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Wyoming vs Northern Illinois: Three Stars
Laramie, WY - It was an exciting season opener for the Wyoming Cowboys who defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 40 to 34 in triple overtime on Saturday night/ Sunday morning in Laramie. The Pokes entered the game as ten point underdogs and had multiple chances to...
Wyoming vs Northern Illinois Game Chat
Join Chad Smith (@WyoNationBlog) from high above Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium as he hosts a game chat for the season opening Wyoming vs Northern Illinois football game. Click the link below to access the WyoNation chat page. Once there use your Facebook,...
Wyonation 5 on 5: Week 1 Northern Illinois
1-day away Cowboy fans! Like last year, we will be bringing you game predictions every Friday, along with some other commentary. Representing Wyonation will be myself, Chad Smith and Brad Reed and special guests Brandon Foster of the Casper Star-Tribune and Robert...
A Betting Man’s Game: Your Wyoming Cowboys Week 1
It’s that time of year again. A time filled with hope, optimism and anxiety for the new football season to start. I, for one, am ready to put last year’s dreadful performance behind me. The Wyoming Cowboys finished with a dismal record of 2-10. But hey, that was 2015...
5 Things I Think- Week 1 Edition
Happy Wednesday everyone, we are now 3 days away from kicking off our 2016 season in Laramie, WY. The Cowboys will take on a tough Northern Illinois football team in the friendly confines of War Memorial Stadium. This year I am going to do a weekly column on 5 things...
Three Ways To Improve Wyoming’s Offense In 2016
The Wyoming Cowboys offense enters year three of the West Coast system under Head Coach Craig Bohl. In the first two seasons under the former NDSU man Wyoming has found little scoring success only averaging 21.1 and 19.0 points per game. In 2015 the Pokes put up great...
2016 Mountain West Football Preview
We are now less than a week away from the start of the Mountain West football season and one team already has played a game. In this Mountain West preview we'll look at story lines to watch. The Hawaii Warriors started their season in Australia and were handed a loss...
Wyoming Offseason Countdown: 1-9
In the last installment of the offseason countdown we'll be looking at the 1-9 guys. These guys may have single digits on their uniforms but their importance to the team is just as much as anyone else. There are legitimate stars in this group, guys who could see...
Three Defensive Statistics That Must Improve For Wyoming To Play Winning Football In 2016
The Wyoming defense has taken it on the chin recently allowing more than 30 points per game 4 seasons in a row. With 8 starters from last year’s defense the Pokes will be looking to take a step forward in 2016. Here are three areas the Wyoming defense must improve on...
The Mountain West, Conference of Running Backs?
A few years ago I wrote an article highlighting the talented quarterbacks in the Mountain West. At the time, the year 2013, the Mountain West was full of gunslingers. Of the five quarterbacks on that list four of them currently are playing professionally. Two in the...