, Wyonation.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWhat are your thoughts on last week\u2019s game against Boise State?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLast week against Boise State was the last thing the Cowboys wanted. The Cowboys were looking to come out and take advantage of a Boise State team who they beat in Laramie two years ago in thrilling fashion, and propelling them into the Mountain West title game. Instead the game quickly became a blowout in favor of the Broncos. The Broncos offense, led by Brett Rypien was just too much for the Cowboy defense to sustain while the Cowboy offense was stuck in neutral for most of the game. Quarterback Tyler Vander Waal had a decent game, however, it doesn’t feel like the gameplan has been tweaked to make him a more effective quarterback. Several freshman and redshirt freshman quarterbacks have had success at Wyoming but the offense just can’t sustain drives at this point. Many reasons why they’re struggling, but one thing is for sure, if it doesn’t change quickly the Pokes will be at the bottom of the conference in short order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWho was last week\u2019s MVP? <\/strong>RB Nico Evans<\/span><\/p>\nNico returned after being out for a couple weeks due to injury and he put up another 100 yard+ game for the Cowboys. He’s one of the shining spots of the Cowboy offense so far this season. Nico had a 75 yard run for a touchdown to open the second half last week, giving the Cowboy offense a tiny spark to keep the game from being a total rout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThis week\u2019s Poke Pick: <\/strong>Wyoming Secondary<\/span><\/p>\nThe Cowboys will be facing a Hawai’i offense that’s as potent as they come. Not only that, the Rainbow Warriors have been a very tough out on the island so far this season. The Cowboys need to be prepared to face an air raid offense that’s been mostly perfected by Nick Rolovich. That being said, the Cowboy secondary is my Poke Pick this week. They’ll all need to be on their toes to keep Cole McDonald at bay at least somewhat. Everyone has a large task in front of them, and keep the Bows from flying all over the field is task number one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWyoming wins if\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWyoming will win this game if they can stuff Cole McDonald and force the ‘Bows into running the football. The Cowboys will also need to find a rhythm on offense and start figuring out a way to sustain drives and get points on the board. That has been a challenge for the Cowboys so far this season. They rank among the bottom third in many offensive categories. If the Cowboys have any chance to win this game it’s putting points on the board. Hawaii is the type of team who can and will get you into a track meet and match you score for score, and the Pokes right now cannot match that. The defense has been too inconsistent this season to keeps the ‘Bows at bay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nGame Prediction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThis week the Paniolo Trophy is at stake with Hawaii. Currently the Cowboys have it in their possession, however, I can’t see a scenario where the Cowboys score enough points to keep this game close. Nothing has really changed in the Cowboys’ offensive philosophy over the last six weeks of the season to convince me they will be any better than previous weeks. This is not a quarterback problem, an injury problem, or depth problem, this is very much a philosophical problem. Warriors win this one. Wyoming 17, Hawai’i 38<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nChad Smith<\/a><\/strong>, Wyonation.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWhat are your thoughts on last week\u2019s game against Boise State?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe disappointing thing about last week is that the Cowboys were really never in the game. I don’t think many expected the Cowboys to win but did expect them to be competitive. Now the key is for as many of the\u00a0players said in the post-game press conference to not let Boise State beat the Cowboys twice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWho was last week\u2019s MVP? <\/strong>RB Nico Evans<\/span><\/p>\nEvans was back from injury and had 141 yards on 12 carries and now has 420 rushing yards on the season in just three games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThis week\u2019s Poke Pick: <\/strong>RB Nico Evans<\/span><\/p>\nEvans is by far Wyoming’s best offensive player and he will have\u00a0another productive game this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWyoming wins if\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThey can outscore Hawai’i. I have serious doubt they can because the passing game for Wyoming is among the worst in the country. The good news is Hawai’i ranks 111th in pass defense giving up 279 yards per game. If Tyler Vander Wall and his receivers can’t get the passing game going against Hawai’i chances are they will not get it going against anybody.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nGame Prediction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nEven good Wyoming teams struggle a bit at Hawai’i. The last win on the road versus the Warriors was in 1997 and Wyoming will have to wait longer.\u00a0Wyoming 23, Hawai’i 29<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Connor Cunningham<\/a><\/strong>, Wyonation.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWhat are your thoughts on last week\u2019s game against Boise State?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nIt was disappointing that the Cowboys failed to compete. Boise was clearly the better team and controlled the game from the start. I will say I personally saw growth in TVW and I think he continues to get better. Wyoming is through September and it was brutal. I will be interested to see how they stack up against their remaining competition.<\/span><\/p>\nWho was last week\u2019s MVP? <\/strong>RB Nico Evans<\/span><\/p>\nI don\u2019t know who else would even be considered for this.<\/span><\/p>\nThis week\u2019s Poke Pick: <\/strong>Wyoming DL<\/span><\/p>\nI am still waiting for these guys to take over a football game like they did week 1.<\/span><\/p>\n
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