What we're going to have to do to retain our staff this year....
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 2:18 pm
When it comes to basketball jobs there's a reason why it's called Laradise. This place is paradise for a college basketball program.
1. The university of Wyoming just finished a billion dollar facilities campaign. Everything is new or recently renovated. The basketball facilities are hard to rival. With 100 million in new basketball facilities on top of 1 billion dollars worth of academic facilities, Wyoming sits in an unique place in the college landscape. Almost everything in Laradise is new for University of Wyoming students.
2. Wyoming has a winning percentage about 70 percent in the Dome of Doom. It's an incredible advantage for athletes to play at the altitude olympic athletes train at. With Wyoming basketball's fan base the Dome of Doom can be the most difficult road trip in sport. Wyoming basketball players win 70 percent of their home games with Wyoming fans cheering them on.
3. Wyoming basketball fans take the show on the road. When it comes to traveling support there are 2 MWC teams that can take a lot of pride: the Lobos and the Pokes. You're likely to see it this year in Vegas. The Lobos and Cowboys have brought around 10 thousand fans to Vegas. The high water mark for Wyoming was with Marcus Bailey and company in the early 2000's. The Lobos consistently bring 8-10 thousand fans to Vegas when their teams are competitive. This year you will see the 2 teams with the most support in Vegas are the Cowboys and the Lobos. That doesn't change.
4. The AA is full of history. We have a lot of banners. There's a statue of a man that popularized the jump shot in both the college game and the predecessor to the NBA. That man won 2 NCAA player of the year awards, was an all-american three times, won the NCAA tournament MVP and the NCAA tournament, won the first true national championship by beating the NIT champion St. John's in MSG to benefit the war effort, and won the first national championship at football or basketball out of any team residing in the mountain time zone. Wyoming basketball dominated the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's and the history of that great era of Cowboy basketball is memorialized under the 2 national title banners they earned.
Our staff realize what a good thing they have. So does every other university athletics director looking for a basketball coach. Our staff is fire right now and everybody wants them. That is the current climate. The good news: they realize they're in a good place. They aren't looking to go anywhere else. They want to stay in Laradise.
The AA is about to experience a large boost in attendance and revenue this year. The product is great and the momentum has been building for 2 years. There's some new basketball revenue in the pipeline currently. Having said that, we need to ask these guys what they need to be more competitive and then gather our resources to provide that support.
The reality is, if you want to compete you have to have the right people in place. When you have them, you need to keep them around and allow them to grow. We have the right people. Let's build a bunker around them and let them work. People are going to come calling for the members of our staff. Let's do what it takes to keep these people in Laradise as long as possible.
The things you can do to support this staff are easy.
1. Buy tickets and go to games. Make sure you fill the seats with actual asses that are willing to support great basketball. We don't want to see empty seats. We need the fans to buy tickets AND show up.
2. Buy season tickets.
3. Join the Cowboy Joe Club.
4. Buy Wyoming merchandise as gifts for people.
5. Buy tickets and go to games.
Don't be surprised when people come calling for our staff this season. We still have time to prepare for that reality. Do your part to support this staff and keep them in Laradise.
1. The university of Wyoming just finished a billion dollar facilities campaign. Everything is new or recently renovated. The basketball facilities are hard to rival. With 100 million in new basketball facilities on top of 1 billion dollars worth of academic facilities, Wyoming sits in an unique place in the college landscape. Almost everything in Laradise is new for University of Wyoming students.
2. Wyoming has a winning percentage about 70 percent in the Dome of Doom. It's an incredible advantage for athletes to play at the altitude olympic athletes train at. With Wyoming basketball's fan base the Dome of Doom can be the most difficult road trip in sport. Wyoming basketball players win 70 percent of their home games with Wyoming fans cheering them on.
3. Wyoming basketball fans take the show on the road. When it comes to traveling support there are 2 MWC teams that can take a lot of pride: the Lobos and the Pokes. You're likely to see it this year in Vegas. The Lobos and Cowboys have brought around 10 thousand fans to Vegas. The high water mark for Wyoming was with Marcus Bailey and company in the early 2000's. The Lobos consistently bring 8-10 thousand fans to Vegas when their teams are competitive. This year you will see the 2 teams with the most support in Vegas are the Cowboys and the Lobos. That doesn't change.
4. The AA is full of history. We have a lot of banners. There's a statue of a man that popularized the jump shot in both the college game and the predecessor to the NBA. That man won 2 NCAA player of the year awards, was an all-american three times, won the NCAA tournament MVP and the NCAA tournament, won the first true national championship by beating the NIT champion St. John's in MSG to benefit the war effort, and won the first national championship at football or basketball out of any team residing in the mountain time zone. Wyoming basketball dominated the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's and the history of that great era of Cowboy basketball is memorialized under the 2 national title banners they earned.
Our staff realize what a good thing they have. So does every other university athletics director looking for a basketball coach. Our staff is fire right now and everybody wants them. That is the current climate. The good news: they realize they're in a good place. They aren't looking to go anywhere else. They want to stay in Laradise.
The AA is about to experience a large boost in attendance and revenue this year. The product is great and the momentum has been building for 2 years. There's some new basketball revenue in the pipeline currently. Having said that, we need to ask these guys what they need to be more competitive and then gather our resources to provide that support.
The reality is, if you want to compete you have to have the right people in place. When you have them, you need to keep them around and allow them to grow. We have the right people. Let's build a bunker around them and let them work. People are going to come calling for the members of our staff. Let's do what it takes to keep these people in Laradise as long as possible.
The things you can do to support this staff are easy.
1. Buy tickets and go to games. Make sure you fill the seats with actual asses that are willing to support great basketball. We don't want to see empty seats. We need the fans to buy tickets AND show up.
2. Buy season tickets.
3. Join the Cowboy Joe Club.
4. Buy Wyoming merchandise as gifts for people.
5. Buy tickets and go to games.
Don't be surprised when people come calling for our staff this season. We still have time to prepare for that reality. Do your part to support this staff and keep them in Laradise.