There is Wyoming apparel all over the state. Cheyenne might be the exception. But, I see Wyoming fans all throughout Wyoming wearing their gear all the time...and I live in Denver. I was recently in the Cozumel airport and I wasn't the only one wearing a Wyoming hat. When in Jackson a few years ago, I was impressed with the amount of UW gear a person could buy.kdwrightuwyo said:Going out and visiting all the HS is state is smart. Not only is the coach looking for the few hidden gems that the state produces, but most importantly it puts UW back into Wyoming. Maybe after a few years you'll have the state more invested in UW. Walking down the high school halls, you'll see more UW shirts and hats and less Nebraska and other power schools. This recruiting promise is all about rekindling or starting to develop relationships with UW within Wyoming. We will never be big time without building this relationship. I mean, in Cheyenne at JC Penny's the Nebraska fan apparel section was just as large as the UW section! That is a horrible thing to see. All over Nebraska you see nothing but Nebraska crap. All over Louisiana you don't see anything but LSU crap. The fact that Wyoming hasn't embraced UW in that way is the reason why UW has not and may not ever reach the big time. But getting into every school in state is a great start, as it will build the relationship among the young and impressionable. If Coach Bohl follows through with his promise, he will do more for UW than almost any of our previous coaches...even if the wins and losses don't add up. (Winning will help too, obviously)
JimmyDimes said:There is Wyoming apparel all over the state. Cheyenne might be the exception. But, I see Wyoming fans all throughout Wyoming wearing their gear all the time...and I live in Denver. I was recently in the Cozumel airport and I wasn't the only one wearing a Wyoming hat. When in Jackson a few years ago, I was impressed with the amount of UW gear a person could buy.kdwrightuwyo said:Going out and visiting all the HS is state is smart. Not only is the coach looking for the few hidden gems that the state produces, but most importantly it puts UW back into Wyoming. Maybe after a few years you'll have the state more invested in UW. Walking down the high school halls, you'll see more UW shirts and hats and less Nebraska and other power schools. This recruiting promise is all about rekindling or starting to develop relationships with UW within Wyoming. We will never be big time without building this relationship. I mean, in Cheyenne at JC Penny's the Nebraska fan apparel section was just as large as the UW section! That is a horrible thing to see. All over Nebraska you see nothing but Nebraska crap. All over Louisiana you don't see anything but LSU crap. The fact that Wyoming hasn't embraced UW in that way is the reason why UW has not and may not ever reach the big time. But getting into every school in state is a great start, as it will build the relationship among the young and impressionable. If Coach Bohl follows through with his promise, he will do more for UW than almost any of our previous coaches...even if the wins and losses don't add up. (Winning will help too, obviously)
Wyoming fans embrace the university...but winning will get them to Laramie.
Definitely agree on your points however. Get out to the Wyoming high schools and let the players know they have a chance to play at UW if they commit themselves.
Keep in mind that the mall I cheyenne is where western Neb comes to shop....thus an equal amount of UW and NU apparel available....one block to the east is a Brown and Gold outlet that does pretty good as well as the marts, Wal, K and Target.....I was recently at Dicks Sporting goods at Centerra by Loveland and the UW section was every bit as large as the CU and CSU.....Fridays are wear your school colors and the few that wear anything other than Brown and Gold are dwarfed.......the support is there we just need something to justify spending the dollars to put the cheeks in the seats......I hate to keep bringing up the Homecoming game but that killed the season and I hope that Bohl can do a Joe Glenn and inspire the fan base and then put a competive team on the field.kdwrightuwyo said:Going out and visiting all the HS is state is smart. Not only is the coach looking for the few hidden gems that the state produces, but most importantly it puts UW back into Wyoming. Maybe after a few years you'll have the state more invested in UW. Walking down the high school halls, you'll see more UW shirts and hats and less Nebraska and other power schools. This recruiting promise is all about rekindling or starting to develop relationships with UW within Wyoming. We will never be big time without building this relationship. I mean, in Cheyenne at JC Penny's the Nebraska fan apparel section was just as large as the UW section! That is a horrible thing to see. All over Nebraska you see nothing but Nebraska crap. All over Louisiana you don't see anything but LSU crap. The fact that Wyoming hasn't embraced UW in that way is the reason why UW has not and may not ever reach the big time. But getting into every school in state is a great start, as it will build the relationship among the young and impressionable. If Coach Bohl follows through with his promise, he will do more for UW than almost any of our previous coaches...even if the wins and losses don't add up. (Winning will help too, obviously)
Pokes Forever said:Keep in mind that the mall I cheyenne is where western Neb comes to shop....thus an equal amount of UW and NU apparel available....one block to the east is a Brown and Gold outlet that does pretty good as well as the marts, Wal, K and Target.....I was recently at Dicks Sporting goods at Centerra by Loveland and the UW section was every bit as large as the CU and CSU.....Fridays are wear your school colors and the few that wear anything other than Brown and Gold are dwarfed.......the support is there we just need something to justify spending the dollars to put the cheeks in the seats......I hate to keep bringing up the Homecoming game but that killed the season and I hope that Bohl can do a Joe Glenn and inspire the fan base and then put a competive team on the field.kdwrightuwyo said:Going out and visiting all the HS is state is smart. Not only is the coach looking for the few hidden gems that the state produces, but most importantly it puts UW back into Wyoming. Maybe after a few years you'll have the state more invested in UW. Walking down the high school halls, you'll see more UW shirts and hats and less Nebraska and other power schools. This recruiting promise is all about rekindling or starting to develop relationships with UW within Wyoming. We will never be big time without building this relationship. I mean, in Cheyenne at JC Penny's the Nebraska fan apparel section was just as large as the UW section! That is a horrible thing to see. All over Nebraska you see nothing but Nebraska crap. All over Louisiana you don't see anything but LSU crap. The fact that Wyoming hasn't embraced UW in that way is the reason why UW has not and may not ever reach the big time. But getting into every school in state is a great start, as it will build the relationship among the young and impressionable. If Coach Bohl follows through with his promise, he will do more for UW than almost any of our previous coaches...even if the wins and losses don't add up. (Winning will help too, obviously)
wisconsinpokefan said:marcuswyo said:I know a lot of fans would like to see more kids from our state on ther roster. I realize this is a complaint against both Glenn and Christensen. Both did recruit Wy kids but the players quit because they were not D1 caliber. I would like to point out that The only Wyoming hs player during the DC era who has/will accepted another D1 offer is Bryan to florida. Can Bohl really build a team with a significant number of Wyoming recruits?
For the historians out there ( Wyokie?)how many Wyoming hs players were on the roach teams? Tiller teams in 95, 96?
I have heard that the 68 sugar bowl team was or nearly void of any Wyoming players, is this true?
I hope Bohl finds some hidden gems in Wyoming, and there has been a handful of Quality players( wendling, Prosinski, Finn, Kirven, bramlets, & Hall) but there is a longer list of Wy hs scholarship and walk ons who never came close to panning out.
My fear is that Bohl will recruit inferior talent if he makes Wyoming a key recruiting base, but I have hope that he will continue the pipeline in Colorado, and pick up some snow belt players. Also, Kaligis staying keeps the pnw connection which seems to work.
There were a few Wyoming players on those teams. Not sure about the years but the Talich boys were from Pine Bluffs I think one I them played for Roach. There was a WR from Natrona that played Justin Byleveld. I'm pretty sure Je'Ney Jackson from Guernsey was on some of Tiller's teams but not the 96 team.
JimmyDimes said:I was in school from the late 80's through the early 90's. Some very good Wyoming teams in 1987 and 1988. Those teams were loaded with Wyoming high school players. Willie Wright, Dave Edeen, Kilpatrick, Rudolph, etc. There is talent in the state...it just needs to be developed.
“A lot of our guys come from the farm or hard-working backgrounds, and we’ve leveraged that as we’ve developed our football team,” Bohl said in his office last month. “It goes a little counterculture to the way college football is now, with spreads, up-tempo offenses and all those other things. We’ve taken a blue-collar approach on playing hard-nosed, physical, disciplined football, great defense, controlling the football. That’s how we’ve won.”
Though Bohl initiated talks for an eight-year contract extension through 2020, everyone from his boss to his tailor fears a major B.C.S. school may lure him away. Bohl said he last interviewed for a job after the 2006 season, with Minnesota, which hired Tim Brewster. The Bison beat the Gophers in Minneapolis in 2007 and 2011, victories Bohl and his players cherished.
“I think you’d be naïve to think people haven’t had him on the phone,” said Pat Simmers, who coached with Bohl at N.D.S.U., Tulsa and Wisconsin and oversees the university’s Team Makers booster group as senior associate athletic director. “Not that he won’t be gone someday, but it would take a pretty good job to get him out of here.”