Idaho
Rants & Raves: Idaho Edition
LARAMIE — Surely Wyoming isn’t going to lose to an FCS team at home, right?
Yes, they are.
Wait, Idaho is starting their back-up quarterback? Yeah, they hung with mighty Oregon last week, but it took two trick plays to even get in the end zone. Certainly they aren’t going to win inside a sold out War Memorial Stadium, especially against a Cowboys team that got embarrassed last Saturday in Tempe.
Yes, they are.
Jay Sawvel’s team had chance after chance after chance to put the Vandals away in this one. Penalties — the real dumb kinds, too — along with an early unforced turnover, buried any hope of that in a stunning 17-13 setback that sends this program to 0-2 on the season with rival BYU paying a visit to the high plains in just seven days.
Quarterback Evan Svoboda completed just 10-of-24 throws for 126 yards. He did toss a 20-yard touchdown to Devin Boddie in the first quarter. That was the highlight. The junior signal caller was sacked four times and barely got a finger on a high snap that led to the Vandals’ first touchdown.
Hello darkness, my old friend, indeed.
Here are this week’s rants and raves:
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SECOND HALF:
University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players
The rules are simple: What was the player’s impact while in Laramie? That means NFL stats, draft status or any other accolade earned outside of UW is irrelevant when it comes to this list.
This isn’t a one-man job. This task called for a panel of experts. Joining 7220’s Cody Tucker are Robert Gagliardi, Jared Newland, Ryan Thorburn, and Kevin McKinney.
We all compiled our own list of 50 and let computer averages do the work. Think BCS — only we hope this catalog is fairer.
Gallery Credit: 7220Sports.com
– University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players