Adding this game to KSU/ISU:
Another game that won't get much attention or action:
@FAU +3.5
This Wyoming team that allowed lowly Weber State to pass for 322 yards didn’t beat UNLV last weekned because they're good. They won because UNLV is still a team that can take a dump on the road (20 straight conference road losses!), and they’ve failed to cover numerous times @ Wyoming. Chalk up a nice win for Wyoming, one of the few they will enjoy all season.
Wyoming was out first-downed by CU 21-13 and out yarded 326-230…all while CU only rushed for 3.4 yards per carry. But CU did run the ball 45 times (trying to groove the run game for WVU tonight and trying to avoid Cody interceptions?). Had CU tossed it all day on Wyoming's shitty pass d, they may beaten them by 35. Wyoming went 4 for 18 on 3rd down conversions on CU’s shitty defense. CU is bad. Wyoming is much worse.
FAU actually has a decent passing game, ranked 28th after facing NU, South Carolina, and ULM. FAU passed for 234 vs NU. Most of it in the second half, but looking at the drive chart, they did throw for some yards in the first half.
FAU threw for 211 vs SC…the only 16 points they scored came in the first half… 21 first downs for each team. I don’t want to pull up the drive chart, but I would think that FAU moved the ball well in the first half if they scored 16 points in this first half of this game. This was a "look past" game for SC, but whatever...FAU did pretty well @ SC.
FAU out yarded a decent ULM team 489-364 and threw for 347 yards in a loss. Crucial mistakes on the final drive led to the FAU loss. FAU is desperate for a win, and I think some senior leadership will deliver it. Interesting article and recap here: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2009/09/26/a5c_faugamer_0927.html
Wyoming has a worse pass defense than the teams FAU has faced, and ranks 112th right now . In Wyoming's game last weekend, UNLV's Clayton tossed two key INT's and had a killer fumble to help Wyoming win. FAU won't give it up like that at home to the Cowboy defense.
Wyoming went with a new freshman QB last week and he played pretty well. I saw lucky-ass plays going on, though. If the kid duplicates that success at FAU, good for him...but I don’t see it happening. I don’t see this young QB and crappy Wyoming team traveling allllllllll the way down to hot and stuffy Florida and having the same success. I suppose it’s anyone’s guess whether the UNLV win was a confidence booster, or a call for party time. Looks like FAU has a break after this game, which is good...Schnellenberger will have them dialed in to this game. Wyoming gets a very winnable conference game at home next with UNM.
I think a desperate FAU team will pass all over this shitty Wyoming team and roll them.