Breaking Down The Idaho State Bengals

by Cory Williams on Jul 21, 2009 10:04 PM MST in ASU Football

The Idaho State Bengals

2008 Record:	1-11
Conference:	Big Sky (FCS)
Biggest Win (2008):	At home over Sacramento State, 36-33
Biggest Loss (2008):	At Boise State, 49-7
Toughest Opponent (2009):	At Oklahoma, September 12th
Chance of Beating ASU:	.0025%

Hello everyone. After a long hiatus from posting anything of any value, I have returned bigger and better than ever. I have graduated from ASU, and I now have a real life job. I intend to cover every Sun Devil game from the press box, delivering on my promise of unrivaled blogging coverage.

Idaho State, quite frankly, is an awful team. But I will not pretend that our squad, with a new QB at the helm, will automatically come out lighting up the scoreboard.

Defensively, ASU has the capability to shut out the Bengals. There is no possible way that a 1-11 team can come into Sun Devil Stadium and put up big numbers against our seasoned defense, especially not with the incredible on-field temperatures that we see in September.

Idaho State's best player is hard to determine from a statistical standpoint. I mean, come on, look at that list. Their quarterback, junior Russel Hill, threw 14 touchdowns, but also gave up 15 interceptions. Hill didn't even play in the last two games of the season, and Kyle Blum was the lucky lad to lead the Bengals to their first win of the season, in their last chance to avert disaster.

Kyle Blum gets comfortable for a long day on the couch watching college football.

Anyway, we all know Idaho State is a filler game, a joke. I hope the boys don't treat it that way come September 5th. After a 5-7 season, we need a great start.

Prediction: ASU 45, Idaho State 7

Check back soon for more updates, including a team breakdown and a look ahead to (gag) Louisiana Monroe.

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Congrats on graduating

the real world isn’t all that great. What kind of job did you get?

All I needed to see about Idaho State was 1-11.

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Jul 22, 2009 6:32 AM MST reply actions

Football!

Glad to see its back. PS I’d love to take some pics at a game sometime :)

by mlev811 on Jul 22, 2009 12:21 PM MST reply actions

I’m not making any predictions until I see how this team performs in the first two games. Right now I have zero confidence in the following positions: QB, o-line, TE, punter. And I have minimal confidence in the following positions: running back, defensive backs

ASU could blow these teams out, or they could win 21-10.

by sundevils on Jul 22, 2009 5:31 PM MST reply actions

sadly...

they could also lose. I’m not chalking these up as wins. The team has a lot to prove this year.

by mlev811 on Jul 22, 2009 7:46 PM MST reply actions

Sorry dude, no way. There is NO WAY we lose to these teams. Ever. This isn’t Appalachian State.

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by Cory Williams on Jul 22, 2009 10:31 PM MST up reply actions

Hey, easy now!!

I am just starting to get over that loss!!! I think our defense is going to be good enough to take care of these teams. sundevils, I agree those positions could be pretty scary but I believe the cb situation should be pretty good.

Anyone paying close attention to the upcoming draft class? We are off to a pretty good start and I like where they are going with it.

Go Devils!! and only a month and a half to go!! 27-3 Sundevils over the Bengals

by qbdoyle1 on Jul 23, 2009 9:15 AM MST up reply actions