President Reeves - Time to Fire Tom Burman

[TheRealUW]

You’re really focused on pointing the finger at the players for where we are at.

Just curious - when the 2023 football team beat Texas Tech, App State, then ranked Fresno State and Toledo in its bowl game to finish 9-4, did those players have pride and grit? And when those same players came back a year later and were routinely embarrassed and finished 3-9, did those same players suddenly lose their pride and grit?

…OR…could it be that the coaching staff changed in 2024 and the lack of any coherent gameplan and inability to put players in the right position to perform, suddenly destroyed the ability of the team to compete?

Come on man. This isn’t because the players on the team lack pride and grit. You’re way off base in that assessment. This is because we have the worst staff in the country that has killed this program and the life in the players.

The coaching staff is a big part of the problem. I agree with you there. But...

...a lot of the players suck too. Maybe "suck" is too strong of a word, but let's just say the majority of players on almost every other football team we face has better players than we do. Even a bad FCS team like Northern Colorado.

To me at least, its obvious with the eye test. If you can, go back and watch a Wyoming game from the 2000's - even one of the Koenning lead teams - and then follow it up with watching a game from this season. You'll be surprised at how much the level of play has dropped.

 

[OrediggerPoke]

The coaching staff is a big part of the problem. I agree with you there. But...

...a lot of the players suck too. Maybe "suck" is too strong of a word, but let's just say the majority of players on almost every other football team we face has better players than we do. Even a bad FCS team like Northern Colorado.

To me at least, its obvious with the eye test. If you can, go back and watch a Wyoming game from the 2000's - even one of the Koenning lead teams - and then follow it up with watching a game from this season. You'll be surprised at how much the level of play has dropped.

I agree that we have talent gaps. But it is the coaches who are charged with identifying and bringing in talent. We are not playing teams with massive NIL accounts that could account for the talent gaps we are seeing. Largely, we are playing teams on an even playing field when it comes to resources (and some in worse spots).

And if you can’t bring in the talent, you have to develop it. We did a good job under Craig Bohl of developing overlooked players. We seem to be doing a poor job of elevating players over the past 3 years (some even seem to get worse).

 

[BigHorn]

There are a number of issues with UW athletics. We have to solve the biggest issue first, and that is Tom Burman. Before we get at upset about Sawvel and that state of the football programs, we need to get rid of the architect that created this dismal situation and that is Tom Burman.

I have written to President Reeves today about the situation and how I felt the need for Tom Burman to be let go, sooner rather than later. I urge all Wyoming fans to write to President Reeves and do everything that they can to get rid of Tom ASAP. We do NOT want Tom to be the one selecting Sawvel's replacement, if it gets to that point! We must have a new AD and a shake-up of the athletic department and the new AD will be making the decision, NOT Tom Burman.

I agree with the other posters who have said be respectful and keep away from the personal slights against Sawvel and others in the football program. The athletic department is in a dismal situation because its flagship programs have been dismal failures. Correct the big issue first and then be concerned about any possible coaching changes.

Go Pokes!