2026 Mountain West Football Preseason Prediction

[WYOFLETCH]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2077362729929556331

 

[Midwest Cowboy]

7 bowl eligible teams? Yeah, okay.

 

[303cowboy]

The combined Projected MW Records are 43-37.. Not possible.

 

[McPeachy]

The combined Projected MW Records are 43-37.. Not possible.

Could be...if you look at the OOC schedules. I know Wyoming's sucks ass, we should have 4 of those ourselves (Uconn, Northern Colorado, Somewhere Michigan, and CSfuckingEWE).

 

[303cowboy]

Could be...if you look at the OOC schedules. I know Wyoming's sucks ass, we should have 4 of those ourselves (Uconn, Northern Colorado, Somewhere Michigan, and CSfuckingEWE).

Thats not the OOC. If you total all the projected wins vs losses in conference on that graphic its 43-37. Those totals would have to be even since one team wins and one loses..

 

[Wyokie]

Thats not the OOC. If you total all the projected wins vs losses in conference on that graphic its 43-37. Those totals would have to be even since one team wins and one loses..

One slight problem, bro....The MW has 10 teams. The schedule only has everyone playing 8 out of the 9 possible MW opponents. Any questions?

 

[TheRealUW]

One slight problem, bro....The MW has 10 teams. The schedule only has everyone playing 8 out of the 9 possible MW opponents. Any questions?

Yes, I have a question...why would that matter?

Each conference game still results in one team winning and one team losing. For every conference victory, there has to be a corresponding conference loss. This is true whether each team plays every potential conference opponent or not.

 

[TheRealUW]

The combined Projected MW Records are 43-37.. Not possible.

AI models make this mistake pretty frequently unless you include zero-sum constraints in your prompt.

AI is only as good as the person writing the prompts.

 

[Wyokie]

Yes, I have a question...why would that matter?

Each conference game still results in one team winning and one team losing. For every conference victory, there has to be a corresponding conference loss. This is true whether each team plays every potential conference opponent or not.

Oh, brother....everyone DOES NOT play everyone else...just 8 of the possible 9 opponents! We all miss one team on the schedule so there can't be an even win-loss record in conference when you add up everyone's conference record together at the end of the season.

Could someone else help me explain this to RealUW? PLEASE!!!!

 

[TheRealUW]

Oh, brother....everyone DOES NOT play everyone else...just 8 of the possible 9 opponents! We all miss one team on the schedule so there can't be an even win-loss record in conference when you add up everyone's conference record together at the end of the season.

Could someone else help me explain this to RealUW? PLEASE!!!!

I cannot tell if you are being serious or not.

 

[bladerunnr]

Oh, brother....everyone DOES NOT play everyone else...just 8 of the possible 9 opponents! We all miss one team on the schedule so there can't be an even win-loss record in conference when you add up everyone's conference record together at the end of the season.

Could someone else help me explain this to RealUW? PLEASE!!!!

Your math ain't mathin.

 

[Wyolie Coyote]

Oh, brother....everyone DOES NOT play everyone else...just 8 of the possible 9 opponents! We all miss one team on the schedule so there can't be an even win-loss record in conference when you add up everyone's conference record together at the end of the season.

Could someone else help me explain this to RealUW? PLEASE!!!!

You are joking right?!

 

[Wyokie]

O.K. I did the math using both the 1993 & 1995 WAC Standings when Wyoming was in it and it had 10 schools. Using the conference records only evens out to 40-40. In other words, I was wrong. So sue me.

 

[Wyokie]

Man, I feel stupid. Now I know how it feels to be a Fort Fart grad.