Penn State vs. Boise State Fiesta Showdown: Game Insights

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00:00Tomorrow night will be Fiesta at the Toaster in Glendale for Penn State and Boise State.

00:08Penn State, of course, smashed SMU at home and they are laying 11 and a half to Gente

00:13and Boise, total 52 and a half.

00:18You know, I would love for Boise State to be in this game, Joe.

00:22I would love to see it.

00:25It's just, these are just, these are not the kind of teams that Franklin loses to.

00:31You know, he just, the SMUs and the Boise States, they just, he don't lose to teams

00:37like this.

00:38He loses to, like, I think if Tennessee would have went to Penn State, I mean, I think Penn

00:42State probably would have lost to Tennessee.

00:45The road has just been paved so nicely here for the Nittany Lions.

00:50I just can't find a way to take Boise in this game.

00:54No, well, not.

00:56I think all I need from Boise is them to score enough points to get this thing up and over

01:03the total, because there's no way I see this thing landing under here.

01:08I mean, since Penn State lost to Ohio State, they have averaged 38 points a game in their

01:14last six.

01:15The offense is humming.

01:18I do think, listen, I think Boise State can certainly put some points on the board here.

01:24I think they will, but ultimately, I think it's just going to be too much Penn State.

01:28I think they'll run away with it.

01:30I don't think they'll take their foot off the gas when push comes to shove.

01:34So I would expect a lot of fourth quarter garbage time points here.

01:40And not to mention, for whatever reason, I believe 13 of the last 14 Fiesta Bowls have

01:45seen 51 or more points in them.

01:48This is usually a very high scoring game in this track, and I think we're going to get

01:53a whole lot of points here between Penn State and Boise State.

01:57I could see points as well.

01:59My fear for Boise is, if they can run the rock and Gente can actually get some rushing

02:06yards, I think they can hang.

02:07But I also don't think they're built, like if Penn State comes out, it's like I was saying

02:11with Alabama, if they come out and get 14 points right out of the gate, it's 14-0.

02:16It changes the game for Boise so much, and I don't know if they're built for that type

02:22of game with Penn State.

02:24But lots of garbage time, second half points, sure.

02:28Why not?

02:29Let's just, let's ring in the new year, Joe, with some fireworks.

02:34And why don't we get some fireworks and ring in the new year with a little Boise State

02:38and Penn State.