BOISE, IDAHO » It is understandable why Hawaii defensive coordinator Dave Aranda feels like Wile E. Coyote.

The past week, Aranda has spent several hours trying to devise traps that will slow the Roadrunner that is Boise State’s offense.

A couple of years ago, an offensive lineman said the Broncos had as many as 800 offensive plays. Since then, by strategic evolution and mutation, the Broncos have ideas that further stretch the limits of imagination. Tight ends are blockers and rushers. Wideouts are rushers and passers. Quarterbacks are receivers. And, as UH learned a few years ago, punters are passers, too.

The only constant is the offense is constantly shifting before the snap. It is the street magician’s ruse: Look one way while the ball goes the other.

"They don’t give you a lot of tendencies, like this formation means this or that," UH associate head coach Rich Miano said. "They don’t attack you based on what they do well. They attack you based on what they think you don’t do well. They attack weaknesses."

The Broncos average 47.7 points per game; their average winning margin is 34.3 points.

"They’re a real challenge," Aranda said.