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Utah-Wyoming Gameday Open thread

Meute_tiny by JazzyUte on in Football

Utah Utes @ Wyoming Cowboys


C'mon, Utes, let's get to 7-0!

Gameday
Utah Wyoming

 

Quick Look

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

12:00 MST

War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

TV: mtn.

Radio: KALL 700

Game Preview

What to expect when Utah has the ball: Expect a solid ground game, especially if the weather is as poor as they're predicting. Utah has a good running game and there is no point in risking turning the ball over through the air if they can produce on the ground.

What to expect when Wyoming has the ball: A ton of turnovers. Wyoming's offense is pretty bad and they turn the ball over an awful lot this season. Their offense ranks dead last in the conference in terms of points per game and yards per game. Broken down further, their pass offense is second to last and their rushing offense ranks fifth. So, like Utah, expect them to run the ball, since that's their strongest aspect on offense.

How Utah wins: Defend the run as good as they've done this year, don't give up big plays through the air and don't turn the ball over. Wyoming is not a good team and Utah should not lose this game. If they've exorcised the letdown demons of past, they should win this game rather easily. If they haven't, then Wyoming might just upset the Utes.

Lucky knows how it goes! 

Hope to be 15-1 when it's all said and done!

Let's hear what you think. Register for a free account here and leave your comments, predictions and other gameday chatter below in the comments section. GO UTES, BEAT THE COWBOYS!

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Michigan

just looking worse & worse. Even after beating Wisconsin.
They’re struggling with Toledo right now (including a 100+ yard pick-6 for Toledo)

The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".

by UtesFan89 on Oct 11, 2008 10:54 AM MDT   0 recs

Is it me or are there a ton of really bad games today?

Syracuse up 7-6 over West Virginia in the 3rd!
Toledo and Michigan 10-10 in the 3rd!
Minnesota over Illinois 14-6 in the 3rd!
Cincinnati up 13-7 over Rutgers in the 3rd!
Kansas up 9-7 over Colorado in the 3rd!

Is weather just really bad across the country? heh low scoring games.

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 12:08 PM MDT   0 recs

Don't know WTF Wyoming was doing on that kickoff return.

Good defensive play by Utah to start the game. I expect Wyoming to run, or at least try to run, a lot this game.

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 12:08 PM MDT   0 recs

Jesus, we've yet to get a first down in this game.

Our offense should be rolling and it looks like we’re playing an SEC-style defense.

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 12:26 PM MDT   0 recs

Ugh

What’s wrong with our offense? Thank God for our defense

by Riddy on Oct 11, 2008 12:28 PM MDT   0 recs

Well that drive sucked.

This is the worst Utah’s offense has looked all season. It’s playing just as poorly as it did against the Beavers in the 2nd half, except Wyoming isn’t Oregon State.

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 12:37 PM MDT   0 recs

And we're up 10-0

Thank you defense

by Riddy on Oct 11, 2008 12:38 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Definitely aren't playing with fire.

Just want to get the win and leave, but we need to really pound ’em hard.

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 12:40 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow

Glad we got that flag, we bit on that play so bad

by Riddy on Oct 11, 2008 12:40 PM MDT   0 recs

Good defense there on 3rd and four.

Or was it just a bad offensive play calling by Wyoming?

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 12:41 PM MDT   0 recs

This game is pissing me off.

Johnson looks like crap.

The running game isn’t there.

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 12:50 PM MDT   0 recs

When will the offense just click?

We should be up 21 or 28-0 right now.

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 12:53 PM MDT   0 recs

It's a shame. The offense looked so promising earlier in the year.

It feels like’s really regressed over the weeks.

Week One: Great first half against Michigan.
Week Two: Great second half against UNLV
Week Three: Great all around game against Utah State
Week Four: Offense begins its stumble against Air Force
Week Five: Offense looks lethargic against Weber
Week Six: Offense has bursts, but that’s just it.

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 12:56 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

13-0, thanks to Louie.

Who’s getting no help from the offense.

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 12:59 PM MDT   0 recs

PICK

I don’t know if we are playing good, or is Wyoming really this bad

Go Utes

by cougarkiller on Oct 11, 2008 1:14 PM MDT   0 recs

Wow up 27-0 after that half of football.

Got to be happy with that, but it hasn’t been pretty

Go Utes

by cougarkiller on Oct 11, 2008 1:29 PM MDT   0 recs

I'm still trying to figure out how we're up 27-0.

Hopefully we can come out and score a few more TDs on offense.

by JazzyUte on Oct 11, 2008 1:31 PM MDT to parent up   0 recs

27-0 at the half

Now lets hope Ludwig doesn’t go even more conservative in the second half

by Riddy on Oct 11, 2008 1:30 PM MDT   0 recs