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Jack Brayman
My free play for Saturday night is on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors against the Boise State Broncos.
I know the Broncos are supposedly fueled by a loss in last year's championship game, but the Warriors are bringing heavy heat and I think they're going to be strong offensively to keep things close.
Now look, there's familiarity here, and that means something to me.
I won't use the "hard to beat a team twice" theory, I just think when conference foes rematch in a title game, the team that lost learned something along the way and is better suited for a closer game the second time around.
On Oct. 12, Hawaii went into Boise and posted 325 passing yards and four touchdowns through the air - the most the Broncos have surrendered in a game this season - and still lost 59-37. Now, the temperatures could be worse, and that will have an impact on both offensive units.
Sure, the Broncos are a cold-weather team, and the Warriors, well, yeah... This is the biggest game of the season, and Hawaii wasn't expected to be here.
Remember, the Warriors rank second in the Mountain West with 332.5 passing yards a game and boast three of the conference’s top five wide receivers in terms of receiving yards. Plus, Hawaii won't have the same offense that managed 82 rushing yards back in October.
Since then, the Warriors are averaging 170.8 rushing yards a game. In a three-game stretch against New Mexico, Fresno State and San Jose State, they tallied 664 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground. So if the passing game isn't working, the balance will be there.
The Broncos are going to be tough to defeat; I get that. But I like the points here, as Hawaii isn't going to just back down.
2* HAWAII
My free play for Saturday night is on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors against the Boise State Broncos.
I know the Broncos are supposedly fueled by a loss in last year's championship game, but the Warriors are bringing heavy heat and I think they're going to be strong offensively to keep things close.
Now look, there's familiarity here, and that means something to me.
I won't use the "hard to beat a team twice" theory, I just think when conference foes rematch in a title game, the team that lost learned something along the way and is better suited for a closer game the second time around.
On Oct. 12, Hawaii went into Boise and posted 325 passing yards and four touchdowns through the air - the most the Broncos have surrendered in a game this season - and still lost 59-37. Now, the temperatures could be worse, and that will have an impact on both offensive units.
Sure, the Broncos are a cold-weather team, and the Warriors, well, yeah... This is the biggest game of the season, and Hawaii wasn't expected to be here.
Remember, the Warriors rank second in the Mountain West with 332.5 passing yards a game and boast three of the conference’s top five wide receivers in terms of receiving yards. Plus, Hawaii won't have the same offense that managed 82 rushing yards back in October.
Since then, the Warriors are averaging 170.8 rushing yards a game. In a three-game stretch against New Mexico, Fresno State and San Jose State, they tallied 664 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground. So if the passing game isn't working, the balance will be there.
The Broncos are going to be tough to defeat; I get that. But I like the points here, as Hawaii isn't going to just back down.
2* HAWAII
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