Boomerang: Bohl salary funding, assistant salary status

[SnowyRange]

A pretty good walk-through of where it stands:

http://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/uw-athletics-hopes-to-cover-investment-with-internal-revenue/article_9bd5da7e-c285-11e6-883f-7f3371c06490.html

 

[WYCowboy]

Keeping Coach Bohl and his staff paid at a competitive level should not be considered an expense, but an investment. It will help the entire University of Wyoming immensely in many ways in the future.

 

[laxwyo]

There's a similar article maybe with the CST and of course there's always the couple douches hating on sports. Hope they can get the assistants some decent raises


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[Asmodeanreborn]

I know commenting on newspaper articles isn't the most fun, but it probably wouldn't hurt if our fans did sign up and posted well-formed arguments for why this is an investment that makes sense. Being first with positive comments on something like this could sway opinion among the undecided.

Also, it doesn't hurt that facts are on our side. A successful football program with an expensive coach has been pulling in a lot more money than it did with a cheaper and not successful coach.

 

[LanderPoke]

I know commenting on newspaper articles isn't the most fun, but it probably wouldn't hurt if our fans did sign up and posted well-formed arguments for why this is an investment that makes sense. Being first with positive comments on something like this could sway opinion among the undecided.

Also, it doesn't hurt that facts are on our side. A successful football program with an expensive coach has been pulling in a lot more money than it did with a cheaper and not successful coach.

I commented a lot on the FB$ bullcrap series.

 

[bladerunnr]

I know commenting on newspaper articles isn't the most fun, but it probably wouldn't hurt if our fans did sign up and posted well-formed arguments for why this is an investment that makes sense. Being first with positive comments on something like this could sway opinion among the undecided.

Also, it doesn't hurt that facts are on our side. A successful football program with an expensive coach has been pulling in a lot more money than it did with a cheaper and not successful coach.

Very true. Csewe fans were very good about responding to all the anti stadium interests who seemed to write letters to the editor non stop. There was a group called SOS or Save our Stadium-hughes who were relentless in their criticism of the project. The leader of the group - a csewe professor was forced to admit she had never been to Hughes stadium. The group just hate football and don't want money spent on it. These people have to be answered with facts. They never go to games and never see all the positive aspects of a competitive program.

 

[stymeman]

although there will be a rise in ticket prices, in order to be relevant we had to pay the man!!!

 

[ItSucksToBeACSURam]

There's a similar article maybe with the CST and of course there's always the couple douches hating on sports. Hope they can get the assistants some decent raises


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The saltiness of a small section of our state that doesn't understand the relationship between College Athletics and College Academics is frustrating. This is HUGE for our University and will have POSITIVE ripple effects all through the school, including academics.

He keeps winning, pay his ass more!

 

[WyoBrandX]

Right before UW’s biggest game in its history taking on San Diego State at War Memorial Stadium in the Mountain West Championship, it was announced Bohl signed a contract extension that made him one of the highest-paid coaches in the conference.

I've been enjoying the article so far, but this little tidbit keeps clicking in the back of my mind. Does the reporter mean the biggest home game in its history? The first December game since 1902?

We've won championships before - I'd think those would be bigger games. We've won some big bowl games. We've won some nice games against ranked rivals. I wouldn't call it the biggest game in our history by far.

 

[SnowyRange]

I've been enjoying the article so far, but this little tidbit keeps clicking in the back of my mind. Does the reporter mean the biggest home game in its history? The first December game since 1902?

Yeah, I noticed that too. I know that reporter -- though I've never talked to him about UW sports -- and he's good at his trade. I'll bet it was just not good phrasing, that he could have moved "at War Memorial Stadium" up in the sentence, making it more clear it meant the biggest home game.