2014 Predictions

[WYCowboy]

I don't think anyone knows what the Bohl era of Wyoming Football will bring - good or bad, but I don't think what happened in the past has any bearing whatsoever on this year's team.
No predictions and no bets.

[BeaverPoke]

I don't think anyone knows what the Bohl era of Wyoming Football will bring - good or bad, but I don't think what happened in the past has any bearing whatsoever on this year's team.
No predictions and no bets.

If you don't have a prediction don't come in to the prediction thread to say you don't have a prediction. No need to be a buzz kill in the thread..lol

[WYCowboy]

I don't think anyone knows what the Bohl era of Wyoming Football will bring - good or bad, but I don't think what happened in the past has any bearing whatsoever on this year's team.
No predictions and no bets.

If you don't have a prediction don't come in to the prediction thread to say you don't have a prediction. No need to be a buzz kill in the thread..lol

You're gonna tell me when & where I can post and when I can't - that's a good one. You've got a lot to learn bud, and you won't learn most of it in school.

[BeaverPoke]

I don't think anyone knows what the Bohl era of Wyoming Football will bring - good or bad, but I don't think what happened in the past has any bearing whatsoever on this year's team.
No predictions and no bets.

If you don't have a prediction don't come in to the prediction thread to say you don't have a prediction. No need to be a buzz kill in the thread..lol

You're gonna tell me when & where I can post and when I can't - that's a good one. You've got a lot to learn bud, and you won't learn most of it in school.

Lol..oh I hit sweet spot!

[kansasCowboy]

Now, now ladies. No need to get your panties in a bunch, there's plenty of thongs for the both of you.

[BeaverPoke]

Now, now ladies. No need to get your panties in a bunch, there's plenty of thongs for the both of you.

Lol

I was just trying to have some fun and point out Mr. Boring coming into a thread with everyone posting predictions then saying "No predictions "

Haha, my panties are definitely not in a bunch, but I will take you up on your thong offer.
Brown and Gold?

[WYCowboy]

Now, now ladies. No need to get your panties in a bunch, there's plenty of thongs for the both of you.

Maybe we should just go get a pumpkin and carve a Steamboat in it. We're all Cowboy fans.

[djm19]

Now, now ladies. No need to get your panties in a bunch, there's plenty of thongs for the both of you.

Lol

I was just trying to have some fun and point out Mr. Boring coming into a thread with everyone posting predictions then saying "No predictions "

Haha, my panties are definitely not in a bunch, but I will take you up on your thong offer.
Brown and Gold?

Most thongs are probably stained brown and gold anyway. Well, more gold probably.

[Adv8RU12]

If you don't have a prediction don't come in to the prediction thread to say you don't have a prediction. No need to be a buzz kill in the thread..lol

"You want answers?"

"I want the predictions"

"You can't handle the predictions!"

6-6

[BeaverPoke]

Now, now ladies. No need to get your panties in a bunch, there's plenty of thongs for the both of you.

Lol

I was just trying to have some fun and point out Mr. Boring coming into a thread with everyone posting predictions then saying "No predictions "

Haha, my panties are definitely not in a bunch, but I will take you up on your thong offer.
Brown and Gold?

Most thongs are probably stained brown and gold anyway. Well, more gold probably.

Lol gross..

[bladerunnr]

Uh, 3-9. Another FCS coach who is making a big leap up in competition. I'm a skeptic. Here's the problem as I see it: We are by far the smallest school in the league in the smallest town in the league. That's a recruiting obstacle that cannot be overcome. For every recruit that might appreciate a small school and small community, there are probably 10 who won't even consider coming to Laramie.

The very fact we have to start a qb who probably wouldn't see the field on any other team in the league tells you all you need to know.

[J-Rod]

Uh, 3-9. Another FCS coach who is making a big leap up in competition. I'm a skeptic. Here's the problem as I see it: We are by far the smallest school in the league in the smallest town in the league. That's a recruiting obstacle that cannot be overcome. For every recruit that might appreciate a small school and small community, there are probably 10 who won't even consider coming to Laramie.

The very fact we have to start a qb who probably wouldn't see the field on any other team in the league tells you all you need to know.

lol gotta love it. I agree BTW for the most part....just funny how we have a wide variety of expectations. Anything from 3-9 to 8-4. Not many programs have such wide-ranging expectations.

[BeaverPoke]

Not many programs have such wide-ranging expectations.

False J-Rod.

This is what's great about college football.

Fans of many different schools in the country are having the same conversation we are.

Especially slightly better than average teams in BCS schools.
Say a BCS team went 7-6 or 8-5 last season, and so did 4 other teams in their conference, the optimistic fans think they can win those toss up games and end up 10-2 and the pessimistic fans think that they will lose those toss up games and end up 4-8.

If college football was predictable, we wouldn't watch it.
We never know what's going to happen.

Hell, one season we were starting a freshman QB from Oregon who was too skinny after our established star QB left, and we came one win away from the MWC Championship.
The following season Mr. Smith was pegged by many as the MWC POY and we went 4-8.

Another example? Auburn went 3-9 then came one play away from winning the National Championship the next season.

More? Oregon State a couple years ago lost to an FCS team, then the following season, beat the Big10 power Wisconsin and was ranked 7th at one point in the BCS. The next season? Started ranked in the Top 25 and lose to another FCS school. 2nd in 3 years.

That's the beauty of college football. It changes so freakin much.
You don't get a Peyton Manning or Tom Brady to boost your program. Even if you do, it's probably only for 2 or 3 seasons, 4 if you're lucky.

Sure, the Bamas and LSU's have big time coaches leading their programs, but that does not make them unbeatable. You can still go from losing to Utah to beating Tim Tebow and winning the National Championship all in a 12 month period.

[HighPlainsDrifter]

Uh, 3-9. Another FCS coach who is making a big leap up in competition. I'm a skeptic. Here's the problem as I see it: We are by far the smallest school in the league in the smallest town in the league. That's a recruiting obstacle that cannot be overcome. For every recruit that might appreciate a small school and small community, there are probably 10 who won't even consider coming to Laramie.

The very fact we have to start a qb who probably wouldn't see the field on any other team in the league tells you all you need to know.

The old Wyoming inferiority complex making yet another appearance. How have we ever gone to bowl games in the past?

Recruits will go where they think they can win, and where they believe in the coaches. You may want to check out Larry Shyatt's commits this year. He kind of blows your theory out of the water.

[PokeTransplant]

Aug. 30 - Montana -- Sell out crowd and the Pokes don't disappoint. WYO 24 - UM 10
Sept. 6 - Air Force -- AFA had a lot of injuries last year, but no excuses this year. WYO 21 - AFA 7
Sept. 13 - @Oregon -- Brutal game...Brutal venue... UO 30 - UW 10
Sept. 20 - Florida Atlantic -- Revenge game! WYO 24 - FAU 3
Sept. 27 - @Michigan State -- Pokes have confidence but not the horses... MSU 27 - WYO 17
Oct. 4 - Bye -- POKES 3-2 going into the BYE
Oct. 11 - @Hawaii -- Island or not...Rainbows have already given up on Chow. WYO 21 - UH 7
Oct. 18 - San Jose State -- Defense wins the day! WYO 20 - SJSU 10
Oct. 25 - @Colorado State -- Sheep get shocked...Pokes are gelling...Welcome Home Boot!! WYO 24 - CSU 17
Nov. 1 - @Fresno State -- Bulldogs still just a hair too much...no 4th down stand in this one. FSU 24 - WYO10
Nov. 7 - Utah State -- If Chucky is still around, Pokes lose. USU 31 - WYO 21
Nov. 15 - Bye -- 6-4...Bowl eligible and the team has come together under Coach Bohl!!
Nov. 22 - Boise State -- It has to happen sometime? Why not this year?... Wyo 17 - BSU 10
Nov. 29 - @New Mexico -- Probably going to let down after finally beating the Donks.... UNM 21 - WYO 17

I see 7-5 and a bowl game with Coach Bohl. If Glenn and DC could do it, should be a walk in the park for CCB!!!



Either that...or the Widmer's or Sierra Nevada's have taken control.....

[bladerunnr]

Uh, 3-9. Another FCS coach who is making a big leap up in competition. I'm a skeptic. Here's the problem as I see it: We are by far the smallest school in the league in the smallest town in the league. That's a recruiting obstacle that cannot be overcome. For every recruit that might appreciate a small school and small community, there are probably 10 who won't even consider coming to Laramie.

The very fact we have to start a qb who probably wouldn't see the field on any other team in the league tells you all you need to know.

The old Wyoming inferiority complex making yet another appearance. How have we ever gone to bowl games in the past?

Recruits will go where they think they can win, and where they believe in the coaches. You may want to check out Larry Shyatt's commits this year. He kind of blows your theory out of the water.

First of all, we've been to 2 New Mexico bowls in the last 20 years. Hardly anything to hang your hat on. Laramie has not grown very much at all compared to other schools and towns in the region. We used to be roughly the same size as CSU. Now, they have 35k students. Wyoming used to be thought of as a coaching springboard. For the last 20 years, it's been a coaching graveyard.

I believe winning is a small part of the puzzle. Athletes pick schools on a variety of factors; number of hot females, things to do, weather, exposure to tv, and many other things I'm not even aware of.

I don't necessarily believe basketball is subject to the same factors. There are plenty of small schools that compete. But even there, tell me how many winning conference BB seasons we've had in the last 10 years. I believe the answer is 0. Don't tell me about recruiting. I've heard the same crap over and over again about how so and so will dominate or do this and that and then he gets here. And he does virtually nothing. It's fine to be optimistic. Hell, it's what keeps us going. But the rational side of me just doesn't see it. At least not now.

[BeaverPoke]

Bladrunnr don't forget the Vegas Bowl in 04.

But yes, I agree with you about our athletic situation.
Cornpoke has said things like "thank god bohl doesn't bring you kn recruiting trips or else no one would come to laramie" when in reality I look at who we are trying to compare ourselves to and looking at what we have to offer.

If people take away all your allegiance to Wyo and Laramie, why would we want to go to Wyo over CU or CSU?
I love Wyoming, UW, and Laramie, and if you don't believe me go kick rocks and eat sand, but a lot of Wyo fans just see Laramie as this college town meca where most athletes see it as a small town in the most empty state in the country.

[Larawie]

Don't know how we got from Predictions to Decisions, but here goes. Seems to me if a kid is decidin' on a school only because of its size and location, he hasn't given it much thought. Nor have his parents and others who should offer advice if they're truly educators and coaches interested in their students.

After my son's senior HS season (he played in the state's highest classification, in a major metropolitan area and was All Conference 3 x), his Mom, HC, academic advisor, he and I sat down and discussed all the options and opportunities. Walk-on at FBS, partial $$ at FCS or full ride at small D-II in a small town? Opted for the D-II cuz he wanted to get away, try somethin' new and different, knew he'd play, get an education and was realistic in his chances of becomin' a professional athlete. Not sayin' it works out for every kid, but in our case it did. jmo

[VisorHair]

Bladrunnr don't forget the Vegas Bowl in 04.

But yes, I agree with you about our athletic situation.
Cornpoke has said things like "thank god bohl doesn't bring you kn recruiting trips or else no one would come to laramie" when in reality I look at who we are trying to compare ourselves to and looking at what we have to offer.

If people take away all your allegiance to Wyo and Laramie, why would we want to go to Wyo over CU or CSU?
I love Wyoming, UW, and Laramie, and if you don't believe me go kick rocks and eat sand, but a lot of Wyo fans just see Laramie as this college town meca where most athletes see it as a small town in the most empty state in the country.

Just watch the opposing team's tweets when they fly or bus into Laramie if you need proof.

[BeaverPoke]

Don't know how we got from Predictions to Decisions, but here goes. Seems to me if a kid is decidin' on a school only because of its size and location, he hasn't given it much thought. Nor have his parents and others who should offer advice if they're truly educators and coaches interested in their students.

After my son's senior HS season (he played in the state's highest classification, in a major metropolitan area and was All Conference 3 x), his Mom, HC, academic advisor, he and I sat down and discussed all the options and opportunities. Walk-on at FBS, partial $$ at FCS or full ride at small D-II in a small town? Opted for the D-II cuz he wanted to get away, try somethin' new and different, knew he'd play, get an education and was realistic in his chances of becomin' a professional athlete. Not sayin' it works out for every kid, but in our case it did. jmo

Kudos to your kid, and kudos to you for raising a kid who has his priorities correct.

But to assume most kids with multiple D1 offers think that way is incorrect.

This isn't the 60's where Wyoming has the swag that appeals to 18 year olds.
We are a small town. Our administration and AD have no balls and no vision. We as a fan base are fine with being small potatoes.

We love our Pokes yes, but the New Mexico fans love their Lobos, CSU fans love their Sheep, CU fans love their Buffs.

Every school sells how much the fans love them to recruits. We aren't special in that, and the fact that everyone else does it too, means it isn't really an advantage.

Sure, we are the only show in the state, but then again, we have a half million in our state. SDSU has more support in their city alone than we have in our entire state.

18 year old kids with multiple FBS offers take advantage of what they can and realize that a college degree at this school versus that school won't be what leads them to a successful life. They want to be part of some sort of legacy, or tradition, or at least be part of what is trending right then.

OR...kids that want to go to a legit football program are not coming here because like pointed out, we are 2-1 in Bowl Games in the last, 20 years?

We can sell what we have, and sell what we truly believe we are building with Bohl and Shyatt, but let's not act like all kids have their priorities straight, and if they did UW is the school for them.