss would leave the Broncos

A loss to the Rams at home would be a major cause for concern and could really spell the end to the season. The Broncos have not started the season 0-2 since the 2005 season when lost back-to-back games against Georgia and Oregon State. That team went on to go 9-4 but had quarterback Jared Zabransky at the helm. Boise State would no longer be one of the favorites in the Mountain West and serious questions would be raised of the team and the coaching staff. The Broncos at that point would be

fighting to become bowl eligible as they would still have several much tougher opponents in front of them that include Fresno State, BYU, San Diego State and Utah State and wouldn’t be favored in any of them. If the Broncos were to lose, fans can expect to be for a long season and it could be Boise State’s worst season since 1998 when they went 6-5. If Boise State does indeed lose it will signal an end to the great Bronco teams we have been accustomed to for a almost a decade now and usher in an era of rebuilding and uncertainty.

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Atlanta, Georgia

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Colorado State

ALBERTSONs stadium

8:15 p.m.

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Sept. 13

Connecticut

East Hartford, Conn.

10 a.m.

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Sept. 20

Lousiana-Lafayette

ALBERTSONs stadium

8:30 p.m.

TBD

Sept. 27

Air Force

Colorado Springs, Colo.

6 p.m.

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Oct. 4

Nevada

Reno, Nev.

8:30 p.m.

TBD

Oct. 17

Fresno State

ALBERTSONs stadium

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ALBERTSONs stadium

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Laramie, Wyoming

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Utah State

ALBERTSONs stadium

TBA

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Represent your BOISE STATE The entirety of Boise State’s fight song

Almost every Boise State student knows the “Go Big Blue” chant led by the band at nearly every sporting event. However, the music the band is putting out there is more than just a jazzy intro, it’s the Boise State fight song. Here are the complete lyrics to the song so you can cheer your blue and orange on even louder. Remember, the fight song is usually repeated twice.

Fight Broncos celebrate the orange and blue Boise will stand and cheer for you Fight for distinction and our alma mater bravely defending BSU Fight on Courageously for Boise State Success and Honor make her great (BSU) Boise’s proud tradition heads up competition Glory for B - S - U! Go! Orange! Go! Big! Blue! Fight! Fight! B-S-U!

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