I wish that we had the talent that we had on our 87 and 88 football teams this year. Right now we would be 5-0 or 4-1 (worst case), heading for NM with a backup qb for them, looking at Utah coming in for homecoming at 6-0. The war would be packed! God, I would have been really looking forward to that Tenn game with the way they have played this year. We wouldn't be talking about the crap we are right now. We would all be discussing which bowl we were headed to. Sure miss those days.
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I wish we had our 87-88 teams this year
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McPeachy
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7220Fan said:
I miss them too...I miss the 90's as well, we had some solid teams! That is why this season is so taxing...we are long, long, long overdue for at least 8 wins & a bowl game...and at least competing in every game we play! It has been 9 years...of frustrating football...although the first few with Glenn showed promise!
wyoforlife
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You guys are lucky, I have only been seriously following the Pokes since the year before Glenns hiring. Atleast you have those memories, the only thing I have is a bowl win over UCLA. They have literally sucked the entire time I have followed them. Hey, the only way to go, is up I suppose, or stay the same, or go down...
McPeachy
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wyoforlife said:
Sometimes I think it is lucky...sometimes not (as in this case...how frustrating the last 9 years have been). If you ever have the chance to get your hands on "A Million Cheers" to read, I would highly recommend it. It highlights everything Wyoming football...from the inception until just recently (Tiller days).
wyoforlife
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McPeachy said:
Yea, I have only seen the book one time, on Amazon, and they wanted an ungodly amount for it, I want to say over $150. I kind of always "followed" them, but never to the extent that I do now. I just hope and pray, that sometime soon, they start kicking ass!
McPeachy said:
It has some gret moments. Roach and Welnaik are both on there talking about the season. Welnaik was on during the AFA highlights. The game highlights coming from actual radi broadcatsts of games by Dave Walsh and George Kay, both of whom I've met years ago.
siliconvalleycowboy
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What is a VHS tape? :lol:
Pretty sad our most recent highlights are on such a dated media
Pretty sad our most recent highlights are on such a dated media
Snowman_55
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siliconvalleycowboy said:
No offense but IMO the Vegas bowl was a quality win and a good highlight regardless of how average our team was going into that game. I'm glad I saw it in person! Plus Tiller's team in 96 put together a hell of a season, and its not like we haven't beat a quality team in 20 years. Granted we are way overdue for a 10 win season and a MWC title, but for as frustrating as it gets at times there is no other college football team I would choose to support as I do with the Pokes.
Speaking of those teams, I was in Undine park, near my house and this Dad and his young son were in the park, his son wanted to come throw Frisbee with my dog. Well he introduces himself, and I forgot his DAMN NAME but he was a receiver for the '87 team. He seemed as frustrated as I was with the season we are having. He was telling me back when he played they scored A LOT of points and most games were shootouts. He didn't seem to have answer either as to why we can't get some more points on the board. I asked him if he had considered helping out the team but was too busy with other things (being a dad i presume)
Anyone have a list of our receivers from '87? Frustrates me I couldn't remember his name. I'm just so damn bad with names!
Anyone have a list of our receivers from '87? Frustrates me I couldn't remember his name. I'm just so damn bad with names!
As fun as bowl games are, anyone remember what happened to us in the bowl games previous to UCLA? A whipping by Kansas State, and throttled by Barry Sanders. Eek!
charliepathetic
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wyoforlife said:
Same kind of story with me. I started following the Pokes when I started school there in '97. Not a whole lot of success to speak of since then.
I've followed Wyoming Football since 1986.
The games I've been to are:
1990 vs. Arkansas State, 34-27 w.
1990 vs. San Diego State, 52-51 W.
1992 @ Texas Tech, 32-49 L.
1995 @ Tulsa, 6-35 L. (I was super embarrassed by this loss)
1997 @ SMU, 17-22 L. (the Cotton Bowl was a joke)
2003 @ Oklahoma State, 24-48 L.
The games I've been to are:
1990 vs. Arkansas State, 34-27 w.
1990 vs. San Diego State, 52-51 W.
1992 @ Texas Tech, 32-49 L.
1995 @ Tulsa, 6-35 L. (I was super embarrassed by this loss)
1997 @ SMU, 17-22 L. (the Cotton Bowl was a joke)
2003 @ Oklahoma State, 24-48 L.
kahunapoke
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Scott Joseph is the WR in question. Lives and Laramie
kahunapoke
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Teaches at the Cathedral Home.
