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Brian Hill is a beast!

joshvanklomp

joshvanklomp

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I think it's about time he gets a thread dedicated to his play. Only 14 games into his Pokes career, and he already has 2 of the 4 greatest rushing performances in Wyoming history.

The dude is a bonafide beast!

Most single-game yards
1. Kevin Lowe (vs. S. Dakota State, 1984) 10-302-3
2. Brian Hill (at Fresno State, 2014) 23-281-2
3. Ryan Christopherson (vs. UTEP, 1994) 27-244-1
4. Brian Hill (vs. Eastern Michigan, 2015) 21-242-2
 
10-302-3 is incredible... holy cow

But to your point, Hill is a special talent, he has a nice blend of size, speed, and vision. He runs incredibly hard and hopefully he can stay healthy because he has a chance to break a lot of records
 
Yes he is. Really fun to watch run the ball.

I kind of thought it was funny before the season when they were talking about Wick potentially becoming our all time leading rusher(which I hope he acheives) I thought, he will only have it for a couple years cuz Hill is going to crush it if he stays healthy.
 
He is definitely one bright spot in this disappointing season so far. The one thing I really like about him is how much effort he gives on EVERY play he is in. No matter what the score is. I really believe he will become one of our leaders going forward with this football team.
 
Cornpoke said:
He is definitely one bright spot in this disappointing season so far. The one thing I really like about him is how much effort he gives on EVERY play he is in. No matter what the score is. I really believe he will become one of our leaders going forward with this football team.
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This. The kid has NO quit in him. He's going to hit you as hard as he can, if you hit harder so be it. But you better be prepared to take on Bryan or he's gonna put one on you. There were a couple times this weekend he took on multiple tacklers and pushed them back. I love watching him!
 
Hill is not only strong, fast and powerful, but he has great vision and is incredibly shifty for a tall guy. Wick in my opinion lacks the vision and shiftiness of Hill. Hill's definitely won the job
 
LanderPoke said:
Hill is not only strong, fast and powerful, but he has great vision and is incredibly shifty for a tall guy. Wick in my opinion lacks the vision and shiftiness of Hill. Hill's definitely won the job
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I mentioned this in another thread and you hit it right on the head. This year he seems to want to just lower his should and plow into the pile. He has no lateral movement and no adjusting to defenders. Its a shame really.
 
gopokes1399 said:
10-302-3 is incredible... holy cow
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I obviously do not remember the 1984 game versus South Dakota State; however, in 1984, I believe that South Dakota State was actually D2 (not the FCS equivalent). This would be equivalent to Wyoming scheduling Fort Lewis today (which would probably be a competitive game given what we have seen).
 
OrediggerPoke said:
gopokes1399 said:
10-302-3 is incredible... holy cow
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I obviously do not remember the 1984 game versus South Dakota State; however, in 1984, I believe that South Dakota State was actually D2 (not the FCS equivalent). This would be equivalent to Wyoming scheduling Fort Lewis today (which would probably be a competitive game given what we have seen).
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Might also have been the last year of the BONE. The Erickson air express showed up in 1985.
 
JimmyDimes said:
OrediggerPoke said:
gopokes1399 said:
10-302-3 is incredible... holy cow
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I obviously do not remember the 1984 game versus South Dakota State; however, in 1984, I believe that South Dakota State was actually D2 (not the FCS equivalent). This would be equivalent to Wyoming scheduling Fort Lewis today (which would probably be a competitive game given what we have seen).
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Might also have been the last year of the BONE. The Erickson air express showed up in 1985.
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Erickson's year was '86
 
COS Cowboy said:
JimmyDimes said:
OrediggerPoke said:
gopokes1399 said:
10-302-3 is incredible... holy cow
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I obviously do not remember the 1984 game versus South Dakota State; however, in 1984, I believe that South Dakota State was actually D2 (not the FCS equivalent). This would be equivalent to Wyoming scheduling Fort Lewis today (which would probably be a competitive game given what we have seen).
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Might also have been the last year of the BONE. The Erickson air express showed up in 1985.
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Erickson's year was '86
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You are correct....regardless, that was the last year of an era of which Wyoming ran the wishbone offense.
 
LanderPoke said:
Hill is not only strong, fast and powerful, but he has great vision and is incredibly shifty for a tall guy. Wick in my opinion lacks the vision and shiftiness of Hill. Hill's definitely won the job
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So I guess basically this is a what have you done for me lately situation. One guy has a great game and the other guy is washed up with no vision or lateral movement. Seriously do you guys watch the lines or just the stats ? Hill had better running lanes last week. It happens in any two back rotation. Last year Wick would get more running lanes than DJ May. I hope both backs have a great season and it's possible Wick is getting a late start from missing all of Fall camp. Hill did his best with the blocking he got and Wick did the same. I expect Wick to have a break out game this week. He has always ran well against Power 5 conference teams.
 
OrediggerPoke said:
gopokes1399 said:
10-302-3 is incredible... holy cow
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I obviously do not remember the 1984 game versus South Dakota State; however, in 1984, I believe that South Dakota State was actually D2 (not the FCS equivalent). This would be equivalent to Wyoming scheduling Fort Lewis today (which would probably be a competitive game given what we have seen).
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That is correct. I don't know why that didn't dawn on me either considering SDSU (the real one btw) is only 60 miles from my apartment.

SDSU was Division II (also the real one) until 2005, same year as NDSU made the switch.
 
I still can't get over the fact that a number of people here wanted Hill to play at safety. I always thought he was a perfect fit for Bohl's system at RB, and wasn't worried that he was only starting last year third on the depth chart. The cream always rises to the top if you give it a chance.
 
mwc fan said:
LanderPoke said:
Hill is not only strong, fast and powerful, but he has great vision and is incredibly shifty for a tall guy. Wick in my opinion lacks the vision and shiftiness of Hill. Hill's definitely won the job
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So I guess basically this is a what have you done for me lately situation. One guy has a great game and the other guy is washed up with no vision or lateral movement. Seriously do you guys watch the lines or just the stats ? Hill had better running lanes last week. It happens in any two back rotation. Last year Wick would get more running lanes than DJ May. I hope both backs have a great season and it's possible Wick is getting a late start from missing all of Fall camp. Hill did his best with the blocking he got and Wick did the same. I expect Wick to have a break out game this week. He has always ran well against Power 5 conference teams.
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I was watching and I think WIck given the same opportunities does't have as much success as Hill. Just my opinion
 
Hill averaged 7 yards a pop against Wazzu. Anyone know the record for rushing yards in a season, and do think he can do it?
 
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