I am going to say, first of all, I am not an attorney, but from newspaper reports and other sources that it appears that this whole legal situation in the fight over the control over the PAC board could be somewhat clearer by a week from Monday.

The Washington State Supreme Court agreed to a request by the two PAC 12 schools (WSU and OSU) for an expedited ruling in this case. The Washington State Supreme Court also issued a statement that they would make a ruling on the emergency stay in relation to this case by Dec. 4th.

The two schools, OSU and WSU had made an argument to the Washington State Supreme Court that they were under a real time crunch with a number of NCAA dates and deadlines coming up where things would have to be settled by if these schools are going to be able to keep their athletic programs going, and the court agreed to the expedited ruling.

Go Pokes

A game of learning I hope. Our ball handling was sloppy, and we found a team with depth and talent, and most of all, home court refs. I am really looking forward to getting Walters back, at this time, we don't have as much depth when we get into foul trouble.

SJSU gets left at the alter. Unbelievable!

With the expanded conferences, I think we'll see more and more CCGs selected by AI, with teams not have played each other, etc. More controversies

According to this report:

WYOMING at NEVADA GAME STATS: https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/wyoming-cowboys-nevada-wolf-pack-202311250039/

Reno, Nev. (Nov. 25, 2023) -- For the second straight week, the Wyoming Cowboys enjoyed a fast start that led to their eighth overall win of the season and their fifth Mountain West Conference victory of the year as the Cowboys secured a 42-6 road win over the Nevada Wolf Pack. Wyoming finished the regular season 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the Mountain West. The Cowboys will now await a bowl invitation for the sixth time in the past eight seasons and the third consecutive season. Wyoming has never gone bowling in three successive seasons.



Nevada finished its 2023 season 2-10 overall and 2-6 in the Mountain West.



It was Wyoming’s fourth eight-win season during the Craig Bohl era and the first eight-win regular season since 2016. The Pokes’ other two eight-win seasons under Bohl in 2017 and ‘19 included bowl victories. Wyoming will have an opportunity to win nine games this season when they go bowling later this year. The last time a Wyoming team won at least nine games was in 1996 when the Cowboys went 10-2 under then head coach Joe Tiller.



Wyoming enjoyed a balanced an attack in Saturday night’s win at Nevada, generating 409 yards of total offense on 244 rushing yards and 165 passing yards. UW scored three touchdowns rushing, two passing and the defense scored a TD. Special teams forced a fumble on the Nevada’s opening kickoff return of the second half that led to one of those touchdowns.



Cowboy quarterback Andrew Peasley entered Saturday’s game ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 32 in the nation in Points Responsible For, averaging 14.0 points per game. He threw two more TD passes vs. Nevada and rushed for two TDs to improve his season totals to 22 passing touchdowns and 9 rushing TDs. His 31 total touchdowns responsible for plus a two-point conversion earlier this season improved his season average to 17.1 points per game in the 11 games he has played in 2023.



Wyoming free safety Wyett Ekeler returned a 38-yard interception for a Pick Six in the second quarter. It was Ekeler’s second interception of the season.



The UW defense also recorded a season high 6.0 sacks, led by defensive end Sabastian Harsh, who had 2.0 sacks and led Wyoming in tackles with six total tackles.



Cowboy Notes From Saturday

∙Wyoming finished off the season with two consecutive wins.



∙The Cowboys scored 42 points in each of its final two games, while holding its final two opponents to under 10 points each in a 42-6 win over Nevada and a 42-9 win over Hawai’i a week ago in Laramie.


∙The road win at Nevada was the Cowboys first road win of the 2023 season to go with a perfect 7-0 home record.



∙The 42 points scored by Wyoming in its final two games of the 2023 season were the most this season and the most that UW has scored since the 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl when the Cowboys scored 52 points in a 52-38 win over Kent State. The Pokes previous high this season was 35 in a 35-33 double overtime win over then #24 Texas Tech and a 35-26 home win over New Mexico.



∙The Cowboy defense held Nevada to a mere 18 total rushing yards and 201 yards of total offense, which were both season lows by a Wyoming opponent. The previous lows were 38 rushing yards by Fresno State and 274 yards of total offense by Colorado State.



∙The 36-point margin of victory (42-6) for Wyoming was its largest since last week’s 33-point win over Hawai’i and prior to that a Sept. 18, 2021, win over Ball State by 33 points (45-12) in War Memorial Stadium.



∙The Pokes 244 rushing yards against the Wolf Pack was a season high. UW’s previous season best was 239 rushing yards vs. New Mexico.



∙Wyoming’s 409 yards of total offense vs. Nevada was its third 400-yard game of the season. UW had a season high 472 yards of total offense vs. Hawai’i and 433 total yards vs. New Mexico.



∙Linebacker Easton Gibbs recorded five tackles vs. Nevada. He has 106 tackles for the 2023 season. Gibbs now has 359 career tackles as a Cowboy to rank eighth on the Wyoming career tackle list. The two players directly ahead of Gibbs are former Cowboy linebacker/defensive end Gabe Knapton in seventh with 368 tackles and former Wyoming safety Chris Prosinski, who is in sixth with 373 career tackles.



Quotes From Head Coach Craig Bohl

Head coach Craig Bohl was very pleased with his team’s overall performance after the game. One area of the Cowboy team that played particularly well was the defensive line and he was asked what he thought of the D-Line’s dominant performance.



“There was no doubt that they played extremely well. We felt like we had an advantage there but we needed to come in and play on point and that’s something at times we’ve not done on the road,” said Bohl. “Nevada’s players played hard and they were well coached. I thought it was one of our better performances.”



The Cowboy offense and special teams both played just as well on Saturday as did the Poke defense.



“Our team certainly was ready to play tonight,” said Bohl. “We’ve kind of had a bugaboo on the road and all of a sudden we’re Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (between home and away games), and we wanted to set the record straight with an opportunity to close out our regular season with a road win.



“It’s special for me to see these seniors and the effort they’re giving and some of the performances by the young players, as well.”



Wyoming’s offense ended the night with 409 yards of total offense, including 244 rushing yards and 165 passing. Bohl was proud of the way the offense controlled the game throughout.



“Andrew (Peasley) made some really nice runs, and we did some good things up front. Anytime you can rush the ball like that, that’s a good sign.”



Bohl was also asked to comment on his team getting eight wins against a very challenging schedule that included preseason Top 25 team Texas Tech and a road game at then No. 4 ranked Texas.



“You expend so much energy on every game but those non-conference games -- there was no breather there,” said Bohl. “Then we went into conference play, and we play a real rugged conference, so coming up with eight wins is I think the most we’ve had in the regular season since 2016. It’s a great way to end our regular season and we’re looking forward to be playing in a bowl game.”

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 24, 2023) – The Wyoming Cowboys head to No. 15/17 Texas on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. MT in the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. It marks the first meeting between the two schools since 1949 and the first ever meeting in Austin after the previous three meeting came on neutral floors.



Fans can listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be televised on Longhorn Network and WatchESPN App and will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as David Settle will be on the call.



About The Teams

Wyoming heads into the contest with a 4-1 overall record after going 2-1 at the Myrtle Beach Invitational with wins over College of Charleston and Furman, who were both picked to win the respective conferences. The Cowboys are shooting 49.1 percent from the field on the season and 40.2 percent from behind the arc to rank in the top-25 nationally. Wyoming is averaging 37.4 rebounds per night and are +4.6 for the season. Wyoming ranks second in the conference this season with 5.2 blocks per game.



The Longhorns head into the contest with a 4-1 record with their only loss coming to UConn by a score of 81-71 in the last contest. Texas is shooting 50.5 percent from the field this season and 37.9 percent from behind the arc. Defensively, Texas is holding opponents to 39.7 percent from the field and 26.6 percent from behind the arc. Texas is grabbing 36.8 rebounds per game.



About The Players

Wyoming is led in scoring by Sam Griffin at 20.4 points per game. He was named to the All-Tournament team at the Myrtle Beach Invitational. He also adds 3.2 assists per game to tanks second on the team. He ranks in the top-40 in scoring in the NCAA this season. Akuel Kot adds 15.4 points per game and leads the team with 3.4 assists per game. Cam Manyawu adds 10 points and a team best 7.8 rebounds per game. He ranks in the top-10 in the nation with three double-doubles. Caden Powell adds 96 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. He has scored in double-figures in three-straight contests.



Texas is led in scoring by Kadin Shedrick with 14.3 points per game. He also adds 4.8 rebounds as the Longhorns have five players averaging double-figures. Max Abmas, one of the nation’s top three-point shooters adds 13.6 points per game. He leads the team with 13 three-pointers on the season. Dillon Mitchell adds 11.6 points per game and leads the team grabbing 8.4 rebounds per game.



About The Series

The Cowboys lead the all-time series against the Longhorns 2-1 with the last meeting coming in 21949. Wyoming defeated Texas on their way to a national championship in 1943 and met in the NCAA Tournament in 1947 with both meeting taking place in Kansas City.



Up Next

The Pokes return to action next Friday with a trip to Portland with a start of 7 p.m. MT on ESPN+.

3PM Longhorn Network

Thanks for the memories...

Go Pokes

out of games this year. TT, FSU, AFA and Nevada. Is that correct?

CSU loses on a last second 51 yard FG by the Hawaii kicker, by the score of 27-24.

San Diego State beats Fresno State 33-18 in Brady Hoke's last game as San Diego St. HC.

So the MWC has 7 bowl eligible teams with Utah State being the last team at 6-6. CSU loses out and ends up 5-7. Wyoming finishes 5th in the MWC conference with Fresno State being behind us.

Ian, any idea when OSU and WSU will fill out their 2024 schedules?

Also, when do we find out which one we play and who we lose off the current 2024 schedule to add one of the two?

Any idea on timelines for this?

Cowboys end their 2023 campaign on the road at Reno, Nevada to face the Nevada Wolfpack

....decide the MWC game. People can't figure it out?

San Diego State is leading 23 to 10 over Fresno State with about 8 minutes to go in the 3rd. Qtr.

The game is now going into the 4th Qtr. and it is still 23-10 in favor of SDSU.

SDSU has now gone up 26-10 now with about 14 minutes to go in the game.

Fresno State has scored it is now 26-18 in favor of SDSU in the 4th Qtr.

San Diego St. just did a long drive on Fresno State and scored a TD, it is now 33- 18 San Diego St. with a couple of minutes to go in the game!

Absolutely NO defense is being played in this game, both teams have incredible rushing offensive numbers.

Fresno State drove the field but on 4th and 9 near San Diego State's 20 yard line they couldn't do anything, so San Diego State will win 33 - 18.

Brady Hoke's last game, he is retiring. SDSU won the "Oil Can" trophy. Nice interview with Hoke and you have to wish the guy all the best.

Pokes are favored..can we hope for a win and let alone cover 11.

Last week Nevada finished against CSU allowing a total of 414 yards. Wolf Pack gave up 169 rushing yards and is allowing 33 points per game. The Pokes have the weapons and maybe some eyes were opened on Saturday, but alas at home. All 4 Cowboy road losses were to teams with winning records. UNR is 2-9 and certainly the worst conference team that UW will face this year.

Wyoming 37
UNR: 14

Hoyland is back and gets 3 FGs!--good for him!
Waylee runs for 200+

A good win--keeps us out of the Spud Bowl and maybe clinch onto something more special and different bowl game in the SE of the USA on December 4!

Is the least deserving conference championship game participant in MWC history next to 2013 Fresno State. Seriously I thought no divisions was supposed to bring the creme to the top. It has done anything but this season. That is just my two cents and I am sticking to it.

Murphy is a 6-foot-4 and 270 pound Defensive Tackle from Bryan (Texas). The 2024 prospect.

So UNLV loses and has to travel to San Jose for the championship game. At least SJSU kicked Boise out of it! (pending the computer rankings?)

Not sure what "pending" means in the post about all the scenarios,
"San José State can also earn a spot in the MW Championship and could
potentially host it with a win over UNLV, pending the computer rankings that would come into play to break what would be a three-way tie atop the standings."

Last regular season game so let’s start the gameday off right! Wish I could be in Reno along with a family gathering of about 10 going to the game! Should be a good Wyoming contingent representing!

Go Pokes!

Fresno State Bulldogs beat out CSU for the MWC Championship in volleyball today 3-2. We beat CSU in Laramie, but lost to them in FoCo. We lost to Fresno State this season in Fresno (only played them once), 0-3. So, I think the Cowgirls aren't that far off from being in the top half of the conference. However, we certainly can't have another terrible start to the season next year if we want to make the post-season tournament.

is the USU QB tonight against New Mexico

While I know many of you feel like this season was a failure/missed opportunity/waste of talent. In my eyes, the 2023 home slate was the most fun I have had as a UW football fan. The games were awesome, the atmospheres were electric, and most importantly…we won them all.

A lot of it, for me personally, probably has to do with the age of my daughters (5 and 7) and the memories we created this fall traveling to Laramie for the games and just being together before they don’t wanna be around their dad anymore as they get older. That, combined with going 7-0 at home will make Fall of 2023 very memorable for me as time marches on.

A fun story I would like to share…I had mentally prepared my girls early in the week that this would be the last home game of the season and they were immediately sad. Late 3rd quarter yesterday, my 7 year old leaned over and hugged me as we looked on at Jonah Field and said, “Daddy, I wish this game would never end.” I looked on and said, “Me too honey, me too.”

Say what you will about Coach Bohl and the “Tater Bohl” we will go to, the 2023 home games were so much fun and I absolutely can’t wait for Fall 2024!

You may have heard real-time discussion by the announcers if you watched the Bengals-Ravens game.