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Wyoming Fall Camp 2014

wyopig said:
I hate to give the guy any credit, but I thought Christensen was actually pretty good at game prep. We would always hang around until halftime, even with the big guys.

He had a quote one time that said that no team makes adjustments at halftime. All of our failures in the 2nd half were a result of being out-executed in the 2nd half. THAT is one of the several reasons that Dave Christensen is a horrible coach.
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You're right about this, we often hung with many of the big boys in the first half (Texas was close, we were ahead of Utah, etc.). CDC studied the opponents and put together a plan, but "no battle plan ever survives the first encounter with the enemy". That's where he shit his pants week in and week out. We made no adjustments, they did, we lost, they won.

Hell, the guy could recognize and recruit talent and put together a 1st quarter game plan (we usually started to fizzle in the 2nd quarter). Other than that, he was just an overpaid useless twat. Now that he's first flunky at Utah, maybe he'll be of some use to that train wreck of a team.
 
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Notes and Quotes: Wyoming fall practice No. 12

When the pocket caves in, it's time to make a decision.

Wyoming's quarterbacks had to do just that early in Wednesday's practice, as the Cowboys worked in 3rd and long situations where Steve Stanard's defense brought heavy blitzes, particularly from the linebackers.

Here are a few observations from that session and others as the Cowboys practiced in the Indoor Practice Facility and Jonah Field in shoulder pads and shorts.

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UW fall camp – Day 10

Wyoming has an interesting situation forming at linebacker, and not just for this season.

All three of its projected starters — Mark Nzeocha and Devyn Harris on the outside, and Jordan Stanton inside — are seniors. Stanton’s backup, Alex Borgs, third-string outside linebacker Nehemie Kankolongo also are seniors.

There are only four linebackers on the depth chart on scholarship that are not seniors: sophomore Lucas Wacha, juniors Jeff Lark and Malkaam Muhammad and true freshman Alex Bush.

http://wyomingcowboysblog.com/2014/08/13/uw-fall-camp-day-10/#more-7274
 
Man, can the season start already? I want to know if this is truly a different team, or if they're going to make me cry in disappointment and wish for hockey season to begin!
 
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Appleby determined to play well for Cowboys

He went from big to small, and he is trying to get big again.

University of Wyoming sophomore nose tackle Chase Appleby was 290 pounds when he returned from Christmas break back in January. But the Frisco, Texas, product was down to 260 pounds when fall camp started less than two weeks ago.

Like many UW players during the offseason, Appleby lost a lot of “bad weight” under the direction of new sports performance coach Zach Duval.

http://www.wyosports.net/university...cle_c884bb76-22a0-11e4-8326-0019bb2963f4.html
 
Practice #12 Comments From Coach Bohl (WyoSports)

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Pokes Just 17 Days From Season Opener (WyomingAthletics)

Senior Wide Receiver Dominic Rufran, Junior Guard Jake Jones and Senior Defensive Tackle Patrick Mertens comment on the state of the team and discuss the excitement surrounding the upcoming home opener against Montana on August 30th.

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Practice #14 (8/14/2014)

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UW's trio of freshmen tight ends confident they can help right away

There have been the typical adjustments, such as speed of the game, learning a more complex playbook and getting used to Laramie’s altitude of 7,220 feet.

But while University of Wyoming true freshmen tight ends Brinkley Jolly, Tyree Mayfield and Grant Lewis continue to get acclimated to their new surroundings, they also want to show they can help the Cowboys at a new position in need of depth.

First-year coach Craig Bohl and his West Coast/pro-style offense uses tight ends, something that has been non-existent the previous five years when the Cowboys ran a spread offense.

http://www.wyosports.net/university...cle_1d678d64-2326-11e4-a98c-001a4bcf887a.html
 
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Wyoming QB Thornton adjusting to complexities of Cowboy offense

Tom Thornton is working on the game before the snap.

As Wyoming continues to install more of its offense this summer, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound quarterback is adjusting to the complexities of a new scheme.

And more specifically, that means more pre-snap reads and shifts than ever before. Whereas last year the Cowboys would snap the football with an excess of time on the play clock, Thornton said jamming a huddle as well as motions and shifts into the allotted time has been a new and considerable challenge.

http://trib.com/news/opinion/blogs/...cle_efc37920-3843-570c-b7bb-7e854c76fc50.html
 
POKE FAN said:
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This tells us everything we need to know about the DC regime and why we absolutely had to have a mobile QB.

Tom Thornton said:
“The biggest thing is just knowing where to go with the football," Thornton said. "Last year, we had one thing we were looking at. We had to identify one person, and that was our throw."
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I've also heard that's why Brett Smith couldn't be an NFL QB. He has all the physical tools, but was never asked to read defenses or go through progressions.

Then again, I know nothing about actually playing the game of football. That's just what I heard.
 
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Notes and Quotes: Wyoming fall practice No. 14

Following Wyoming's Thursday practice, head coach Craig Bohl delivered the best news possible:

After practicing in full pads, the Cowboys had come away injury-free.

Bohl was also pleased with Wyoming's enthusiasm and aggressiveness on Thursday, as his team passes the halfway point in fall camp.

“I think the guys are recognizing that we’re on the backside of a lot of our installation, so they’re playing faster,” Bohl said.

Here are a few observations from Wyoming's 9:50 a.m. practice.

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Cowboy Football Holds Spirited Practice on Thursday
Pokes Prepare for First Fall Scrimmage on Saturday

Saying he was pleased with the progress his team has been making this week, Wyoming head football coach Craig Bohl met with the media following an intense practice on Thursday morning that saw the Cowboys conclude the day with a series of goal-line situations. During that goal-line period, the No. 1 offense was pitted against the No. 1 defense.

"We finished with a spirited goal-line period today, and it was good to see both our offense and defense compete out there," said Bohl. "The offense scored on the final series after the defense had a couple good stops on earlier series.

"I liked the way our running backs ran hard today. Both D.J. (May) and Shaun (Wick) ran well.

http://www.gowyo.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081414aaa.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
 
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Wyoming long snapper Turelli embraces, thrives in thankless role

Snaps have consequences, not rewards.

If all goes well, others get the glory. A 50-yard field goal is the product of a cool, collected kicker with a cannon of a leg. A punt that bounces fatefully out of bounds at the opponent's one-yard line is a thing of beauty, produced at exactly the right angle and with exactly the right amount of force by a punter who has likely done it a thousand times before.

The kickers are the figureheads, but the snapper is the ghostwriter of the operation. Without him, there is no kick.

And if you've heard his name, that means he's probably a failure.

http://trib.com/sports/college/wyom...cle_92c7a731-26d2-5691-9b7a-84e5f806f9ed.html
 
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