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A Great Beginning

Posted on July 30, 2011 at 03:09 PM.

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With swagger in their steps, the Rams arrive in New Mexico as heavy favorites. Pete Thomas gets the start, leaving a grumbling McPeek on the sidelines. Colorado State defense dominates the Lobos on their first drive, leaving Thomas to take the field with excellent field position. On the second play of the drive Chris Nwoke breaks through the defense for a 28-yard rush. TJ Borcky receives his third touchdown pass of the year from Thomas on a short 5-yarder. It was truly downhill from there for the Lobos. Pete Thomas racked up over 350 passing yards, throwing 4 touchdown passes to earn Player of the Game honors. New Mexico was simply intimidated. After falling behind so quickly, all focus and intensity was lost. Wile�s offense continued to pile up stats in this blowout victory.

Sep 3, 2011 - CSU at UNM
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Colorado State (2-0)	14	14	7	14	49
New Mexico (0-1)	3	7	0	7	17

Team Stats Comparison
CSU		UNM
502	Total Offense	307
150	Rushing Yards	84
352	Passing Yards	223
23	First Downs	15
21	Punt Return Yards	9
44	Kick Return Yards	107
567	Total Yards	423
2	Turnovers	1
2-10 (20%)	3rd Down Converstion	3-16 (18%)
0-0 (0%)	4th Down Conversion	1-2 (50%)
0-0 (0%)	2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)
7-6-0 (85%)	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-0 (50%)
1 - 10	Penalties	0 - 0
23:11	Posession Time	13:40

Colorado State Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Pete Thomas	153.2	21/39	352	4/2	16.7
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Nwoke	14	66	4.7	2	28
Pete Thomas	11	66	6	1	25
Raymond Carter	4	20	5	0	9
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
TJ Borcky	11	183	16.6	2	44
Lou Greenwood	4	57	14.2	0	20
Matt Yemm	2	50	25	0	36
Marquise Law	2	34	17	2	21
Byron Steele	2	28	14	0	15
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Nuku Latu	7	1	0	0	0
Broderick Sargant	9	0	0	0	0

Key Week 2 Match-Ups
Oklahoma wins at home against Tulsa 31-10.
Boise State defeats Arkansas at home 39-22.
LSU defeats Georgia Tech at home 38-21.
Notre Dame wins at home against N.C. State 31-21.

Notable Week 2 Upsets
Nevada defeats Oregon at home in OT 35-28.
Iowa defeats Ohio State at home 17-14.

Notable Week 3 Match-Ups
Game of the Week Mississippi State at Auburn
TCU at Baylor
Iowa at Iowa State

First home game of the season is versus Hawaii. Coach Wile�s first chance to prove himself. They�re coming off a hell of a week, defeating our rival Colorado 43 � 35. On top of that, it�s pouring rain and the winds are over 10 MPH. Kicking off first as usual, Moniz leads the opposing team to a touchdown on the first drive. Already feeling the pressure, Wile sends Thomas out onto the field to run the 60 Slide. TJ Borcky makes a play yet again for a 36-yard pass. Rams fans would shake their heads on the very next play, as Thomas is picked off by huge linebacker Daley. On Hawaii�s next drive, Moniz is picked by Kawulok. This sets up a fantastic drive led by Chris Nwoke. He just ran it straight up the field for a touchdown on three plays. An action-packed first quarter comes to an end, with the score tied 7-7. Unfortunately for Hawaii, they were just not up for these kind of weather conditions. Borcky goes down in the second quarter, but Pete Thomas & Co. end up destroying Hawaii in the next three quarters. Thomas is awarded his second consecutive Player of the Game award, throwing for over 300 yards and another 4 touchdowns.

Sep 10, 2011 - HAW at CSU
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Hawai'i (1-1)	7	3	7	0	17
Colorado State (3-0)	7	14	21	0	42

Team Stats Comparison
HAW		CSU
411	Total Offense	587
16	Rushing Yards	264
395	Passing Yards	323
18	First Downs	26
0	Punt Return Yards	4
62	Kick Return Yards	60
473	Total Yards	651
2	Turnovers	1
5-13 (38%)	3rd Down Converstion	6-11 (54%)
2-2 (100%)	4th Down Conversion	1-1 (100%)
0-0 (0%)	2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)
5-2-0 (40%)	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-4-0 (66%)
2 - 20	Penalties	5 - 37
10:37	Posession Time	21:23

Colorado State Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Pete Thomas	171.5	20/34	323	4/1	16.1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Nwoke	24	153	6.3	1	19
Pete Thomas	14	111	7.9	1	34
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Matt Yemm	9	131	14.5	2	23
TJ Borcky	4	53	13.2	0	36
Byron Steele	3	41	13.6	0	16
Marquise Law	2	74	37	1	68
Lou Greenwood	2	24	12	1	13
DEFENSIVE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Michael Kawulok	3	1	1	1	0
Marcus Shaw	7	0	1	1	0
Immanuel Mitchell	8	0	0	0	0

The critics have nothing left to say about Coach Jeremiah Wile. Three games into the season, already tieing last year�s wins record. Add to that the fact that Pete Thomas is playing better than ever in Wile�s Run & Shoot system, and that Colorado State is leading the nation in offensive yards and passing yards 3 weeks in. Over 40 PPG doesn�t hurt either. There�s already talk of him replacing current Head Coach Fairchild. Next week is the Rocky Mountain Showdown versus Colorado, and that would be the perfect opportunity to raise his prestige that much more.

Colorado State Rams 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 27	at Northern Arizona University	Won, 42-28
Sep 3	at New Mexico	Won, 49-17
Sep 10	vs Hawaii	Won, 42-17
Sep 17	vs Colorado*
Sep 24	at Utah State
Oct 1	vs San Jose State
Oct 8	vs Fresno State
Oct 15	vs New Mexico State
Oct 29	at UNLV
Nov 5	at Navy*
Nov 12	at San Diego State
Nov 26	vs Arizona*

Key Week 3 Match-Ups
Mississippi State defeats Auburn at home 34-10.
TCU defeats Baylor at home 34-24.
Iowa defeats Iowa State at home 36-23.

Notable Week 3 Upsets
Colorado defeats Ohio State at home in 34-33.
Maryland wins at home against Virginia Tech in OT 27-24.

Notable Week 4 Match-Ups
Florida at Tennessee
TCU at Oklahoma
Virginia Tech at Notre Dame