Certainly by now it is no secret my favorite team is the Boise State Broncos. So naturally I was in attendance for the scrimmage marking the end of spring ball.
What a day it was, finally warm weather and a sunny day. Most fans were in shorts and shirt sleeves, thank God our winter has come to an end.
The first bit of good news for BSU fans, we are getting a new rug. Yes it will be blue and replace the turf put down 2 years ago. For any of you that saw the field on television over the last two years, the field looked terrible on the tube. Parts of it looked shiny and the black rubber pellets made the white lettering dingy and the rest of the field look dirty. The manufacturer agreed and at no cost to the Broncos is replacing the turf.
I liked what returning starter quarterback Kellen Moore showed. His pocket presence seems even stronger. He showed his innate ability to feel pressure and slip defenders. As usual he escaped all would be tacklers and took no sacks, but did throw two picks. Last season Moore played 13 games had only three picks and no sacks.
Red shirt quarterback Joe Southwick continues to live up to his billing, this kid is good. He finishes spring ball 3rd on the depth chart but I expect him to be 2nd coming out of fall camp and look for him to see regular season action in the wildcat formation.
He brings new dynamics to the BSU offense, he is a good passer and throws a long ball with more authority than Moore, throw in his running abilities and he will give defenses a handful.
Overall it was a very good scrimmage with the defense still ahead of the offense. Boise didn't show too much and wisely so, they open on Sept 6th against a highly ranked Virginia Tech back in Washington D.C.
Mark that game on your calendar it is going to be one heck of a game. Both teams should start the season ranked in the top 5.
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