This was supposed to be the year that the Boise State football team’s offense was electric again.
It was supposed to be the year that senior quarterback Brett Rypien took his expected place among the nation’s best passers.
It certainly wasn’t supposed to be the year that the Broncos played two of their worst games in recent history in the first six weeks of the season.
But that’s where the Broncos stand after an almost-unthinkable flop Saturday afternoon at Albertsons Stadium — just three weeks after a blowout loss at not-very-good Oklahoma State.
San Diego State, which is building a case as the Mountain West’s best football program, beat Boise State 19-13.