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Wyoming Spring Practice 2014

BeaverPoke said:
Wick does not run East-West. He pushes piles up field....
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....against weaker teams. There were a few games last season Wick ran straight into a brick wall and didn't push the pile at all.
 
J-Rod said:
BeaverPoke said:
Wick does not run East-West. He pushes piles up field....
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....against weaker teams. There were a few games last season Wick ran straight into a brick wall and didn't push the pile at all.
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Blame all that on the O line not opening holes up, Doesn't change the fact Wick isn't an east-west runner.
 
BackHarlowRoad said:
I don't recall Alvester being much of a east-west runner either.

D-Mo on the other hand...
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Alvester constantly went East-West. He tried to shake and bake everyone, then would get caught a yard behind the line of scrimmage.
 
Guess I'm only remembering only the good times. CSU & SDSU when all he did was take a delayed hand off and run straight ahead for 20-30 yards every time.
 
For the people concerned about the offense.

Its not intended to be a big-play offense. If it happens, fine. But the success of the offense won't be dependent on those big plays.

The key will be time of possession. The offense will be far different from the team that finished 2013 with the worst time of possession in the country (25:02), 27 seconds less than the second-worst team (Oregon; 25:29). By comparison, NDSU finished 2013 2nd in FCS (33:40), just four seconds behind the top-ranked team. The Bison would've had the 4th-highest time of possession in FBS (Highest: Bowling Green; 34:03).

Now obviously I'm not expecting that big of a change overnight, but I certainly see games being much closer to a 50/50 split, which would put us in the middle of the pack for the MWC.

There are some good run defenses in the Mountain West, but there were also seven schools that finished in the bottom 25 of FBS schools in rushing defense (including Wyoming, but I'm guessing you all knew that). With the new run-first philosophy, this is something that can be exploited.

We don't need Kirkegaard (or whoever) to be a gunslinger either. Just make the simple plays, don't turn the ball over, and we can win games. So no, I'm not worried about him possibly starting. The offense will be fine no matter who's at the helm, as long as they don't turn the ball over.
 
Frankly, I'd be surprised if the D wasn't the strongest unit at this point. With that said, it is concerning that it sounds as if the D pretty much had their way. Folks, this is the 106th ranked defense in the country last year in arguably the weakest MWC ever.

I doubt a few months in the weight room and a new scheme somehow magically changed them into even a top 75 unit at this point. Yes, I know about the TOP issues and the bind our O put our D in, but still we were only statistically better than 14 other teams and we played in a weak @ss conference.

I'm not trying to be Debbie Downer here, but I think the defensive dominance is more a reflection of just how bad our O is at this point. Still a long time to kickoff and I am optimistic we will improve. However, between the Tampa 2 and switch to pro-style, I am more than a little concerned for this season.
 
Bohl & Staff extend another offer:

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ragtimejoe1 said:
Frankly, I'd be surprised if the D wasn't the strongest unit at this point. With that said, it is concerning that it sounds as if the D pretty much had their way. Folks, this is the 106th ranked defense in the country last year in arguably the weakest MWC ever.

I doubt a few months in the weight room and a new scheme somehow magically changed them into even a top 75 unit at this point. Yes, I know about the TOP issues and the bind our O put our D in, but still we were only statistically better than 14 other teams and we played in a weak @ss conference.

I'm not trying to be Debbie Downer here, but I think the defensive dominance is more a reflection of just how bad our O is at this point. Still a long time to kickoff and I am optimistic we will improve. However, between the Tampa 2 and switch to pro-style, I am more than a little concerned for this season.
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You can only be a Debbie Downer if people agree with what you say. ;)

Go Pokes!!
 
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We really can't afford to lose any more o-linemen now, especially at OT. Otherwise, the guys in the bckfield are going to be lucky to be healthy by mid-season.
 
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fromolwyoming said:
We really can't afford to lose any more o-linemen now, especially at OT. Otherwise, the guys in the bckfield are going to be lucky to be healthy by mid-season.
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Completely agree.....luckily we still have 5 OL with starting experience.
 
Once again, I dont know the details, but for someone leaving "to be closer to home." So long, farewell. You aren't cowboy tough.

Emergencies and such, fine. Just because you are homesick. Buck up.

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