The 6th rank Boise State Broncos are a football machine and the injury plagued Warriors will need a “Perfect Storm” to pull off a win tonight. This evening’s forecast is for heavy thunder showers but even that may not be enough.
Hawaii’s linebackers are slow and poor tacklers. Look for Boise State to exploit them often with slots receivers, tight ends, and running backs catching balls out of the back field. Too focused on stopping the run, the Warrior defense will be vulnerable to the short passing game and play action pass.
If the Warriors cannot at least slow down the Boise ground game, there is no question that it will be a long night. Unlike LaTech, Boise State is multi-dimensional meaning they can also air it out and points will come either by ground or air. If the Warriors have any hopes of an upset they will need to outscore the Bronco offensive machine. That seems doubtful as opposing offenses have made it to the Bronco “Redzone” a meager 8 times all season.
Without Rodney Bradley, the Warriors have no deep threat. The Bronco Defense will tee off on the slow possession receivers Hawaii still have healthy. Sophomore QB, Moniz had a very good game last week against Idaho, but the Boise defense is several notches above. They are faster, stronger and deeper than Idaho. Tonight is a true test for the red shirt sophomore as Boise will throw multiple blitz packages and zones coverages to try and confuse him.
The game may be a forgone conclusion but Boise State will still need to show up and beat the Warriors on their home turf. The last two times Boise State played here: December 2007 for the WAC Title and Dec 25 against ECU in the Hawaii Bowl, they lost. Hopefully this trend can continue with a win for Hawaii.
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