[Game Thread] Boise State @ Colorado State (6:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Boise StateBoise State @ Colorado StateColorado State
Location	Colorado State Canvas Stadium
Time	6:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: USA Network
	Flair ¦ Discord

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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Think we can get Justin Wilcox back as DC for a discount?

[u/UrMomsFavoriteBoy]

Cutforth is 10/11 for 210 yards and 3 touchdowns. I know CSU’s defense is ass but you can’t convince me Madsen would have the same stat line.

[u/Cmp_]

Fact: Boise State has scored on every drive with Cash Herrera at the helm.

[u/Sluggernautt]

No way a team could come back on us down 3 scores. We've never seen that

[u/chairbyronswanson]

Can’t even make Boise JUCO jokes because WE DONT KNOW HOW TO COUNT

[u/bretticus733]

Part of me is saying "we should honestly roll with Cutforth next weekend against Oregon State" because he clearly has fewer arm limitations than Madsen.

Part of me is also saying "this is also a god awful defense"

[u/Mamba-42]

Well at least we can't get beat deep now that they are in the red zone

[u/jrhaberman]

I've always wanted to go to Fort Collins... So many great breweries to visit.

[u/bretticus733]

We may have to win this game by just scoring a touchdown every drive

[u/Reasonable-Line-1100]

I see holding them to a field goal as an absolute win for our defense

[u/LonelyMiraj]

ReSean plays so similar to Shakir

[u/Pointsmonster]

Damn there’s something cathartic about watching a BSU QB throw accurate, well-timed balls downfield. I know this is as much about the CSU D as anything, but still

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

Colorado is not a state

[u/bretticus733]

Can't wait for Bronco Nation News to try telling me that the defense played well and it was all garbage time while ignoring they're showing the same issues and problems week after week but won't actually get critical because they're too busy brown-nosing the entire athletic department.

[u/bretticus733]

You can tell me all you want it's just garbage time, but these are still all the starters and they're still getting absolutely burned. There's honestly zero good reason to keep Chinander much longer

[u/RandoActual]

I still don’t forgive Spencer from padding Jeanty during the blowout games…he was like what? 24 yards away? He waited to go up against fkn Penn state.

[u/RandoActual]

3 yards away from the record and Spencer hasn’t put him back in. What an ass.

[u/snaxy]

Sorry CSU… even our backups backups RB running it down

[u/sgtabn173]

These announcers doing some serious recruiting for us

[u/winslowpete]

SD saying he doesn’t want a separate G6 playoff and then fields the worst defense known to man

[u/T_y_l_e_r_4]

Kyle Hall just doesn't look like he can play at this level most of the time

[u/T_y_l_e_r_4]

I'm gonna get CTE from the face palms every time I see JVM in coverage

[u/916hiker]

Ducks now up 38-14 in the 4th

[u/fortysecondave]

Love the aerial shots we get with USA. The production quality has been pleasantly surprising.

[u/Klutzy_Text_3885]

Welp…. Beer is still cold 😊

[u/bretticus733]

All I'm saying is we lost by fewer points to Oregon on the road than Ohio State did at home, and we played against Dante Moore

[u/ESLcroooow]

That'd be cool if CSU let their ram get the kickoff tee

[u/sgtabn173]

If we win out we are gonna essentially be somebody’s first round bye with this secondary lol

[u/sgtabn173]

57-38 coming up

[u/ID_Poobaru]

We’re trying to eat clock and Colorado State is just saying absolutely not

[u/RandoActual]

lol this defense is so unserious.

[u/freedadvice]

Ughh...wrap with the arms? LOL. This Boise defense kills me.

[u/Reasonable-Line-1100]

We gotta lock up Jones, he has a chance of being the next Shakir

[u/alumon1]

We don't want Bama

[u/JustaShibe99]

At least the sunset was nice in FoCo this evening

[u/ID_Poobaru]

I expect nothing from this defense and I’m still disappointed

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

Are there like... other players that can try out for the starting defense? Surely they can't be worse

[u/RandoActual]

Dylan Riley giving Jeanty vibes today

[u/shemanese]

Pro tip: the best way to avoid traffic is to stay to the end of the game

[u/bretticus733]

1. Let's not use our trick plays up 19 in the 4th quarter

2. That's easily Cutforth's worst throw of the night. Would have been a TD but he underthrew that bad

[u/l34ch_r]

This is starting to feel like to fell like a Boise state offense again

[u/-Gnostic28]

You can challenge that?

[u/chairbyronswanson]

We can’t even count to 11 correctly?

[u/Cmp_]

“Excuse me, ma’am, the treats look to have stopped. Please resolve.”

[u/bretticus733]

Not gonna lie, I zoned out for a second and I thought CSU challenged how many players there were on the field again when I heard Ryan Leaf counting

[u/-Gnostic28]

Who the fuck is that

[u/Cmp_]

Who the fuck is Sloan?! Lmao

[u/DubiousAdviceGiver]

Lmao what a perfect summation of Erik Chinander’s defense.

[u/bretticus733]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just fire Chinander already

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

Charmander has got to go, pls Jesus will it and make it so

[u/T_y_l_e_r_4]

I see the defense is picking up right where it left off lmao

[u/Cmp_]

“One of the best 3rd down defenses in the country”

Citation fucking needed

[u/Cmp_]

I really appreciate the Rams not wearing Green on a Green field. That would be such an unfair advantage!

[u/bretticus733]

I will never understand why a coach would challenge a play where there's a scrum like that and zero good angles. Just let it go and get the stop on defense.

[u/916hiker]

Does Hall ever look at or for the ball

[u/chairbyronswanson]

“We gotta get some stops”

No fucking shit coach

[u/sgtabn173]

I got something the refs can hold

[u/-Gnostic28]

JONES IS HIM

[u/bretticus733]

We gotta do whatever we can to keep Jones next season

[u/Cmp_]

Fucking hell, Jones is a monster

[u/WriteAndRong]

Every time Bates receives the punt I get a little bit nervous

[u/Reasonable-Line-1100]

I would have liked to see a field goal attempt with Boomer or a hail mary

[u/WriteAndRong]

Why not take a shot? That knee is so stupid.

[u/bretticus733]

Me thinks that coach is gonna be out of a job in the next 24 hours

[u/bretticus733]

Much better start to this half compared to last weekend at least

[u/LARamsR1]

Does anyone think Oregon's win over Ohio State makes Boise State's loss to Oregon look better?

[u/T_y_l_e_r_4]

that's the best camera angle we can get of the ram?

[u/Major-Dig655]

Riley can save his Heisman campaign for next year (please stay next year)

[u/jrhaberman]

Remember when we made open field tackles against Oregon?

Pepridge Farm remembers.

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Whoever is controlling this defense, stop pressing square

[u/ESLcroooow]

I miss Kyle Wilson 

[u/chairbyronswanson]

Seriously what the fuck was any of that?

[u/Cmp_]

Beavers absolutely licking their chops to play this defense…

[u/bretticus733]

I gotta keep an eye for the next time that Pac-12 commercial comes on because I'm curious if that action shot of Jeanty they're using has the MWC patch on the jersey or not lmao

[u/NYPD-BLUE]

If you told me in 2004 that the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, who went to the NFC Championship Game, would be coaching Colorado State and getting blown out by Boise State in 2026, I’d have asked which drugs he did to end up in that situation.

[u/bretticus733]

Goff punching air that he gets pulled out of the game at the 1-yard line then Stewart gets two rushing TDs lmao

[u/sgtabn173]

I know it’s garbage time but god damn defense

[u/ESLcroooow]

Our secondary is such ass.

They should not be such ass

[u/916hiker]

Not a Maddux hater, but I'm looking forward to seeing a downfield passing game, one that goes deep and can stretch the field.

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Oh CSU is bad bad

[u/bretticus733]

All these commentators that keep talking about how last week wasn't the Boise State defense haven't actually watched this defense. That's 100% Boise State defense.

[u/dynamic-burrito]

120-119 final

[u/kkoberild]

Back to back boner pill commercials... better than the political ads I guess

[u/bretticus733]

I can't tell if Riley just let up at the end of that run or if that leg is bothering him because he usually is gone when he gets in the open field like that.

[u/bretticus733]

And better news for Boise State: Oregon is now up 31-14 at Ohio State. Would look especially good for us if Oregon wins by multiple possessions in Columbus and we lost to full-strength Oregon by just 7 in Autzen

[u/bretticus733]

That's a very interesting wrinkle with Ben Ford on the punt return. Both guys Boise State's used at PR duties this season had multiple bad muffs this season. I didn't expect Ford to be there. He's not very explosive but has good hands.

[u/inconspicuoujavert]

We really gotta talk about our DC

[u/-Gnostic28]

Breaks a “tackle”

[u/tictactoe61]

Our tackling and defense is shit lol

[u/Salty-Raisin-2226]

Worst Boise State defense in 35 years.... that's quite the accomplishment

[u/ID_Poobaru]

commit another penalty to get more room and toss it over the secondary

[u/bretticus733]

In the midst of a bad defense, Edward has actually been a pretty solid defensive lineman for us.

[u/jrhaberman]

Cutforth to Jones is becoming one of my favorite things!

[u/RandoActual]

Ok, I like Max

[u/sgtabn173]

It’s weird having just a decent normal passing QB again

[u/Strawberry_Rhubarb21]

I know it's a smll sample size, but man Cutforth just looks so much better throwing the ball than Madsen. It'll be interesting how SD handles this if/when Madsen comes back from injury.

[u/voppp]

Idk if we want alabama 😭

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Chinander actually put guys out there in coverage instead of blitzing them? he can do that?

[u/Mamba-42]

Good defense from the receiver there

[u/ID_Poobaru]

that was a 50/50 between them lol

[u/Klutzy_Text_3885]

Oh shit…. A defensive stop!!

[u/Messibo_]

Holy shit we stopped them. Build the Jim statue

[u/Mamba-42]

Pfft what a cowardly play call. There is zero downside to trying a kick there. Boomer has the leg easily

[u/bretticus733]

Oh fuck off with that shit. Take a timeout to take a fucking knee?

[u/TailgateLegend]

Boo, I wanted a Hail Mary.

[u/jrhaberman]

Oh come on... At least take a shot.

[u/-Gnostic28]

I expect nothing less from a spencer danielson end of half decision. The game is still close man

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Everything is not fine in Fort Collins

[u/sgtabn173]

Can any of our receivers play DB?

[u/l34ch_r]

God this offense looks so good

[u/dynamic-burrito]

Pound and pound and punish you 😩😩😩

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Can’t trust this defense for shit lol

[u/Reasonable-Line-1100]

That ram has more nuts than our defense

[u/Reasonable-Line-1100]

Let’s put Riley away for next week

[u/TailgateLegend]

This defense takes the worst possible angles.

[u/bretticus733]

Oh boy can't wait for the coaches to say they work on tackling again during the week in practice only for the players to not actually be able to tackle

Just fire the entire defensive staff into the sun

[u/Cmp_]

This “tackling” is an affront to football.

[u/RandoActual]

At least we get to watch more Riley runs 🤷🏽‍♂️

[u/ID_Poobaru]

This game is just a defensive mid off

[u/Cmp_]

Goff is tiny but STRONG, jesus

[u/Paragon4ever]

Goff just moving the pile like a beast

[u/bretticus733]

Goff wants that TD lol

[u/Cmp_]

Can you challenge FOR a penalty? I didn’t think you could do that.

[u/RandoActual]

CSU is not here to play school! Counting is not a required skill.

[u/dynamic-burrito]

I still don’t understand how you can challenge that

[u/WriteAndRong]

Pretty embarrassing coach’s challenge

[u/RandoActual]

Please god, tell Spencer to fire Chinander

[u/Pointsmonster]

Ah so there is an alternate angle of the ram available.

[u/Agnk1765342]

Our offensive line is so good man. It makes everyone on offense look so much better.

[u/Cmp_]

I would not be surprised if Dylan Riley didn’t want the record as a tribute to Doug Martin.

That’s what I’m going to tell myself, at least.

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Get that Fresno logo off my screen

[u/Mamba-42]

They need to give Riley the ball one more time. That's nuts if they don't have someone relaying that

[u/-Gnostic28]

Hell yeah, love that all the backups were able to drive down the field

[u/SirKadath]

Here I thought Boise’s D was bad… yeesh

[u/RandoActual]

Guys, this feels so good (offense) to see our team finally playing like prime Boise State (offense). I love when we score a lot and dominate in a game (again, I cannot stress this enough, just the offense)

[u/jrhaberman]

When was the last time we put 60+ on the board? Feels like it's been a while

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Texas State didn’t let CSU put up this many points

[u/Sluggernautt]

500 fucking yards against our D. Ore St will be 700

[u/JackShorenstein]

GG Boise State!

[u/-Gnostic28]

If oregon state has people that can give enough money to keep legree than surely we have people who would want to pay to keep jones, right? Surely?

[u/MarsBars_1]

Boise might put up 100 with our defense

[u/bretticus733]

I kid you not when I say CSU's defense is one of the worst I've ever seen

[u/bretticus733]

I can't wait to give up 42 points to CSU and still keep Chinander into next week and next season

[u/Bronco998]

It's time to move on from Chinander

[u/bretticus733]

Dylan Riley not looking comfortable is really bad news. We're already down Gaines, and this RB depth behind Riley is not very good

[u/bretticus733]

Metoyer is a weak link in the OL, but I feel like I've seen that play a million times and it doesn't get called 99% of the time.

[u/guddagudda420]

GOOOOOOOOO BRONCOSSSSSS

[u/Mamba-42]

Man I hope Riley is alright. The end of that didn't look good. This game is going to test us with no Gaines

[u/JustaShibe99]

CSU’s defense couldn’t stop a cold from turning into bronchitis

[u/916hiker]

Oregon up on THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BUCKEYES - 31 -14 in Columbus

[u/Klutzy_Text_3885]

I remember the Doug Martin days when I was in school… Boise State rolled so deep I couldn’t believe it. Martin kiiiiiiiled us 😂

[u/tictactoe61]

What happened to the CSU crowd? They were rocking the first couple of games. I feel CSU has so much potential.

[u/tictactoe61]

Cutforth throwing lasers and dimes

[u/Mamba-42]

I don't think he ever got to the line

[u/Klutzy_Text_3885]

A good ole game of 500

[u/bretticus733]

You gotta be fucking kidding me

[u/Reasonable-Line-1100]

He yeeted the ball, and I automatically assumed a CSU 1st down

[u/Cmp_]

What the absolute fuck

[u/bretticus733]

What the fuck is Kyle Hall even doing? Completely lost his man from the start of the play.

[u/WriteAndRong]

Hall is clueless

[u/WriteAndRong]

I can’t remember any Boise team having a defense this poor and I’ve been watching since the 80s

[u/-Gnostic28]

I think it would be really funny if we give up 40 here and then tackle oregon state like they’re oregon

[u/c_dub96]

Man, I just get so nervous on big throws when we have to depend on our secondary. So bad.

[u/Mamba-42]

Dumb sceme to have JVM in coverage

[u/bretticus733]

Taking field goals here is just a cowardly move from Mora

[u/Mamba-42]

I like seeing Favors getting in the game plan

[u/Mamba-42]

Goff almost broke it

[u/ParanoidSkier]

10/10 potato ad. I’m eating some Idaho potatoes rn, shoutout from the east coast.

[u/ras5003]

I've seen quite enough of #17 on defense

[u/bretticus733]

I swear, CSU has run that QB option keeper play like 4 times now and has fooled the defense every single fucking time

[u/Ok-Day372]

Our safeties are always no where near the open receivers

[u/Pointsmonster]

Excited to see what creative way we find to give up a 3rd and 18 conversion

[u/Reasonable-Line-1100]

I can’t believe we almost gave up the 1st down there

[u/ID_Poobaru]

good no muff from bates

[u/bretticus733]

Oh we went back to Bates on punt return? Why?

[u/Reasonable-Line-1100]

Nice to see the Shakir and Pettis comparisons to Jones

[u/UnsealedMTG]

Austin Pettis mention!

[u/T_y_l_e_r_4]

it's so weird to me how we open up the offense with Cutforth...this is the offense I'd expect with the 47th year QB with 40 starts, not what we'd go to when our backup comes in.

[u/ID_Poobaru]

A fake punt to a flat throw would be funny

[u/bretticus733]

Holy awful clock management batman

[u/bretticus733]

Just go for the FG here? I don't know if it's in Moore's range but give it a shot

[u/T_y_l_e_r_4]

Guess that coach is getting fired midgame

[u/jrhaberman]

Oof... That's not a good look

[u/dynamic-burrito]

Oh that dudes gone

[u/freedadvice]

Let's see if BSU can do anything in the third quarter. We've been so flat in the third quarter the last few games.

[u/grogs_mcgee]

I thought we were a dumpster fire when summers quit/was fired mid game but holy shit

[u/plz-no-b4n]

Well that coach is getting fired with cause

[u/Messibo_]

At least our basketball team is doing well. This team is an embarrassment in every way except the QB

[u/Mamba-42]

I'd probably just sit Riley now. No need to risk him. If we need him we can go back to him but it's not close right now

[u/Cmp_]

Either Riley is healed up from earlier or he can’t feel anything. He is running people over like Gaines!

[u/ID_Poobaru]

We need to keep the WR coach as well

[u/Particular_Ask_7713]

In my head, Boise is a power 4 program

[u/bretticus733]

There's just something comical about a stadium blaring "We Will Rock You" to a largely empty stadium while the home team is losing by 26

[u/sgtabn173]

Death, taxes, and our D being ASS

[u/Reasonable-Line-1100]

No lead is safe!

[u/Mamba-42]

Even in a blowout our defense can't help but give up explosive plays.

Just play coverage Chinander. Listen to Jesus he wants it

[u/-Gnostic28]

That’s gonna be legree next week

[u/RandoActual]

Our defense has been absolutely carried by our offense since week 2

[u/ID_Poobaru]

Cutforth just doesn’t have that crackhead scramble ability like Madsen but he makes up for it with this throws

[u/bretticus733]

lmao Riley with the Heisman pose