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What an Uplifting Game!!

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OrediggerPoke

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It always feels great to beat CSU but this game gave me a lot of hope for the future of the program! Here is why:

1) Williams played the role of game manager in the passing game. And that’s all we need him to be. In the running game, he has never shown the kind of burst that he displayed today. Personally, he looked a lot quicker than Chambers. We need a guy that can give Neyor a chance and Williams can do that. We found our QB.

2) Neyor is the most physically gifted receiver to ever put on a Wyoming uniform. And that’s saying a lot when you’re talking about guys like Malcom Floyd and Scottie Vines. Neyor has elite speed, serious hops and incredible hands. Neyor could be Jamarr Chase good at the next level. He is seriously that talented I believe.

3) The RB stable is impressive. Swen runs mean and keeps his feet moving like Brian Hill did. While Valladay has been a great player for years, I kind of like the ball in Swen’s hands more. McNeely also is impressive and had some explosive runs today.

Anyways - this win hopefully can energize this team, and, who knows maybe they can pull off a shocker in Boise.
 
It was a much needed win. Maybe we’ve found our mojo.

While Neyor is amazingI’d pump the breaks just a tad. We used to be wide receiver U.

Williams takes a while to get going, but his top speed is impressive. Dude’s fast.

There was some shuffling on the o line. I know Abojei got yanked for I think Bible at guard. The left tackle, Stoffer, I think, was fucking dominating. We need to run behind him often. I sure wish they’d put the names in the jerseys
 
LanderPoke said:
It was a much needed win. Maybe we’ve found our mojo.

While Neyor is amazingI’d pump the breaks just a tad. We used to be wide receiver U.

Williams takes a while to get going, but his top speed is impressive. Dude’s fast.

There was some shuffling on the o line. I know Abojei got yanked for I think Bible at guard. The left tackle, Stoffer, I think, was f##k[#] dominating. I sure wish they’d put the damn names in the jerseys
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Marcus Harris, Ryan Yarborough, Wendell Montgomery, Jovon Bouknight, Ryan McGuffey and whoever else you associate with receiver u, those guys were all talented in their own ways and great college players but nowhere close to the physical gifts of Neyor IMO. And yes, I watched all of those guys at War Memorial Stadium as well. Neyor of course won’t be breaking any of Harris’ or Yarborough’s records because of the offensive systems those guys played in.
 
OrediggerPoke said:
LanderPoke said:
It was a much needed win. Maybe we’ve found our mojo.

While Neyor is amazingI’d pump the breaks just a tad. We used to be wide receiver U.


Williams takes a while to get going, but his top speed is impressive. Dude’s fast.

There was some shuffling on the o line. I know Abojei got yanked for I think Bible at guard. The left tackle, Stoffer, I think, was f##k[#] dominating. I sure wish they’d put the damn names in the jerseys
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Marcus Harris, Ryan Yarborough, Wendell Montgomery, Jovon Bouknight, Ryan McGuffey and whoever else you associate with receiver u, those guys were all talented in their own ways and great college players but nowhere close to the physical gifts of Neyor IMO. And yes, I watched all of those guys at War Memorial Stadium as well. Neyor of course won’t be breaking any of Harris’ or Yarborough’s records because of the offensive systems those guys played in.
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Met Mr Marcus Harris today, my ultimate favorite Poke on the gridiron. I'd sooo love us to be Receiver U again but doubt Coach Bohl would share my feelings on that. Neyor could be someone special if he gets the ball as needed
 
Agreed. Such s great win at a great time. POKES played their style and the Bohl identity. Haven't seen that all season.

Most uplifting thing for me is this Bohl team, like the others before, didn't pack it in. Great job coaches and players!
 
OrediggerPoke said:
It always feels great to beat CSU but this game gave me a lot of hope for the future of the program! Here is why:

1) Williams played the role of game manager in the passing game. And that’s all we need him to be. In the running game, he has never shown the kind of burst that he displayed today. Personally, he looked a lot quicker than Chambers. We need a guy that can give Neyor a chance and Williams can do that. We found our QB.

2) Neyor is the most physically gifted receiver to ever put on a Wyoming uniform. And that’s saying a lot when you’re talking about guys like Malcom Floyd and Scottie Vines. Neyor has elite speed, serious hops and incredible hands. Neyor could be Jamarr Chase good at the next level. He is seriously that talented I believe.

3) The RB stable is impressive. Swen runs mean and keeps his feet moving like Brian Hill did. While Valladay has been a great player for years, I kind of like the ball in Swen’s hands more. McNeely also is impressive and had some explosive runs today.

Anyways - this win hopefully can energize this team, and, who knows maybe they can pull off a shocker in Boise.
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Hopefully, the above plays out to be a harbinger of good things to come.
 
BackHarlowRoad said:
WyoVaquero said:
Seems like he can win any jump ball. I hope Neyor doesnt transfer. He gets maybe 4-5 targets a game.
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Neyor has zero incentive to stay, in my opinion.
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Other than being the undisputed ,established #1 receiver on a FBS team. He catches plenty of TDs and gets a good amount of yards. The grass isn’t always greener.

Look at RB Jevon bigelow. He’s now 4th string at Fresno. There is zero guarantee a player will catch on at a new program and click
 
I’m happy they won the border war.

That said, we still live on planet earth and even if the Pokes win out the remainder of the season they’re on the good side of mediocre. They just wrapped up the easy part of the season.
 
I often wonder why I'm a Pokes fan...as miserable as it is for a lot of the time. I hate being dominated and losing as much as we do. But it feels good right now. Had such a great time at the game!
 
LanderPoke said:
BackHarlowRoad said:
WyoVaquero said:
Seems like he can win any jump ball. I hope Neyor doesnt transfer. He gets maybe 4-5 targets a game.
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Neyor has zero incentive to stay, in my opinion.
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Other than being the undisputed ,established #1 receiver on a FBS team. He catches plenty of TDs and gets a good amount of yards. The grass isn’t always greener.

Look at RB Jevon bigelow. He’s now 4th string at Fresno. There is zero guarantee a player will catch on at a new program and click
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I don't disagree with you, but I'm also not sure 2.5 catches per game is going to be a large enough sample size to get drafted for a Wyoming kid. Hopefully you're right and he stays AND gets drafted.
 
Being a number one receiver on Wyoming is like being a number one receiver for Air Force. Doesnt mean much when you get the ball 3 times a game. He has the talent to be a number one on a lot of FBS teams and he will get a good 5-10 catches a game. Being a number 2 on some power 5 teams he would get more catches than he gets here. I think the grass is definitely greener for him somewhere else.
 
Neyor is on pace for ~650 yards and probably 10 TDs, with 10-12 rushing attempts and a rush TD as a freshman. That's not too shabby. If he sticks with the program and continues to progress he will be a 1,000 yard receiver here at Wyoming.

He could easily transfer somewhere and have worse numbers. Maybe better numbers? Who knows? IMO it's a big risk to transfer out and assume you'll automatically be in a better situation. His situation at Wyoming is far from a bad one. Pretty good, I'd say. A lot of players would be thrilled with those kind of number.s
 
Just for fun, let's take a look at Neyor's stats vs. Calvin Johnson's stats their freshman seasons. Johson played at Georgia Tech, a triple option school.

Neyor through 9 games:
26 catches - 462 yards - 17.8 YPC - 8 TD

Johnson his entire frosh season:
48 catches - 837 yards - 17.4 YPC - 7 TD

I am not by any means saying that Neyor is the next Megatron, but Georgia Tech showed exactly how to use an extraordinarily talented receiver and still be a run-first offense. These numbers are eerily similar, especially when considering that they are physically alike, too.
 
WYO1016 said:
Just for fun, let's take a look at Neyor's stats vs. Calvin Johnson's stats their freshman seasons. Johson played at Georgia Tech, a triple option school.

Neyor through 9 games:
26 catches - 462 yards - 17.8 YPC - 8 TD

Johnson his entire frosh season:
48 catches - 837 yards - 17.4 YPC - 7 TD

I am not by any means saying that Neyor is the next Megatron, but Georgia Tech showed exactly how to use an extraordinarily talented receiver and still be a run-first offense. These numbers are eerily similar, especially when considering that they are physically alike, too.
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Great and interesting comparison!

The Neyor should transfer so he can get more catches argument is bullshit. Talent is noticed by NFL scouts wherever the talent comes from and regardless as to offensive or defensive philosophy. Hell Danny Woodhead had a successful NFL career out of Chadron State despite many calling for him to transfer to a bigger school and there are numerous other examples. Barring injury or arrest or something else crazy, Neyor will get drafted (and drafted high) regardless of school affiliation. Did playing at Wyoming prevent Josh Allen from being drafted high or having a successful NFL career? Get real.

Some of these arguments about Neyor should transfer remind me of a ‘me first’ attitude. It’s like some of you have never played on a team where you become close with your teammates and play for them just as much if not more than you play for yourself.
 
Fantastic player that should get more opportunities with Levi throwing.

Regarding transfer, it will be interesting to see how the relatively new transfer rules and NIL stuff impacts the CFB off-season. There's a lot more to the transfer decision than touches, throws, depth chart, etc. I don't think anything is certain one way or another. Maybe someone pays him a nice chunk to promote a car lot in WYO or something??
 
Georgia Tech did not start running the triple option until 2008 or 09. Calvin Johnson played for Chan Gailey when he was at Georgia Tech.
 
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