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Mountain West Media Days
Football is back! Not on the playing field sadly but football coaches and football players will be talking about football this week in Las Vegas at Mountain West Media Day(s). The excuse to go to Vegas and "work" (and gamble/drink) for the media kicks off on Tuesday...
End Of The BCS?
Could today be the end of the second worse three letters (BCS) in all of America? The IRS is number one of course but with college football as popular as it is from coast to coast the BCS can't be far behind. The fate of the BCS now lies in the hands of 12 college...
Football Staff Shuffle
The official hiring of assistant coach Derrick LeBlanc from LSU was announced last week along with a few other bits of information that flew under the radar. LeBlanc who has experience as a defensive line and as a strength and conditioning coach will watch over the...
Mountain West Weekend Talks
Transcript from this weekend. A WyoNation exclusive! Mountain West: We want an improved television contract for football moving forward. TV Executive: On what grounds? Mountain West: In addition to Hawaii, Nevada, and Fresno State, the league has just added Utah State...
Leonard Washington In (More) Hot Water
University of Wyoming power forward Leonard Washington has pleaded guilty to battery and criminal entry in an incident that took place April 15th in Laramie. The Cowboy big man has been placed on one year of probation and had 31 days of jail time suspended. On its own...
Playoff Time In College Football?
Playoffs? We're talking about playoffs!?!? Yes, we're talking about playoffs Jim Mora...COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS. The only North American major sport not to have a playoff system will finally have one starting in 2014. The details haven't all been worked out yet...
Did Spring Football Actually Happen?
Much like the age old tree falling in the forest question, did spring football actually happen if WyoNation/Cowboy Tough did not blog about it? The answer of course is yes and I'm trying to put my finger on why I was so down on spring ball this year. The only real...
The Mtn Is No More
In a move that was long rumored and should not be a surprise to anyone the Mountain Network announced yesterday that is ceasing operations on May 31st. The network was introduced in 2006 with much fanfare and praise with the promise of increased exposure and profits...
All’s Quiet On The Spring Football Front
Not a great deal of news coming from spring football so far for the Cowboys besides you typical articles on position battles. This is both a good and bad thing to deal with. It is good because there have been no major injuries to report and it's bad because we all...
Cowboy Defensive Line: We’re So Heavy
Spring football is here and one of the first things I always do when the roster is released is look at players weights. I pay special attention to the defensive line knowing that Wyoming is rarely able to land impact defensive lineman who have Division I college...