Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The second full week of the season was much kinder to the Mountain West than the first, with the conference combining for an 8 and 3 record this weekend! By far, the two biggest wins came courtesy of UNLV, who made a statement against Nico Iamaleava and UCLA, and Fresno State, who came out on top of a wild contest against Oregon State in Corvallis. We’ll break down both of those performances, complete with the biggest takeaways, and then we’ll switch gears, because not all wins are necessarily positive ones. We’ll go over Colorado State’s near-death experience against in-state FCS school Northern Colorado, as well as Nevada pulling a rabbit out of a hat to beat Sacramento State. Both contests have a lot of things to pull apart as to what went wrong, so excited for that part of the show. To end the show, we’ll hand out our second Player of the Week award, and I’ll tell you the three can’t miss games for week three. No time to waste, let’s just dive right in!

Show notes:

1. Dan Mullen gets signature win vs UCLA, UNLV moves to 3-0. Are they for real?
2. Fresno State steals the W from Oregon State! How good are the Bulldogs?
3. Colorado State avoids nightmare against Northern Colorado. What went wrong? Was it a catch?
4. Nevada needs miracle Pick-6 to beat Sacramento State. Can they right the ship in time for MW play?
5. Hike's Peak Player of the Week Award
6. The 3 "Must Watch" games of W3

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