Sources say that Sims is widely seen as by far the best QB on the roster, but Taylor is playing favorites with Hughes, given their histories together at W&M, to the detriment of the team. Apparently Taylor's interview with 7220 where he gutted the backups to heap praise on a feckless Hughes has gone over like a fart in church up and down the roster. In related news, sources also say that the locker room is a mess and we are likely facing a mass exodus following the season. Given the level of play to date, I don't know what I think about losing some of these guys (could be addition by subtraction) but I do think it speaks volumes about this staff and their ability to motivate. I also worry that we will be in triage mode trying to fill a roster with a lame duck AD and coach and will have a roster full of FCS and D2 also-rans trying to play FBS football. Then again, that strategy may just get us to the Tossed Salad Bowl this year...so...yippee. We celebrate the mediocre here better than most any other fanbase in FBS so of course we will run it back again. Finally, sources indicate that Sawful is seen as an incredibly awkward guy that doesn't have a clue how to connect with players. Just going off of his press interviews and sideline demeanor - this seems to track.
My guess is that we probably come out with wins against NIU, AFA and UTEP and it relieves some of the pressure on the General, TB and Jay so they can get through another year of Jay's awful contract so the buyout is manageable after what is shaping up to be a generally craptastic 2027 season. If you look at the collective win totals for the teams we beat this year, it really is a matter of us being the tallest midget. Leadership will tout we have turned the corner and "look at us - we got a bowl so we can't be bad" will be spoonfed to us by the Information Ministry. Most of us here will gag. The luxury box set will golf clap. Another year of my life will pass without a decent Wyoming team (what's new?). And my distance from UW will widen even more. Oh well. Candidly, I don't want TB to pick another coach at UW, so if it means that we eat another poopwich next year and save ourselves from another unimaginative and uninspiring hire, I'm ok with it. I am worried about the collateral damage that two straight years of ugly and frustrating football will do to an already apathetic and unmotivated fanbase. Maybe Sundance can excite us on the hardwood again? Ezell sure as hell isn't going to.
