I have said this before on here but that was my first pokes game to attend. A repeat of that night would be fantastic!Wyokie wrote:One of the greatest games ever...1988....Season opener...Thursday Night on ESPN...
Wyoming 24,
The unnamed ones 14.
Nuff said.
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Welcome to a majority of bowls.Adv8RU12 wrote:Qualcomm - big ugly stadium that with even a crowd of 30,000 looks mostly empty.
I take more issue with the fact that 5 of our 7 bowl tie-ins are in MWC stadiums. This is a complete joke to me. Part of the bowl season should be about going to new locations. Boise and Air Force will be playing in half-empty stadiums too, but at least it's something different from the regular season norm!
Heck, go east to get a bowl tie-in or two. I think Texas could be a nice target area, maybe against C-USA?
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Congratulations on your wonderful season. Wyoming's win against Boise State was something to behold. I was cheering for Wyoming to win the MWC after that and was disappointed San Diego got it.
Speaking of the MWC, it's great having USU in this storied league and a lot of fun to play well known programs like Wyoming every year. It's been a game changer for the Aggies compared to what it was like for us before. USU is on the map now in college sports.
I wanted to drop by and say good luck when you go up against BYU. My prediction is Wyoming will beat BYU. The Aggies have beat them several times over the past few years and got them good 2014. Hopefully the Cowboys can get a win and represent our great league.
Speaking of the MWC, it's great having USU in this storied league and a lot of fun to play well known programs like Wyoming every year. It's been a game changer for the Aggies compared to what it was like for us before. USU is on the map now in college sports.
I wanted to drop by and say good luck when you go up against BYU. My prediction is Wyoming will beat BYU. The Aggies have beat them several times over the past few years and got them good 2014. Hopefully the Cowboys can get a win and represent our great league.
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My very 1st UW game that I can "remember" was that night game as a student in 1988, man was that fun, under the lights. We should beat BYU imo, sure wish it wasn't on a Wed so I could attend, oh well, GO POKES
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Taking on the evil empire again eh??? Hate that we have to face them with our defense so banged up. Hope the Pokes play with next level fire because this is one of THOSE games for Pokes fans. This game was always bigger then CSU and Air Force to me, I know I'm not alone when I say that. Beating these assholes is rarely an easy task.
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Wyoming are 7 point dogs early on. Same odds as mwc championship
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So first of all, I'm a BYU fan. Secondly, thank you to those who have asked to drop the religious comments. There are some pretty derogatory ones out there and I at least appreciate someone asking for it to stop from your side. Trust me when I say I have rarely if ever seen this on a University of Utah fan site or Utah State University site. So again, thank you. There are sooooooo many other things you can make fun of about BYU football, sports in general, fans... All of it lol... I'm from Jersey. BYU was one of the weirdest places I have ever lived. Awesome? Yes. but still super weird.
I really didn't want to play Wyoming in this game. My wife is from Wyoming. We root for Wyoming when not playing BYU and if you guys win, I will NEVER hear the end of it from her dad lol. You could lose every game for the next 10 years and he would still probably respond with "Scoreboard".
However this should be a fun game to watch. Our defense and your offense ought to be a battle worth following. It will be interesting to see what happens now that Taysom is down and Mangum is in. It will be interesting to see if Jamaal Williams can stay healthy for the entire game. Our DL has been fairly devastated this year so it will be interesting to see how well you guys run on us. Should be fun. It's been awesome to watch Wyo games and have something positive to chat with my father in law about. Makes it more fun that way. Good luck. Hope it's a great game no matter what the end result is.
I really didn't want to play Wyoming in this game. My wife is from Wyoming. We root for Wyoming when not playing BYU and if you guys win, I will NEVER hear the end of it from her dad lol. You could lose every game for the next 10 years and he would still probably respond with "Scoreboard".
However this should be a fun game to watch. Our defense and your offense ought to be a battle worth following. It will be interesting to see what happens now that Taysom is down and Mangum is in. It will be interesting to see if Jamaal Williams can stay healthy for the entire game. Our DL has been fairly devastated this year so it will be interesting to see how well you guys run on us. Should be fun. It's been awesome to watch Wyo games and have something positive to chat with my father in law about. Makes it more fun that way. Good luck. Hope it's a great game no matter what the end result is.
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I like the Pokes at about 28-17 or so.
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Faith and religion are choices. Criticism of choice is always fair game...pokefanchaz7 wrote:Can I jump on board as saying let's leave religious bigotry out of this as not only recruits but many Wyoming fans are also lds and there is no need to alienate those fans.
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BYU is little more than a Saudi Madrassa set in the Wasnatch Front. By wrapping themselves in their religion and using it to justify their behavior, they open themselves up for attack on it, particularly considering the past the LDS church has had.
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It still pisses me off that Boise got the Cactus Bowl invite. Cactus Bowl pays out 3.3 million, Poinsettia Bowl pays out 612k. I get that everyone loves Boise but we beat them and still got a poop bowl.
If we somehow could have pulled some road games together and beat UNM svc UNLV I think we could have claimed that bowl.
Granted Houston it's probably going to embarrass them but still just once I want to see us in a Bowl game that isn't bottom of the barrel.
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If we somehow could have pulled some road games together and beat UNM svc UNLV I think we could have claimed that bowl.
Granted Houston it's probably going to embarrass them but still just once I want to see us in a Bowl game that isn't bottom of the barrel.
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Aren't all the Bowl monies pooled up and divided evenly amongst the 12 teams?Wyo2dal wrote:It still pisses me off that Boise got the Cactus Bowl invite. Cactus Bowl pays out 3.3 million, Poinsettia Bowl pays out 612k. I get that everyone loves Boise but we beat them and still got a poop bowl.
If we somehow could have pulled some road games together and beat UNM svc UNLV I think we could have claimed that bowl.
Granted Houston it's probably going to embarrass them but still just once I want to see us in a Bowl game that isn't bottom of the barrel.
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That said, I would have much rather had the Cactus Bowl.
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More about the achievement and a small amount of respect. No one respects teams that get invited to the these bottom of the barrel games.Joe from WY wrote:Aren't all the Bowl monies pooled up and divided evenly amongst the 12 teams?Wyo2dal wrote:It still pisses me off that Boise got the Cactus Bowl invite. Cactus Bowl pays out 3.3 million, Poinsettia Bowl pays out 612k. I get that everyone loves Boise but we beat them and still got a poop bowl.
If we somehow could have pulled some road games together and beat UNM svc UNLV I think we could have claimed that bowl.
Granted Houston it's probably going to embarrass them but still just once I want to see us in a Bowl game that isn't bottom of the barrel.
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That said, I would have much rather had the Cactus Bowl.
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Our offensive line needs to dominate this game. They are the heart and soul of this bowl for us I believe. If they can get a push on BYU's D and get the run game established we're gonna be playing our ball. Need to get Allen comfy back there in the pocket, light em up!
I just want our banged up D to know who they're playing. This is BYU. Look how many threads have sprung up on this board due to this matchup. This is a BIG TIME game for the UW fanbase. Play with that same heart you did back in WYO and our fanbase will be proud.
Coaching has to improve as well. Get us ready Bohl and company. A well called game could be enough to give us the edge here. Get this W!!!!
I just want our banged up D to know who they're playing. This is BYU. Look how many threads have sprung up on this board due to this matchup. This is a BIG TIME game for the UW fanbase. Play with that same heart you did back in WYO and our fanbase will be proud.
Coaching has to improve as well. Get us ready Bohl and company. A well called game could be enough to give us the edge here. Get this W!!!!
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So byu going all white in the bowl game does that mean we wear home unis?
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I agree with those that think this is a bad bowl game for us, especially for recruiting. The only one's watching will be BYU fans, Wyoming fans and casual college football fans, as we're the only game in town that day. I'd rather play a team from a conference, as many fans of the conference will be watching, not just of the team. I know I plan on catching as many MW bowl games as possible. I'd rather play a MAC team, Sun Belt etc. There could be HS coaches and players watching to see Ohio, Southern Miss or UCF etc., who could see what Wyoming is building and get a new opinion about the program, or even form one if they never had one. Instead we'll have a bunch of BYU fans who are only interested in BYU.
As far as all the other MW bowl games go, I feel as a conference we're going to kick a lot of ass. I'm worried about Hawaii, and a little worried about us, but other than that, I feel we could have a clean sweep.
As far as all the other MW bowl games go, I feel as a conference we're going to kick a lot of ass. I'm worried about Hawaii, and a little worried about us, but other than that, I feel we could have a clean sweep.
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Yespokefanchaz7 wrote:So byu going all white in the bowl game does that mean we wear home unis?
https://twitter.com/WyomingEqMen/status ... 2487071744
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I'm glad to hear this. I feel our colors and overall look of our uniforms are unique and should be celebrated.joshvanklomp wrote:Yespokefanchaz7 wrote:So byu going all white in the bowl game does that mean we wear home unis?
https://twitter.com/WyomingEqMen/status ... 2487071744