7-6 Squeaker Shocks Bronco Nation

The Boise State Broncos were a one-phase football team Thursday night at Bronco Stadium. That phase — a dominant, big-play defense — was good enough to beat BYU. It wasn’t enough to please coach Chris Petersen — or a grumbling fan base. No. 24 Boise State defeated BYU 7-6 with a defense that scored the Broncos’ only touchdown, forced five turnovers, stopped a two-point conversion with the game on the line and allowed just 200 yards. The offense failed to score a touchdown for the second time in three games. The special teams didn’t help, either, with a failed fake punt, a missed field goal and kicking woes so bad that Petersen four times left his offense on the field rather than try for three points/ Chadd Cripe , Idaho Statesman. More here. (Darin Oswald’s Idaho Statesman/AP photo: Boise State QB Joe Southwick gets his pass off just before a hit by BYU’s Preston Hadley)

Question: Any words of comfort for Bronco Nation?