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Hammerschmidt talks

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Posted on December 30, 2009 by rgagliardi

Tuesday was a busy day for Dan Hammerschmidt. The former Wyoming assistant head football coach and receivers coach took at job at Colorado State to be the receivers coach and pass game coordinator. And it was his deep ties to … Continue reading →

Posted in Coaches, Football, UW men's basketball

Not just lip service

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Posted on November 16, 2009 by rgagliardi

Wyoming coach Dave Christensen told members of the media Monday that he doesn’t see a weakness in the Cowboys’ next foe, No. 4 TCU. See Tuesday’s paper for more on that. Christensen isn’t the only one who feels that way. … Continue reading →

Posted in Coaches, Moutain West Conference, UW-San Diego State Game, UW-TCU Game

Best of the best

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Posted on October 28, 2009 by rgagliardi

One of the better man-to-man match-ups in Saturday’s Wyoming-Utah football game should be UW senior defensive tackle John Fletcher going up against Utah senior offensive tackle Zane Beadles. Both are all-conference candidates. Beadles was a First Team All-Mountain West pick … Continue reading →

Posted in Coaches, UW-Utah Game

Dropping the Hammer

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Posted on September 17, 2009 by rgagliardi

I found it interesting that UW has two offensive line coaches. That’s the first time I’ve seen the Cowboys do that. It makes sense with 15 to 20 linemen on a team and five on the field at the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Coaches, UW-Colorado Game

Grading the defense

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Posted on September 14, 2009 by rgagliardi

Jake Schaller covers Air Force football for the Colorado Springs Gazette and is one of the better college beat writers out there. He had a story Monday on how Air Force coaches grade the defense. One of the ways  is … Continue reading →

Posted in Coaches, Moutain West Conference, UW-Colorado Game

Coaching up the coach

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Posted on September 6, 2009 by rgagliardi

Dave Christensen prepared a long time for last Saturday. For the first time he led at college football team out on the field as a head coach. Wyoming beat Weber State 29-22 in Christensen’s head coaching debut , which enabled … Continue reading →

Posted in Coaches

Coach follow-up

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Posted on August 23, 2009 by rgagliardi

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 →

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