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by LawPoke
Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:14 pm
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Linder got tossed.
Replies: 43
Views: 4476

Re: Linder got tossed.

If Ike got 500k from Gonzaga, then I don't think Bohl had to contend with anything like that. The one physical stud we had on offense, Neyor, left for big money. Maybe we don't have to deal with it as much in football because most of our players are not going to make a major impact on a P5 team. If...
by LawPoke
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Linder got tossed.
Replies: 43
Views: 4476

Re: Linder got tossed.

Last year was a disaster. This year is just a trainwreck. It is a slightly less severe trainwreck than we were expecting, but it is still a trainwreck. Of the players that are listed, only Manyawu is any good. But you are correct - we are not getting rid of him. Linder should probably be the last b...
by LawPoke
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Linder got tossed.
Replies: 43
Views: 4476

Re: Linder got tossed.

I just don’t see a lot of hope for the program as far as competing with the top of the conference. Linder’s contract runs through 2027 and I don’t see how we can afford to take the financial hit for a firing this year or next year. We spent the entire offseason and season getting all of the new pla...
by LawPoke
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:46 am
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Linder got tossed.
Replies: 43
Views: 4476

Re: Linder got tossed.

I think the officials are tired of him. I’m tired of him. He is always bitching and moaning. Coach your team, Jeff. Looks like they need a bit of coaching based on what I saw. The calls he got mad about were good calls. The moving screen that got him the hook was obvious. It was fun to watch Nevada...
by LawPoke
Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: @Nevada
Replies: 8
Views: 802

Re: @Nevada

Officiating is not our problem. Playing crappy basketball and effort are our problems. The more we amplify our gripes about the refs, it almost feels like we are playing into the victim culture Jeff has cooking in Laramie. Effort wasn't an issue. Execution was. People who call out the effort of thi...
by LawPoke
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:51 am
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Attendance
Replies: 47
Views: 5327

Re: Attendance

I do think the seating situation has a lot to do with atmosphere. To me seating density is as important as total numbers. If the lower 1/3 was packed, i think people would be more likely to get loud and improve the atmosphere. When everyone is spread out, it dies. No doubt about it. If the reseatin...
by LawPoke
Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:59 am
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: @Nevada
Replies: 8
Views: 802

Re: @Nevada

Officiating is not our problem. Playing crappy basketball and effort are our problems. The more we amplify our gripes about the refs, it almost feels like we are playing into the victim culture Jeff has cooking in Laramie.
by LawPoke
Wed Feb 21, 2024 7:54 am
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Linder got tossed.
Replies: 43
Views: 4476

Re: Linder got tossed.

I’m surprised he isn’t tossed more. Sit behind the bench sometime and you will be left shaking your head. He spends every game berating officials from buzzer to buzzer. His demeanor is crap and not encouraging to players IMO. I get it that there are some times that call for getting after the offici...
by LawPoke
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Linder got tossed.
Replies: 43
Views: 4476

Linder got tossed.

Wow. Is he planning to coach a full game the rest of the way?
by LawPoke
Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: Cowboy and MWC Football
Topic: Sheep Fire Their AD
Replies: 8
Views: 1282

Re: Sheep Fire Their AD

https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-colorado-state-to-dismiss-ad-joe-parker $28 million deficit. Yikes. And it's likely to get worse with the stadium payments escalating. You have to hand it to the Ewes though, they are never content and don't settle very often. Someday they will get it right in...
by LawPoke
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: Cowboy and MWC Football
Topic: Craig Bohl's Legacy
Replies: 86
Views: 5964

Re: Craig Bohl's Legacy

I have never put much stock in comparing coaches at UW. So I try not to do it. I do put a lot of stock in an individual coach's record. As the old adage says, you are what your record says you are. Bohl has a career 61-60 record. He was and always will be a mediocre coach to me. Great coaches win co...
by LawPoke
Thu Feb 15, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: Cowboy and MWC Football
Topic: Craig Bohl's Legacy
Replies: 86
Views: 5964

Re: Craig Bohl's Legacy

1-21 in conference over those years. How quickly folks forget I guess. Bad teams also. Bohl's are right up there against worse competition. Bohl was 61-60 at Wyoming. We can slice, dice, excuse, lament, and discount, but the reality is that he was average. He won some games against P5 schools - and...
by LawPoke
Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: USU
Replies: 12
Views: 1319

Re: USU

We refuse to play a full game of basketball. And defense. We don’t like to play defense. 61% in the second half for USU? C’mon.
by LawPoke
Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Attendance
Replies: 47
Views: 5327

Re: Attendance

I've always had a hard time when the finger of blame points to the fans. No entertainment product "deserves" an audience. It must be earned. If people don't want to come and watch a concert, comedian, or athletic event, it's not the people's fault. I include student's and Laramie resident...
by LawPoke
Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:54 am
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Attendance
Replies: 47
Views: 5327

Re: Attendance

https://7220sports.com/wyomings-jeff-linder-on-home-attendance-its-not-good-enough/?fbclid=IwAR1sl4MZb5JG_IkbbXq4fhSfq7qJJCgoVhCzTwU9UdcNt_iIHukKPCDBKeY_aem_Abpu79EtgVC4vWX1ZKz_XoEFGJgZg6GGtNE5qrNvYSFYAtEYTk_KgLYVHmWBQ1dMc4s Interestingly timed article. 4 years in and Linder just now asks the quest...
by LawPoke
Sun Feb 11, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Attendance
Replies: 47
Views: 5327

Re: Attendance

The problem is - our athletic department and booster club haven't had a new idea in 50 years. And they don't like change. They also like to be fat cats that will never even try to be more than lil' ol' WYO - trying is hard, excellence is unattainable in their views, and it's cold and windy in Laram...
by LawPoke
Fri Feb 09, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Attendance
Replies: 47
Views: 5327

Re: Attendance

The problem is - our athletic department and booster club haven't had a new idea in 50 years. And they don't like change. They also like to be fat cats that will never even try to be more than lil' ol' WYO - trying is hard, excellence is unattainable in their views, and it's cold and windy in Laram...
by LawPoke
Fri Feb 09, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Attendance
Replies: 47
Views: 5327

Re: Attendance

100%. Steve Fisher famously walked SDSU's campus giving away tickets when he started coaching there. The problem is - our athletic department and booster club haven't had a new idea in 50 years. And they don't like change. They also like to be fat cats that will never even try to be more than lil' ...
by LawPoke
Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Pokes 5-3 now
Replies: 13
Views: 1582

Re: Pokes 5-3 now

laxwyo wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 1:50 pm Shooting has been a big issue. We’ve been cold.

I know we gave up quick buckets right after we scored. Were we not getting back?
And defense. Our defense is awful. Larry Shyatt loses a day off his life watching every uncontested 3 and undefended drive to the bucket that we give up.
by LawPoke
Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Wyoming Basketball, Wrestling, etc
Topic: Attendance
Replies: 47
Views: 5327

Re: Attendance

The most embarrassing part is student attendance. We are facing a ranked team and and had about 50 students show up. A lot of this falls on the athletic department and Linder for failing to reach out to students and the local community. The opposite is true for volleyball - - that seems to be prior...