Taven Bryan... kicking ass at Florida

[BeaverPoke]

Remember when he went to Florida and so many people on here absolutely blasted this kid? Saying things like he will never play, or he won't play for 3 years and stuff like that?

Check this out.

http://florida.247sports.com/Article/Wy ... l-36596737" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Next up, Tevis Bartlett at Washington.

Prove the haters wrong.

[laxwyo]

Good for him. Would have looked better in brown and gold.
Still hasn't played a down, right? I think everybody would root for him. We always root for Wyoming guys. Questioning whether a Wyoming kid can make an impact on a big time school isn't hating.

[mwc fan]

I remember watching the kid in high school, thinking the pokes are going land one of the best local players in recent history. Then he garnered national attention and knew we had no chance. Damn we could use a kid like him.

[seattlecowboy]

That's awesome. I'm happy for Taven . I hope he kicks ass down there and gets to where he can make first all sec. Always happy to see Wyoming kids do well.

[LanderPoke]

Would have looked good in the Brown and Gold. One of these times a Wyoming kid will stay here and become a hero. I know that was my dream as a lad.

[CowboyNV]

"I don’t know how many great players have come out of the state of Wyoming, but he could be up there. If there is one, he could be just as good as those guys once he learns the game."

Since Rumph doesn't think Wyoming has ever produced any football players worthy of mention, here's a list of people who were born in Wyoming and the number of games they played in the NFL. While not in the hundreds, young Mr. Bryan will not be the first Wyoming kid to make it in the big time (the number of games played is in the last column).

Joseph Aguerre Rock Springs 1941 - 1949 B-E 42
Joseph Aguerre Rock Springs 1941 - 1949 B-E 40
Donald Alley Cheyenne 1967 - 1969 FL-LB 16
Adam Archuleta Rock Springs 2001 - 2007 DB 103
LeRoy Baker Casper 1926 - 1931 E-FB-HB-QB 13
LeRoy Baker Casper 1926 - 1931 E-FB-HB-QB 47
Gordon Baynham Casper 1967 - 1972 FB-HB-RB 50
Zane Beadles Casper 2010 - 2010 OT 16
Nick Bebout Riverton 1973 - 1980 OT-T 96
John Burrough Laramie 1995 - 2002 DE-DT 89
Donald Cockroft Cheyenne 1968 - 1980 K-P 188
Gail Cogdill Worland 1960 - 1970 OE-WR 130
Brett Collins Sheridan 1992 - 1994 LB-WR 27
Chris Cooley Powell 2004 - 2010 TE 103
James Crawford Greybull 1960 - 1964 FB-OHB 54
Winfield Croft Cowley 1935 - 1936 G 20
Boyd Dowler Rock Springs 1959 - 1971 FL-OE-P-WR 162
Thomas Farris Casper 1946 - 1948 B-QB 20
Thomas Farris Casper 1946 - 1948 B-QB 13
Phillip Harris Jackson Hole 1966 - 1966 S 14
Dennis Havig Powell 1972 - 1977 G-OG 79
Gerald Hill Torrington 1961 - 1970 FB-OHB-RB 101
William Kizzire 1937 - 1937 FB-HB-QB 7
Patrick Matson Laramie 1966 - 1975 G-OG 48
Patrick Matson Laramie 1966 - 1975 G-OG 83
Dewey McConnell Laramie 1954 - 1954 DHB-OE 9
Walter McDonald Worland 1935 - 1935 C 11
Marlin McKeever Cheyenne 1961 - 1973 LB-TE 162
Doug Miller Cheyenne 1993 - 1994 LB-WR 23
Emmett Moan Laramie 1939 - 1939 HB 2
Gail O'Brien Cheyenne 1934 - 1936 G-T 31
Clint Oldenburg Sheridan 2007 - 2007 OT 2
Brady Poppinga Evanston 2005 - 2010 LB 81
Paul Sanders Otto 1944 - 1944 HB 7
Jack Snow Rock Springs 1965 - 1975 OE-SE-WR 150
John Wendling Cody 2007 - 2010 DB 62
Donald Westbrook Cheyenne 1977 - 1981 WR 71
Willie Wright Riverton 1992 - 1992 LB 9

I hope this kid does really well and does the state proud. And here's to adding his name to this list.

[soccerhead15]

"I don’t know how many great players have come out of the state of Wyoming, but he could be up there. If there is one, he could be just as good as those guys once he learns the game."

Since Rumph doesn't think Wyoming has ever produced any football players worthy of mention, here's a list of people who were born in Wyoming and the number of games they played in the NFL. While not in the hundreds, young Mr. Bryan will not be the first Wyoming kid to make it in the big time (the number of games played is in the last column).

Joseph Aguerre Rock Springs 1941 - 1949 B-E 42
Joseph Aguerre Rock Springs 1941 - 1949 B-E 40
Donald Alley Cheyenne 1967 - 1969 FL-LB 16
Adam Archuleta Rock Springs 2001 - 2007 DB 103
LeRoy Baker Casper 1926 - 1931 E-FB-HB-QB 13
LeRoy Baker Casper 1926 - 1931 E-FB-HB-QB 47
Gordon Baynham Casper 1967 - 1972 FB-HB-RB 50
Zane Beadles Casper 2010 - 2010 OT 16
Nick Bebout Riverton 1973 - 1980 OT-T 96
John Burrough Laramie 1995 - 2002 DE-DT 89
Donald Cockroft Cheyenne 1968 - 1980 K-P 188
Gail Cogdill Worland 1960 - 1970 OE-WR 130
Brett Collins Sheridan 1992 - 1994 LB-WR 27
Chris Cooley Powell 2004 - 2010 TE 103
James Crawford Greybull 1960 - 1964 FB-OHB 54
Winfield Croft Cowley 1935 - 1936 G 20
Boyd Dowler Rock Springs 1959 - 1971 FL-OE-P-WR 162
Thomas Farris Casper 1946 - 1948 B-QB 20
Thomas Farris Casper 1946 - 1948 B-QB 13
Phillip Harris Jackson Hole 1966 - 1966 S 14
Dennis Havig Powell 1972 - 1977 G-OG 79
Gerald Hill Torrington 1961 - 1970 FB-OHB-RB 101
William Kizzire 1937 - 1937 FB-HB-QB 7
Patrick Matson Laramie 1966 - 1975 G-OG 48
Patrick Matson Laramie 1966 - 1975 G-OG 83
Dewey McConnell Laramie 1954 - 1954 DHB-OE 9
Walter McDonald Worland 1935 - 1935 C 11
Marlin McKeever Cheyenne 1961 - 1973 LB-TE 162
Doug Miller Cheyenne 1993 - 1994 LB-WR 23
Emmett Moan Laramie 1939 - 1939 HB 2
Gail O'Brien Cheyenne 1934 - 1936 G-T 31
Clint Oldenburg Sheridan 2007 - 2007 OT 2
Brady Poppinga Evanston 2005 - 2010 LB 81
Paul Sanders Otto 1944 - 1944 HB 7
Jack Snow Rock Springs 1965 - 1975 OE-SE-WR 150
John Wendling Cody 2007 - 2010 DB 62
Donald Westbrook Cheyenne 1977 - 1981 WR 71
Willie Wright Riverton 1992 - 1992 LB 9

I hope this kid does really well and does the state proud. And here's to adding his name to this list.

I would add Brett Keisel to this list, he did grow up in greybull. Also i am not sure if i would count zane beadles if i remember correctly didn't he mostly grow up in utah?

[Wyokie]

David Edeen should be on the list. He's from Cheyenne and he did get picked by the Niners.

[Wyolie Coyote]

Remember when he went to Florida and so many people on here absolutely blasted this kid? Saying things like he will never play, or he won't play for 3 years and stuff like that?

Check this out.

http://florida.247sports.com/Article/Wy ... l-36596737" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Next up, Tevis Bartlett at Washington.

Prove the haters wrong.

Too bad he plays for a jackass....

[CowboyNV]

"I don’t know how many great players have come out of the state of Wyoming, but he could be up there. If there is one, he could be just as good as those guys once he learns the game."

Since Rumph doesn't think Wyoming has ever produced any football players worthy of mention, here's a list of people who were born in Wyoming and the number of games they played in the NFL. While not in the hundreds, young Mr. Bryan will not be the first Wyoming kid to make it in the big time (the number of games played is in the last column).

Joseph Aguerre Rock Springs 1941 - 1949 B-E 42
Joseph Aguerre Rock Springs 1941 - 1949 B-E 40
Donald Alley Cheyenne 1967 - 1969 FL-LB 16
Adam Archuleta Rock Springs 2001 - 2007 DB 103
LeRoy Baker Casper 1926 - 1931 E-FB-HB-QB 13
LeRoy Baker Casper 1926 - 1931 E-FB-HB-QB 47
Gordon Baynham Casper 1967 - 1972 FB-HB-RB 50
Zane Beadles Casper 2010 - 2010 OT 16
Nick Bebout Riverton 1973 - 1980 OT-T 96
John Burrough Laramie 1995 - 2002 DE-DT 89
Donald Cockroft Cheyenne 1968 - 1980 K-P 188
Gail Cogdill Worland 1960 - 1970 OE-WR 130
Brett Collins Sheridan 1992 - 1994 LB-WR 27
Chris Cooley Powell 2004 - 2010 TE 103
James Crawford Greybull 1960 - 1964 FB-OHB 54
Winfield Croft Cowley 1935 - 1936 G 20
Boyd Dowler Rock Springs 1959 - 1971 FL-OE-P-WR 162
Thomas Farris Casper 1946 - 1948 B-QB 20
Thomas Farris Casper 1946 - 1948 B-QB 13
Phillip Harris Jackson Hole 1966 - 1966 S 14
Dennis Havig Powell 1972 - 1977 G-OG 79
Gerald Hill Torrington 1961 - 1970 FB-OHB-RB 101
William Kizzire 1937 - 1937 FB-HB-QB 7
Patrick Matson Laramie 1966 - 1975 G-OG 48
Patrick Matson Laramie 1966 - 1975 G-OG 83
Dewey McConnell Laramie 1954 - 1954 DHB-OE 9
Walter McDonald Worland 1935 - 1935 C 11
Marlin McKeever Cheyenne 1961 - 1973 LB-TE 162
Doug Miller Cheyenne 1993 - 1994 LB-WR 23
Emmett Moan Laramie 1939 - 1939 HB 2
Gail O'Brien Cheyenne 1934 - 1936 G-T 31
Clint Oldenburg Sheridan 2007 - 2007 OT 2
Brady Poppinga Evanston 2005 - 2010 LB 81
Paul Sanders Otto 1944 - 1944 HB 7
Jack Snow Rock Springs 1965 - 1975 OE-SE-WR 150
John Wendling Cody 2007 - 2010 DB 62
Donald Westbrook Cheyenne 1977 - 1981 WR 71
Willie Wright Riverton 1992 - 1992 LB 9

I hope this kid does really well and does the state proud. And here's to adding his name to this list.

I would add Brett Keisel to this list, he did grow up in greybull. Also i am not sure if i would count zane beadles if i remember correctly didn't he mostly grow up in utah?

You are right. This list was only people born in Wyoming (they didn't necessarily grow up in Wyoming according to the guy who put the list together). There are others that grew up in Wyoming, but weren't born in Wyoming, that didn't make this list. Sorry for the confusion. I should have made it a bit clearer.

[McPeachy]

Remember when he went to Florida and so many people on here absolutely blasted this kid? Saying things like he will never play, or he won't play for 3 years and stuff like that?

Check this out.

http://florida.247sports.com/Article/Wy ... l-36596737" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Next up, Tevis Bartlett at Washington.

Prove the haters wrong.

Jesus Beaver...

Absolutely blasted him? Come on man...you are just trying to start poop. I remember posters voicing their displeasure about him not choosing Wyoming, and I remember 1 or 2 saying that he would be a small fish in a big pond (which he currently is)...but I certainly don't remember everyone here being "haters" and absolutely blasting him. Maybe you are thinking about the other WYO message board perhaps?

Personally, I hope the kid excels on the gridiron, graduates, and gets laid every night by a solid 8 down there in Gainesville. It wouldn't be a bad place to go to college!

[NDPokes]

Just curious, why isn't Chris Prosinski on this list? Born and raised in WY.

[Cornpoke]

Remember when he went to Florida and so many people on here absolutely blasted this kid? Saying things like he will never play, or he won't play for 3 years and stuff like that?

Check this out.

http://florida.247sports.com/Article/Wy ... l-36596737" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Next up, Tevis Bartlett at Washington.

Prove the haters wrong.

I'm sure your happy for him to succeed anywhere but Wyoming. Had we landed him you would have been blasting him for coming to Wyoming.

Like I said before you are so hypocritical. You don't understand why Wyoming hasn't been competitive in 15 years but at the same time can't understand why a player would want to come here.

[CowboyNV]

Just curious, why isn't Chris Prosinski on this list? Born and raised in WY.

I'm not sure why Chris Pro isn't on the list.....it was one I found on the old Internet but I thought was interesting to see how many Wyoming born kids have made it to the big time. Like all lists, it is probably possible to contact the original author to have it updated. Here is the link to the site:

http://www.databasefootball.com/players ... m?state=WY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[joshvanklomp]

Just curious, why isn't Chris Prosinski on this list? Born and raised in WY.

I'm not sure why Chris Pro isn't on the list.....it was one I found on the old Internet but I thought was interesting to see how many Wyoming born kids have made it to the big time. Like all lists, it is probably possible to contact the original author to have it updated. Here is the link to the site:

http://www.databasefootball.com/players ... m?state=WY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The website hasn't been updated since 2011, that's why.

[BeaverPoke]

Remember when he went to Florida and so many people on here absolutely blasted this kid? Saying things like he will never play, or he won't play for 3 years and stuff like that?

Check this out.

http://florida.247sports.com/Article/Wy ... l-36596737" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Next up, Tevis Bartlett at Washington.

Prove the haters wrong.

I'm sure your happy for him to succeed anywhere but Wyoming. Had we landed him you would have been blasting him for coming to Wyoming.

Like I said before you are so hypocritical. You don't understand why Wyoming hasn't been competitive in 15 years but at the same time can't understand why a player would want to come here.

Nice try kicker. But no I wouldn't blast him for coming to Wyoming. Get overly dramatic some more, it totally convinces me you are right.

The issue here has been, you think Wyoming football is Gods gift to earth, and fail to realize why someone would turn down Wyoming to play in the SEC or Pac12.

Had we landed Bryan or Bartlett, I would have been stoked. Certainly not blasted them. Jesus dude. f-word think.