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Incredible in depth look at Wyoming football....

Cowboy Junky

Cowboy Junky

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from SB Nation. Usually that website is famous for amateurish hacks. This guy did some research although he missed on us losing our top d tackle.

This is a good one.

http://www.sbnation.com/2014/4/8/5588072/wyoming-football-2014-preview-schedule-roster" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
The headline is a bit underwhelming (says Craig Bowl, in case it gets changed before others see this)

EDIT: And 10 minutes later, its already been changed
 
I agree. Very good article and research. He tells it like it is, and that is things are going to get better but we have to be patient.
 
Excellent breakdown. I'm with Mr. T on SB Nation. Quality site that hasn't ever had a bad reputation like Bleacher Report.
 
WYO1016 said:
Excellent breakdown. I'm with Mr. T on SB Nation. Quality site that hasn't ever had a bad reputation like Bleacher Report.
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Even Bleacher Report is getting better.. their rep took a beating, but they're improving. Adam from Kegs N Eggs is their lead CFB writer now.
 
MrTitleist said:
WYO1016 said:
Excellent breakdown. I'm with Mr. T on SB Nation. Quality site that hasn't ever had a bad reputation like Bleacher Report.
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Even Bleacher Report is getting better.. their rep took a beating, but they're improving. Adam from Kegs N Eggs is their lead CFB writer now.
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They are getting better (a lot better, actually), but those first few years on the scene did some serious damage. They've got a long way to go before people start considering them reputable.
 
To me he's saying NDSU has only a slightly better roster and look at what he did with that. That's debatable but at this point we don't have a leg to stand on as far as that arguement goes.
 
Bill Connelly is always dead on. He has been in particular with Wyoming over the years. He called the 2012 debacle with pure numbers and logic before anyone did. Overall, his main argument isn't earth-shattering though....Wyoming will improve this year, but it might not be in the win column. The real goal is to be patient and hope this group sets up the foundation for better things to come. But at the end of the day, people will have to withhold judgement. This schedule is very tough, and losing Smith isn't something to scoff at.
 
LasCrucesPoke said:
To me he's saying NDSU has only a slightly better roster and look at what he did with that. That's debatable but at this point we don't have a leg to stand on as far as that arguement goes.
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NDSU does a few guys being looked at as possible Top 4 round draft picks. They looked bigger and faster on tape, but they were playing some very weak competition weekly so how would anyone really know? Its easy to feast when you're at the top of your food chain.
 
J-Rod said:
LasCrucesPoke said:
To me he's saying NDSU has only a slightly better roster and look at what he did with that. That's debatable but at this point we don't have a leg to stand on as far as that arguement goes.
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NDSU does a few guys being looked at as possible Top 4 round draft picks. They looked bigger and faster on tape, but they were playing some very weak competition weekly so how would anyone really know? Its easy to feast when you're at the top of your food chain.
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I've only heard about the O-lineman....who are the others?
 
BJC said:
J-Rod said:
LasCrucesPoke said:
To me he's saying NDSU has only a slightly better roster and look at what he did with that. That's debatable but at this point we don't have a leg to stand on as far as that arguement goes.
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NDSU does a few guys being looked at as possible Top 4 round draft picks. They looked bigger and faster on tape, but they were playing some very weak competition weekly so how would anyone really know? Its easy to feast when you're at the top of your food chain.
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I've only heard about the O-lineman....who are the others?
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I'm pretty sure the CB they had is one of them
 
One of the running backs could end up on a practice squad, but they're not going to have 3 guys drafted like we are. And we're in the cellar and they're at their pinnacle.
 
I actually think we could see an 8 win season beating teams that we should beat and losing to teams we should lose to. There are a couple of maybes on the schedule, But Bohl could see a Bowl game his first year due to the games we play and having a fairly strong defense the only real question is deep threat.

If we let every team play Derek Carr on us then it gets ugly and it will be a true test of adversity for the team both offense and defense alike.

Sat, Aug 30 vs Montana - Winnable
Sat, Sept 6 vs Air Force - Should win
Sat, Sept 13 @ Oregon - Should lose
Sat, Sept 20 vs Florida Atl - Winnable
Sat, Sept 27 @ Michigan State - Should lose
Sat, Oct 11 @ Hawaii - Should win
Sat, Oct 18 vs San Jose State - Winnable
Sat, Oct 25 @ Colorado State - Winnable
Sat, Nov 1 @ Fresno State - Winnable
Sat, Nov 8 vs Utah State - Should lose
Sat, Nov 22 vs Boise State - Winnable
Sat, Nov 29 @ New Mexico - Should win

Best Case Scenario - 9-3
More likely to happen - 6-6
Worst case Scenario - 3-9

No matter how you look at it next year is going to be ugly, I say that because the majority of our defensive strength will be gone and there will be a lot of holes that won't be patched up unless some players really step up during the year.
 
Wyo2dal said:
I actually think we could see an 8 win season beating teams that we should beat and losing to teams we should lose to. There are a couple of maybes on the schedule, But Bohl could see a Bowl game his first year due to the games we play and having a fairly strong defense the only real question is deep threat.

If we let every team play Derek Carr on us then it gets ugly and it will be a true test of adversity for the team both offense and defense alike.

Sat, Aug 30 vs Montana - Winnable
Sat, Sept 6 vs Air Force - Should win
Sat, Sept 13 @ Oregon - Should lose
Sat, Sept 20 vs Florida Atl - Winnable
Sat, Sept 27 @ Michigan State - Should lose
Sat, Oct 11 @ Hawaii - Should win
Sat, Oct 18 vs San Jose State - Winnable
Sat, Oct 25 @ Colorado State - Winnable
Sat, Nov 1 @ Fresno State - Winnable
Sat, Nov 8 vs Utah State - Should lose
Sat, Nov 22 vs Boise State - Winnable
Sat, Nov 29 @ New Mexico - Should win

Best Case Scenario - 9-3
More likely to happen - 6-6
Worst case Scenario - 3-9

No matter how you look at it next year is going to be ugly, I say that because the majority of our defensive strength will be gone and there will be a lot of holes that won't be patched up unless some players really step up during the year.
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I'm extremely confident in our front seven on defense. I've felt since DC left that the new coach would be happy with that part of his team. However, my question comes with every other part of the team aside from rb and wr. Our secondary has been horribad for a long time. I don't know if there is a quick fix there. I think the new defense will help generate pressure, but I still think teams will be able to pass the ball on us a lot.

On offense, I'm even more concerned about the effectiveness of 6'9" doughboys than I was before two of them transferred. I don't know if these guys can win the trenches, even with Vince Lombardi coaching them. We'll see, but it doesn't matter how good your rb and wr's are if the qb has not time and the rb has no hole.

I'm not as concerned about everyone else at qb. I'm thinking that Bohl and Vigen have time to build an effective game manager by fall. He might not win you games on his talent alone, but he's not going to lose us games on his mistakes alone. I don't think the qb is the position of concern like most people do. I'm confident our qb will keep the turnovers down, be able to hand the ball off, and complete play action passes.

Special teams was a trainwreck last year. I think this is one area that will improve dramatically with coaching. I'm thinking special teams will help our football team quite a bit.

If the secondary can figure out a way to stop the pass, we might win 7 games. If not, it's possible we end up 5-7.
 
I feel the only two teams we won't be 100% competitive with are Oregon and Michigan State. I think the others could be ours for the taking.
 
Our defense (overall) has been terrible for years. The offense has been gimmicky. What I'm hoping for is the coaches are putting some muscle and mentality into the team. My old coach used to say 'football is 80% mental and 20% physical - it doesn't matter how tough you are when you are hurting your own team.'

We may have a rough year - but I will be much happier losing by 3 points than by 45. I think Bohl and crew will keep us in every game. I think he has the resources to win quite a few of them.

Go Pokes!
 
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