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Excited to see what the defense can do vs Hawaii

LanderPoke

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At Nevada we were missing key players and breaking in new ones.

CBs Keyonte Glinton, and true freshman Cam Stone both saw action vs Nevada and are getting valuable experience. Safties Cam Murray and Miles Williams both saw action, too. I'm expecting a better performance from the secondary. Hopefully we're done with the 'give the WR a 15 yard cushion'. Missing Webber hurts.

LBs need to improve. Charles Hicks, Shae Suianoa and Easton Gibbs need to step up and play well. These three lack experience, but have the bodies/ability. Gibbs proved he can hit hard and make solo tackles at Nevada. He should be a good one. Note: Muma had some punishing hits at Nevada. He can lay the wood with the likes of Logan and Cassh last year few years.

DL got put in a terrible spot when most of the DL decided to sit out and stay home. Looks like a few kids have stepped up to help Victor Jones, Cole Godbout and Ravontae Holt (who all played great).

Cam Smith, DE, got a sack at Nevada, which is huge, he's a true freshman and beat the T one on one to get a sack. Players that can generate pressure on the QB one on one are priceless. He's proven he can do that. He also made a very violent tackle on their QB, who is a very tall, big man. Again, only a true freshman. If Byrd ever comes back (I'll believe it when I see it), he and Smith should be formidable going forward.

Jaylen Pate, R-Fr, got the start at DE, he's now got a game under his and needs to show something going forward. Also, Bertangole, a R-Fr from Casper, got quite a few plays an an interior lineman at Nevada. He even got like .333 of a sack. He's pretty damn big and seemed to hold his own out there. Not a bad surprise to get a walkon interior lineman from Wyoming that can play.

I expect a better performance vs Hawaii from the D.
 
The defense will not be a strength of the team like we have seen in years' past. I am sorry but you don't replace 2 NFL linebackers and maintain the same consistency and we have already seen that. However, what we did see against Nevada was a defense that buckled down in the red zone and a defense that could create timely turnovers; we will need the same to beat Hawaii.

Wyoming 31- Hawaii 27
 
The sudden loss of Chambers certainly gut-punched the entire team for a good while. Then they seemed to get out of their own heads (and Vigen began calling something besides 3 runs up the gut) and played a LOT better. Until OT.

So, if second half team comes in and plays all 4 quarters, I think we have a good shot. 1st half... A very long season.
 
I see us coming out flat with a true lack of fan support and Hawaii finds a way to beat us...

Hawaii 34 UW 21
 
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