Monthly Archives: August 2009

Post depth chart thoughts

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Not trying to brag, but of the 24 positions (11 offense, 11 defense , punter and kicker) I predicted in a blog post last weekend I got 23 correct. If only I could have scored that well on some of … Continue reading

Posted in General, Offense, Quarterbacks

Benjamin the starter

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Minutes before coach Dave Christensen’s weekly news conference , UW relaesed a depth chart for Saturday’s Weber State game and junior-college transfer Robert Benjamin is the starting quarterback. The backup is true freshman Austyn Carta-Samuels, followed by senior Karsten Sween … Continue reading

Posted in Offense, Quarterbacks, UW-Weber St. Game

Around the MWC

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As most fans wait to see who first-year UW coach Dave Christensen names as his starting quarterback, which should come Monday or Tuesday (if he doesn’t already know it), Colorado State named its starter for its Sept. 6 opener at … Continue reading

Posted in Moutain West Conference

Depth chart prediction

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University of Wyoming football coach Dave Christensen will release an updated depth chart early next week. By now Christensen and his staff know who is starting and who are the backups. But since he is keeping it quiet for the … Continue reading

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Scrimmage No. 4 recap

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Of the four scrimmages of fall camp for the University of Wyoming football team, Wednesday’s final one felt most like a fall camp scrimmage. The first units on offense and defense were very good against the back-ups. The offense was … Continue reading

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Live blog from Scrimmage No. 4

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That’s going to be it for now. About 200 showed up for the scrimmage. Carta-Samuels is driving the No. 1 offense down the field against the No. 2 defense. Will check in later for a recap. Thanks for everyone who … Continue reading

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Five things to watch for in scrimmage No. 4

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This is it, so to speak. Wednesday is the final scrimmage for the University of Wyoming football team before its season-opener Sept. 5 against Weber State. I’m sure the team will have periods of scrimmage-like action in the practices leading … Continue reading

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TV trouble for Texas game?

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If you don’t plan on being at the Wyoming-Texas game in Laramie on Sept. 12 and hoped to watch it on television, you could be out of luck. The game will be televised by Versus, which is on cable and … Continue reading

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Coach follow-up

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It was cool to talk with former Wyoming football coaches Paul Roach and Joe Tiller about their thoughts of new Cowboys coach Dave Christensen, and also learn that former Colorado State coach Sonny Lubick had spent some time with Christensen … Continue reading

Posted in Coaches, General

Offensive offense

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For the second straight scrimmage the University of Wyoming’s offense struggled. And for most of Saturday’s scrimmage in Laramie the defense didn’t do a lot to contribute to those struggles. There were 12 dropped passes and six offensive penalties. The … Continue reading

Posted in Offense