LOBOS @ COWBOYS: Do something others are unwilling or unable to do...Bet against Wyoming in Laramie

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53-54The Pick:Lobos pick&#x27;em over Wyoming (4 stars out of 5)(The line just dropped to even).So what you&#x27;ll hear from the trolls in BWS and PackersBackers and Hugh with this pick is that I lost on my Wyoming picks last year.Those threads were the Boise State thread and SDS thread.The the fact is, I&#x27;m 2-2 posting threads with Wyoming involved. I play them and I fade them when it is fitting. I had a thread on Wyoming -6 over Utah State last year (where they crushed UTS) and a thread this year against Hawaii where Wyoming covered in OT.So to say my Wyoming threads are cursed is fallacy (and they promote fallacy to plant seeds of doubt in readers heads. Why? They have no lives).Onto the pick:Can we bet against the Cowboys in Laramie?Yes.Why?1. Craig Bohl still hasn&#x27;t figured out how to stop the Lobos and this isn&#x27;t the Cowboys team to do it.You love Craig Bohl. He&#x27;s a leathery task-master who knows how to motivate his players. I love him too. He gets the most talent out of a team that has issues recruiting. That is why they brought him in.But guess what is the one team Bohl hasn&#x27;t beaten in his tenure with the Cowboys:That&#x27;s right...The Lobos.He&#x27;s lost all three years. And with a Pick&#x27;Em all we care about is straight up:56-35 38-28 36-30 Why? He cannot get his team to figure out their triple option. And New Mexico comes in this game the 17th ranked rushing team in the nation.And Wyomings rushing D is below average at 75th in the nation. And this team has lost key players on D from last year. How in the world is this Wyoming team, the one you&#x27;ve watched, the one that seems to have lost that &#x27;spark&#x27; from last year despite their 4-3 record, going to beat UNM when I tell you the next bullet?2. The Lobos ran for 568 yards last year: The MOST in the nation by any FBS team.Even more than Michigan ran against Rutgers in a 78-0 beating where they threw one pass in the second half and ran the rest.And this is in a season where they were Co-Moutain West Champs with the Lobos! The miracle season! And they were destroyed by the Lobos in that season.Bohl still did not have a gameplan for the Lobos...after three years of coaching. And now he comes in a 4th year with a Defense that is statistically worse and has lost key pieces.But he even has MORE pieces missing.

scalabrine · Answer

53-54The Pick:Lobos pick&#x27;em over Wyoming (4 stars out of 5)(The line just dropped to even).So what you&#x27;ll hear from the trolls in BWS and PackersBackers and Hugh with this pick is that I lost on my Wyoming picks last year.Those threads were the Boise State thread and SDS thread.The the fact is, I&#x27;m 2-2 posting threads with Wyoming involved. I play them and I fade them when it is fitting. I had a thread on Wyoming -6 over Utah State last year (where they crushed UTS) and a thread this year against Hawaii where Wyoming covered in OT.So to say my Wyoming threads are cursed is fallacy (and they promote fallacy to plant seeds of doubt in readers heads. Why? They have no lives).Onto the pick:Can we bet against the Cowboys in Laramie?Yes.Why?1. Craig Bohl still hasn&#x27;t figured out how to stop the Lobos and this isn&#x27;t the Cowboys team to do it.You love Craig Bohl. He&#x27;s a leathery task-master who knows how to motivate his players. I love him too. He gets the most talent out of a team that has issues recruiting. That is why they brought him in.But guess what is the one team Bohl hasn&#x27;t beaten in his tenure with the Cowboys:That&#x27;s right...The Lobos.He&#x27;s lost all three years. And with a Pick&#x27;Em all we care about is straight up:56-35 38-28 36-30 Why? He cannot get his team to figure out their triple option. And New Mexico comes in this game the 17th ranked rushing team in the nation.And Wyomings rushing D is below average at 75th in the nation. And this team has lost key players on D from last year. How in the world is this Wyoming team, the one you&#x27;ve watched, the one that seems to have lost that &#x27;spark&#x27; from last year despite their 4-3 record, going to beat UNM when I tell you the next bullet?2. The Lobos ran for 568 yards last year: The MOST in the nation by any FBS team.Even more than Michigan ran against Rutgers in a 78-0 beating where they threw one pass in the second half and ran the rest.And this is in a season where they were Co-Moutain West Champs with the Lobos! The miracle season! And they were destroyed by the Lobos in that season.Bohl still did not have a gameplan for the Lobos...after three years of coaching. And now he comes in a 4th year with a Defense that is statistically worse and has lost key pieces.But he even has MORE pieces missing.

scalabrine · Answer

3. InjuriesTSW pointed this out in a another thread. The Cowboys are missing their starting nose tackle AND their backup nose tackle to injuries. That is not a position you want to lose against the triple option. This is the most physically demanding position in football and now you will go into the game with a third stringer in this position on defense against the option. Read about it here and read how the coaches rave about what&#x27;s no longer there:The injury bug has bitten Wyoming&#x2019;s defensive interior line so badly, even Pete Kaligis hasn&#x2019;t escaped unscathed. The Cowboys&#x2019; defensive tackles coach is on crutches and will have to have a hip replacement.&#x201C;He&#x2019;s a tough guy, so he&#x2019;s just toughing it out right now,&#x201D; defensive tackle Javaree Jackson said. &#x201C;No matter if it hurts bad or if he can walk on it a little bit, he&#x2019;ll still be the same coach.&#x201D;At the moment, though, Kaligis&#x2019;s bigger concern is the injuries on the Wyoming defensive line. Nose tackle Conner Cain broke his right ankle at Boise State and will miss the rest of the season.&#x201C;That&#x2019;s a young man that&#x2019;s never missed a practice,&#x201D; Kaligis said. &#x201C;That&#x2019;s the first thing he told me when I saw him after the game. He apologized to me. He said, &#x2018;Coach, I&#x2019;ve never missed a practice. Never missed a day.&#x2019; And a young man that prides himself on that, and a young man that comes to work every day and is consistent, it&#x2019;s hard. But things occur in life, and we&#x2019;ve got to deal with it.&#x201D;Starting defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan was also sidelined that game with a foot injury, though he did dress.&#x201C;We kind of figured throughout warmups, because (Ghaifan) was moving kind of slow, slower than normal,&#x201D; Jackson said. &#x201C;So Coach was like, &#x2018;Just keep me up to date if you can play. If not, just sit out and take time to rest up.&#x2019; So after Conner got injured, Coach Bohl asked him if he was ready to go. Of course, he would say, &#x2018;Yeah,&#x2019; and he got in his three-point stance, and it wasn&#x2019;t the best picture to see.&#x201D;That meant it was all up to Jackson and Ravontae Holt, two true freshmen.&#x201C;It was kind of shocking, because I was in the moment, and at that moment I had to get thrown in, because we didn&#x2019;t have any more depth on the depth chart,&#x201D; Jackson said. &#x201C;So it was a pretty intense moment, because at the time, two true freshmen playing at actually one of the biggest games that I feel we will have this year.&#x201D;

scalabrine · Answer

Holt got his first career start in place of Ghaifan. He was not available for interviews at the team’s weekly media day.

Cain was already starting in place of starting nose tackle Sidney Malauulu, who is not expected to return from a knee injury until the end of the year. Four defensive tackles who might have added depth have left the program since last season: Ja’Chai Baker, Hunter Van Emmerik, Kendall Dickson and Brent Gilliland.

“We need everything from Youhanna,” Kaligis said. “That’s just how it is. ... That’s just part of a man stepping up. That’s just what it comes down to, where you’re needed.”

Still, much will be asked of the freshmen.

4. Wyoming's offense

Something has to be said about this too. 105th in passing offense in the nation with 8 TD's an 6 INT's. That's Josh Allen folks. If you watch him, you will see he's not the same player. He lost his user-talented RB in Brian Hill and key receivers. And I really believe all this talk of the number #1 pick in the draft has gotten to his head. 68 yards passing at Oregon at HOME in a blowout??? Wow. The rushing offense in worse at 123rd in the nation. How is this team going to score consistently as UNM grinds you down with the Triple option? A team Bohl has never beaten and now his star QB is collapsing under the pressure? Looks like it.

scalabrine · Answer

5. LaramieLet&#x27;s get something straight here. It is TOUGH to play in Laramie, especially on Homecoming.But New Mexico is about 5,000 above sea level while Laramie is 7,000. So while there is a difference, it&#x27;s not like San Diego State coming in there which is AT sea level (and they beat them in Laramie the second game).Plus you are keeping the ball on the ground the whole game.And who has Wyoming beat this year at home in an impressive fashion? Gardner Webb and Texas State. They got destroyed by Oregon, a team of worth.They escaped with their lives in OT against Hawaii, a team that is at sea level and has to come stateside to play, games they always falter in historically. So while it is tough to play in Laramie (it will be 44 dropping to 39 tonight with no precipitation so I&#x27;ll take it), the pieces which made this team so special are getting exposed.

Holdat2 · Answer

auto fade

scalabrine · Answer

6. Gardner WebbGardner Webb is an option team. Wyoming shut them out this year. So you&#x27;d think it&#x27;s a nice little tune up for this game. Well they were coming off a loss to Iowa, didn&#x27;t cover the spread (38.5), were playing at home against an FCS team and, GW is 1-6 this year.On top of that this game may have actually hurt them as it gave game film to the Lobos as to what the Cowboys will try to do against the triple option, and this is against a far superior Lobos team.One more thing, I love that UNM even went out and added some passing options to their playbook with Tuioti behind center (something they never had) keeping the secondary on their heels so they can&#x27;t stack the box. Credit to Bob Davie even in sharing a piece of the MW championship to do MORE with his team even after a successful year. (something the Cowboys did not do).4 stars out of 5.

WahooS · Answer

cowboys underachieved this year so far and haven&#x27;t proven they can stop the Lobos, hard to argue heregood luck Scal

scalabrine · Answer

Please post the fade on your ticket.Don&#x27;t talk shi* and then not pull the trigger.Post the play you POS.

Holdat2 · Answer

nice fairy tale write up loser. it really is incredible you spend so much time "capping" games only to be below .500

scalabrine · Answer

Thanks Wahoo. A respected poster.I&#x27;d love to see the counter-arguments.If all you have is "It&#x27;s in Laramie" I have that covered above.

scalabrine · Answer

I&#x27;m about 60% over three years kid. 50% this year and one play for $2,000 (typically considered 20 units I WON). So 500 is the real fairy tale. POST THE TICKET YOU POS.You&#x27;re probably some 17 year old with no money trolling a gambling website.

risktaker · Answer

thanks scal was looking something from you today im glad you have something  lets get this

scalabrine · Answer

Of course risk. Any time

Newtons Law · Answer

Scal you are a smart guy that others will follow into the dumpsters digging for hidden gems

scalabrine · Answer

That&#x2019;s where ya make the money NewtonWith the metal detector on the beach looking for that lost engagement ring to hock!

HeadOverHeart · Answer

Opened Wyoming -2.71% on Wyoming.Now it&#x27;s a Pick &#x27;Em.Music to my ears!Let&#x27;s get it, Scalabrine!!!

scalabrine · Answer

Head let&#x2019;s get em. All we need is a SU win with a team Bohl&#x2019;s never beat.

happeee · Answer

I&#x2019;m with you Scal. Goodluck to us my friend.

undermysac · Answer

Best of Luck

mjm1012 · Answer

BOL SCAL

Jailbait7127 · Answer

don&#x27;t respond to the little kids on this site. not worth your time.

CajunWF · Answer

As always I will tail Scal for half a unit.  BOL to us

Maukaboy · Answer

It&#x27;s gonna be a good game! I&#x27;m on the cowboys

LOBOS @ COWBOYS: Do something others are unwilling or unable to do...Bet against Wyoming in Laramie

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