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Football Schedule FINALLY Released
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ProudWYOAlum
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I think it's fair to say most think Wyoming is a 7-5 or 8-4 team in 2013...
J-Rod
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Most Wyoming fans anyway. Most outside fans see the team as a fringe bowl team......could be one win or one loss on the right/wrong side of 6 wins. Hard to argue that....the team did go 4-8 last season folks....those 4 wins being close wins (except CSU) against awful teams....that doesn't command respect.ProudWYOAlum said:
ProudWYOAlum
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J-Rod said:
To that same point, games against Air Force, Nevada, Toledo, and Cal Poly should have been wins with a normal Brett Smith.
J-Rod
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That's true, but why would anyone believe Smith will be 100% the entire season this year? He hasn't been both his two seasons so far. There's a good chance Brett will endure more punishment this season. All it takes is one bad hit for those concussions issues to return.ProudWYOAlum said:
ProudWYOAlum
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J-Rod said:
If we didn't have Brett Smith, Thompson would be a very solid starter too. I think with a year under his belt he cold beat those teams now too.
He almost beat Air Force in his first start in a season he was expected to redshirt. And it was in the pouring rain.
J-Rod
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Thompson is a good backup, and UW would be fine with him as the starter. My main point is, regardless of whether UW won or lost close games last season, they were CLOSE wins and losses. They are not head and shoulders above these teams or below most teams. Therefore, we can expect a mixed bag of results, not just all negative or all positive results. They could beat Fresno but lose to Air Force. Or beat Utah State but lose to Texas State. They will likely finish 6-6 or 7-5 with a mix of different results. Overall, its hard to fathom UW being a lock for 8-4 or 9-3 when they went 4-8 last season. That's a wee bit on the homerish side.ProudWYOAlum said:
ProudWYOAlum
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J-Rod said:
Agree. So much better having these predictions than under the previous regimes... Always just hoped to be 6-6.
kansasCowboy
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SDPokeFan said:
You're right.
But there are NO guaranteed losses either.
Which it is why it's called predicting. You predict off of the "HEALTHY" talent you have coming back.
We lost to Cal Poly when 7 1st and 2nd string players were out injured. Most notables were Smith and Herron. It makes a difference. The only problem with a board like this, is you can't predict injuries.
ProudWYOAlum
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Cuttslam said:
That Nevada game was in the bag. Easily one of the most disappointing losses of the last decade.
BackHarlowRoad
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I love Wyoming off-season optimism. Each and every year we lose to someone we "should've" beat. We tend to go to the last possession with I-AA schools every year also. There are no gimmies. UNC, Idaho, Texas State and Hawaii seem like gimmies on paper but don't we know better by now? How many consecutive "that was too close" games do we have to have?
Here's my :twocents:
8/31 @ Nebraska - L - An asswhooping loss
9/7 vs. Idaho - W - Another squeaker
9/14 vs. Northern Colorado - W - Squeaker
9/21 @ Air Force - L - Typical low scoring UW/AFA game, close AFA win.
9/28 @ Texas State - W - UW wins unexpectedly comfortably
10/5 BYE
10/12 vs. New Mexico - L - Yup.
10/19 vs. Colorado State - L - Noooooooo.
10/26 @ San Jose State - L - That stadium is sketchy and frightening, and we haven't been there in how long?
11/2 BYE
11/7 vs. Fresno State - L - Squeaker
11/16 @ Boise State - L - Not a squeaker
11/23 vs. Hawai'i - W - Senior night win!
11/30 @ Utah State - L - Not as bad as our last time in Logan
4-8 (1-7)
Disclaimer: I'm being pessimistic largely because it makes it more likely I'll see the season as a success if we surpass my prediction.
Here's my :twocents:
8/31 @ Nebraska - L - An asswhooping loss
9/7 vs. Idaho - W - Another squeaker
9/14 vs. Northern Colorado - W - Squeaker
9/21 @ Air Force - L - Typical low scoring UW/AFA game, close AFA win.
9/28 @ Texas State - W - UW wins unexpectedly comfortably
10/5 BYE
10/12 vs. New Mexico - L - Yup.
10/19 vs. Colorado State - L - Noooooooo.
10/26 @ San Jose State - L - That stadium is sketchy and frightening, and we haven't been there in how long?
11/2 BYE
11/7 vs. Fresno State - L - Squeaker
11/16 @ Boise State - L - Not a squeaker
11/23 vs. Hawai'i - W - Senior night win!
11/30 @ Utah State - L - Not as bad as our last time in Logan
4-8 (1-7)
Disclaimer: I'm being pessimistic largely because it makes it more likely I'll see the season as a success if we surpass my prediction.
kansasCowboy
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Cuttslam said:
I'm pretty sure we don't schedule games to lose them... Are they tough games and have we won many of them? No. But, There is never a guaranteed win. App St over Mich was proof that their are no scheduled guaranteed losses. Wyo has had their wins in the past that defied odds. It can happen at any time.
J-Rod
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Man, the USU and SJSU kool-aid is out there in abundance, even with the coaching changes. The more I read, the more I get the feeling it will be a humbling year for both programs. I don't give two shits who their QBs are, football is more than that (as Wyo fans learned the hard way last season). Pass the kool-aid to the next person.
Like I said, the more I read, the more I like Wyoming to win those games. @USU @SJSU 2013 = @AFA @SDSU 2011.
Like I said, the more I read, the more I like Wyoming to win those games. @USU @SJSU 2013 = @AFA @SDSU 2011.
J-Rod
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Did some personal research on all these teams.....revising my prediction from 6-6 to 8-4. Wyoming beats Air Force and Utah State.J-Rod said:Time to bring some perspective....
8/31 @ Nebraska - L
9/7 vs. Idaho - W
9/14 vs. Northern Colorado - W
9/21 @ Air Force - L
9/28 @ Texas State - W
10/5 BYE
10/12 vs. New Mexico - W
10/19 vs. Colorado State - W
10/26 @ San Jose State - L
11/2 BYE
11/7 vs. Fresno State - L
11/16 @ Boise State - L
11/23 vs. Hawai'i - W
11/30 @ Utah State - L
2013 Wyoming Cowboys - 6-6 (3-5)
Air Force is the game I had the hardest separating the two. Other than that, I'm confident that's how it will play out. Whether 6-6 or 7-5, the Pokes make a second trip to Boise, Idaho in 2013 and play in the Potato Bowl against a MAC or ACC opponent.
ProudWYOAlum
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Losing an entire coaching staff and stepping up to a bigger conference will wear on both USU and SJSU. I could see WYO winning both of those games too.
I do believe that DC and his staff will make it very clear what happened to the team in 2011 in Logan.
I do believe that DC and his staff will make it very clear what happened to the team in 2011 in Logan.
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