Show us your picks: Week 5

LARAMIE – Did you sleep a little better last night?

The Mountain West is here to stay. Sure, it looks different, but it's home and should be until at least 2032. Seven programs — Wyoming, UNLV, Air Force, San Jose State, New Mexico, Nevada and Hawaii — all said “I promise” on Thursday.

The Rebels and Hawks got a little extra incentive to stay. These two had options. Money speaks.

Welcome back, boys.

The league is now shifting its focus to adding at least two full-time members. Will that be Texas State? UTEP? State of New Mexico? Reports late Thursday said the conference is flirting with Northern Illinois and Toledo from the MAC. Those would be pure football invitations, per Brett McMurphy from actionnetwork.com.

Does anyone in particular have a lot in mind against five teams? Damn, make it seven.

Can UNLV, a program on the verge of cracking the top 25, surpass visiting Fresno State with its backup quarterback?

Mighty San Diego State is an underdog in mighty central Michigan. A must-see tilt on TV – Wazzu on The Blue – now has me Googling: “Is there a way neither team can win?”

I’m also a big fan of “Bye” this Saturday. It plays against Colorado State, Utah State and Oregon State.

Insignificant? You can bet on it. That's what makes rivalries fun, right?

Here are last week's tables:

Guy Hale: 11-1

Jen: 11-1

DJ: 10-2

Jared: 9-3

Doug: 9-3

Mat: 8-4

Cody: 8-4

Scott Bennett: 7-5

Overall rating:

Doug: 35-13

DJ: 35-13

Jen: 35-13

Mat: 33-15

Jared: 33-15

Cody: 31-17

A Pair of Wyoming Legends – David Eden And Galand Thaxton – Come join us this week. The latter is the program's all-time leader in tackles with 467. Edeen, a Cheyenne native, ranks seventh on the all-time sacks list with 23. Five of those came in the first night game of the season in 1988 against BYU War Memorial Stadium.

Here are this week's matchups and betting odds:

Air Force (-3.5) in Wyoming

Fresno State (+2.5) at UNLV

San Diego State (+2.5) in Central Michigan

New Mexico (-8.5) in the state of New Mexico

Washington State (+6.5) at No. 25 Boise State

No. 20 Oklahoma State (+5) at No. 23 Kansas State

No. 22 BYU (+3) at Baylor

No. 15 Louisville (+7) at No. 16 Notre Dame

No. 2 Georgia (-1) at No. 4 Alabama

No. 19 Illinois (+19.5) at No. 9 Penn State

Tulsa (+6.5) in North Texas

No. 4 (FCS) Idaho at No. 14 UC Davis

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