Las Vegas Bowl, Boise State Vs. Utah: Keys To A Utes Victory

SB Nation’s Boise State and Utah communities discuss keys to a Utes victory in Wednesday night’s Las Vegas Bowl:

Name three keys to victory for your team. Name one key to certain defeat.
The offense has to somewhat keep Utah in the game. That’s going to be hard because the Broncos have a pretty spectacular defense, but I think Moore has the ability to really pick apart the Utes’ secondary at times. This is going to be a game where Boise State probably rolls out to a comfortable lead of two scores and the offense is going to have to find a way to get back into the game. If they don’t, it’s lights out.
That doesn’t mean the defense is free to take the night off, though. Hopefully they can withstand the Bronco charge, make adjustments and play very similar to the way they did against BYU. The Cougars’ offense, which as I type this is wrecking UTEP, had found a great deal of life the last few weeks heading into the Holy War and the Utes were able to really keep them in check for much of that rivalry game. It won’t be as easy to do against a very mature and explosive Bronco offense - but they’ve got to at least keep it within a close margin. Beyond that, they have to play pretty flawless out there. Boise State is the better team. Boise State should win this game. Hell, Boise State should roll Utah solely based on each team’s body of work. Then again, that’s what everyone thought about Alabama heading into the 2009 Sugar Bowl. We’re hoping for a similar outcome to that game. If they come out and play like they did against TCU and Notre Dame, where the offense stagnates, then this won’t even be a game at the half - Boise will romp.