Mountain West Wire Game of the Week Simulation: Fresno State vs. Boise State
The NCAA 14 Video Game Says Fresno State tops Boise 21-20
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For those new to our simulations, we use the College Football Revamped version of EA Sports NCAA14, with updated 2024 rosters. There is no user impact, just a computer simulation of the given teams.
Last week saw UNLV eek one out over Fresno State in our simulation. However, when the two actually met on the gridiron, it was Fresno coming away with the win in a thriller.
For the second week in a row, the losing team of the prior weeks simulated matchup gets a shot at redemption. This time, it’s the Fresno State Bulldogs who are coming off a loss in our simulation to UNLV, to now face Boise State. And it was sweet victory the second time around for the Bulldogs! Mikey Keene outdueled Taylen Green, tossing three tuddies to help secure the victory.
The simulation didn’t implore a quarterback rotation like you’ll probably see from Boise this week, it was Taylen Green the whole way. Ironically, Green was pretty effective throwing the ball for nearly 300 yards, but had two costly turnovers.
Just as surprising was the ability of Fresno State to outgain the Broncos on the ground. I’m not sure many would expect that assuming Ashton Jeanty is in the lineup, but that’s why we love the simulations- expect the unexpected!
This marks the fourth consecutive week that our simulation winner has lost the matchup on the field. With the exception of our sim reflecting Air Force being blown out by Wyoming, every game has been close. Each of these games have also played out similarly on the field, with all four games being coming down to a single score difference.
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