One Last Stand

With 16 seconds left the Coug defense made one last stand as Kyle Van Noy's paws were able to swat down Wyoming's last hopes for a victory. The jerseys in blue made enough plays in all phases of the game: offense; defense, and special teams to enjoy the sweet taste of victory winning 25-20 saturday. In the process two of its own were recognized as MWC players of the week in Cody Hoffman and Brandon Ogletree.

Ogletree made things happen when in counted in the fourth quarter. Four of his tackles came on the cowboys last offensive drive. On the special teams Hoffman stepped up taking four returns for 104 yards averaging 26 per opportunity. The triple threat of DiLuigi, Kariya and Quezada were able to grind out 229 yards together. Heaps was even able to connect with Ashworth 6 times including a 12 yard pass for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

From the offensive side 9 of the 10 receptions were to receivers which is nice to see that ratio finally. However, Heaps was 10 of 18 for only 81 yards. Did the cougs play to win or were the jerseys in blue playing not to lose? Does the staff have faith in their players constantly calling the shots so conservatively? If many of these cougs athletes are truly those heralded recruits isn't it time to take those training wheels off? Let them mix things up and begin to stretch the field and not be so vanilla. It's sad when fans and opponents already know whats coming before the play has even begun. No more bump and run or nickel and dime plays over and over. It's not the cougars identity. Start stretching the field alot more somehow. How about taking more shots downfield from time to time? Yes, the cougs took care of business on the field saturday and were likely thrilled to see another cougar victory regardless of the manner it came. During this stretch of scheduled teams its time for the staff to allow their players to begin being used more to their strengths. Otherwise, it could be expected that those wins will be even tougher to come by and possibly some coaches on the hotseat in their one last stand.