Tag: Mountain West
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State of the Program: Boise State Broncos
Head Coach: Spencer Danielson is entering his 2nd full season as the head coach of the Broncos with a 15-3 record. He still has more Mountain West titles (2) than full seasons coached (1) thanks to his interim run at the end of 2023. His start has been remarkable, the 3 losses were to UCLA…
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State of the Program: Air Force Falcons
Head Coach: Troy Calhoun is entering his 19th season as the head coach of the Falcons with a 135-89 record. 11 of those seasons have featured 8 or more wins, 5 with 10 or more wins and he’s won 8 bowl games including his last 5. He’s one of the best coaches around. Program Outlook:…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 24th)
The Hawaii Bowl: South Florida Bulls (6-6) vs San Jose State Spartans (7-5) Key Facts: Bowl games haven’t been particularly kind to San Jose State recently, the Spartans haven’t won one since 2015. Ken Niumatalolo to the rescue! He’s won 5 of his last 6 bowl appearances although they were at Navy with the triple…
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FBS College Football Roundup Week 5
How did we already get to week 5?? This season is flying by but with most teams in conference play things are ramping up on the field. American The headliner in the conference was Tulane’s blowout of South Florida. The Wave rolled the Bulls from start to finish in a truly dominant effort. Outside of…
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College Football Roundup Week 4
This season is already flying by, and even though it doesn’t feel like it (because of so many weird matchups) conference play has begun for most. It’s time for things to ramp up. American The American had a lot of teams mentioned as playoff favorites and none of them really panned out. Suddenly it feels…
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College Football Roundup Week 3
This weekend was called a bad slate by many, but you can’t ever go in with that mindset this sport always delivers. American This hasn’t been a banner OOC performance by this conference and Saturday in particular was really rough. Yes, what appears to be the top 2 teams in the conference won Memphis and…
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State of the Program: Utah State Aggies
Head Coach: Nate Dreiling is in his interim year as the head coach of the Aggies. He took over roughly a month ago when Blake Anderson was fired in a controversial situation that is still unfolding. Dreiling is tasked with one of the toughest jobs this season holding this program together amid everything. He’s a…
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State of the Program: Air Force Falcons
Head Coach: Troy Calhoun is entering his 18th season as the head coach of the Falcons with a 130-82 record. He’s one of the longest tenured head coaches in the sport and it’s truly impressive what he’s done here. They’ve had 5 10+ win seasons and 11 of his 18 seasons have featured 8+ wins.…
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State of the Program: Colorado State Rams
Head Coach: Jay Norvell is entering his 3rd season with the Rams with a 8-16 record. The Rams program wasn’t in good shape but got a massive coup when they grabbed Norvell from Nevada in a rare in-conference coach poaching. He’s become most known for his rivalry from Deion Sanders that stemmed from the crazy…
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State of the Program: Boise State Broncos
Head Coach: Spencer Danielson is entering his first full season as the head coach of the Boise State Broncos he currently has a 3-1 record and already has a Mountain West title to his name. You can read more on Danielson and his hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/02/16/college-football-coach-hire-grades-boise-state/ Program Outlook: Boise State is a program that…
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