WAC Football & Basketball blog

The Bulldogs of Fresno State will kick off the bowl season when they face upstart Wyoming on December 19th. The Nevada Wolf Pack will bring a tremendous running game to a national stage on Christmas Eve when they face SMU at 8:00 in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. Surprising Idaho will stay in state for the Humanitarian Bowl when they take on Bowling Green on December 30th. The big game for the WAC as usual includes powerhouse Boise State. In what could possibly be the best game of the bowl season, the Broncos will look to stay undefeated as they face unbeaten TCU. The game will take place on January 4th at the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

Boise State ran their record to 12-0 in a thrilling 44-33 victory over Nevada. The Broncos still have their sights on a BCS bowl game but must finish the regular season with a victory over New Mexico State to further solidify their chances. With Oklahoma State’s loss to Oklahoma, the latest bowl projections show Boise State facing Iowa in the Fiesta Bowl. In the meantime, BSU is the lone WAC school with a logo Snuggie available for purchase. Fans can buy Boise State Snuggie blankets online through DFN Sports site.

Boise State defeated Utah State 52-21 last Friday night on national TV. Boise State remains strong at #6 in the BCS Top 25 rankings. The Broncos host Nevada on the 27th in what should be a thrilling contest and with a win they could very well find themselves in strong contention for a BCS bowl game despite the fact TCU is still ranked ahead of them in the BCS standings.

Boise State at Utah State: The Broncos travel to Logan to battle Utah State in front of a National TV audience on November 20th.  Boise State QB Kellen Moore has a legitimate shot at the Heisman Trophy if he has big performances in the last 3 games.  Utah State will need a big game from QB Diondre Borel to have any chance.  Boise State’s defense will dominate the Aggie offense and Kellen Moore will have a huge game.  Boise State 62 Utah State 20
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Louisiana Tech at Fresno State: Fresno State looks to bounce back after a tough loss to Nevada.  They may have to face Louisiana Tech without Ryan Mathews who was injured in the game against the Wolf Pack.  Tech will also try to control the game on the ground.  Fresno State’s offense will be too much for the Tech defense.  Fresno State 31 Louisiana Tech 23

Hawaii at San Jose State: The Spartans host the Rainbow Warriors in what should be an entertaining game.  Hawaii will spread the ball around and escape with a close victory.  Hawaii 37 San Jose State 31

Nevada at New Mexico State: The Wolf Pack are on a roll.  They have won 7 games in a row putting up dominating rushing performances every week.  Vai Taua and Colin Kaepernick will have big games against the sub par Aggie defense.  Nevada 63 New Mexico State 13

Standings (Conference Record Included) as of 11-19-09:

Nevada    6-0
Boise State    5-0
Fresno State   5-2
Idaho  4-3
Utah State  2-4
Louisiana Tech  2-4
Hawaii    2-5
New Mexico State  1-4
San Jose State      0-5
By: Scott Dryden
DFN Sports Senior Staff Writer

Boise State dominated from beginning to end as they throttled in-state rival Idaho 63-25. In a game that was being billed as Idaho’s chance to show they were of the same caliber as the Boise State program, the thrashing will surely keep local recruits favoring Boise State. The #6 Broncos travel to Utah State to battle the Aggies in front of a national audience on Friday night November 20th as they play on ESPN2. The most recent bowl projections from Football-Bowl.com have Boise State facing USC in the Emerald bowl, however recent ESPN reports have been leaning more toward both TCU and Boise State playing in BCS Bowl Games this holiday season.

Boise State had a difficult time with Louisiana Tech winning 45-35 on national TV. QB Kellen Moore and the #6 Broncos should have an easier time on the 14th when they host Idaho. While their in-state rivals are 7-3 and 4-2 in the WAC, the Broncos should be heavy favorites over the Vandals. The latest 2009-2010 bowl predictions show Boise State in the local Humanitarian Bowl against Kansas.

The Boise State Broncos dropped from #4 to #7 in this week’s BCS Top 25 standings despite a 54-9 destruction of Hawaii. The Broncos will host San Jose State on October 31st and cannot be happy that they are no longer picked to make a BCS Bowl game in the latest college football bowl projections.

Boise State enters the BCS Standings with a boom at #4. The Broncos may well be on their way to crashing the party but they struggled with Tulsa and will now travel to Hawaii on October 24th as they look to remain atop the WAC standings and move up in the Top 25 rankings. Boise State is slated for a date with Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl in the latest Football-Bowl.com 2009-2010 bowl projections.

Boise State dropped one spot from #5 to #6 with their 34-16 over Cal Davis. The Broncos will not play again until Tuesday, October 14th at Tulsa. No other WAC teams appear to make a strong case for the Top 25 this season, however the latest college bowl predictions for 2009 have the WAC placing 4 teams in postseason bowl games including Boise State in a BCS Bowl game.

Boise State traveled to Bowling Green and they were not gracious guests as the Broncos lambasted their hosts 49-14. After several Top 10 teams were upset in Week #4, the Broncos jump from #8 to #5 in the 2009 college football Top 25. Boise State will face UC Davis on October 3rd in Boise.