It wasn’t the savage, vengeful bloodletting that was expected (hoped?), but a win is a win.
Boise State welcomed Utah State to Albertson's Stadium in front of a crowd of 36,602—the 4th largest in school history.
At the outset of game 1 on the 'Vengeance Is Ours' tour, Boise State won the toss and elected to receive. The first drive stalled at midfield, but it was already a win of sorts as Jake Roh was finally back on the field.
On the ensuing Aggie drive, the Broncos defense bent a little before breaking the Aggies on a McCaskill TFL, followed by a ballcarrier decapitation at the hands of Vander Esch, short of the first.