• Hi Guest, want to participate in the discussions, keep track of read/unread posts and more? Create your free account and increase the benefits of your WyoNation.com experience today!

Wyoming "Locked In" to Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

G

GOWYO

Well-known member
I guess this depends on how reliable some guy named Brett McMurphy is:

http://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/football/report-wyoming-football-locked-into-famous-idaho-potato-bowl/article_c6968b78-a5e0-5934-814f-0ebcca79ffe4.html
 
But I hate this bowl more then any other bowl slot in my opinion. Blue turf and cold weather doesn't sound like much of a reward for a good season.
 
I believe Wyoming is Arizona bound. Bowl games are all about viewership and how watchable the teams are.

Everyone at ESPN saw exactly how unwatchable we are last week and they will avoid is at all cost. Without Allen on the field no one wants to put us on national TV and I don't blame them.
 
Wyo2dal said:
I believe Wyoming is Arizona bound. Bowl games are all about viewership and how watchable the teams are.

Everyone at ESPN saw exactly how unwatchable we are last week and they will avoid is at all cost. Without Allen on the field no one wants to put us on national TV and I don't blame them.
Click to expand...

Would you even make the two hour drive south to watch the game? I'm not sure I would even spend the money if Josh isn't playing.
 
The defense alone deserves the support. This team still won 7 games and despite everything played within one score of Fresno State two weeks ago. That San Jose State game did leave a bad taste that will linger for a while though.
 
phxpoke said:
Wyo2dal said:
I believe Wyoming is Arizona bound. Bowl games are all about viewership and how watchable the teams are.

Everyone at ESPN saw exactly how unwatchable we are last week and they will avoid is at all cost. Without Allen on the field no one wants to put us on national TV and I don't blame them.
Click to expand...

Would you even make the two hour drive south to watch the game? I'm not sure I would even spend the money if Josh isn't playing.
Click to expand...
To watch that defense play hell yes, if they end up in Tucson I'm going.
 
phxpoke said:
Wyo2dal said:
I believe Wyoming is Arizona bound. Bowl games are all about viewership and how watchable the teams are.

Everyone at ESPN saw exactly how unwatchable we are last week and they will avoid is at all cost. Without Allen on the field no one wants to put us on national TV and I don't blame them.
Click to expand...

Would you even make the two hour drive south to watch the game? I'm not sure I would even spend the money if Josh isn't playing.
Click to expand...
I will go, there are a lot of players to watch. They are just on Defense. Plus the train wreck (offense) will be fun to watch in a demented way.
 
FWIW, Boise here we come!!!

I'm debating going but leaning toward no. Sounds like a rematch versus Northern Illinois is the most likely case (that was a great game a year ago).
 
...Wyoming vs. Utah? First one to 10 wins.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/936795565534228480[/tweet]
 
Haven't followed the Utes this year. Like, at all. I've probably heard more on BYU (like a 2 win season for them? HA!) then Utah.
 
fromolwyoming said:
Haven't followed the Utes this year. Like, at all. I've probably heard more on BYU (like a 2 win season for them? HA!) then Utah.
Click to expand...

Utah had a nice start with a 4 game winning streak then the wheels came off...losing 6 of the next 8 games! Had to beat Colorado last week to even be bowl eligible!
 
Wyokie said:
fromolwyoming said:
Haven't followed the Utes this year. Like, at all. I've probably heard more on BYU (like a 2 win season for them? HA!) then Utah.
Click to expand...

Utah had a nice start with a 4 game winning streak then the wheels came off...losing 6 of the next 8 games! Had to beat Colorado last week to even be bowl eligible!
Click to expand...

Utah had lots of tough/close losses. They led USC for most of that game and went for 2 on the last play for the win and came up short. Led Washington the entire game. Blew a 10 point lead with a minute left in that game.
 
wyopokes2 said:
Wyokie said:
fromolwyoming said:
Haven't followed the Utes this year. Like, at all. I've probably heard more on BYU (like a 2 win season for them? HA!) then Utah.
Click to expand...

Utah had a nice start with a 4 game winning streak then the wheels came off...losing 6 of the next 8 games! Had to beat Colorado last week to even be bowl eligible!
Click to expand...

Utah had lots of tough/close losses. They led USC for most of that game and went for 2 on the last play for the win and came up short. Led Washington the entire game. Blew a 10 point lead with a minute left in that game.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the info. Knew they weren't that bad.

Funny how last year we ended up playing a former rival in a bowl (BYU) and this year, if the rumors are to be believed, we'll play another former rival in a bowl (Utah).
 
They will blow our doors off. Joe Glenn won't even be there to flip them off.

Please let it be NMSU in Tucson.
 
GOWYO said:
They will blow our doors off. Joe Glenn won't even be there to flip them off.

Please let it be NMSU in Tucson.
Click to expand...

NMSU has to beat South Alabama today to even be eligible.
 
GOWYO said:
They will blow our doors off. Joe Glenn won't even be there to flip them off.

Please let it be NMSU in Tucson.
Click to expand...

I don't know that Utah would blow the doors off Wyoming. There are a few issues with that game, Utah would feel snubbed to be playing in what they would perceive a bad bowl and I can't see there guys fired up for it.

Second I know that Utah has not played well against teams with a good defense, they really don't have much of an offense. I think our defense would keep us in that game.

I would put Utah as a worse team than both Iowa and Oregon and would put them on the same level as the top of our conference. We were very competitive against both teams at the top of the conference and see no reason we wouldn't be competitive against Utah. I don't think our offense will have much luck against them but we have had very few wins where our offense carried us this season.
 
pokefanchaz7 said:
GOWYO said:
They will blow our doors off. Joe Glenn won't even be there to flip them off.

Please let it be NMSU in Tucson.
Click to expand...

I don't know that Utah would blow the doors off Wyoming. There are a few issues with that game, Utah would feel snubbed to be playing in what they would perceive a bad bowl and I can't see there guys fired up for it.

Second I know that Utah has not played well against teams with a good defense, they really don't have much of an offense. I think our defense would keep us in that game.

I would put Utah as a worse team than both Iowa and Oregon and would put them on the same level as the top of our conference. We were very competitive against both teams at the top of the conference and see no reason we wouldn't be competitive against Utah. I don't think our offense will have much luck against them but we have had very few wins where our offense carried us this season.
Click to expand...

Well, everything you say may be true. Still, they will blow our doors off.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Back
Top