This might be Wyoming coach Dave Christensen’s first Border War with Colorado State, but it’s not his first experience with rivalry games.
Early in his college coaching career he was part of the Apple Cup as an assistant at Washington and the rivalry with Washington State.
Bowling Green was the rival during Christensen’s nine years as an assistant at Toledo.
He also was part of one of the longest and biggest rivalries in all of college sports while at Missouri and its battles with Kansas.
“I got a pretty good feel of (the Border War) probably by the end of the first day that I got hired here,” Christensen said. “The Wyoming people talk very passionately about it and how important it is to them and how heated the rivalry is.”
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Speaking of heat, UW practiced indoors Tuesday in the heated comfort of its indoor practice facility. It has only done so a handful of times this season.
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The obscure stat of the week: UW sophomore Austin McCoy has recorded 3,178 punting yards this season, which is the fifth-most in a single season on Mountain West Conference history.
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Christensen was asked earlier in the week on his thoughts of facing a CSU team that has lost eight straight and desperate for a win.
“I’m desperate for a win, too,” he quickly replied.
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See Wednesday’s paper for stories on how Friday’s game will be special UW’s cornerback duo of Marcell and Tashaun Gipson, and on how CSU may have a new starting quarterback.
There also will be stories on the Cowgirls’ basketball game Tuesday night against Black Hills State, and on the men’s game Wednesday night at Denver.
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Don’t forget to join me on the live blog for Wednesday’s hoops game with Denver starting at about 6 p.m. at http://wyomingcowboysblog.com/2009/11/20/wyoming-vs-denver-live-blog-basketball/
The live blog for the Border War will begin around 11 a.m. Friday at http://wyomingcowboysblog.com/2009/11/23/wyoming-vs-csu-live-blog/
