Jay Sawvel named head coach

[Itsux2beaewe]

Good read on Sawvels ability to relate to the kids. Well know soon with the opening of the spring portal, but high praise from some outgoing players. I’m ready to move on from this years MBB for a few months and excited for football this year.

Wyoming Finally Has a Player's Coach ... and It's Paying Off

Jay Sawvel is bucking a trend by opening practices, posting on social media and forming bonds

7220sports.com

Ugh……

 

[ragtimejoe1]

Hopefully I'm wrong but I don't think this ends well. It's time for Burman to go.

@307bball

Granted I didn't think he'd screw it up this fast

 

[ragtimejoe1]

Changing staffs absolutely means blowing up the program. Different coaching styles, different play books, practices run differently, different philosophies on strength and nutrition, different personalities. The list goes on and on. The only thing that doesn't change with a new staff is the players on the team (for the most part).

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[ragtimejoe1]

What an exhaustive coaching search they did. How F'kin ridiculous. Remember what happened the last time we promoted a DC to HC?

@307bball

 

[ragtimejoe1]

Burman should have conducted a nation wide search. If we are paying a coach $2 million. I think we could have gotten a more attractive candidate.

@307bball

 

[ragtimejoe1]

I would have preferred a national search. And I would prefer someone with HC experience at some level. BUT let's give him our support. What else can we do?

@307bball

I'm very disappointed in this hire. First, was Sawvel on anyone's list to be hired away as a head coach or DC anywhere else? So what was the hurry?
Secondly, we've rehashed this many times. But the defense wasn't all that great this year and the offense needs a complete make over. Our offense was 11th out of 12 teams in yards per game this year.
I don't see how this hire is going to rectify our most glaring problems. After 10 years of pretty dismal offense, I would have thought a new perspective on the program would be appropriate. I hope I'm wrong. I usually am so maybe this will work out great.

@307bball

 

[Wyokie]

Just outta curiosity, ragtimejoe1, are you trying to tell us something?

This board needs some humor....badly!!!!!

 

[doreno5]

I like Sawvel the person but wonder if is far better coordinator than head coach. I think of Fritz Shurmer who was bad head coach but an absolute legend as a defense coordinator. Maybe Sawvel is just better suited to be a coordinator. I wonder how much his hands have been tied when it come to his staff

 

[doreno5]

I like Sawvel the person but wonder if he is a far better coordinator than a head coach. I think of Fritz Shurmer who was bad head coach but an absolute legend as a defense coordinator. Maybe Sawvel is just better suited to be a coordinator. I wonder how much his hands have been tied when it come to his staff ?

 

[Bryoming]

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Are you enjoying pleasuring yourself while reading what you said months ago? If you ever wonder why people aren't fond of you I would recommend you open a dictionary and look up the definitions of humility, grace, and tact.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

Are you enjoying pleasuring yourself while reading what you said months ago? If you ever wonder why people aren't fond of you I would recommend you open a dictionary and look up the definitions of humility, grace, and tact.

You mean like commenting on how the ad is running it to people's wives?

You're a beacon of tact and humility

Trust me. I don't bother myself with opinions of morons.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

Just outta curiosity, ragtimejoe1, are you trying to tell us something?

This board needs some humor....badly!!!!!

Nah, just bumping for a few of the fanboys that got their panties in a bunch when someone didn't jump all in on their circle jerk.

 

[Wyokie]

Nah, just bumping for a few of the fanboys that got their panties in a bunch when someone didn't jump all in on their circle jerk.

Ah, that makes sense.

 

[Bryoming]

You mean like commenting on how the ad is running it to people's wives?

You're a beacon of tact and humility

Trust me. I don't bother myself with opinions of morons.

The comment you're referencing was in regards to your extreme vitriol to a person who has approximately zero impact on your day-to-day life. It's not far-flung to think that he had harmed you personally, hence the comment.

As far as bothering yourself "with opinions of morons", you should add "narcissitic personality disorder" to your list of things to look up.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

The comment you're referencing was in regards to your extreme vitriol to a person who has approximately zero impact on your day-to-day life. It's not far-flung to think that he had harmed you personally, hence the comment.

As far as bothering yourself "with opinions of morons", you should add "narcissitic personality disorder" to your list of things to look up.

A beacon I tell ya!!!!

Lmfao.

 

[307bball]

Nah, just bumping for a few of the fanboys that got their panties in a bunch when someone didn't jump all in on their circle jerk.

Have you found those fanboys yet?...still tilting at windmills? Maybe that's a discussion for the offseason.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

Have you found those fanboys yet?...still tilting at windmills? Maybe that's a discussion for the offseason.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

The difference between us and New Mexico is night and day. The Lobos are a bad team that have been bad since Rocky left. They need a fresh start. We're a decent team, and have been for a decade. That's a pretty good starting point to build off of. I'd rather see us keep the culture and grow than blow it all up and start over.

Love this take

 

[ragtimejoe1]

Any word on contract? Better be around 900k.

Well I guess it was 900k. Look at the fanboys

 

[ragtimejoe1]

Firstly, every coach in the MWC has built-in incentives. He wouldn't be the only one hitting them, and it wouldn't move the needle on his position much...especially with how low you're wanting to pay him in the first place.

Secondly, as I mentioned, you can pile all the incentives on there all you want, but setting a base salary that low almost guarantees a proportionately lower assistant pool, which cuts his legs out from under him. Y'all don't want to blow everything up.....but do you really think anyone is going to take a pay cut to stay? And do you think he's going to be able to subsequently hire a competent staff on a bottomfeeder pool?

Thirdly, you straight up don't know what calls he's gotten, or what calls he would have gotten had he not immediately been named successor. He has 8 years as a P5 DC. He was well-liked at Minnesota, floundered a bit at Wake, and has spent four years since as DC under one of the best defensive-minded HCs in the country in Bohl. I don't think he's the cream of the crop by any means, but your adamant assertion that he wouldn't get any HC job anywhere in the country for the insanely low amount you want to pay him is absurd. There are several HCs in the SBC, CUSA, and MAC that make higher than that and several teams in those conferences would probably love to have an established name in Sawvell (who isn't nearly as much of an unknown presence as some people in our little bubble here seem to think), lmao.

And fourthly, let me reiterate that it's a bad look for the program and any potential future coaches and assistants.

Again, I'm f*cking glad none of you are ADs. Y'all want to have your cake and eat it, too, and you'd drive the program into the ground day 1. Disagree with the hire all you want, but now that it's done your vision of the financial aspect is insane. People want Bohl or better performance on a bottom 2-3 MWC coaching and assistant pool...that's insane.

The effing prophet, LMFAO!