Windfall from Air Force

[OrediggerPoke]

We should be thanking Air Force. Because the Air Force game was picked up by ESPN 2, Wyoming will collect $500,000 in "bonus money." We certainly did not earn our way to this bonus money and hopefully we won't get completely embarrassed on National TV.


http://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/football/wyoming-air-force-football-game-to-be-broadcast-on-espn/article_cf50e8f5-62c3-5d21-a57e-9439ebfbb490.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[SDPokeFan]

Oh that's just great. Now the entire country gets to watch Air Force run for 700 yards on us. Sweet.

 

[McPeachy]

Oh that's just great. Now the entire country gets to watch Air Force run for 700 yards on us. Sweet.

In the first half.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

AF is a professional triple option team. Based on last weekend, I'd say two NCAA records are in jeopardy:

1) 1,021 yards in a game (Houston vs SMU)

2) Georgia Tech outscored Cumberland 220-0

OK, OK, #2 is safe until we play BSU.

 

[LanderPoke]

All joking aside, they actually may run for 700+ vs us. :?

 

[Wyokie]

1) 1,021 yards in a game (Houston vs SMU)

Was that the game where Houston destroyed SMU, 95-21, in the early 90s?

 

[ragtimejoe1]

1) 1,021 yards in a game (Houston vs SMU)

Was that the game where Houston destroyed SMU, 95-21, in the early 90s?

You got it. 1990 I believe.

I just remember that record for some reason. I don't recall what the single game team rushing yards record is?

I honestly think that record is seriously on the line when we play AF.

 

[Wyokie]

1) 1,021 yards in a game (Houston vs SMU)

Was that the game where Houston destroyed SMU, 95-21, in the early 90s?

You got it. 1990 I believe.

We were both wrong. It was exactly October 21, 1989. SMU's first season of football after the two year Death Penalty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Houston_Cougars_football_team" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[OrediggerPoke]

If we play assignment football as poorly as we did against New Mexico, it could be unbelievably ugly. We failed miserably at the QB assignment.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

1) 1,021 yards in a game (Houston vs SMU)

Was that the game where Houston destroyed SMU, 95-21, in the early 90s?

You got it. 1990 I believe.

We were both wrong. It was exactly October 21, 1989. SMU's first season of football after the two year Death Penalty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Houston_Cougars_football_team" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

:lol: Dang, I thought for sure it was 1990, though I don't remember why I thought that.

 

[LanderPoke]

I'm really, really not looking forward to getting killed on national TV by Air Force or USU. ughhh

 

[PokeOLoco]

Burman will be happy to put that money to good use and balance the budget with it in true Wyoming fashion lol

 

[wyokoke]

Good thing most people outside of Wyoming and Colorado won't be watching anyways

 

[Cosmic Cowboy]

I'm definitely gonna try to put this game on at work and see how long it can play before somebody complains to watch something else. I'll always try to do my part of spreading the Pokes fever around the bay. Even if this fever right now is more of this variety uke: :jack: uke: :jack:

I mean what if...WHAT IF our only 2 wins this season are against the goddamn greenies???? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I'm holding out my last ounces of hope for that. Man we looked atrocious against New Mexico...hold on........uke: ok now I feel a little better

 

[Adv8RU12]

Now the entire country gets to watch Air Force run for 700 yards on us.

No. No need to. They run just enough to let the backs pad their stats. Running hurts. You get hit hard and get hurt.
AFA now sees the chance, at almost no risk, to work on its passing game against a weak rookie secondary.

 

[laxwyo]

In all fairness, it was most of the players first time playing against triple option. It's almost too bad we didn't take lumps against AF first and then come back a bit more seasoned against NM

 

[alyssa]

1) 1,021 yards in a game (Houston vs SMU)

Was that the game where Houston destroyed SMU, 95-21, in the early 90s?

You got it. 1990 I believe.

We were both wrong. It was exactly October 21, 1989. SMU's first season of football after the two year Death Penalty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Houston_Cougars_football_team" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hey, y'all stop that now! That's when SMU had the teeny guys playing. The DP was for 1 year. SMU elected to not play in '88. The Pye Penalty was for decades.
The okay high school level SMU team of '89 was not BIG but they were SLOW. It was a team of "dwarves" with sagging pants and little and skinny arms etc. just like they tellya in Pony Excess.

 

[laxwyo]

And there goes my socks

 

[Wyovanian]

Oh that's just great. Now the entire country gets to watch Air Force run for 700 yards on us. Sweet.

In the first half.

You know me. I'm about as optimistic as they come, but aren't you being a bit too Pollyannish?