<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the 2020 Utah State which is a team that has a unique identity for this upcoming year. There is a new quarterback in Henry Colombi, a new starting running back in potential breakout star Jaylen Warren, the defense is brand new and there is a new offensive coordinator in Bodie Reeder who comes over from North Texas.&nbsp;</p> <p>The schedule could be the biggest hurdle for the Aggies team in making a bowl game. They have Washington, Washington State and BYU in non-league play, and in the two cross-division games are San Diego State and Nevada. Looking at games in a vaccum there are a lot of winnable games but the layout of the schedule does not help.</p> <p>There is no key returning defender for the Aggies but there is usually a standout everyone will know, but we just don't have a real good idea who that can be. Also, head coach Gary Andersen is relying on a number of transfers to fill the defensive holes. This season could be wild for Utah State.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to take a look at what the upcoming college football season will look like now that athletes are back on campus. With players back for workouts in a small and divided group, there are still people resting positive for COVID-19 and these are non-contact workouts. How can the season go on as planned if non-contact activities cause some COVID-19 positive tests? What goes on when there has to be physical contact to play actual football.</p> <p>There will be an attempt to have a normal season but it will be tough if the virus keeps spreading the season will be shortened, condensed and, who knows, maybe even canceled.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the Hawaii Warriors 2020 football team which will, if nothing else, be an exciting team to watch in the Mountain West. They have a new head coach in Todd Graham and also lost a lot of offensive talent in Cole McDonald and the top three wide receivers but there is potential with who is returning and replacing those players. There is the go-go offense which people should look up and get to know and that unique style of play. As for the defense, they just need to take a small step up to help this team overall. The defensive line need more of a pass rush or disruption to help out the entire unit.</p><p>Hawaii has the talent to be a contender in the West Division if things go well and repeat as division champs.&nbsp;</p>--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/messageSupport this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the 2020 New Mexico Lobos football season. The Lobos have moved on from the Bob Davie-era and made a great hire in Danny Gonzales who is a former Lobo coach and player. This hire was very popular with the Lobos fans as was being able to get back Rocky Long to the staff as he is the defensive coordinator.</p> <p>This team has some potential but with a lot of questions. Quarterback is up in the air but there is a lean toward Tevaka Tuioti who has the most experience and is the only New Mexico signal-caller to complete more than 50 percent of his passes. The top-five pass catchers are back and the running game has a lot of questions but options to tote the ball.</p> <p>The defense has some real issues with players transferring and overall not being that great, specifically in its pass defense. That is where Long and Gonzales come in as defensive coaches to get these players ready. This team likely won't go bowling but they will be an interesting team to watch.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

How will 2020s schedule look?

<p>Jeremy and Matt talk about the biggest players who will be missing from each Mountain West football teams. They go through each of the teams to not only explain who the biggest loss would be but who would step up either to replace said player or the next big thing on each and every team. Before they get to that, they discuss name, image, and likeness and how it is a step in the right direction but not quite there. Plus, a few options on what a 2020 college football season would look like.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to recap the NFL Draft from the Mountain West and where players went. The big name was Utah State's Jordan Love who went to the first round by the Green Bay Packers, and the two discuss how that pick played out and why it was a good and also a bad pick by Green Bay. There were 10 other players drafted this weekend with a few surprises like Boise State's Curtis Weaver falling to the fifth round and Fresno State's Mykal Walker.</p> <p>Then the duo discusses free-agent signings and how there were fewer this year and it likely has to do with the lack of having any rookie mini-camps the week after the draft.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to talk some NFL Draft in regards to the Mountain West. The big question of the draft from a Mountain West perspective is where Utah State quarterback Jordan Love will get drafted. He seems likely to be a first-rounder or not but he in all likelihood will be the first Mountain West player taken. We discuss the best fits for Love and if it is better for him to start right away or take a back seat for at least part of the year or longer.</p> <p>The other players who could be early draft picks come from Boise State in Ezra Cleveland and Curtis Weaver. Other names who could be drafted are Fresno State's Netane Muti, Hawaii's Cole McDonald, San Diego State's Keith Ismael, and maybe a few others. Also, we discuss some sleeper picks and what being an undrafted player means.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to talk some college football for the Mountain West. We first start talking about what a college football season will look like this season. Options we discuss are no season, split season, conference only, or push the season into a spring sport. Also, those making predictions, even like ours, should be taken with a grain of salt as no one really knows how long COVID-19 will be causing issues.</p> <p>The second half of the podcast is more upbeat with the two going through the upcoming schedule and what games they will attend each week. One rule they attempt to have is to make sure to see every Mountain West team.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back at it to take a look ahead to the 2020 Mountain West football schedule and go through what teams have it easy and tough. We go through some fun non-conference games to watch and what league games could decide a division title in the final week of the Mountain West season.</p> <p>They also discuss how COVID-19 could impact college football in either a delayed sense or no football at all which would be a very bad scenario. We discussed comments made by Utah State's Gary Andersen who suggested maybe only conference games could happen if football activities can not resume by June 1. Plus, more on the show including a very bold prediction by Jeremy about Colorado State's start to the season.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to talk about how COVID-19 has put an impact on the college sports world, specifically football. Spring football has been canceled for all schools and only Air Force was able to complete all of their practices. A few others got a handful of practices like San Diego State but what we get into is how not having spring practice will impact teams, and especially the teams that have a new head coach. We also go through teams positions that could have used spring football to get better.&nbsp;</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Andrew are back to go over the Mountain West tournament which saw No. 11 Wyoming makes a tournament run and Utah State coming from behind to defeat San Diego State for its second straight tournament title. We go through the games with what surprised us and disappointed us through the games. We chat how UNLV's seasons went in T. J. Otzelberger's first year on the job and how he overachieved a bit.</p> <p>We get into NCAA Tournament seeding with San Diego State and whether they would rather get that No. 1 seed out East or stay close to home as a No. 2 seed. Also, there is some talk about covid-19 possibly changing the dynamic of the NCAA Tournament by playing games with no fans or even condensing the sites.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Andrew are back to preview the 2020 Mountain West tournament which begins this week. The two go through the scenarios in the tournament and they both find a soft spot for Colorado State who could sort of play a spoiler in this event. They also go over the various all-conference awards and wonder what is the deal with San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher who is complaining a lot for a likely No. 1 seed.</p> <p>Also, all signs point to a two-bid Mountain West tournament, well as long as Utah State doesn't mess things up.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy, Matt and Brandon are here to guide you through the amazingness that his <a href="http://marchxness.com/">Marchxness.com</a>. This year the bracket is the best songs that are bad from around 1970-89 and the trio go through their brackets, voting philosophy, and surprises throughout. There are some truly bad songs and artists like an Eddie Murphy song, The Eagles have a "hit" on the list, Billy Joel and a whole lot more.</p> <p>To follow along with this 64-song bracket go to <a href="http://marchxness.com/">Marchxness.com</a> and vote each day and listen to the songs you think are so bad that they are good.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to take a first look at Mountain West teams as spring football gets going. The three teams they discuss are Air Force, San Diego State, and San Jose State. All three have different issues, strengths, and weaknesses heading into the 2020 season. Air Force has depth issues at quarterback, a brand new set of wide receivers and some defensive concern. San Jose State does return all of its pass catchers but the big change is at quarterback with Josh Love graduating and in comes Arkansas transfer Nick Starkel to take over. San Diego State has a new coach with Rocky Long retiring and Brady Hoke taking over. There is a new quarterback and the running game needs to be worked as last year was the worst in years.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to take a look at a lot of different topics as we go deeper into the offseason of the college football season. The duo go through coaching changes on the coordinator level like Rocky Long going back to New Mexico and how he can make the team get off to a quicker start with him in charge of the defense.</p> <p>The NFL Combine is upcoming and we go over a few snubs and expectations, why the NCAA should not hope the U.S. Congress bails them out for name, image and likeness, and finally some takes on part two of national signing day.</p> <p>They also get into returning production and the first SP+ rankings and make a few tweaks to each of their preseason Mountain West rankings for the 2020 season.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to guide you through the Mountain West football offseason. This latest show begins with the latest coaching hire in the Mountain West which has Todd Graham taking over the Hawaii job as Nick Rolovich has left for the Washington State job. They also get into the transfer portal which is impacting a lot of Mountain West schools, specifically San Diego State landing QB Jack Sears and also Air Force losing multiple key players to the portal.</p> <p>The wrap the show up talking about the disagreement between Boise State and the Mountain West in regards to the side deal they get for being a superior football program. Now, there is some fighting and the two discuss what is next and what could happen.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Andrew are back over a far too long of a break to discuss Mountain West hoops. San Diego State is 20-0 and the two discuss the odds of them going undefeated the rest of the season. Then the real conversation starts about who could be the second best team and the two lean toward UNLV but their schedule the rest of the way is not easy. Also, what is going on with Utah State and do they have a chance to land an at-large bid if they win out?</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Matt and are Jeremy are back to talk some offseason Mountain West football. They begin with the latest in coaching changes which include San Diego State's Rocky long stepping down and Brady Hoke taking over. The other move saw Nick Rolovich leave Hawaii for Washington State, plus Rolovich raided the Wyoming defensive staff to add to his own at Washington State.</p> <p>They also dive into the Boise State vs. Mountain West in regards to the TV deal. Mountain West claimed that this separate deal for Broncos home football games is done after this current deal but Boise State disagrees.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to recap the Mountain West bowl season. Now that both are back they quickly go through the games and along the way nominate players for the all-bowl team for the Mountain West. We get into some vague early 2020 talk surrounding some of the games and also some coaching news within the Mountain West.</p> <p>Let the offseason begin.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy flies solo once again to recap the Cheeze It and Hawaii Bowl, plus he previews the Arizona Bowl between Georgia State and Wyoming. In the bowl recaps it starts with Hawaii earning a 38-34 victory over BYU. The Warriors offense had a huge game throwing the ball from Cole McDonald who was turnover-free in the game. The Warriors defense also stood out with three turnovers of their own. There was some technology issues in the game that could have made things a bit different but the bowl game was lacking the proper tech.</p> <p>Air Force vs. Washington State lived up to the hype with the Falcons running at will and the Cougars offense slinging the ball quite well. Air Force had a classic 20-play, 12-plus minute drive that went over the first and second quarters for a touchdown. The Falcons defense also made a few big plays by stopping Washington State on multiple fourth downs.</p> <p>We also preview the Arizona Bowl between Wyoming and Georgia State which will feature strength vs. strength with the Cowboys defense vs. the Panthers offense and vice versa with weakness vs. weakness. Also, there is some confusing information regarding Wyoming's starting quarterback.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the first three Mountain West bowl games which include the Frisco Bowl between Utah State and Kent State, Las Vegas Bowl which features Washington and Boise State, and the New Mexico Bowl which has San Diego State vs. Central Michigan. They pick games and ponder if the Mountain West could possibly go undefeated in the bowl slate. The duo also recap all the coaching hires within the league as well.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Matt and Jeremy are back to go over some of the big news from the Mountain West. It starts with discussing Utah State QB Jordan Love declaring for the NFL Draft and if he made the right choice. Plus, how will he fit in the NFL and what team could be a good fit.</p> <p>Next, they go over and pick apart and grade UNLV hiring Marcus Arroyo who comes to UNLV from Oregon where he was the offensive coordinator. The other coaching change saw Colorado State bring in recently fired Steve Addazio which is not being perceived as a great move for the Rams football program.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>

<p>Jeremy and Andrew are back for another round of Mountain West hoops talk. They get into how San Diego State and Utah State are the clear top teams and that it might not be all that close, well, maybe New Mexico. It appears that BYU is trying to its best to even its record vs. the Mountain West after its blowout win over Nevada and then they head to Salt Lake City to play Utah State. That Cougars vs. Aggies game could end up being the game of the week with Yoeli Childs back for BYU and Neemias Queta healthy for the Aggies.</p> <p>We discuss some teams that might surprise in league and Jeremy gives tips on how to run a college basketball program to its fullest potential. Also, the two look way ahead and noticed the Mountain West is foolishly trying to own college hoops on January 1.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mwwire/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/mwwire/support</a>