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Hire Gary Barnett

Booted out of Colorado for scandals about sex and booze for recruits. So would fit right in at Wyo and the Buck.
 
Adv8RU12 said:
Booted out of Colorado for scandals about sex and booze for recruits. So would fit right in at Wyo and the Buck.
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And we would end up with death penalty-esque sanctions. :thumbdown:
 
5 years ago he was the guy I wanted when Glenn was let go. But at this point not now. We really need a guy who is fired up to come into Wyoming and change the culture. He just isn't that guy
 
Cornpoke said:
5 years ago he was the guy I wanted when Glenn was let go. But at this point not now. We really need a guy who is fired up to come into Wyoming and change the culture. He just isn't that guy
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+1 million. He needs to be young, fired up, and ready to take risks. Also needs to create a family environment for the team.
 
wyocowboy2014 said:
Cornpoke said:
5 years ago he was the guy I wanted when Glenn was let go. But at this point not now. We really need a guy who is fired up to come into Wyoming and change the culture. He just isn't that guy
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+1 million. He needs to be young, fired up, and ready to take risks. Also needs to create a family environment for the team.
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And willing to make halftime adjustments.
 
Wyokie said:
wyocowboy2014 said:
Cornpoke said:
5 years ago he was the guy I wanted when Glenn was let go. But at this point not now. We really need a guy who is fired up to come into Wyoming and change the culture. He just isn't that guy
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+1 million. He needs to be young, fired up, and ready to take risks. Also needs to create a family environment for the team.
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And willing to make halftime adjustments.
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And have physicality a mainstay for both the o and d lines.
 
I would love to see a coach who runs the spread so that we don't have to completely start over what we do on offense. We just need a coach that knows how to coach up his team at halftime and has good connections to a great dc.
 
pokefanchaz7 said:
I would love to see a coach who runs the spread so that we don't have to completely start over what we do on offense. We just need a coach that knows how to coach up his team at halftime and has good connections to a great dc.
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Doesn't even have to be a great DC, just a competant one.
 
I actually would be curious how Greg Brandon would be as hc. The players seemed to like him. He had a good record at bowling green, he's been to Wyoming twice as an assistant.

Looks to me that he left this year because dc forced him out by calling the plays. I bring him up because he knows the unique challenges of coaching at Wyoming and he runs the spread offense that wyo already runs.
 
pokefanchaz7 said:
I actually would be curious how Greg Brandon would be as hc. The players seemed to like him. He had a good record at bowling green, he's been to Wyoming twice as an assistant.

Looks to me that he left this year because dc forced him out by calling the plays. I bring him up because he knows the unique challenges of coaching at Wyoming and he runs the spread offense that wyo already runs.
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He did not have a good tenure at BG. Started out well, but wimpered away after a few years. There's a reason why he was fired.
 
I was mostly kidding on the Barnett bit ;) . My main point is there needs to be a change, and there needs to be one immediately. Tormey should be fired before the Fresno game, and if that happens I would possibly be inclined to give DC Brett's senior season. If Tormey is coaching during the Fresno game then there must be a house cleaning, if there doesn't need to be one already.
 
MrTitleist said:
Barnett.. god no. Guy leaves programs in ruins everywhere he goes.
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Not true. Barnett won at Northwestern and took them to a Rose bowl when they had been the doormat of the big 10 for 50 years.

He did not leave CU in shambles. His predecessor, Rick Neuheisel did. He said one comment in anger about a female kicker (not his recruit) and it got him fired. He could turn this program around very quickly. CU lost no scholarships and got no probation for anything Barnett did.
 
Barnett at Colorado:

However, his reputation was tarnished by a recruiting scandal, insensitive off-field remarks and failure to maintain the on-field success of his predecessors. Barnett was alleged to have enticed recruits to come to Colorado with sex and alcohol during recruiting visits, causing the school to self-impose stricter recruiting rules than any other Division I-A school. That scandal, coupled with Barnett's dismissive comments about former placekicker Katie Hnida, who alleged that she had been raped by a teammate, led to Barnett's temporary suspension in 2004 during the off-season. Barnett was reinstated before the start of the 2004 season, and went on to coach the team to an 8–5 record, earning Big 12 Coach of the Year honors along the way.

Barnett continued as coach in 2005, leading the Buffaloes to a 7–2 start. However, the Buffs narrowly lost to Iowa State, then suffered a 30-3 thrashing at the hands of Nebraska and a 70–3 blowout by the eventual national champion Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 championship game. Additionally, an anonymous tipster wrote a letter to CU system president Hank Brown accusing Barnett of numerous improprieties, including tampering with sworn testimony.[3]

On December 9, 2005, Barnett was forced to resign and accepted a $3 million buyout. Colorado then went on to play in the Champs Sports Bowl losing to Clemson. The loss is officially credited to Barnett, even though assistant Mike Hankwitz served as interim head coach for the game. To date, this is the Buffaloes' last winning season.

In June 2007, the Buffaloes were placed under probation for two years and fined $100,000 for undercharging 133 student-athletes for meals over a six year span (2000–01 to 2005–06 encompassing Barnett's tenure at Colorado) resulting in the major infraction.[4] The football program, with 86 of the 133 student-athletes involved, also lost one scholarship for the next three seasons.[4]
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I could have swore NW had some sort of probation or something after he left, but I can't put my finger on it. I might be wrong on that too.
 
I'm not going to quote that whole story. But let's put that in perspective. They lost 1 scholarship for undercharging for meals. If you think that's leaving the program in a mess, ok.
 
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