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FSU football: 3 disturbing observations from ‘Noles defense

By Kelvin Hunt

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: A Florida State Seminoles cheerleader runs with a flag on the field during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: A Florida State Seminoles cheerleader runs with a flag on the field during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /
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Explosive Plays

Boise State ran an astounding 108 plays(really 105 discounting their last possession) for 621 yards.

Boise did a good job of staying in manageable distances for the most part which kept the ‘Noles defense on the field all day long.

It was like death by paper cut in some instances, but then the Broncos would hit an explosive play. The longer the game went the more prevalent those explosive plays became it seemed as there were times they hit back-to-back-to-back explosive plays.

I’m categorizing an explosive play as any play of 10 yards or more. Boise State had 13 explosive plays in the first half and 14 in the second half.

That means 26 percent of their plays went for 10 yards or more against the Noles. The crazy thing is they happened in both the run and passing games for the Broncos.

Boise’s leading running back averaged 5.9 yards per carry and their leading receiver averaged 20.6 yards per reception.

One would think the Noles would have had an advantage being up 24-6 but Boise stayed committed to the run and it paid off since the Noles couldn’t stop them.

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