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MWC roundup: balanced attacks.
Three teams in the Mountain West boast improved offensive balance-- and potency. There is nothing more dangerous in football than a balanced offense. A versatile attack makes the difference between a tired defense and a fresh one; between the capacity to overcome turnovers and being...
MWC Roundup
Perusing the Mountain West after three weeks' play: Air Force nearly took down Oklahoma in Norman on Saturday, falling short 27-24 despite scoring the game's final 14 points. The Falcons had more first downs (25 to 24), yards (458 to 367), were better on third and fourth down (63.1% converted to...
TCU 30, Oregon State 21
In football, running the ball covers a multitude of sins. TCU beat Oregon State despite allowing the Beavers to convert via a fake punt, and two interceptions, all of which led to points. Ted Miller-- one of the biggest BCS homers at ESPN (not an easy feat, mind you)-- said it best: "TCU was able...
MWC Unit Preview: Passing Attacks
TCU- Read 'em and weep, defensive coordinators: Jeremy Kerley, Jimmy Young, Antoine Hicks. They're all back, and like last season, they'll be giving Andy Dalton targets at every level of the field last on just about every down. Then there're the backups: Curtis Clay, Bart Johnson, and Jonathan...
MWC Units Preview: O-LINES
Next in the Wimple's pre-season examination of Mountain West unites comes a look at the beef up front. First, the returning career starts on the line for each team in the MWC: Utah -- 89, UNLV -- 86, WYOMING -- 70, TCU -- 67, SDSU -- 67, BYU -- 66, UNM -- 38, CSU -- 30, AFA -- 1 The experience...
MWC Unit Previews: BACKFIELDS
The backfields in the MWC are deeper than I’ve ever seen. There is a logjam at the top, with Utah, TCU, Colorado State, and Air Force each returning more talent and experience than they dare dreamed of only a year ago. BYU, New Mexico, and Wyoming all have good backs returning, but are counting on...
MWC Unit Previews: RUSH DEFENSES
Next in the Wimple's '10 conference previews: the run defenses, or front sixes/sevens. Next, you ask? Where're the earlier ones? Here they are: secondaries, and special teams. Back to rush defenses: a trivia question to lead. Which team was the MWC's best in rush defense in conference last...
Sleeper Of The Week: Joel Dreessen's Turned Into A Touchdown Machine
Arrogantly, just like the arrogant franchise I follow, I must start by talking about last week's success in predicting Kevin Walter as a good sleeper. Walter's five receptions for 70 yards were a mere 18 yards off of what I predicted to mark the second consecutive week of a good pick and...
Dressed To Impress: Examining the New Uniforms of 2010
A few weeks ago I took a look at this year’s new Nike Pro Combat uniforms burning corneas and exploding HD televisions all over the nation. Needless to say, I thought this year’s crop from Nike (with some exceptions, e.g. Oregon State) was a giant puddle of pathetic design on par with the...
OFD 2009 Preseason Preview- Mountain West
For the Non-BCS Conferences I will be focusing on potential bowl teams and BCS Busters. I know, I know but I only have so much free time to spend on this college football hobby of mine. The Mountain West has made a lot of noise in the off season after Utah upset Alabama in the 2008 Sugar Bowl but I...
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