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Wyoming vs CU

CU is not good but UW is worse. I suspect it will be closer than the 13.5 line but still a double digit loss. Our offense is offensive.
 
I just think we suck now. Hopefully I am surprised. I guess I’m in the minority, but I do not think Utah is that great. They are good, but not top 25 worthy and they beat us down. We’ll see
 
Wyoming REALLY struggles on the road, as is tradition. Expectation are low.

Hoping offense can find some big plays or playmakers, though.
 
Colorado's defense hemorrhages yards to everyone they play (like Akron) and Wyoming's offense isn't great (10 points against Akron). Whichever one of these 2 units plays better will be the difference in the game.
 
cowpoke pride said:
Colorado's defense hemorrhages yards to everyone they play (like Akron) and Wyoming's offense isn't great (10 points against Akron). Whichever one of these 2 units plays better will be the difference in the game.
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Will the Wyoming OC play careful and afraid or be willing to go aggressive is the question.

Of course, the game plan can be more aggressive but the players will also need to make the plays.

Colorado will be able to score some points and it will come down to Wyoming scoring TD’s not just moving the ball and settling for a FG try or a punt through the end zone.
 
OrediggerPoke said:
We need a healthy J-Mike to have any chance.
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Really? You are going to have to explain how a tight end whose best year was 30 catches is that important. He's the greatest tight end who never gets open. I know he caught a touchdown against mighty Northern Iowa. But he's done absolutely nothing otherwise - other than drop a pass against Utah.
 
bladerunnr said:
Really? You are going to have to explain how a tight end whose best year was 30 catches is that important. He's the greatest tight end who never gets open. I know he caught a touchdown against mighty Northern Iowa. But he's done absolutely nothing otherwise - other than drop a pass against Utah.
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I guess we will agree to disagree. When he is on the field, he draws the attention of the defense opening things up for receivers on the outside. In addition, he is our only real threat to routinely convert the 3rd and 6. I’m sorry you think he sucks. I disagree.
 
OrediggerPoke said:
I guess we will agree to disagree. When he is on the field, he draws the attention of the defense opening things up for receivers on the outside. In addition, he is our only real threat to routinely convert the 3rd and 6. I’m sorry you think he sucks. I disagree.
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Don't put words in my mouth. I didn't say he sucks. But he is not a difference maker. And if he is as good as you say, he should have gone somewhere else. Because in this offense, he has basically been invisible.
 
OrediggerPoke said:
I guess we will agree to disagree. When he is on the field, he draws the attention of the defense opening things up for receivers on the outside. In addition, he is our only real threat to routinely convert the 3rd and 6. I’m sorry you think he sucks. I disagree.
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The fact that JMG is seen as a crux piece to our offense is damning for our OC, OL, QB play and WR room. To me, it points to the reality that our offense is beyond anemic - which has been fully evidenced in our three games this season. Akron - AKRON - held us to 3 points until late in that game. Akron is terrible. UNI is a middlin' FCS team that I refuse to use as a measuring stick for anything - but we sputtered against them in all reality. The defense won that game for us. And Utah pulled our offense's pants down, spanked them, and then, for good measure, insulted their moms and left them literally sidelined for a huge expanse of the game. The Utes have a stout defense, but we made them look like the 1985 Bears. JMG is a perfectly serviceable TE - but should not be determinative of any outcome in any game. If he is, which I think he might be (to Ore's point), we are in trouble.

On a bright note, I think Tote Harris is a strong piece to build around - but our OL has to be better. A lot better. They have been terrible - IMHO - and Tripodi is showing to be a lackluster position coach based on the results his squads have repeatedly offered up. The lack of any push on 3rd and 4th and short against Akron and Utah was really disconcerting and follows last year's ugly outcomes.
 
I still think our Oline problems are scheme based more than skill/size based. We run stretch running plays on those short yardage situations all of the time with a 230lb back that isn't blazing fast. Bohl built this oline and rb to move people, not block horizontal and hope for an opening. Our oline was just as big as Utah's. Utah had a d tackle that was 280 at best and we never tested him. Their linebackers were athletic and small. We just didn't ever run actual power run at all in the game.

I've said it before, we ran 3 play action passes before we got to 2 runs called in the Utah game. It was a gameplan that was scared to death of Utah.

I didn't always love Coach Bohls OC's calling power run on 3 downs and then punting it but I always thought that it just needs tweeked a bit and complete a few more throws. We have totally revamped our entire offense again back to the spread. Our old guys on the Oline weren't designed to play this style at all. We have a line that averages 310 and 6'5". Lets run the ball in some power formations. When it is 3rd and 2 then get a lead blocker and move some people. You would be at 4 and 1 at the worst. Instead we line up in the shotgun and run a stretch run to the outside with a hope for a cutback lane.
 
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