Mountain West Conference week two power rankings
by JazzyUte on Sep 16, 2010 4:28 PM MDT
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PrintWeek two wasn't spectacular for the conference. The teams we expected to win won and the teams that didn't, well, didn't.
Week three should be a bit more interesting. BYU travels to Florida State to take on a Seminoles team that got worked by the Oklahoma Sooners. Those same Sooners host Air Force, who, last week, worked the Cougars in Colorado Springs.
What that means, if anything, I don't know. But kind of an interesting twist.
We'll see if either team can make noise against the BCS on the road.
Team of the Week: Air Force. The Falcons recorded a huge win over the BYU Cougars and positioned themselves nicely to join TCU and Utah at the top of the conference.
Team of the Weak: Colorado State. The Rams weren't even competitive in their game against Nevada Saturday. It was the program's 11th consecutive loss since starting 2009 3-0.
The rankings after the jump...
The Frogs did what they needed to do against the clearly outclassed Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, winning 62-7. Now their focus turns to Baylor and the Bears from the mighty Big 12. It should prove to be yet another easy victory for TCU, however. The Air Force Falcons have finally broken through and are now in the top-three, if only briefly. They easily beat the BYU Cougars Saturday, winning their first conference game of the year and appear to be a legitimate threat to the conference title. Now, though, their focus turns to an Oklahoma Sooners team that totally dominated the Florida St. Seminoles last week. BYU's offensive performance Saturday was downright pitiful. Gary Crowton pitiful, in fact. What's worse, the program now finds itself in a tough quarterback controversy. Who would have thunk it when Bronco Mendenhall decided against announcing a starting quarterback at the end of fall camp? Now you've got Riley Nelson, the Utah State transfer, struggling and the fan favorite, true freshman Jake Heaps, wasting away on the sidelines. Congratulations, New Mexico. For the first time in a very, very long time, you've moved out of the bottom. Don't get too excited - it's not because of anything you've done, rather it's because the Colorado St. Rams look horrific out there. They were demolished by a good, but not great, Nevada team and now have lost 11 in a row. That's unacceptable and bests (or worsts, if you will) the Lobos' 10-game losing streak to start the Mike Locksley era in 2009. So enjoy it, New Mexico.
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Even without Jordan Wynn, Utah easily beat the UNLV Rebels in Salt Lake City for their first conference win of the season. This week's game doesn't appear to be any more challenging, as they take on a New Mexico Lobos team reeling after two lopsided losses.
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San Diego State is 2-0. Not bad. Of course, they've played absolutely no one, so it's hard to get a feel for what they're capable of doing. That should change this week, as the Aztecs travel to Columbia to take on the always potent and dangerous Missouri Tigers. A win there would certainly signal the program has a heartbeat.
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Wyoming didn't look awful in their loss to Texas in Austin. They didn't look very good, either. The Longhorns pretty much toyed with the Cowboys throughout much this game and won rather easily by dominating the second half. But who realistically expected Wyoming to go on the road and actually upset Texas? Well except this guy. This week doesn't get much easier, as the Cowboys host the Boise St. Broncos.
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The Rebels gained a lot of yards against Utah. They looked somewhat competent for parts of the first half and yet, the final score was another Ute blowout. That 28-point margin was, if you can believe it, the largest the Rebels have seen against the Utes since 2004 - when Utah's high-powered offense pretty much bulldozed over everyone.
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Honestly, what is the deal with CSU? It sorta is said for me to see a team that was quite competitive 6-7 years ago drop so far. Its become quite a self-perpetuating cycle of suck out there in Colorado.
It will be interesting to see if TCU can play as well as they did against OSU this week. Baylor isn’t that good, but they still are a Texas school and have the inside track on a lot of the athletes that are overlooked there.
by Hockey Beard in SLC on Sep 16, 2010 10:31 PM MDT reply actions
one name . sonny lubick.
he was their coach when they were successful.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. The most hated and misunderstood person on the MMA blogs.. Utah and Boise take care of business in week one. Don't be surprised if they both go undefeated.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Sep 16, 2010 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions
But it goes beyond that...
Even Lubick was terrible toward the end of his career there. His final four seasons in Fort Collins:
2004: 4-7
2005: 6-6
2006: 4-8
2007: 3-9
It’s interesting that the Rams started their downward trend about the time Utah really took it to the next level (2003). Prior to that, CSU pretty much owned the Mountain West outside of 2001 (champs in 1999, 2000 and 2002).
Then in 2003, they opened the conference season losing a heart-breaker to Utah at home.
They were the preseason favorites to win the conference by a wide margin. They’ve never really rebounded from that loss. They finished 2003 a fairly respectable 7-6, but finished a distant third in the conference with a 4-3 record.
Since, it’s been a gradual decline.
lubbick was the one who put them on the map and i think the turf is named after him?
not the stadium, i think?
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. The most hated and misunderstood person on the MMA blogs.. Utah and Boise take care of business in week one. Don't be surprised if they both go undefeated.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Sep 17, 2010 7:46 AM MDT up reply actions
CSU wasn't bad two years ago..
hell they even won a bowl game…they won first 3 last year than everything came crashing down, the loss to new mexico last year says it all, this team blows.
Nice work
Love the blog bro. Keep up the good work
montana and eastern washington play this saturday. why do i mention it?
because ewu unveils the red carpet (the field)this weekend and i’m sure it will make the espn highlights . the field was dedicated to michael roos who paid for half of it. he is a former alumni who now plays in the nfl.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. The most hated and misunderstood person on the MMA blogs.. Utah and Boise take care of business in week one. Don't be surprised if they both go undefeated.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Sep 17, 2010 8:26 AM MDT up reply actions
Here are this week's MWC games (by combined team ranking):
Boise (#3)@ Wyoming
Baylor @ TCU (#4)
AF (OTH) @ OU (#7)
Utah (#14) @ UNM
SDSU @ Missouri (#25/OTH)
UNLV @ Idaho
CSU @ Miami(OH)
If SDSU, AF or Wyoming win then I expect them to move above BYU. AF wins and they should move above Utah as well.
Everyone hates a pink-shirt-wearing communist.
I just don't see AFA beating OU...
Yeah, yeah, USU had a good showing. But FSU didn’t.
And the Sooners own the nation’s longest win streak for a reason. They refuse to lose in Norman.
I agree.
I don’t think it’s likely. But the triple option is tricky, OU showed they don’t like mobile QBs, and it appears AF’s pass D is legit. It’s too bad Tew and the other RB are banged up. But I still wouldn’t put it past the Academy to make this a game and even steal the win. Likely? No. Possible? Absolutely.
Everyone hates a pink-shirt-wearing communist.
by displacedute on Sep 17, 2010 12:37 PM MDT up reply actions
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