Beginning of the end...

[Wyo2dal]

Honestly how much money does UW or the MWC see from those power 5 conferences? The part that I hope blows up in thier face is Basketball and all other Olympic Sports. You are only fooling yourself is the NCAA is going to let them leave in Football but keep them around in everything else.

Next all Athletes from every sport are going to want to get in on the action this is more likely to screw up everything for those 5 conferences then help them so by all means go and let your schools be run by some Corporation that only cares about money.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

I will say that if we or anyone else pays athletes, they damn sure better not EVER charge ANY athletic fee to students at that University. Zero University funds should be used to support athletics in any capacity.

If you go down the road of paying players, then athletics needs to be 100% self sufficient including the facilities costs for building and maintaining.

 

[stymeman]

with the huge $ amounts that come from TV to College sports, it's really priming for minor leagues for the Pros anymore, I always wish they'd put $ into a fund for those that won't make the pros and at the end of their 4 years (and they must stay those 4) they'll get sometype of financial assistance when/if they graduate, to help them get started. something to think about

 

[Hayduke]

I will say that if we or anyone else pays athletes, they damn sure better not EVER charge ANY athletic fee to students at that University. Zero University funds should be used to support athletics in any capacity.

If you go down the road of paying players, then athletics needs to be 100% self sufficient including the facilities costs for building and maintaining.

The universities always seem to jack student fees to make these kind of payments. Unless there are loyal alumni with big $$$ to pay for them. (Google: Ralph Engelstad Arena)

 

[WYOBISONMAN]

Paying collegiate athletes would be terrible. It would just create another Pro league. One thing that is certain, there will be much sifting and realignment in the future.

 

[JimmyDimes]

Paying collegiate athletes would be terrible. It would just create another Pro league. One thing that is certain, there will be much sifting and realignment in the future.

This is off topic, but all but two Wyoming games were on TV this year. I was reading your board and saw where you said NDSU gets more recognition than Wyoming and you have been able to watch more NDSU games on the tube than Wyoming games this year. I saw part of the Kansas State game, but can't remember seeing many NDSU on tv. Were there a lot of NDSU games on tv this year...more than Wyoming? Or, were you talking out your ass?

 

[WYOBISONMAN]

Paying collegiate athletes would be terrible. It would just create another Pro league. One thing that is certain, there will be much sifting and realignment in the future.

This is off topic, but all but two Wyoming games were on TV this year. I was reading your board and saw where you said NDSU gets more recognition than Wyoming and you have been able to watch more NDSU games on the tube than Wyoming games this year. I saw part of the Kansas State game, but can't remember seeing many NDSU on tv. Were there a lot of NDSU games on tv this year...more than Wyoming? Or, were you talking out your ass?

No actually there were a lot more NDSU games. We got them on the regional sports networks and on those fox college sports channels. I have DirecTV so I can get all those stations since I love college football at all levels. We usually have a party at my place every Saturday and watch the games. Since we have a lot of people over that are WYO alums I always try to find the WYO games and have on one of the TVs, but this year they just weren't there (as was last year). I think since the loss of The Mountain, coverage has been terrible for the Pokes. It seems like all the coverage is going to Boise State.

Maybe that is the direction of MWC media deals now and in the future, but I think that in Wyoming we sure ought to have TV access to many more Cowboy games. Especially the out of town ones.

But, that post was not smack at all.........

 

[WYCowboy]

If I remember correctly, I believe the MWC did negotiate a special TV deal for BSU when they came back into the MWC after their very short trip to the Big East.

 

[WYOBISONMAN]

If I remember correctly, I believe the MWC did negotiate a special TV deal for BSU when they came back into the MWC after their very short trip to the Big East.

My brother-in-law is associate AD at CSU and I think I remember him telling me that, but I still think that we should have more of the Pokes on TV at least in Wyoming.

 

[WyoBrandX]

I've never seen an NDSU game on TV (I haven't really looked though). That changes tomorrow - I plan on watching them put it to Coastal Carolinas.

That said, did you try Root Sports? I believe I saw every game except the Texas State game that was on the elusive Long Horn Network.

 

[TSpoke]

Yeah if he had Directv with all the sports channels you should have not had any problem getting cowboys games. ROOTsports. ch 683

 

[JimmyDimes]

Yeah if he had Directv with all the sports channels you should have not had any problem getting cowboys games. ROOTsports. ch 683

Root is on basic cable in most Wyoming towns.

WYOMING (channel info subject to change)
City Affiliate HD Channel SD Channel
All DIRECTV 683 683
All DISH 414 414
Basin TCT West 445 45
Buffalo Optimum 526 26
Casper Optimum 551 51
Cheyenne Optimum 551 51
Cody Optimum 534 34
Cokeville All West
Communications 535 191
Douglas Mediastream 919 29
Evanston All West
Communications N/A 31
Gillette Optimum 559 59
Glenrock Mediastream N/A 27
Green River Sweetwater Cable TV 630 30
Greybull Optimum 541 41
Hanna Mediastream N/A 16
Jackson Optimum 523 23
Laramie Optimum 551 51
Lovell TCT West 445 45
Lusk Mediastream N/A 19
Powell Optimum 537 37
Rawlins Optimum 524 24
Riverton Optimum 528 28
Rock Springs Sweetwater Cable TV 630 30
Saratoga Mediastream N/A 27
Sheridan Optimum N/A 26
Thermopolis Optimum 531 31
Torrington Mediastream 719 29
Wheatland Mediastream N/A 29
Worland Optimum 533 33