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Barking Bowl Bets…TCU -3 vs. Boise State

Posted by Trips Right on December 23rd, 2008 under Football

Not the intricate write up you’ve grown accustomed to during our 2-0 win streak. But still, this is our favorite play of the bowl season. So put two units on it. Some reasons for betting on the Horned Frogs.


Style points anyone?

Defensively…

TCU has shut down every rushing attack on their schedule including Oklahoma. The Sooners managed a pathetic 25 yards rushing against the Horned Frogs causing Bob Stoops’ goiter to finally engulf his mandible leaving any semblance of a jaw line appearing at his mastoid process. Cameras caught him lisping incoherently into Gary Patterson’s ear at the end of the ballgame.

Even more impressive is TCU gives up a paltry 3.9 yards per play overall to a schedule that stands to gain 5.4 yards per play against an average schedule. Against Oregon, the only comparable defense to that of TCU on the schedule, Boise rushed for 54 yards on 32 carries. The Ducks are nearly a full yard worse defending the run than TCU. Boise will not move the ball on ground against the purple menace which affects the Bronc’s ability to successfully use trick and misdirection plays, since most of these plays are predicated on having success on the ground. The fact that BSU can’t run the ball and won’t be lining up against a Sooner defense with a collective IQ of 65, means big plays will be hard to come by for the Broncos.

On offense, I’d take TCU’s athletes over Nevada, a team that racked up nearly 400 yards of offense against BSU.

Plus, we already have indications that the MWC plays better football than the WAC after watching a 6-6 CSU squad rack up 619 yards of offense, including over 300 yards rushing on the WAC’s Fresno State.

I’d give the motivational edge to TCU, because undefeated Boise had to have had their sights set on bigger and better things after getting through the schedule undefeated. The Mexican Christmas Flower bowl? Seriously? Feliz Navidad Ian Johnson.

Instead the Broncs play a pissed off TCU team looking to beat THE non-BCS glamour team. A glamour team because of the way it Statue of Liberty-ed its way into the hearts and minds of underdogs everywhere by winning a Fiesta bowl against an opponent with as much talent as the 2008 Detroit Lions and a payroll to match.

TCU rolls in this one and exposes Boise on national TV. 31 to 14 Lascivious Ranas.

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  1. dusk till dawn said:

    December 23rd, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    man I love those anti-OU undertones. good write up trips; i’m guessing that BSU wont score more than 20 pts, but i’m not confident in TCU to score a ton either

  2. Boise State said:

    December 23rd, 2008 at 4:12 pm

    Wait–this shit is green?

  3. dick said:

    December 23rd, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    I took TCU -2.5 but you didn’t really mention Boise’s D, which is underrated imo. So far TCU got fucked by a bogus PI call and cost them a FG and momentum. I also thought that ball was jarred loose before that Boise player went down on that first replay.

    TCU’s defense does look good despite Boise coming out fired up and creative as hell. I may look at TCU 2nd half and just hope their O settles down.

  4. dick said:

    December 23rd, 2008 at 6:02 pm

    whoa, hello Antoine Hicks. Former Longhorn Great Antoine Hicks.

  5. Trips Right said:

    December 23rd, 2008 at 7:28 pm

    The yardage numbers are unreal in TCU’s favor. 367 yards to 194? Seriously?

    TCU is the correct side, buth they’re shitting the bed in when they get into Boise’s side of the 50.

  6. dick said:

    December 23rd, 2008 at 8:02 pm

    yeah this sucks, at least I took 2nd half as well. TCU just isn’t one of those front door cover type teams.

  7. Huckleberry said:

    December 23rd, 2008 at 8:46 pm

    Yep, TCU dominated most of this game. Tough loss on the -3.

  8. chicka chicka bow bow said:

    December 23rd, 2008 at 10:58 pm

    If TCU’s OC isn’t trying to match Chris Petersen in the creativity department, TCU wins going away. When TCU just ran the ball and went ‘Bama on BSU, they dominated. Then they’d throw it on 2nd and 6 and end up with 3rd and long.

    TCU was clearly the more talented team. So much so, that I hope a Boise State fan sees this and tries to argue otherwise. Boise St.’s offensive coaching advantage kept them in the game.

  9. comeonminers said:

    December 24th, 2008 at 3:52 am

    Team Stat Comparison

    1st Downs 15 28
    3rd down efficiency 3-11 9-18
    4th down efficiency 0-0 1-3
    Total Yards 250 472
    Passing 222 197
    Comp-Att 22-35 22-36
    Yards per pass 6.3 5.5
    Rushing 28 275
    Rushing Attempts 20 51
    Yards per rush 1.4 5.4
    Penalties 4-25 6-63
    Turnovers 2 2
    Fumbles lost 1 0
    Interceptions thrown 1 2
    Possession 23:53 36:07

  10. insane said:

    December 26th, 2008 at 1:12 pm

    Oops……….try again

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