President Reeves - Time to Fire Tom Burman

[WyomingCoog]

Man... I'm starting to think you are President Reeves. lol

ha...you're gonna get me in trouble on here again!

I will say this tho....I do really want you to swing by and meet him, but mostly becuase of two things:

1) I know you'll really like him and you and your wife would have a great time!

2) You mentioned in your email that you work in the world of college athletics with your eyes on potentially coming back to work at UW one day. Having come from a long career in the professional sports industry myself, I understand the importance of networking and opportunity. If you have the chance to meet the president of a university in your line of work, at a school you have your eye on, you take it. Just my two cents

 

[laxwyo]

Got a response to my email:

Probably good you didn’t eviscerate Burman since you likely will be sitting next to him

 

[LanderPoke]

Burman has made some bad hires, no doubt. He has also made some good ones. I think hiring Craig Bohl essentially put UW football back on the map with JA. We've never had this kind of exposure. Sundance Wicks is looking like an awesome hire. Shyatt and Linder were good hires, both resulted in NCAA trips.

All that said, I do think it's time to move on. But let's let this play out. Let Burman retire, then take care of the football coach situation. I think President/General Reeves is the right guy to get us back on track, but it takes time. And if a miracle happens and the football team starts winning this year, then consider that. I don't think that is going to happen, but an interim coach isn't likely to increase those chances.

Curious why anyone thinks wicks us a good hire. He hasn’t done anything yet.

 

[doreno5]

Honestly, I appreciate the response. Hanging out in the wildcatter isn’t so much my style, though I genuinely appreciate the response.

I’d rather sit in the nosebleeds with rabid fans in the freezing cold. To me, Wyoming football isn't about sitting in the nice, fancy area eating good food. I can do that in Atlanta.

All I want is for us to be competiitve.

I hope you do take him up on his offer and convince him he needs to spend some time with the regular fans who live and die with brown and gold but who are not part of the good ol' boys "club" on game day.

 

[TheRealUW]

Curious why anyone thinks wicks us a good hire. He hasn’t done anything yet.

I agree with you.

I think a couple of things are at play. He is a Wyoming guy so people naturally are rooting for him to succeed. He is also very passionate and that gets people fired up.

But ultimately we are going to have to see some results on the court before I’m ready to call him a good hire. This season is pretty crucial.

 

[WyomingCoog]

I think a couple of things are at play. He is a Wyoming guy so people naturally are rooting for him to succeed. He is also very passionate and that gets people fired up.

This is a big part of it for sure, I'd also add that his guys seem to play hard, show up ready to work and leave it all on the court most nights. The other thing is that he gets a lot out of his players considering how many stars they had as recruits and their initial expectations. It feels like his teams punch above their weight class overall. So in this new conference with an increased budget.....I think the fans are excited, but he will definitely need to start winning championships soon or at least compete for them.

 

[MrTitleist]

We're closer with Sunny to hanging a banner than we are with Jay.. and Sunny's had to completely build a new team what.. two of his first years here?