WT Football

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

Here's 2026: https://gobuffsgo.com/sports/football/schedule/2026

WT needs to start scheduling non conference games against the bottom of the RMAC and MIAA to get some confidence going into conference season.

Its a tough ask to continue to start 0-2 and dig out of that hole.

[Rockofwesties]

Oof. That’s a rough start.

I predict a 1-5 start to the 26 season.

[cwfenn]

Next year we play Grand Valley. I’m sure Lipinski will want a reasonable showing, but it will likely be 40-0 or worse if Lynn is still the head coach.

The 2026 schedule is actually up, check it out.

Oof. That’s a rough start.

[Roaming Buff]

Where can I find the Buffs 2926 schedule?

Here's 2026: https://gobuffsgo.com/sports/football/schedule/2026

[GoBuffs]

Where can I find the Buffs 2926 schedule?

[Roaming Buff]

Yeah I was waiting until today to post but you beat me to it and pretty much said what I was going to say.

WT seems to have "improved" against the middle of the pack LSC teams and top RMAC teams.

They were easily dominated on the road against Central Washington and UTPB only scoring 6 points and missing the extra point kicks in both games.

They do play much better at home dominating Western Oregon and having multiple plays to beat Mines.

I still feel they need to win out which means beating a weaker ASU team at home the final game of the season.

If WT is easily beaten by ASU then I completely agree its time to move on from Lynn and get a coach that can implement modern offenses and NIL strategy.

I don't think WT is beating any good teams as long as the coaching staff thinks we need to get all of our yardage on long passing plays and receiver screens.

[WT_TKW]

Yeah I was waiting until today to post but you beat me to it and pretty much said what I was going to say.

WT seems to have "improved" against the middle of the pack LSC teams and top RMAC teams.

They were easily dominated on the road against Central Washington and UTPB only scoring 6 points and missing the extra point kicks in both games.

They do play much better at home dominating Western Oregon and having multiple plays to beat Mines.

I still feel they need to win out which means beating a weaker ASU team at home the final game of the season.

If WT is easily beaten by ASU then I completely agree it’s time to move on from Lynn and get a coach that can implement modern offenses and NIL strategy.

Next year we play Grand Valley. I’m sure Lipinski will want a reasonable showing, but it will likely be 40-0 or worse if Lynn is still the head coach.

The 2026 schedule is actually up, check it out.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

It's been really quiet since last night's hammering of WT by UTPB. WT had only six first downs, completed one third of their passes and their time of possession was a joke. UTPB has got Lynn's team figured out. Score in the first half then coast to a victory - just like last year. Lynn must have given the kicking team the week off as even making an extra point was beyond their capabilities.

The victory over WOU was good but that's it. This team cannot function against good competition. Are we okay with beating Sul Ross, the New Mexico teams, plus one or two other teams while losing to the Colorado teams, CWU, UTPB, and Angelo every year? I'm not. Lynn has had 3 years to show what he's got, and it's not much.

After 3 flops by the previous AD, it's time to let Doug Lipinski hire a new head football coach.

Yeah I was waiting until today to post but you beat me to it and pretty much said what I was going to say.

WT seems to have "improved" against the middle of the pack LSC teams and top RMAC teams.

They were easily dominated on the road against Central Washington and UTPB only scoring 6 points and missing the extra point kicks in both games.

They do play much better at home dominating Western Oregon and having multiple plays to beat Mines.

I still feel they need to win out which means beating a weaker ASU team at home the final game of the season.

If WT is easily beaten by ASU then I completely agree its time to move on from Lynn and get a coach that can implement modern offenses and NIL strategy.

[WT_TKW]

It's been really quiet since last night's hammering of WT by UTPB. WT had only six first downs, completed one third of their passes and their time of possession was a joke. UTPB has got Lynn's team figured out. Score in the first half then coast to a victory - just like last year. Lynn must have given the kicking team the week off as even making an extra point was beyond their capabilities.

The victory over WOU was good but that's it. This team cannot function against good competition. Are we okay with beating Sul Ross, the New Mexico teams, plus one or two other teams while losing to the Colorado teams, CWU, UTPB, and Angelo every year? I'm not. Lynn has had 3 years to show what he's got, and it's not much.

After 3 flops by the previous AD, it's time to let Doug Lipinski hire a new head football coach.

[WT_TKW]

We didn't really know what Mines was yet when we played them. Now we know that they weren't close to the team they have been in the past. I'm still concerned about both sides of the ball for WT. However, I thought the defense played with a greater energy and sealed the edge better against Western Oregon than they had with any opponent so far. That's a definite plus. I haven't liked the crazy amount of receiver screens WT's offense has used. Good teams are going to make that a low percentage play, if you can't change it up. I have liked how they've used the running back in the passing game as of late. There has been some positive growth, and I think the offense has the talent. I would like to see that continued energy from the defense.

Great post. The D came to play last week. Whether that was due to a bad night for WOU or not remains to be seen.

I agree about those bubble screens. I fear pick sixes will occur if they continue to rely on it - even with Sean on the bench.

Of course field goals of extra point length are still good enough for Lynn, just don’t worry about any others. The girl who kicked for Simon Fraser would improve the kicking game.

[Roaming Buff]

Any one else thinking that maybe the moral victory of playing Colorado Mines close at home isn't much of a moral victory now that they have lost to both Chadron and Mesa? I know we looked great against Western Oregon, but they were playing with their back up QB. I hope the recent up tick in optimism around the program is based in substance because we still have some tough LSC teams still left on our schedule. We should beat ENMU but the Wagon Wheel game is a strange one and UTPB and Angelo will be very difficult. Maybe we can beat Kingsville at home since they lost to Midwestern, but on paper they look like the better team as well.

We didn't really know what Mines was yet when we played them. Now we know that they weren't close to the team they have been in the past. I'm still concerned about both sides of the ball for WT. However, I thought the defense played with a greater energy and sealed the edge better against Western Oregon than they had with any opponent so far. That's a definite plus. I haven't liked the crazy amount of receiver screens WT's offense has used. Good teams are going to make that a low percentage play, if you can't change it up. I have liked how they've used the running back in the passing game as of late. There has been some positive growth, and I think the offense has the talent. I would like to see that continued energy from the defense.

[TooBuff]

Any one else thinking that maybe the moral victory of playing Colorado Mines close at home isn't much of a moral victory now that they have lost to both Chadron and Mesa? I know we looked great against Western Oregon, but they were playing with their back up QB. I hope the recent up tick in optimism around the program is based in substance because we still have some tough LSC teams still left on our schedule. We should beat ENMU but the Wagon Wheel game is a strange one and UTPB and Angelo will be very difficult. Maybe we can beat Kingsville at home since they lost to Midwestern, but on paper they look like the better team as well.

[ASUPops]

4th place is nothing to brag about.

The gold standard was always to finish in the TOP 3.

TOP 3 - good
MIDDLE 4 - mediocre
BOTTOM 3 - bad

So, I guess you are correct. 4th is mediocre. Hey, in the NFL it's last! Lol.

[WT_TKW]

WOU had 50 o4 45 yards of TOTAL offense. If that's the result, changes in the offensive starting lineup need to be made, like all of them, O-line, receivers, QB, RB. That's little league b.s. It's college football. WOU is the one that elected to play in a Texas league, no fans were demanding it. Can't make the travel excuse, the program signed up for this. Starting lineup needs to be changed on offense.

I expect them to rebound. WT had bad showings after beating up on NAIA teams. That’s basically where Sul Ross is now.

[tsull]

That was a much better showing than I expected. The defense played well, finally getting an interception. The offense was more diverse with Hibler redeeming himself from his buffoonery last week. We even got some field goals, though only short ones. Sean Johnson reminded us that he’s an amazing athlete but shouldn’t be throwing the ball.

However WOU was riding high over a big win and knew we were blown out against CWU. They didn’t expect to be playing a decent team. Also the long trip may have been a factor. Yesterday I traveled to Vancouver and trust me, I was really tired.

WT is still making way too many mistakes. The 4th and 1 near the goal line became 4th and 6 because the play clock ran out (or was it 10 men on the field?). We had more than 1 of each penalty. Players on the field during Johnson’s long run, etc etc…

So you release the dogs on Lynn if WT loses to ENMU or MSU? Sounds good.

WOU had 50 o4 45 yards of TOTAL offense. If that's the result, changes in the offensive starting lineup need to be made, like all of them, O-line, receivers, QB, RB. That's little league b.s. It's college football. WOU is the one that elected to play in a Texas league, no fans were demanding it. Can't make the travel excuse, the program signed up for this. Starting lineup needs to be changed on offense.