Rants and Raves: AFA Falcons Edition

LARAMIE -- For those of you that don't tune into our weekly podcast, the Roaring Repeater, Jared Newland and I like to feature a brief segment titled: "The stupidest s--- I read this week."

Folks, we already have a two-horse race for that title. And it's only Friday.

Stay tuned.

All kidding aside, not everyone is ready to swig the brown-and-gold Kool-Aid just yet despite a three-game winning streak and an impressive 28-14 victory over Front-Range rival Air Force.

No matter what your personal thoughts are, the facts are as follows:

* The Cowboys are one win away from postseason eligibility, something this program hasn't sniffed since 2023.

* Wyoming is 4-1 in Mountain West play, currently tied for second place in the loss column with North Dakota State, a team that handed Jay Sawvel's bunch a 28-0 blanking inside the Fargodome earlier this month. If the Bison fall in Albuquerque on Saturday night, the Pokes will be all alone at No. 2.

* Air Force entered this outing averaging 343 rushing yards and better than 30 points a game. The cadets jumped in buses and headed south with 304 yards on the ground and 14 points, including only one touchdown.

* Turnovers, anyone? The visitors dropped three gifts in this tilt.

* Owen Allen, the Falcons' senior running back, said earlier in the week that he likes playing on Fridays. Not only does it remind him of his high school days, he said, but it was also supposed to be a long, relaxing weekend after the victory in Laramie. Oops. Air Force has now dropped six straight inside War Memorial Stadium, dating back to 2012.

* Tyler Hughes, no doubt, had a rough start to his lone season on the high plains. He is responsible for nine turnovers, including seven interceptions. Ever since that pasting in North Dakota, the senior signal caller has become a new man. Check out these numbers over his last three outings: 421 rushing yards on 51 attempts (8.3 ypc), eight touchdowns (5 rushing), 423 yards on 42-of-60 passing and one interception. Should we go ahead and hand him his second straight Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week award?

Here's this week's rants and raves:

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