Don't look now, But UIW.......

[We-Are-Lions]

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Eric Morris has got to be in the running for National Coach of the year at the FCS level. After taking that team that was an absolute doormat for even ACU and taking them to the playoffs in year 1...dude isn't going to be at UIW much longer!
For sources prior to the year, a very good year was the expectation of 4 wins.

*cough* Coach Deason/Garrigan *cough*

[Michael Whitfield]

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Mike 'Mad Pirate' Leach has turned Wazzou around this season. I am sure he is glad to be out of the Cotton Farming commmunity of Lubbock Tx. If the Cougars beat UW in the Apple Cup this week they will finish 11-1. Not a bad record. Probably won't be invited to the Div I playoffs, but an invite to the Rose Bowl if they beat the PAC12 South team in the Championship game on Dec 1st.

[Michael Whitfield]

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Not only that, The Texans were the best team in Stephenville this season. Wish them be best in the playoffs!

[Techster88]

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Mike 'Mad Pirate' Leach has turned Wazzou around this season. I am sure he is glad to be out of the Cotton Farming commmunity of Lubbock Tx. If the Cougars beat UW in the Apple Cup this week they will finish 11-1. Not a bad record. Probably won't be invited to the Div I playoffs, but an invite to the Rose Bowl if they beat the PAC12 South team in the Championship game on Dec 1st.

Why would any school allow a winner like Leach to coach football when they have seen firsthand how he mistreats players of famous people??? Tsk Tsk

Shame on Washington State University for actually breathing life into an also ran football program!

[Michael Whitfield]

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Why would any school allow a winner like Leach to coach football when they have seen firsthand how he mistreats players of famous people??? Tsk Tsk

Shame on Washington State University for actually breathing life into an also ran football program!

Perhaps Coach Leach has learned his lesson from his past negativity. I have not heard anything about he locking any of his current players in a Porta Potty. He is on his best behavior now and has WSU on a roll!

[Runnin' Cat]

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The same real world where the Javelinas and Central Washington Wildcats are home at Thanskgiving watching football rather than playing it. Sucks for them... Right?

Yup.

[Runnin' Cat]

Re: Don't look now, But UIW.......

Mike 'Mad Pirate' Leach has turned Wazzou around this season. I am sure he is glad to be out of the Cotton Farming commmunity of Lubbock Tx. If the Cougars beat UW in the Apple Cup this week they will finish 11-1. Not a bad record. Probably won't be invited to the Div I playoffs, but an invite to the Rose Bowl if they beat the PAC12 South team in the Championship game on Dec 1st.

While I agree that Leach turned the Cougs around, they were 9-4 in 2017, 8-5 in 2016, 9-4 in 2015, after being 3-9 in 2014.

I smell roses....

[laker]

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Iowa State now playing Drake on Dec. 1. Originally had scheduled Incarnate Word, which made the FCS playoffs. Makeup game from the opener vs. South Dakota State, which was canceled because of weather. Kickoff 11 am CT.

[Techster88]

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Meanwhile, in the real world, UIW gets an FCS playoff berth and will travel to Bozeman, Montana to take on Montana State.

[LSCfan1]

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UIW playing without their starting QB. Looked about as good as tech without their QB1

[Techster88]

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UIW playing without their starting QB. Looked about as good as tech without their QB1

['89HOG]

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UIW playing without their starting QB. Looked about as good as tech without their QB1

I didn't watch the game but may go back and watch a replay if I can find one. Just based on stats it's the same type of scenario that happens to pass-heavy teams when they meet a run-heavy team with a good defense. UIW's backup QB still threw for 313 yards (22-35-1 with 2 TDs). The defense, however, was unable to stop Montana's ground game and allowed them to run the ball for 339 yards on 66 carries for a 5.1 Y/R average. Throw in UIW's 13 penalties for 109 yards and you got yourself a loss. Still, you have to give them props for a good season under a new HC.

[Techster88]

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I didn't watch the game but may go back and watch a replay if I can find one. Just based on stats it's the same type of scenario that happens to pass-heavy teams when they meet a run-heavy team with a good defense. UIW's backup QB still threw for 313 yards (22-35-1 with 2 TDs). The defense, however, was unable to stop Montana's ground game and allowed them to run the ball for 339 yards on 66 carries for a 5.1 Y/R average. Throw in UIW's 13 penalties for 109 yards and you got yourself a loss. Still, you have to give them props for a good season under a new HC.

For them, it was better than good. It was monumental. Remember they are playing in a league of broke Louisiana schools. Some still hanging on by a thread. Kudos to Nichols State, they have yard sales every other weekend and schedule any FBS they can for revenue to stay afloat.

Invest in your program and you have a chance.

[Michael Whitfield]

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Is the Iowa State-UIW game still on? Will there be a fight?

Obviously not this season. Perhaps in 2019. Noticed that the Cyclones play Drake Univ Bulldogs of Des Moines this Sat. Makes more sense playing them, being just up the road from Des Moines.