Monthly Archives: September 2009

UW-UNLV 5 things to watch

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Posted on September 25, 2009 by rgagliardi

1. For Wyoming, run the football. In its last two games — both losses — the Cowboys ran for 85 and 76 yards. In their lone victory they ran for 246. Somewhere in between would be nice, like in the … Continue reading →

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Watch and learn

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Posted on September 24, 2009 by rgagliardi

With no offensive touchdowns in nine quarters it’s safe to say the University of Wyoming’s spread offense is still a work in progress. A good one to model it after will be the Cowboy’s opponent Saturday in UNLV. Coach Mike … Continue reading →

Posted in Offense, UW-UNLV Game

Strong words

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Posted on September 23, 2009 by rgagliardi

Las Vegas Review columnist Ed Graney’s column Wednesday promises to get under the skin of several Wyoming backers. Graney, I think, made several great points in the column. Take a look at it for yourself at http://www.lvrj.com/sports/unlv-road-win-must-come-this-week-60602222.html

Posted in General, UW-UNLV Game

Dropping the Hammer

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Posted on September 23, 2009 by rgagliardi

University of Wyoming assistant head coach and receivers coach Dan Hammerschmidt is one of the busiest guys on the coaching staff. Not just because he is trying to figure out ways his receivers can get off man-to-man coverage (see Thursday’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Receivers

Wyoming vs UNLV – Live Blog

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Posted on September 23, 2009 by admin

We will be doing another live blog this weekend for the Wyoming vs UNLV game but we’re setting this up in advance to see if we will get anymore viewers watching the live blog. This is our first year doing … Continue reading →

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It's been a while

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Posted on September 21, 2009 by rgagliardi

A lot of history has been made with UW quarterbacks this season. When Robert Benjamin was named the starter prior to the start of the season, he became only the second African-American player to start at quarterback for the Cowboys. … Continue reading →

Posted in Quarterbacks

Carta-Samuels to start vs. UNLV

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Posted on September 21, 2009 by rgagliardi

University of Wyoming football coach Dave Christensen announced Monday that true freshman Austyn Carta-Samuels will start in Saturday’s Mountain West Conference opener against UNLV at Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium. Christensen also said he doesn’t plan on platooning Carta-Samuels … Continue reading →

Posted in Offense, Quarterbacks, UW-UNLV Game

QBs hurt in Week 3

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Posted on September 20, 2009 by rgagliardi

A pair of Mountain West Conference starting quarterbacks were hurt in Saturday’s action. Air Force sophomore Tim Jefferson sprained an ankle, but the Falcons easily won at New Mexico 37-13. Connor Dietz played well in Jefferson’s absence. It’s unclear how … Continue reading →

Posted in Moutain West Conference

Saying the right things

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Posted on September 20, 2009 by rgagliardi

Even a day after the 24-0 loss at Colorado its tough to think about how Wyoming played. You’ve got to figure there are going to be ups and downs on a team where everything is so new. I doubt this … Continue reading →

Posted in UW-Colorado Game

UW-CU post-game thoughts

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Posted on September 19, 2009 by rgagliardi

Certainly thought this would be a better game, or at least the Cowboys would score. Dave Christensen’s spread offense certainly hasn’t found its mark yet. Heck, it hasn’t found the end zone in the last nine quarters. See my column … Continue reading →

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