Air Force is not flying high and it is not due to high fuel costs. There is a lot of talk that head coach Fisher DeBerry’s time has come, regardless of 23 years of being in charge of a very proud program. However, just as in TCU’s case where they won a number of very close games, the Falcons lost four games by a total of ten points. While they were blown out by BYU & TCU, in all fairness they had a number of injuries, especially in their mind-numbing loss to Army.

While back-to-back losing seasons should not portend a gloomy Air Force future, it does raise dark clouds. To keep his job, DeBerry needs to beat Navy and Army at the minimum. A four-win conference season would then equate to a bowl for the hard-working Falcons.

Okay, Wyoming coach Joe Glenn made the cover of a national sports magazine last year (I believe it was the Sporting News). So did Cowboy hoops player, Fennis Dembo, who scored 41 points in a victory over the UCLA Bruins in the NCAA 1987 Tournament, but that was Sports Illustrated.

The point being, anybody from Wyoming making the cover of any national magazine should not create more excitement than some good fly fishing in the Cowboy State. The Pokes started well last year at 4-1, but fell off their horse in an 0-6 spin. Wyoming has a very good RB in Wynel Seldon with four returning offensive linemen, but questions at QB, the secondary, and on special teams mean the Cowboys are fighting to stay out of the cellar with UNLV, Air Force, and New Mexico.

The Mountain West Conference champion might slip into a BCS Bowl game this year. TCU joining the MWC last year was the best thing that could have happened to this mid-level group as the Horned Frogs showed that a great defense can overcome any gimmick or pass-heavy offense out there. It is a fun conference to watch and one that I do believe is on the rise. They are scheduling against major conferences and have had good success recently against more “name schools”.

It should be an exciting race in the young Mountain West Conference this year, one that is wide-open.