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
Mountain West Toxic Tuesday: Week 13
The greatness of the toxic differential is the more time in a season that passes the more accurate it is. The cream should rise to the top and finally in week 13 the cream has arisen to the the top of…Read More
Wyoming Bowl Game Prospectus
With two weeks to go the Cowboys are eligible to attend a bowl game, but where they go or whether they go has yet to be decided. The bowl picture for Wyoming is murky at best, regardless of what they…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 for the offseason while others cannot wait to see what December/January brings. These grades are representative of…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
Mountain West Toxic Tuesday: Week 10
It’s hard to believe but we are already in the final month of the college football regular season.…Read More
Wyoming vs TCU Review And Grades
The snow arrived late. The Cowboys showed some guts Saturday and took another step towards the top…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…Read More
Know The Foe: TCU
Nickname: Horned Frogs Colors: Purple and White Location: Fort Worth, Texas Stadium: Amon…Read More
Conference Expansion: Don’t Hate The Players, Hate The Game
Just two years ago before the shuffling of cards in the college football conference affiliation game the Mountain West was in pretty good shape. Boise State was coming on board to join BYU, TCU and Utah…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
Mountain West Touchdown Production
Here is a fun visual to think about. I realize that the image is a bit smashed together but when you soak in the information that it contains you see an interesting picture. Feel free to come to…Read More
Offensive Improvement
I believe this is the second time this season that I have used this title. Last time it was a hope and a dream, but now it is reality backed up by yards, points and wins. The Cowboy offense, despite…Read More
Wyoming vs Texas State Football Preview
After narrowly escaping a disastrous start to the 2011 season the Cowboys have a chance to build on their late game momentum against another FCS foe in Texas State. The offense showed great promise last…Read More
Toxic Tuesday: Week One
At the end of the 2010 football season we calculated the “toxic differential” for each of the Mountain West teams to see if this rating widely used in the NFL had any correlation to the college…Read More
Wyoming Football Youth In Comparison To The Mountain West
In an interview after the first practice of the fall, coach Christensen talked about the youth on the Cowboy roster. Over 60 players entering fall camp are sophomores and freshman – yes, the Cowboys…Read More
August 2nd 2005: Boise State Prepares For Inaugural MWC Season
The headline that never was, but one that could have been. In 2004, when the Mountain West decided it was time to expand its membership schools from eight to nine there were two legitimate candidates,…Read More
Mountain West Should Release The Full 2012-2013 Conference Schedule
The Mountain West has once again dropped the ball and the conference leadership is not providing any leadership. Schools are slowly releasing their 2012 and 2013 conference slates which is interesting…Read More
Rumor Has it……
Rumor has it there is a basketball game today and I suppose that is correct. The 10-20 Cowboys take on 10-21 TCU in the “Pig Tail” game of the MWC tournament. The “winner” gets to advance and…Read More






