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Originally Posted by valo403
I've watched them a couple times, although I passed out before the end last night (  the trip to and from Philly for the Flames game took a lot out of me) adn you're right, they are a really good team and maybe one of the top teams in the country. The problem is the only time they beat other top teams is situations that are primed for them to do so, long layoffs that give the less talented but smarter and more creative teams a big edge. And when it comes to intelligence and creativity they've got to be tops in the country. Here they had a chance to beat a good team, not a great team but good, on the road in the course of a regular season week and they couldn't pull it off. It solidifies the argument that BSU wouldn't be able to run the table when facing tests from teams of this calibre throughout the season, which is the case in any of the PAC10, SEC, Big XII (usually) or Big Ten and occasionally true in the ACC. |
Don't the more talented teams have just as much time to prepare as Boise St? I never understood this argument. If Boise St is the more creative team then wouldn't it be a big advantage to their opponent if there's a long layoff? They can watch the tape and gameplan for all the allegedly weird stuff they do (like Georgia Tech's lack of success in bowl games).
The problem is that Boise St. really isn't that creative at the end of the day, they just execute to perfection, have the best technique in the country and actually do things against the football norms (unbalanced formations, plays to the boundary side of the field, etc.).
And I really don't see how losing to a top 20 team on the road proves that Boise St. couldn't handle the big conferences. It is completely irrelevant. If Auburn loses to South Carolina next week (ranked one spot ahead of Nevada) then all we hear to the "SEC meat grinder" crap. But Boise loses to Nevada and it's proof they couldn't cut it? You do realize that if Boise played in those conferences they'd have better recruits and be more equipped to play in those conditions, right? Either way, anyone who's watched Boise play should know they have exactly what they'd need to match up in those conferences - depth. They are one of the deepest teams in the country.