Cowboy Football Season Ends
As the Cowboy football season is now officially over I am going to refrain from posting the individual unit grades that usually show up on Mondays. The grades serve as a constructive criticism of a…Read More
New Mexico Bowl: Wyoming vs. Temple Preview
The best Cowboy season in over a decade culminates on Saturday. The Pokes have continued to beat the odds, the odds makers and everyone else that has stood in their way en route to a 3rd place MWC finish…Read More
Wyoming vs. CSU Preview
This is it. Beat the sheep. The importance of this game can be summed up with the emotions that are tied to it. A win goes a long way toward rectifying a 3-9 season (last year) and a loss will somehow…Read More
Wyoming Bowl Prospectus Revisited
We are down to Sheep week and now it looks like a certainty that the Pokes will be bowling. However, the question of where remains as murky as ever. Interestingly enough the outcome of the game on…Read More
Know The Foe: CSU
Nickname: SHEEP Colors: Forest Green and Gold Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Stadium: Hughes Stadium (36,800) Enrollment: 25,400 Conference: MWC Coach: Steve Fairchild ( 4th year, 16-32) Offense: Pro…Read More
Wyoming vs. Boise State Preview
There is nothing better than sitting around the house over the Thanksgiving holiday and watching meaningful…Read More
Know The Foe: Boise State
Nickname: Broncos Colors: Blue and Orange Location: Boise, Idaho Stadium: Bronco Stadium (33,500) Enrollment: 20,000 Conference: MWC Coach: Chris…Read More
Wyoming vs. New Mexico Preview
A cold senior day is forecast, but hopefully the fans turn out to support the Pokes in greater numbers…Read More
Mountain West 3rd Quarter Grades
The season is almost over and it is time to look at how everyone is doing. Some teams can’t wait…Read More
Know The Foe: New Mexico
Nickname: Lobos Colors: Cherry and Silver Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Stadium: University…Read More
Wyoming vs Air Force Preview
Saturday’s matchup features the nation’s 4th ranked rushing offense against one of the nation’s worst rushing defenses, so the Vegas odds makers have determined a 14 point spread expecting Air…Read More
Know The Foe: Air Force
Nickname: Falcons Colors: Blue and Silver Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Stadium: Falcon Stadium (42,692) Enrollment: 4,000 Conference: MWC Coach: Troy Calhoun ( 5th year, 39-22) Offense: Flex…Read More
Wyoming vs. TCU Preview
Bring on the snow! This is the type of forecast that Barrel Man’s reputation and credibility are built on. Bundle up Poke fans and prepare for the biggest November football game since 1999 when the…Read More
Know The Foe: TCU
Nickname: Horned Frogs Colors: Purple and White Location: Fort Worth, Texas Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium (32,000) Enrollment: 9,150 Conference: MWC Coach: Gary Patterson ( 11th year,…Read More
Wyoming vs. San Diego State Preview
The dreaded bye week has past for both the Cowboys and the Aztecs. The Cowboys did not fair too well after their first bye, however, neither did the Aztecs. If the Aztecs can beat the Cowboys they…Read More
Know The Foe: San Diego State
Nickname: Aztecs Colors: Scarlet and Black Location: San Diego, California Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium (54,000) Enrollment: 32,400 Conference: MWC Coach: Rocky Long ( 1st year, 4-2) Offense: Single…Read More
Mountain West Conference Midseason Grades
Given that there is no Cowboy game to grade this Monday, we will instead reflect on the conference as a whole. The Mountain West has seen little good this year (Boise State), some average (Air Force,…Read More
Wyoming Football Stats: Christensen vs. Glenn Revisited
After a much better weekend for the Cowboys, I thought it would be nice to revisit the plots of yardage and point production that were shown here last week. The Cowboys statistically dominated the…Read More
Wyoming vs UNLV Review and Grades
A beautiful October Saturday and a 41-14 Cowboy victory is about all that the University of Wyoming could hope for on a homecoming Saturday. The score was almost a complete reverse of last year’s score…Read More
Wyoming Vs. UNLV Preview
After witnessing last week’s meltdown in person it is clear that these previews have been a bit too optimistic. However, the Cowboys will once again be given the edge in most categories as this week…Read More


