From the Casper Star Tribune:
By AUSTIN WARD
Star-Tribune staff writer
Sunday, November 11, 2007 2:04 AM MST
SALT LAKE CITY -- There was no impassioned defense this time.
Neither Wyoming coach Joe Glenn nor athletic director Tom Burman have anything planned for the moment, but after another offensive performance on offense, coordinator Bill Cockhill doesn't figure to have much to look forward to after the season.
"When the season's over, that's when you evaluate stuff," Glenn said. "We couldn't pass protect, we couldn't run the ball, and it's a long day when you're a coordinator and every play you call you get defeated."
That's been the theme lately as the Cowboys have dropped four of their last five games and look progressively lost on offense.
UW rarely crossed midfield in its 50-0 loss at Utah on Saturday, gaining just 122 total yards and accounting for four more turnovers.
Burman refused to comment on Cockhill's job status, and while he didn't offer any specifics, it figures to be a prominent part of his postseason discussion with Glenn.
"That's Joe's world," Burman said. "At the end of the year, everybody gets evaluated.
"I'll sit down with Joe and ask him what his plan is to get us where we need to go."
They weren't going anywhere near the end zone at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Even when the right plays were called, the Cowboys weren't executing.
Sween's interception came on an overthrown ball to Hoost Marsh on a third-and-13 late in the first quarter, but the senior receiver was open and the play would have resulted in a conversion had the pass been on target.
But Cockhill is also listed as UW's quarterback coach, and Sween's regression throughout the season has been well documented.
Things were so bad on offense on Saturday, the Cowboys couldn't even line up right to take a knee and run out the clock to end the disastrous first half.
"We just had a hard time getting anything started," Sween said. "They're a good defense, and we were trying to run the ball but they packed the box and made it hard for coach Cockhill to call running plays. And on the perimeter we just had a hard time completing passes and guys were getting hit.
"It's just everyone's got to do their job. The plays that are being called are good plays, we've just got to execute. That's all we've got to do."
BIRD WATCHING: Glenn was understandably upset with what appeared to be a conscious effort by Utes coach Kyle Whittingham to run up the score.
After Utah tried an onside kick after taking a 43-0 lead in the third quarter, Glenn appeared to vent his frustration through some sign language that might not have been Rated G.
"Honest to God, I can't even respond to it," Glenn said. "Maybe, I don't know.
"I don't remember that. Honestly I don't. It's what it was."
FAULTY FAKE: The Cowboys needed a spark, but Glenn said he didn't order it.
The misguided fake punt from UW's own 25-yard line on fourth-and-10 on the Cowboys' first drive of the game was an audible on the field according to Glenn, and a costly one at that.
The Utes scored their first touchdown on the next snap to start the offensive onslaught.
"That was an audible by a player on our team," Glenn said. "We probably shouldn't have used it."
RECORD SETTERS: The Utes improved to 48-31-1 all-time against UW Utah has won the last four meetings in Salt Lake City, all by at least 30 points and by a combined score of 175-30 The 505 yards of offense allowed was far and away the most allowed by the Cowboys this season. The previous worst for the No. 6 total defense in the country had been 344 yards against TCU and New Mexico.
BUMPS AND BRUISES: The Cowboys reported no injuries after the game.
Sophomore wide receiver Greg Bolling played but didn't have a catch. He was the intended target on a handful of attempts, but dropped the closest one to him on a screen and had several thrown well wide of him.
Linebacker Weston Johnson returned after missing the last two games and tallied three tackles and chipped in on a tackle for a loss.
By AUSTIN WARD
Star-Tribune staff writer
Sunday, November 11, 2007 2:04 AM MST
SALT LAKE CITY -- There was no impassioned defense this time.
Neither Wyoming coach Joe Glenn nor athletic director Tom Burman have anything planned for the moment, but after another offensive performance on offense, coordinator Bill Cockhill doesn't figure to have much to look forward to after the season.
"When the season's over, that's when you evaluate stuff," Glenn said. "We couldn't pass protect, we couldn't run the ball, and it's a long day when you're a coordinator and every play you call you get defeated."
That's been the theme lately as the Cowboys have dropped four of their last five games and look progressively lost on offense.
UW rarely crossed midfield in its 50-0 loss at Utah on Saturday, gaining just 122 total yards and accounting for four more turnovers.
Burman refused to comment on Cockhill's job status, and while he didn't offer any specifics, it figures to be a prominent part of his postseason discussion with Glenn.
"That's Joe's world," Burman said. "At the end of the year, everybody gets evaluated.
"I'll sit down with Joe and ask him what his plan is to get us where we need to go."
They weren't going anywhere near the end zone at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Even when the right plays were called, the Cowboys weren't executing.
Sween's interception came on an overthrown ball to Hoost Marsh on a third-and-13 late in the first quarter, but the senior receiver was open and the play would have resulted in a conversion had the pass been on target.
But Cockhill is also listed as UW's quarterback coach, and Sween's regression throughout the season has been well documented.
Things were so bad on offense on Saturday, the Cowboys couldn't even line up right to take a knee and run out the clock to end the disastrous first half.
"We just had a hard time getting anything started," Sween said. "They're a good defense, and we were trying to run the ball but they packed the box and made it hard for coach Cockhill to call running plays. And on the perimeter we just had a hard time completing passes and guys were getting hit.
"It's just everyone's got to do their job. The plays that are being called are good plays, we've just got to execute. That's all we've got to do."
BIRD WATCHING: Glenn was understandably upset with what appeared to be a conscious effort by Utes coach Kyle Whittingham to run up the score.
After Utah tried an onside kick after taking a 43-0 lead in the third quarter, Glenn appeared to vent his frustration through some sign language that might not have been Rated G.
"Honest to God, I can't even respond to it," Glenn said. "Maybe, I don't know.
"I don't remember that. Honestly I don't. It's what it was."
FAULTY FAKE: The Cowboys needed a spark, but Glenn said he didn't order it.
The misguided fake punt from UW's own 25-yard line on fourth-and-10 on the Cowboys' first drive of the game was an audible on the field according to Glenn, and a costly one at that.
The Utes scored their first touchdown on the next snap to start the offensive onslaught.
"That was an audible by a player on our team," Glenn said. "We probably shouldn't have used it."
RECORD SETTERS: The Utes improved to 48-31-1 all-time against UW Utah has won the last four meetings in Salt Lake City, all by at least 30 points and by a combined score of 175-30 The 505 yards of offense allowed was far and away the most allowed by the Cowboys this season. The previous worst for the No. 6 total defense in the country had been 344 yards against TCU and New Mexico.
BUMPS AND BRUISES: The Cowboys reported no injuries after the game.
Sophomore wide receiver Greg Bolling played but didn't have a catch. He was the intended target on a handful of attempts, but dropped the closest one to him on a screen and had several thrown well wide of him.
Linebacker Weston Johnson returned after missing the last two games and tallied three tackles and chipped in on a tackle for a loss.
