Everything is Broken

[LawPoke]

Football. Men’s basketball. Women’s basketball. All crap.

Wresting and Volleyball are serviceable.

We are a joke and I have no hope.

We may not want to “drop down” to FCS, but to anyone paying attention, we functionally already have.

Absent drastic steps, which we won’t take, we are a dead program walking.

 

[OrediggerPoke]

It’s hard for me to even worry about the broken athletic program too much right now given that the Freedom Caucus proposed cuts directly threaten the University of Wyoming as an academic institution.

 

[Vapoke]

I would say Wrestling is more than serviceable especially in this NIL world. I agree with serviceable on Volleyball another season for the MW tourney they will be on the right path

 

[LawPoke]

I would say Wrestling is more than serviceable especially in this NIL world. I agree with serviceable on Volleyball another season for the MW tourney they will be on the right path

I will concede both points and optimism for volleyball. Otherwise, we can agree our athletics programs are crap?

As for concern about UW more broadly, Ore, I agree. We are sending an absolutely horrific message to the youth in Wyoming. Gut higher education. Gut business development, recruitment, and diversification. Go backwards on K-12 investment.

And put $250 million more in temporary savings to pile on top of the billions (with a big ol' B) that we have in both restricted, protected, and other temporary savings.

 

[MrTitleist]

I thought this was going to be a post about being a millennial hitting their 40s.

 

[rocket city poke]

I will concede both points and optimism for volleyball. Otherwise, we can agree our athletics programs are crap?

As for concern about UW more broadly, Ore, I agree. We are sending an absolutely horrific message to the youth in Wyoming. Gut higher education. Gut business development, recruitment, and diversification. Go backwards on K-12 investment.

And put $250 million more in temporary savings to pile on top of the billions (with a big ol' B) that we have in both restricted, protected, and other temporary savings.

What puzzles me is everyone is on board that the athletic department sucks and our programs are headed nowhere and they are frustrated with the lack of activity from the Board of Trustees. The only other way to make any sort of change is through the legislature. So i don't blame the legislature for pulling the $3M annually in NIL money. It sends a message that this is not business as usual and things are not acceptable. It seems to be the only way that anything will change. I've posted before our budget will still be in line with most of the remaining teams in the MWC so the moving down is just a bluff from Burman and the good old boys. Or else they are so incompetent that they can figure out how to run the department in the same league as UTEP in spite of the fact UTEP's budget will still be $20 million less than UW's.

 

[Vapoke]

What puzzles me is everyone is on board that the athletic department sucks and our programs are headed nowhere and they are frustrated with the lack of activity from the Board of Trustees. The only other way to make any sort of change is through the legislature. So i don't blame the legislature for pulling the $3M annually in NIL money. It sends a message that this is not business as usual and things are not acceptable. It seems to be the only way that anything will change. I've posted before our budget will still be in line with most of the remaining teams in the MWC so the moving down is just a bluff from Burman and the good old boys. Or else they are so incompetent that they can figure out how to run the department in the same league as UTEP in spite of the fact UTEP's budget will still be $20 million less than UW's.

I am trying to find where this $3M ask was for NIL. The number was pulled to support possible lost funds due to media rights and a big one was the House Settlement vs NCAA that requires Universities to pay former athletes. 550K over the x number of years. I don't equate the house settlement to NIL but I could be off base.

The JAC approving the CJC matching $5M makes me lean to they are directing a direct shot at Burman since the President is on his way out in June due to his own arrogance. Can justify $5M to CJC but $3M over two years is a bridge too far?

 

[Wyokie]

I thought this was going to be a post about being a millennial hitting their 40s.

I just turned 52 and I feel like I'm 92 at times!!!!