Monthly Archives: February 2010

Spring football starts in MWC

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Posted on February 19, 2010 by rgagliardi

Air Force is the first Mountain West Conference school to start spring football drills. Here is a story from good friend and colleague Jake Schaller of the Colorado Springs Gazette on one of the more glaring concerns with the Falcons … Continue reading →

Posted in Moutain West Conference, Spring football 2010

Preparing for the post-season

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Posted on February 18, 2010 by rgagliardi

There are three weeks left in the regular season for Mountain West Conference women’s basketball teams,and six teams are separated by just three games in the loss column in league play. Wyoming is tied with San Diego State for third … Continue reading →

Posted in UW women's basketball

Spring football fast approaching

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Posted on February 17, 2010 by rgagliardi

The Cowboys are 17 days away from the start of spring football. With the way the basketball season has gone, at least for the men, spring football can’t get here fast enough for most fans. The big news the switch … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring football 2010

UW-New Mexico five things to watch

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Posted on February 16, 2010 by rgagliardi

1. Pit-fall: It’s easy to become intimidated by The Pit. The fans are on top of you and on you all night, especially when New Mexico is good like it is this season. “We can’t worry about the little things … Continue reading →

Posted in Men's Basketball Tagged

More from Burman

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Posted on February 14, 2010 by rgagliardi

Some follow-up from my talk with Wyoming athletics director Tom Burman. For more, see my column in Sunday’s Wyoming Tribune Eagle at http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2010/02/14/sports/20sports_02-14-10.txt As you would imagine, he is concerned that fans aren’t showing up to men’s basketball games. UW … Continue reading →

Posted in UW men's basketball

UW-TCU post-game thoughts

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Posted on February 13, 2010 by rgagliardi

Another frustrating loss for the Cowboys. At least they made their free throws (27 of 35), but they couldn’t defend. TCU shot 51 percent and made 8 of 17 3s in its 76-68 victory. It’s the fourth straight game a … Continue reading →

Posted in TCU at UW men's basketball

UW-TCU five things to watch

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Posted on February 12, 2010 by rgagliardi

1. Stay on the floor: With only nine scholarship players available Wyoming needs all the bodies it can get, but it must keep guard Desmar Jackson and JayDee Luster on the floor. Maybe they can rest once in a while, … Continue reading →

Posted in TCU at UW men's basketball

Expansion talk

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Posted on February 11, 2010 by rgagliardi

The Pac-10 made some news this week when it announced it will “seriously” consider expansion in the near future. And Mountain West Conference schools are in that mix, along with others. Here is an interesting article in The Salt Lake … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Moutain West Conference

UW-SDSU post-game thoughts

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Posted on February 11, 2010 by rgagliardi

In terms of the men’s game, this couldn’t have been a big surprise. The Cowboys lost 88-57, were outrebounded 43-28, struggled shooting from the floor (39.2 percent) and the free-throw line (13 of 24) and committed 20 turnovers. You knew … Continue reading →

Posted in Basketball, UW men's basketball, UW women's basketball

UW-SDSU five things to watch

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Posted on February 9, 2010 by rgagliardi

1. More scorers: UW needs more guys other than true freshman guard Desmar Jackson and sophomore center Adam Waddell to score. It would be nice to see these two get 16 apiece like they did last Saturday against Colorado State. … Continue reading →

Posted in UW at San Diego State men's hoops