Here’s my bike history so one may extrapolate a suitable fit.
Kawasaki Ninja 250r 2009 (sold)
Yamaha R6 2009 (in friends garage)
Yamaha Yz-85 2006 (sold)
KTM 1090 Adventure R 2018 (deceased)
KTM EXC-F 500 2022 (current bike)

	#	Rider	Bike		Gap
1	1	🇪🇸 A. BAUTISTA	🇮🇹 Ducati
2	54	🇹🇷 T. RAZGATLIOGLU	🇯🇵 Yamaha		8.446
3	47	🇮🇹 A. BASSANI	🇮🇹 Ducati	IND	18.368
4	65	🇬🇧 J. REA	🇯🇵 Kawasaki		20.174
5	97	🇪🇸 X. VIERGE	🇯🇵 Honda		22.344
6	55	🇮🇹 A. LOCATELLI	🇯🇵 Yamaha		23.307
7	9	🇮🇹 D. PETRUCCI ^R	🇮🇹 Ducati	IND	23.552
8	31	🇺🇸 G. GERLOFF	🇩🇪 BMW	IND	24.905
9	5	🇩🇪 P. OETTL	🇮🇹 Ducati	IND	25.255
10	87	🇦🇺 R. GARDNER ^R	🇯🇵 Yamaha	IND	27.253
11	77	🇨🇭 D. AEGERTER ^R	🇯🇵 Yamaha	IND	27.529
12	76	🇫🇷 L. BAZ	🇩🇪 BMW	IND	36.856
13	66	🇬🇧 T. SYKES	🇩🇪 BMW		38.066
14	45	🇬🇧 S. REDDING	🇩🇪 BMW		52.235
15	35	🇲🇾 H. SYAHRIN	🇯🇵 Honda	IND	1'02.594
16	32	🇪🇸 I. VINALES	🇯🇵 Kawasaki	IND	1'09.448
RET	28	🇬🇧 B. RAY ^R	🇯🇵 Yamaha	IND	4 Laps
RET	21	🇮🇹 M. RINALDI	🇮🇹 Ducati		6 Laps
RET	34	🇮🇹 L. BALDASSARRI ^R	🇯🇵 Yamaha	IND	7 Laps
RET	70	🇮🇹 L. VITALI ^R	🇯🇵 Kawasaki	IND	10 Laps
RET	22	🇬🇧 A. LOWES	🇯🇵 Kawasaki		14 Laps
RET	88	🇯🇵 R. MIZUNO ^R	🇯🇵 Honda	IND	19 Laps
RET	53	🇪🇸 T. RABAT	🇯🇵 Kawasaki	IND

IND = independent (non-factory) rider ^R = SBK class rookie
Fastest Lap

A. BAUTISTA - Lap 5 - 1'33.936 (avg. 161.9 kph / 100.6 mph)

Top speed

A. BAUTISTA - 277.6 kph / 172.5 mph

Weather

Air temperature: 24°C / 75°F
Track temperature: 46°C / 114°F
Track condition: Dry

Championship standings after this race

	Rider	Pts	Gap
1	🇪🇸 A. BAUTISTA	298
2	🇹🇷 T. RAZGATLIOGLU	212	86
3	🇮🇹 A. LOCATELLI	150	148
4	🇬🇧 J. REA	129	169
5	🇮🇹 A. BASSANI	126	172
6	🇮🇹 M. RINALDI	99	199
7	🇨🇭 D. AEGERTER ^R	88	210
8	🇪🇸 X. VIERGE	87	211
9	🇬🇧 A. LOWES	75	223
10	🇮🇹 D. PETRUCCI ^R	64	234
11	🇪🇸 I. LECUONA	64	234
12	🇦🇺 R. GARDNER ^R	59	239
13	🇺🇸 G. GERLOFF	51	247
14	🇩🇪 P. OETTL	46	252
15	🇬🇧 S. REDDING	41	257
16	🇳🇱 M. VAN DER MARK	19	279
17	🇫🇷 L. BAZ	13	285
18	🇮🇹 L. BALDASSARRI ^R	7	291
19	🇲🇾 H. SYAHRIN	7	291
20	🇬🇧 B. RAY ^R	5	293
21	🇬🇧 T. SYKES	4	294
22	🇵🇹 I. LOPES ^R	1	297

Source: https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2023/ITA/SBK/003/ALL/AllPdfs.pdf

Hi all, recently i've bought a turnable, project debut carbon evo, and now waiting for it, i would like to finish my setup. I'm asking you which amplifier is better from:
_ Denon PMA600NE (399€)

Marantz PM6007 (429€)

_ Yamaha R-S202D + Pro-Ject Phono Box S2 Stadio Phono. (tot.420€)
Bluetooth is not a must, but it would be useful maybe. There are other device bestbuy in this price range? (300-450)
Last, for the speakers i've found a used CABASSE ANTIGUA MC170 and B&W 685. Both 250€, which one do you suggest? There are other options?
Thank you guys.

	#	Rider	Bike		Gap
1	1	🇪🇸 A. BAUTISTA	🇮🇹 Ducati
2	54	🇹🇷 T. RAZGATLIOGLU	🇯🇵 Yamaha		0.101
3	21	🇮🇹 M. RINALDI	🇮🇹 Ducati		0.738
4	47	🇮🇹 A. BASSANI	🇮🇹 Ducati	IND	2.239
5	65	🇬🇧 J. REA	🇯🇵 Kawasaki		2.490
6	22	🇬🇧 A. LOWES	🇯🇵 Kawasaki		3.955
7	55	🇮🇹 A. LOCATELLI	🇯🇵 Yamaha		1 Lap
8	97	🇪🇸 X. VIERGE	🇯🇵 Honda		1 Lap
9	31	🇺🇸 G. GERLOFF	🇩🇪 BMW	IND	1 Lap
10	5	🇩🇪 P. OETTL	🇮🇹 Ducati	IND	1 Lap
11	45	🇬🇧 S. REDDING	🇩🇪 BMW		1 Lap
12	34	🇮🇹 L. BALDASSARRI ^R	🇯🇵 Yamaha	IND	1 Lap
13	76	🇫🇷 L. BAZ	🇩🇪 BMW	IND	1 Lap
14	28	🇬🇧 B. RAY ^R	🇯🇵 Yamaha	IND	1 Lap
15	35	🇲🇾 H. SYAHRIN	🇯🇵 Honda	IND	1 Lap
16	53	🇪🇸 T. RABAT	🇯🇵 Kawasaki	IND	1 Lap
17	32	🇪🇸 I. VINALES	🇯🇵 Kawasaki	IND	1 Lap
18	70	🇮🇹 L. VITALI ^R	🇯🇵 Kawasaki	IND	1 Lap
19	88	🇯🇵 R. MIZUNO ^R	🇯🇵 Honda	IND	1 Lap
20	66	🇬🇧 T. SYKES	🇩🇪 BMW		1 Lap
21	77	🇨🇭 D. AEGERTER ^R	🇯🇵 Yamaha	IND	1 Lap
NC	7	🇪🇸 I. LECUONA	🇯🇵 Honda
NC	9	🇮🇹 D. PETRUCCI ^R	🇮🇹 Ducati	IND
RET	16	🇮🇹 G. RUIU	🇩🇪 BMW	IND
RET	87	🇦🇺 R. GARDNER ^R	🇯🇵 Yamaha	IND

IND = independent (non-factory) rider ^R = SBK class rookie
Fastest Lap

T. RAZGATLIOGLU - Lap 4 - 1'33.174 (avg. 163.2 kph / 101.4 mph) (new record)

Top speed

A. BAUTISTA - 279.8 kph / 173.9 mph

Weather

Air temperature: 23°C / 73°F
Track temperature: 37°C / 98°F
Track condition: Dry

Championship standings after this race

	Rider	Pts	Gap
1	🇪🇸 A. BAUTISTA	273
2	🇹🇷 T. RAZGATLIOGLU	192	81
3	🇮🇹 A. LOCATELLI	140	133
4	🇬🇧 J. REA	116	157
5	🇮🇹 A. BASSANI	110	163
6	🇮🇹 M. RINALDI	99	174
7	🇨🇭 D. AEGERTER ^R	83	190
8	🇪🇸 X. VIERGE	76	197
9	🇬🇧 A. LOWES	75	198
10	🇪🇸 I. LECUONA	64	209
11	🇮🇹 D. PETRUCCI ^R	55	218
12	🇦🇺 R. GARDNER ^R	53	220
13	🇺🇸 G. GERLOFF	43	230
14	🇩🇪 P. OETTL	39	234
15	🇬🇧 S. REDDING	39	234
16	🇳🇱 M. VAN DER MARK	19	254
17	🇫🇷 L. BAZ	9	264
18	🇮🇹 L. BALDASSARRI ^R	7	266
19	🇲🇾 H. SYAHRIN	6	267
20	🇬🇧 B. RAY ^R	5	268
21	🇵🇹 I. LOPES ^R	1	272
22	🇬🇧 T. SYKES	1	272

Source: https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2023/ITA/SBK/002/ALL/AllPdfs.pdf

I believe everyone needs to have a thorough understanding of economics before they talk about anything related to government policy and politics. Here are some books i would recommend :

Adam Smith - "The Wealth of Nations" (1776): Adam Smith is often considered the father of modern economics. In this seminal work, Smith explores the nature and causes of wealth, advocating for free trade, division of labor, and the invisible hand of the market.
Friedrich Hayek - "The Road to Serfdom" (1944): Hayek's book is a classic critique of central planning and collectivism. He argues that government intervention in the economy leads to the erosion of individual freedom and paves the way for totalitarianism.
Milton Friedman - "Capitalism and Freedom" (1962): Friedman, a Nobel laureate in economics, promotes free markets and limited government intervention in this influential book. He argues that economic freedom is a prerequisite for political freedom and advocates for the importance of individual choice and voluntary exchange.
Ludwig von Mises - "Human Action" (1949): Von Mises explores the principles of economic thought in this comprehensive treatise. He emphasizes the importance of individual human action, market coordination, and the role of prices in guiding economic activity.
Frédéric Bastiat - "The Law" (1850): Bastiat's work is a concise and powerful defense of individual rights and limited government. He argues that law should protect individual liberty and property, rather than being used as a means of redistribution or special privileges.
Henry Hazlitt - "Economics in One Lesson" (1946): Hazlitt presents a series of economic lessons, each focused on a particular policy or economic fallacy. The book provides a clear and accessible introduction to the principles of economics.

For those who want to explore Indian authors :

B.R. Shenoy - "Economic Planning in India" (1947): Shenoy, an Indian economist, criticizes the Soviet-style planning and interventionist policies pursued by the Indian government after independence. He advocates for market-based reforms, emphasizing the importance of individual freedom and free markets.
Gurcharan Das - "India Unbound" (2000): Das offers an insightful analysis of India's economic journey, highlighting the benefits of economic liberalization and market-oriented reforms. He argues for the importance of individual entrepreneurship, free trade, and limited government interference in fostering economic growth.
Bibek Debroy - "The Political Economy of Reforms in India" (1999): Debroy explores the economic reforms undertaken in India since the 1990s and their impact on various sectors. He emphasizes the significance of liberalization, deregulation, and privatization in driving economic development and poverty alleviation.
Parth J. Shah and Naveen Mandava - "Law, Liberty, and Livelihood: Making a Living on the Street" (2001): In this book, Shah and Mandava examine the lives of street vendors in India and advocate for their economic rights and freedom to conduct business. They argue against excessive regulations and interventions that hinder entrepreneurship and individual liberty.
Barun Mitra - "An Agenda for Liberalizing the Indian Economy" (1993): Mitra addresses the need for economic liberalization in India and discusses the barriers and challenges that hinder the growth of free markets. He presents a case for reducing government control and promoting economic freedom.

Update :
A new subreddit has been opened with the blessing of Catalyst, current holder of the IP for the game, at officialbattletech - and the new mod team has already announced the sub to be an open, safe space for the community as a whole. - A message from Catalyst
The Battletech subreddit seems to have reopened with a new message from the mods, enforcing the ban towards pride-related content. - Statement
Original post :
battletech mods have decided to put the subreddit as private due to a recent influx of pride-related posts.
The posts began after one of the mods posted regarding the removal of pride-related posts, and especially an LGBT anthology of different works in the Battletech-universe - Re_Removal of the pride anthology posts
Archive - Credit of u/JadeHades :
https://web.archive.org/web/20230603192102/https://www.reddit.com/battletech/comments/13zge32/re_removal_of_the_pride_anthology_posts/
The post indicated that the anthology-related posts were removed due to real-world links - while other related posts were up and running for multiple months. Due to the subreddit being private (temporarily?), impossible to tell exactly what was faulty or not, screencaps or internet archive links couldn't be gathered.
Edit -- extra data from u/DocTentacles
"I was going to post this, but I'm both pretty involved in the "drama" as one of the users challenging the mods, and the mods took it private before I could get screen caps.
Import details include that the anthology was officially endorsed and has a forward by the owners of the IP, and that the reason for removal was it supposedly violating the "no real world politics more recent than 1988' rule, as according the mods, Pride.began in 1999. (Lol)
It came to light that users had had rainbow and trans flag pained Mechs deleted by the mods, and that the mods had left up, and even defended Nazi paint schemes, and posted "clean weremahct" apologia"

As the title suggests, I need to get rid of my stockpile of reclaimed 18650 cells. Long story very short: I am moving and cannot take these with me. All cells listed below have been reclaimed from tool batteries (high drain cells) or laptop batteries (low drain cells). For the purposes of science, I classify anything as "low-drain" if the manufacturer's intended maximum safe drain without damage is less than 5 amps. For example, a Samsung ICR18650-26C would be a low-drain device, while a Samsung INR18650-25R would be a high-drain device. ~~Pictures!~~

~~Testing:~~
All of these batteries have been through at least two charge/discharge cycles and tested for resistance and heat before, during and after the charging cycles. Lastly, all cells listed here have rested at storage voltage (3.7v) for at least 3 months without voltage loss. Any cells who self-dicharged more than 0.03v were recycled. These are all good cells.

~~I have a long purchase and selling history on~~ /hardwareswap ~~and~~ /homelabsales~~, so my credibility is easily established.~~

~~$50 + shipping (from 68046) for the whole lot.~~

~~Cell type~~	~~Qty~~
~~Low-drain 2000-2199 mAh~~	20
~~Low-drain 2100-2299 mAh~~	13
~~Low-drain 2300 mAh~~	23
~~Low-drain 2400 mAh~~	29
~~Low-drain 2500 mAh~~	58
~~High-drain 1800-1999 mAh~~	44
~~High-drain 2000-2199 mAh~~	33
~~High-drain 2200 mAh~~	9
~~High-drain 2400 mAh~~	14
~~High-drain 2600 mAh~~	30
~~Total~~	~~273~~

Update: This has been sold!

I'm considering buying a '23 Bolt R-Spec. I currently ride a '14 Honda CRF 250L, and I'm looking to get into something that I can do freeway riding on. I have heard of death wobble issues, but could only find info for older models, nothing included the '23. Is there anything that I should consider before buying one?

Main hub thread with the full 131 rankings
“I have an army.”
“We have a Josh Allen.”
Coming in at 83rd on the list is the team representing the least populous state, Wyoming. While the Cowboys are mostly known by the average fan as being the school Josh Allen played at, they have a fairly rich history of success, and have produced many great coaches. College Football Hall of Famers Bowden Wyatt, Bob Devaney, Pat Dye, and Dennis Erickson all ran the show at Wyoming before moving onto bigger football powerhouses. Former Texas coach Fred Akers and Purdue coach Joe Tiller as well, and the current head man is Craig Bohl, who started the North Dakota State dynasty and won 3 national titles there.

Best Seasons and Highlights

1. 1988: 13. Wyoming: 11-2 (25.965) 2. 1987: 18. Wyoming: 10-3 (19.035) 3. 1996: 23. Wyoming: 10-2 (13.821) 4. 1998: 33. Wyoming: 8-3 (5.927) 5. 1999: 40. Wyoming: 7-4 (1.080) 6. 1990: 45. Wyoming: 9-4 (-1.091) 7. 2016: 52. Wyoming: 8-6 (-2.462) 8. 2019: 54. Wyoming: 8-5 (-2.971) 9. 1993: 39. Wyoming: 8-4 (-3.204) 10. 2017: 58. Wyoming: 8-5 (-5.051) 11. 1995: 53. Wyoming: 6-5 (-6.240) 12. 1983: 51. Wyoming: 7-5 (-8.685) 13. 2011: 67. Wyoming: 8-5 (-9.235) 14. 2004: 60. Wyoming: 7-5 (-10.844) 15. 2021: 74. Wyoming: 7-6 (-11.466) 16. 1997: 61. Wyoming: 7-6 (-12.755) 17. 2006: 68. Wyoming: 6-6 (-13.597) 18. 2009: 74. Wyoming: 7-6 (-14.432) 19. 2022: 79. Wyoming: 7-6 (-14.504) 20. 2018: 85. Wyoming: 6-6 (-16.091) 21. 1986: 69. Wyoming: 6-6 (-16.740) 22. 2020: 88. Wyoming: 2-4 (-17.248) 23. 1994: 67. Wyoming: 6-6 (-18.620) 24. 1984: 69. Wyoming: 6-6 (-19.144) 25. 1989: 69. Wyoming: 5-6 (-19.396) 26. 2007: 78. Wyoming: 5-7 (-19.792) 27. 1991: 70. Wyoming: 4-6-1 (-21.388) 28. 1992: 82. Wyoming: 5-7 (-24.123) 29. 2005: 92. Wyoming: 4-7 (-28.867) 30. 2014: 97. Wyoming: 4-8 (-31.500) 31. 2013: 94. Wyoming: 5-7 (-32.098) 32. 2012: 98. Wyoming: 4-8 (-33.199) 33. 2003: 92. Wyoming: 4-8 (-33.258) 34. 1985: 90. Wyoming: 3-8 (-38.705) 35. 2008: 104. Wyoming: 4-8 (-39.214) 36. 2010: 105. Wyoming: 3-9 (-40.666) 37. 2002: 107. Wyoming: 2-10 (-49.466) 38. 2001: 105. Wyoming: 2-9 (-52.188) 39. 2015: 122. Wyoming: 2-10 (-54.442) 40. 2000: 114. Wyoming: 1-10 (-63.312) Overall Score: 10204 (83rd)

232-244-1 record
3 conference titles
5-7 bowl record
3 consensus All-Americans
33 NFL players drafted

I mean…not bad, right? When I started this series I didn’t know how Wyoming would fare, but they certainly exceeded my expectations. 23 of 40 seasons with at least a .500 record is very good at the Group of 5 level, and they’re very close to becoming the first 40-year G5 team with a winning record on this list. The only conference title season that didn’t make the top 5 is 1993 at #9, when Joe Tiller led Wyoming to an 8-4 record and a 3-way share of the WAC crown. The All-Americans include the great Dallas Cowboys TE Jay Novacek in 1984, WR Marcus Harris in ‘96, and DB Brian Lee in ‘97. Surprisingly, the highest ranked Josh Allen team (2016) only comes in at 7th, which shows the high quality of teams Wyoming’s produced over the last 4 decades.

Top 5 Seasons

Worst Season: 2000 (1-10 overall, 0-7 Mountain West)
Armed with a new coaching staff led by Vic Koenning, Wyoming’s defensive coordinator for one of the better 3 year stretches in Cowboy football history, Wyoming was full of confidence for the turn of the century. After predictably losing games to Auburn and Texas A&M, Wyoming rebounded to beat Central Michigan 31-10, and had a 21-7 point lead over Nevada, looking for their second straight win. The season ended there, and everyone went home happy. Kidding, Nevada scored 21 straight points to pull off the win in Laramie, and Wyoming didn’t win a game for the rest of the year. The closest loss was by just 12 points, and shutouts included 0-34 to San Diego State and 0-34 to Utah. But the Cowboys were certainly not without talent! Tucked away as the backup QB was Casey Bramlet, who would throw for 3000+ yards in each of the next 3 seasons and is an all-time great Wyoming QB. The receiver room was also loaded, with future NFL WR Malcolm Floyd (5500 receiving yards at the next level), and future CFL veteran WR brothers Brett and Brock Ralph. Brock won 2 Grey Cups, and Brett was a 4 year starter for the Calgary Stampeders.
5. 1999 (7-4 overall, 4-3 Mountain West)
Get ready for a history lesson, because each season in the top 5 predate the 21st century. 1999 was the first official year of the Mountain West Conference, formed by some of the longtime members of the WAC. Wyoming was known as a solid team around this time, but the class of the conference was clearly LaVell Edwards and BYU, who had won 18 of the last 25 WAC titles. So late in the season, when #15 8-1 BYU rolled into Laramie to face 5-3 Wyoming, the Cougars were heavy favorites to win the game and clinch the Mountain West in its inaugural season. The Cowboys had other plans though, and held BYU to just 29 rushing yards in a 31-17 upset. The fans stormed the field and tore down the goalposts, and Wyoming was right back in the conference title hunt. With a win in the final week they would’ve shared a 4-way title with Utah, BYU, and Colorado State, but lost 7-39 to San Diego State to finish 7-4 and 4th place in the MWC. Despite a winning record, they weren’t invited to play in a bowl either.
4. 1998 (8-3 overall, 6-2 WAC)
Conversely, this was Wyoming’s last year in the WAC. And they had a damn tough defense to play against. After beating Montana State 17-9 in week 1, the Cowboys flew to Athens to play #12 Georgia, and held them scoreless in the 2nd half in a 9-16 loss. Wyoming forced 4 turnovers, and could’ve even pulled off the upset if Georgia didn’t have one of the better defenses in the country. Fast forward later in the season with just 2 weeks left to play, Wyoming still had just 1 loss, to Georgia, and was 8-1 and ranked #25, with wins over .500 or better teams Louisiana Tech, TCU, Colorado State, and Utah. That set up a matchup with #23 Air Force for the WAC Mountain Division title in Laramie. In a battle of the top defenses in the WAC, Air Force did enough for the 10-3 win. Wyoming just needed to win their final game against 3-7 Tulsa, and Las Vegas Bowl representatives were so confident in a Wyoming win that they attended the game, ready to invite the Cowboys after the final whistle. Tulsa played their best game of the year though, in a 35-0 upset, and Wyoming missed out on a bowl.
3. 1996 (10-2 overall, 7-1 WAC)
As the season kicked off, Wyoming celebrated the 100th season in team history. This would be coach Joe Tiller’s last season at the helm before going on to success at Purdue. A 9-0 start came with its up and downs. An opening week 40-38 win over Idaho was too close for comfort, and Wyoming trailed Iowa State 23-38 with just half the 4th quarter remaining, before miraculously coming back to win 41-38 in OT. The defense started to find its stride afterwards and the offense kept clicking, averaging 43.3 PPG in the 9-0 start. A surprise 24-28 loss to 5-2 San Diego State ended the perfect season, but after beating Colorado State the Cowboys were headed to the inaugural WAC championship game to face BYU. A record crowd of 41,238 showed up to Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas that day, for the bout between #6 BYU and #20 Wyoming. BYU QB Steve Sarkisian was the most accurate passer in the NCAA, and their offense was top 5 in the country. Holding a 25-20 lead with just 3 minutes to go, Tiller elected to take a safety instead of punting deep from their own end zone, but BYU would go on to tie it 25-25 before eventually winning 28-25 in OT. Wyoming surprisingly wasn’t invited to a bowl game, but finished #22 in the country.
WR Marcus Harris was the best in the country, earning consensus All-American honors with 109 catches for 1650 yards and 13 TD, also finishing 9th in Heisman voting (the only WR to finish top 10). Harris finished his career as the NCAA’s all-time leading receiver with 4518 yards in just 3 years of starting. S Brian Lee was arguably the best defensive back in school history, ranking 2nd in the nation in interceptions with 8. A year later in 1997, he’d repeat with another 8 INTs, this time leading the country, and earned a consensus All-American spot because of it.
2. 1987 (10-3 overall, 8-0 WAC)
After coach Dennis Erickson left for Washington State following the 1986 season, Wyoming’s athletic director, Paul Roach, hired himself to double as the head football coach. Fans and media members weren’t sure of the move, but would quickly come to enjoy the fruits of his labor. An opening 27-13 win over Air Force was a big one; the Falcons had gone 12-1 just 2 years prior. After dropping a game to Washington State + Erickson and Oklahoma State, a few weeks later the Cowboys were 4-2 heading into BYU. Down 0-14, the Cowboys headed into halftime in front of a record BYU crowd of 65,291. 29 straight points later, Wyoming was up by 15, and would hang on to win 29-27, the game now known as the “Silence of the Cougars”. BYU fans, who just 3 years ago had watched their team win a national title, filed out of the stadium in stunned silence. Wyoming players believed they’d run the table after that and they did, going 10-2 and winning the WAC with a perfect 8-0 record. Wyoming faced Hayden Fry and #18 Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, and the Hawkeyes needed a blocked punt return for TD, pick six, and blocked FG to eek out a 20-19 win. Wyoming QB Craig Burnett was top 10 in the nation in passing yards/TDs with 3131 yards 21 TD 16 INT. RB Gerald Abraham was also top 10 with 1305 rushing yards. The year set up nicely for the 1988 team that would end up being Wyoming’s best team in the last 40 years…
1. 1988 (11-2 overall, 8-0 WAC)
Was the win over BYU a fluke? Going 8-0 in the WAC a farce? The 1988 team set out to quell those doubts. Armed with a new QB in Randy Welniak, Wyoming faced off against BYU in the season opener, a grudge match with the Cougars out for revenge. This time, Wyoming left no doubt. A 24-14 win was even more dominant than the score looked, with Wyoming intercepting 4 passes, recovering 3 fumbles, and racking up 9 sacks. Freshman BYU QB and future Heisman winner Ty Detmer was just 9/26 for 133 yards 1 TD and 4 INT. After that, things were just easy for Wyoming. 44-9 over an 8-3 Louisville team. 38-6 over Louisiana Tech. 55-27 over San Diego State. 61-18 over Utah. Late in the season, ranked #10 and matched up with 8-1 UTEP for the WAC title, Wyoming put on their best performance of the season, beating the Miners 51-6 and winning the WAC title for the 2nd straight year in the process. Wyoming entered their bowl at 10-1, with the only loss to Houston and Andre Ware, who’d win the Heisman a year later. Unfortunately this is where the fun ends, as the Cowboys faced #12 Oklahoma State in the bowl. Do you remember who was on that Oklahoma State team? Yeah, Barry Sanders ran for 222 yards and 5 TD…and sat out the 4th quarter. Oh you thought I was talking about Mike Gundy? Yeah, he had a good game too, 20/24 for 315 yards.
But the focus is on Wyoming. An unreal year. They averaged 39.3 PPG (4th best in the nation) while giving up just 21.5 PPG. 6 wins were by 30+ points. QB Randy Welniak had one of the best seasons by a quarterback in school history, throwing for 2791 yards 21 TD 11 INT with 415 rushing yards and 16 TD. Welniak was 2nd in the country in TDs with 37, and won WAC Offensive POTY. DT Pat Rabold won WAC Defensive POTY. Paul Roach hiring himself as head coach in 1987 turned out to be a shrewd move in hindsight, and would go back to being just AD in 1991 after going 35-15 in his 4 years as coach.

5th Quarter

What is your favorite Wyoming player, play, or game? Do you think Josh Allen is the best player to play at Wyoming, or is someone being overlooked? What does the future hold for the Cowboys in an NIL world, as the premier team in a small state? And what’d you think of their teams in the 80’s? Here’s some highlights of Wyoming beating Tennessee in Neyland Stadium in 2008!
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Championship standings after this race

Championship standings after this race

Best Seasons and Highlights

Top 5 Seasons

5th Quarter