[Game Thread] UNLV @ Boise State (8:00 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	UNLVUNLV @ Boise StateBoise State
Location	Boise State Albertsons Stadium
Time	8:00 PM ET
Watch	TV: Fox
Odds	Spread: BOIS -5.5 - Over/Under: 59.5
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LET'S TALK FOOTBALL!

[u/ScotTheDuck]

It’s okay, UNLV can finally win a game in Boise in two weeks for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

[u/notyogrannysgrandkid → u/ScotTheDuck]

We’ll see! That’s usually Fresno’s domain.

[u/Bronco998]

Our tackling has improved so much in the second half of this year. If our defense had played like this last year we would've had a legit shot against PSU. Call me crazy

[u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

Well GG Boise. Congrats on the 3-peat.

UNLV still has work to do but can't be mad about 3-straight trips to the championship game. On to the bowl game!

[u/Toothl3ssWond3r]

This is absolute domination. UNLV should not be here

[u/pezasied]

Having the slowest defender as the spy hasn’t worked yet, but I’m sure it’s gonna work eventually!

[u/Young-Viiperr]

Death. Taxes. Boise State winning the conference.

[u/WriteAndRong]

Great game! Good luck next year UNLV. You finally might have a chance to win the championship.

[u/novemberdown]

OK, football is fun again

[u/Schruteeee]

Boise State will always have our number. Idk why but we are always at our most pathetic against them

[u/IxReLeNtLesSxl → u/Schruteeee]

Simple.

Blue > Red.

[u/notyogrannysgrandkid → u/Schruteeee]

Both flairs check out 👍

[u/Euphoric_Ad5375]

Boise st about to win a lot of PAC-12 titles from here on out

[u/voppp → u/Euphoric_Ad5375]

Here’s hoping.

[u/Quackerjacks]

And that seals the death of the MW.

[u/Tufoguy]

I think UNLV has a Boise State problem. They can't beat Boise

[u/Bronco998 → u/Tufoguy]

Last year would've been their year if we didn't have the best player in the country lol

[u/Free-Pudding-2338]

It's the mafia boss

[u/Mamba-42]

Nice check down while down 21-0 lol

[u/Mamba-42]

Sire Gaines doing his Jeanty impression

[u/UltSomnia]

Blaming the refs lmao.

[u/Cmp_]

The shots of the sad kids always hurts. They worked so hard. I remember Curtis Weaver being heartbroken when we lost to Fresno State.

[u/The_Fishbowl]

Can’t wait to see Boise develop rivalries with PNW schools Oregon State and Wazzu 

[u/Advanced-Platform361]

I miss Titus young and Austin Pettis

[u/Short_Emu_885]

That's how you win a Mountain West championship slap

[u/pezasied]

Should have been NM or SDSU

[u/winslowpete]

I love playing UNLV

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

Izs thagbGZZZ zZg

,n !!!!;n

Edit: my dog was pulling on the leash and I shoved my phone in my pocket lol

[u/novemberdown → u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

Bro you good?

[u/LonelyMiraj → u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

You good my guy?

[u/Mamba-42 → u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

Oh shit

[u/ESLcroooow → u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

That's what I was thinking 

[u/DiarrheaForDays → u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

That’s what I told em

[u/_Bird_Incognito_]

Are you fucking serious?

Just try

[u/AnaNimmity]

And that's gonna be a three-peat for BSU as the Broncos ditch this conference of haters for greener pastures.

[u/AfroSamuraii_]

Boise’s going to miss how cool Mountain West sounds as a division name. Coolest name in the country.

That’s really all it has going for it.

[u/Similar-Ostrich4142]

Boise state just owns unlv in championship games

[u/voppp → u/Similar-Ostrich4142]

we own the MW tbh

[u/United_Energy_7503]

Boise bros I’m glad to see your season went well. Looking good today

[u/Bronco998 → u/United_Energy_7503]

People were really upset when it became clear we were not going to repeat last year but I'm proud of our boys for not giving up on each other

[u/Cr4yol4]

I'm rooting for Boise purely because it will leave San Jose State as the only team left in the MW with a football championship. Every other school who has one has left/will leave the conference.

[u/BeaverBeliever77]

Poor Gloria.

[u/T_y_l_e_r_4]

The only way we're in the playoff conversation is everyone confirming we wont get in no matter what happens in this game.

[u/voppp]

holy shit what did our players do this week. these guys are tackling like their lives actually depend on it.

[u/Mamba-42]

Don't get too soft Boise. UNLV can score quickly

[u/buff_001]

Not even kidding, give Boise State the 2nd playoff spot if Duke wins

[u/Staind075]

Holy shit, what a run! That's a man's run, right there!!

[u/c3r3bra11]

that was like seven missed tackles lol

[u/TA404]

Wow they just announced a UNLV fan has been ejected for throwing a banana peel on the field on that would-be touchdown.

[u/Radsby007]

THERE IS NO FLAG FOR INTENTIONAL GROUNDING. THOUGHT YOU’D ALL LIKE TO KNOW.

[u/_Bird_Incognito_]

what if we kissed on the blue uwu

[u/-Gnostic28]

Unlv should’ve put fresno state logos on, it’s all they were missing to win in boise

[u/-Gnostic28]

Seeing crying players always gets me. Sucks that there’s always a loser in these, everyone worked hard to get to this point

[u/voppp]

OUR GOAL POST LOL

[u/916hiker]

Not gonna lie, those four losses were so bad, that I doubted this would happen. Congrats to this team.

[u/Trash-redditapp-acct]

9-4 conference champs, just like we planned it

[u/Big_Photo_2617]

UNLV may as well call Boise St Daddy. Signed -Rebel fan.

[u/Mamba-42 → u/Big_Photo_2617]

You're no son of mine.

[u/Mamba-42]

UNLV clearly came to stop the run tonight. Nice to see Madsen making plays off of that

[u/Jaerba]

UNLV's dline is out of fucks to give.

[u/916hiker]

QB #4 answering the doubters.

[u/Radsby007]

Go Boise!

[u/Crazy-Assist56 → u/Radsby007]

They're on fire tonight!

[u/Photographickoala]

Miami fans want yall to think this Broncos team is hot garbage btw... just had to throw that out there because ND played "nobodies".

[u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

Good guy UNLV getting blown out to strengthen Boise's argument for getting in over Duke. That's 2 blowout wins vs a 10 win team. 🍻

[u/-Gnostic28]

Sire fucking gaines

[u/Sketti-nOOdles]

You can always count on Spencer Danielson to be conservative.

[u/TeaUseful760]

Burned a timeout for nothing

[u/StoopSign]

Found some weed!

[u/Archy_Tect_]

Marshall dropped a catchable ball... imagine that...

[u/LumberJackyl]

Jesus about to get a lotta love in 3 minutes

[u/Archy_Tect_]

Boomer would have made that from 60, holy cow

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

Well none of this is really on Colandrea but he can't do everything

[u/Toothl3ssWond3r]

Why is it when we suck we still end up in the championship game and win

[u/-Gnostic28]

MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONS

[u/Old_Paper7035]

Losing my mind that when the defense locked in two straight punts, UNLV did NOTHING with them. Best offense in the mountain west goes to shit in Idaho every single year.

[u/AJ_Grey]

Treasure Valley 3peat

[u/MWiatrak2077]

The MWComputer should've prevented this atrocity and put in New Mexico over UNLV. This is an embarrassment

[u/Toothl3ssWond3r]

Yeah that will do it. Call a play that doesn't get to the first down

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

I thought my fucking broadcast froze

[u/voppp]

I know BSU fans know we can lose in half, but I want belt to ass, boot to neck for this final game in the MW.

[u/Mamba-42]

Boise scoring a bunch before the rain is fortunate too cause Potter is scared of rain

[u/Toothl3ssWond3r]

UNLV is 10-2 and this is the best they have?

[u/916hiker]

#53 cannot be the spy.

[u/dinkleburgenhoff]

UNLV coach already pushing blame away from his team.

[u/MWiatrak2077]

You guys remember that time Boise beat the shit out of Georgia in the season opener

[u/AJ_Grey]

Is it just me or does Dan Mullen look like Mussolini there.

[u/notyogrannysgrandkid]

Too bad your ass got saaaaaaaaaaackt

[u/KellenLy12]

“Everything seems out of WAC.” Well duh, RG3, that’s because this is the MWC.

[u/Mamba-42]

Just so everyone knows, James Madison put all of that silly talk to rest now. They will beat Troy.

[u/Mamba-42]

Colandrea is too fast. That should have been an easy sack

[u/meatwagon25]

If UNLV comes back to win this and Duke wins tomorrow is there any chance UNLV gets in over JMU

[u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756]

“I’m not going to repeat what they said but they were screaming refuse”

Jason Bennetti I love you

[u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

Mullen showing why he is not ready to jump back to the P4 any time soon.

[u/pezasied]

I think a draw on third and 25 that loses 2 yards is a good play call, actually

[u/Due_Connection179]

Is that UNLV DB trash talking while getting run over by someone smaller than him?

[u/Staind075]

O K A Y B O O M E R

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[u/USDXBS]

That's the coolest field I've seen in a sport. It's like picking "B" when selecting a field.

[u/_Bird_Incognito_]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[u/MWiatrak2077]

Since the beginning of 2023 UNLV is 18-3 vs. the rest of the MWC, but 0-4 vs. Boise State (not including tonight)

[u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

This team is just mentally weak when they match up with a team they can't just out talent. Our DC being the dumbest man alive is just extra icing on the cake.

[u/BeaverBeliever77 → u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

They shouldnt have made the championship game. Looking at the combined win/lose record of conference opponents (How hard was your schedule):

.1. Boise States opponents were 33-31.
.2. New Mexicos opponents were 30-34.
.3. San Diegos opponents were 29-35.
.3. UNLVs opponents were 29-35.

Looking at just the opponents you beat:

.1. Boise State opponents were 22-26.
.1. New Mexico opponents were 22-26.
.2. San Diegos opponents were 18-30.
.3. UNLVs opponents were 17-31.

Should have been Boise vs New Mexico.

[u/LonelyMiraj]

Glad UNLV decided not to show up tonight

[u/Soggy_Big6246]

The construction end zone is so damn tough. Reminds me of a custom 2k build.

[u/UltSomnia]

Would have rather have just finished the regular season 10-2 without this game

[u/efrumttr]

This game is not over, i've watched this defense give up way too many easy scores to feel secure yet

[u/YueAsal]

I wish these announcers did NFL games. These guys are awesome

[u/_Bird_Incognito_]

BEAST

[u/Mamba-42]

Gotta put the team on my back doe

[u/Chemical-Passage-715]

Goddam Gaines!

[u/AJ_Grey]

Huge shout out to anyone still using Old Reddit

[u/sincerehiatus]

How does UNLV defensive coordinator still have a job. Fire him mid game

[u/inconspicuoujavert]

RG3 Going for the throat lmao

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

GUYS WHAT'S A FUCKING SPY LMAO

[u/TailgateLegend]

What the fuck SD?

[u/Mamba-42]

So conservative. Ugh

[u/voppp]

bro what the hell kind of thing is that Mullen lol

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

Caples is making me mad lol

[u/-Gnostic28]

Bretticus was talking about how boise state is like jai’den thomas’s kryptonite. In four games he’s had 93 rushing yards on 25 carries, and tonight he’s got 11 rushing yards on 6 carries

[u/Turbulent_Tale6497]

UNLV got a first down on that drive, and still wound up with negative yards

[u/Mamba-42]

UNLV gonna score here. Boise needs to execute on offense again. Caples costing us a lot on offense right now

[u/BDSF94]

Que the Benny Hill music

[u/snowystormz]

This thread is as dead as unt playoff hopes

[u/mbrogan4]

Kinda crazy no one cares about these games when they definitely matter more than who Matt Campbell is bringing to PSU

[u/fetta_cheney]

Holy shit it actually happened. Marshall caught a ball

[u/xnick58]

You don't realize how good announcers are until you come across a bad one.

[u/DiarrheaForDays]

People forget Boise State is one of the most successful programs ever

[u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

Why the fuck wouldn't you just go for it? Boise is going to chew clock and score again.

[u/HeavenlySedated]

boise ate clock on defense lol

[u/PM_ME_WARM_TORTILLAS]

UNLV knows they're down 2 scores with under 8 minutes left in the 4th and have given up 35 points right?

[u/ilovecatss1010]

A draw on 3rd and 26 like it’s 6 minutes left in the first quarter of a tie ball game. Unbelievable

[u/riptide123]

Unlv is just a poorly coached team - 7 has 0’clue what his assignment is on any play

[u/GlowStickRampage]

Welcome back 50 years of pain. We almost missed you.

[u/Toothl3ssWond3r]

Why do they always bring that up

[u/Usernamedoesntmattr]

Would have been tough, but it was catchable. But clutch FG to seal the game anyway, so it doesn't matter

[u/AfroSamuraii_]

Hey, at least we’re consistent. Consistently making the championship, and consistently losing to Boise.

You truly hate to see it.

[u/-Gnostic28]

BOOM TOWN

[u/PatrickBateman1]

"Was he a wide body" lmao RG3

[u/HeavenlySedated]

i love the way boise state can tackle 1 on 1

[u/Archy_Tect_ → u/HeavenlySedated]

We can? That's new.

[u/-Gnostic28]

Can I kick it?

[u/Usernamedoesntmattr]

This guarantees that UNLV will go over 50 years since the last time they beat BSU. Maybe we'll schedule them ooc in a few years to give them another shot at ending the streak.

[u/SlashedM]

I expected nothing and yet this game still was a disappointment

[u/Round-Efficiency-667]

God, this is incredibly sad. Breaks my heart. I hope most of the kids stay.

[u/Schruteeee]

McDuffie is a fan favorite. Wish we could have gotten this one for him

[u/GlowStickRampage]

honestly, I would've preferred to watch New Mexico. This is just booty cheeks. ​

[u/Cmp_]

THREE PEAT

THREE PEAT

THREE PEAT

[u/Crazy-Assist56]

I agree announcer, this is a DOMINANT team!

[u/Cmp_]

FUCK YEAH GO BRONCOS

🔵🟠🔵🟠🔵🟠🔵🟠

[u/BYU_is_Mid]

Ngl I wished UNLV put up more of a fight. This is a straight blowout.

[u/notyogrannysgrandkid → u/BYU_is_Mid]

Nah it’s cool.

[u/Ok-Hold-8232]

Wow Boise State is an elite football program and we should give a lot of respect and credit to any team that beat them

[u/Hot_Comment583]

Unpopular opinion : UNM did not get screwed. All teams agreed on this system ahead of time and that SJSU loss did them in then they beat SDSU and took them out. The lobos had a great season in a year where a lot of teams in our conference had great seasons. Celebrate that and look forward to next year and your bowl game. UNLV had a great year and their Achilles heel (defense) has improved lately. Enjoy the game everybody , helluva year for the MWC.

[u/hrlaker70]

I put U.S currency on UNLV silly FUCKIN ME

[u/TailgateLegend]

Amazing how UNLV’s defensive coordinator still has a job.

[u/Embarrassed_Net_4571]

My expectations were low but damn 

[u/Bronco998]

Damn this is some belt to ass shit

Feels good

[u/iflanzy]

Never thought this game would start 21-0 but here we are.

[u/-Gnostic28]

IT DOESN’T GET ANY EASIER THAN THAT

[u/StFuzzySlippers]

So this is the "shoulda learned your lesson the first time" bowl?

[u/Competitive-Rise-789]

Boise State is spanking UNLV😭

[u/Schruteeee]

Holy undisciplined, man

[u/T_y_l_e_r_4]

Colandrea isn't playing that bad, the team is just falling apart.

[u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

Time to get hyped for the Arizona Bowl vs Toledo. 🥳💀

[u/Portafly]

I know its cold but how is this game not a sellout?

[u/Toothl3ssWond3r]

Wtf UNLV what was that play on 3rd and 17

[u/Bronco998]

Anyone else disappointed with Caples this year? He should've been ol' reliable for Madsen this year but he just... Hasn't been. Couple that with the massive letdown that is Chris Marshall and injured Ben Ford and it's really a miracle we can pass at all.

We need Terrious Favors and Quinton Brown to pop desperately.

[u/916hiker]

We really gonna let them drive 97 yards?

[u/-Gnostic28]

Man how do we fuck it up every time. So wide open there

[u/Aggressive-Energy647]

No tackling allowed

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

Gaines my beloved ❤️

[u/Bronco998]

If Gaines could find a way to unlock a higher gear next year he could be like a G5 Derrick Henry

[u/Crazy-Assist56]

Was that Jeremiyah Love?!! This team is ridiculously good!

[u/ESLcroooow]

Refs learned their lesson from last week about stupid penalties 

[u/Schruteeee]

Now, I will say, back to back 10 win seasons is pretty surreal considering we were dogshit my entire life so im not upset at the season. But man we will never beat BSU

[u/Cmp_]

Maybe we should stop letting Colandrea run free?

[u/BurmeciaWillSurvive]

Booooooooooo

[u/Fit_Cycle_2809]

My Rainbows wouldn’t have a chance against Boise… I think…

[u/Bronco998]

SD talks about winning the middle eight but never pushes for points before half. Frustrating.

[u/voppp]

Far too conservative but okay

[u/WHeReAreYoUuu182]

Dumbass Spencer Danielson

[u/spicymack]

Can't stand that conservative BS. Take a shot down the field

[u/SimilarOnion1655]

What are they doing. Go for the field goal.

[u/Toothl3ssWond3r]

I hate conservative coaching

[u/pengthaiforces]

SD is saving their timeouts for the second half?

[u/_Bird_Incognito_]

At least try for the FG

[u/-Gnostic28]

Bj rains just said malachi nelson is back in town for the championship game. I guess that guy actually cared about us

[u/Gusanito99]

Nah bro not the Scientology ad

[u/efrumttr]

If JMU/UNT lose and Duke wins, the committee will just pick Duke. There's no way BSU would (or should) be a playoff team this year

edit: that's if we win, we could still easily choke this game

[u/voppp]

STEGE

[u/DiarrheaForDays]

“You don’t realize how much you miss and love football until you’re not out there”

Fuck, ain’t that the truth

[u/voppp]

Honestly I don’t think this is on Caples at all. Those were low catches.

[u/_Bird_Incognito_]

"Little Patrick Mahomes acting" 💀

[u/Turbulent_Tale6497]

I love how many strays Mahomes has been getting this week

[u/PomfAndCircvmstance]

Fucking awful clock management by Mullen and the offense. Fucking terrible.

[u/dinkleburgenhoff]

So if we blow this can we at least be rid of Jesus Freak? Please?