Shyatt urges MW for help in scheduling.

[fromolwyoming]

But silence is his answer.
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[joshvanklomp]

Conference challenges are likely the best way to get this to happen. Gives all teams guaranteed home games every-other year. However, need another one higher than the Missouri Valley. The trick is finding a league willing to do it. The P5s have no incentive to do so, except for maybe the AAC. That'd be our best bet.

 

[Wyo2dal]

Conference challenges are likely the best way to get this to happen. Gives all teams guaranteed home games every-other year. However, need another one higher than the Missouri Valley. The trick is finding a league willing to do it. The P5s have no incentive to do so, except for maybe the AAC. That'd be our best bet.

AAC isn't part of the P5 they are only in better shape because of better negotiating for TV contracts. We need a conference that makes millions just because they are one of the P5 otherwise we're just simply treading water and staying afloat with no real progress.

 

[joshvanklomp]

Conference challenges are likely the best way to get this to happen. Gives all teams guaranteed home games every-other year. However, need another one higher than the Missouri Valley. The trick is finding a league willing to do it. The P5s have no incentive to do so, except for maybe the AAC. That'd be our best bet.

AAC isn't part of the P5 they are only in better shape because of better negotiating for TV contracts. We need a conference that makes millions just because they are one of the P5 otherwise we're just simply treading water and staying afloat with no real progress.

Whoops, no wonder I thought they'd be more likely to do something...

 

[WyoBrandX]

They really need to figure out how to get in a flight to laramie prior to the games.

Seriously - with basketball - you probably travel with 20-40 people I'm guessing. You know the dates when Wyoming is going to play months ahead of time. Why can't you coordinate with the airlines a plan from DIA to LAR something that would accomadate the team. Offer a second flight that if the seats are filled - the fans can come. Otherwise - they can fly into Denver and drive.

Money is involved certainly. But why doesn't someone step up and tell us why this isn't being looked at - or what it would take to make it happen?

 

[WestWYOPoke]

I don't know that flights are a problem. Every team in the country could fly into Laramie if they choose, the football team always flies out of Laramie. When a team flies into Denver, I think the reason is that they are staying in either Cheyenne or Fort Collins as opposed to Laramie. OR it's a money issue, but considering the budgets of these programs, is probably not the case.

Unless you were talking about the fans for opposing teams, in which case, never mind.

 

[jessejames02]

I wonder if Wyo is trying for 2-1s with the American, A10, Big East or Ivy. A 2-1 with Xavier, Davidson, any of the Ivys would sell tons of tickets for us and usually guarantee a quality opponent. Heck, regular games against a conference like the A10 would significantly bump up the MW quality of OOC play as well as that of the A10.

 

[Bryoming]

I wonder if Wyo is trying for 2-1s with the American, A10, Big East or Ivy. A 2-1 with Xavier, Davidson, any of the Ivys would sell tons of tickets for us and usually guarantee a quality opponent. Heck, regular games against a conference like the A10 would significantly bump up the MW quality of OOC play as well as that of the A10.

I like this idea. Harvard is another one that would be a great game. They've built a damn good program, and it'd be great to see them in the AA!

 

[ragtimejoe1]

We really, really need a scheduling committee in both football and bball. If you are going to include SOS in post-season analysis then you need some oversight to ensure equal opportunity at a decent SOS---at least for OOC.

This is why I'm for some federal oversight into college athletics. It simply isn't fair to criticize our SOS on one hand and then not be willing to schedule us on the other.

 

[jessejames02]

Plus all the Harvard grads might even fly down from Jackson for the game!

 

[ItSucksToBeACSURam]

We really, really need a scheduling committee in both football and bball. If you are going to include SOS in post-season analysis then you need some oversight to ensure equal opportunity at a decent SOS---at least for OOC.

This is why I'm for some federal oversight into college athletics. It simply isn't fair to criticize our SOS on one hand and then not be willing to schedule us on the other.

I absolutely hate the idea of the Federal Government having anything to do with college basketball but you bring up a great point. Teams like Wyoming, Boise St., etc. get ragged on all the time for not having a great SOS but people refuse to schedule them. Its not like Shyatt isn't to boost the SOS. The teams with the SOS don't want to play us and risk a loss. This system is broken.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

We really, really need a scheduling committee in both football and bball. If you are going to include SOS in post-season analysis then you need some oversight to ensure equal opportunity at a decent SOS---at least for OOC.

This is why I'm for some federal oversight into college athletics. It simply isn't fair to criticize our SOS on one hand and then not be willing to schedule us on the other.

I absolutely hate the idea of the Federal Government having anything to do with college basketball but you bring up a great point. Teams like Wyoming, Boise St., etc. get ragged on all the time for not having a great SOS but people refuse to schedule them. Its not like Shyatt isn't to boost the SOS. The teams with the SOS don't want to play us and risk a loss. This system is broken.

I'm not a pro-big gov person either. However, in college athletics, the system is designed to keep the highest level of competition reserved for the P5 schools as much as possible and the P5 schools run the show.

The only way to get equality in college sports is federal intervention. It won't happen any other way. Those who benefit most are running the show and will never release that control unless forced to with a pretty big hammer.

 

[Wyo2dal]

We really, really need a scheduling committee in both football and bball. If you are going to include SOS in post-season analysis then you need some oversight to ensure equal opportunity at a decent SOS---at least for OOC.

This is why I'm for some federal oversight into college athletics. It simply isn't fair to criticize our SOS on one hand and then not be willing to schedule us on the other.

I absolutely hate the idea of the Federal Government having anything to do with college basketball but you bring up a great point. Teams like Wyoming, Boise St., etc. get ragged on all the time for not having a great SOS but people refuse to schedule them. Its not like Shyatt isn't to boost the SOS. The teams with the SOS don't want to play us and risk a loss. This system is broken.

I'm not a pro-big gov person either. However, in college athletics, the system is designed to keep the highest level of competition reserved for the P5 schools as much as possible and the P5 schools run the show.

The only way to get equality in college sports is federal intervention. It won't happen any other way. Those who benefit most are running the show and will never release that control unless forced to with a pretty big hammer.

It's sad but if you think about it from a business stand point which you should P5 has a monopoly on college athletics and it's revenue and that is exactly why the government needs to step in.

 

[WYCowboy]

We really, really need a scheduling committee in both football and bball. If you are going to include SOS in post-season analysis then you need some oversight to ensure equal opportunity at a decent SOS---at least for OOC.

This is why I'm for some federal oversight into college athletics. It simply isn't fair to criticize our SOS on one hand and then not be willing to schedule us on the other.

I absolutely hate the idea of the Federal Government having anything to do with college basketball but you bring up a great point. Teams like Wyoming, Boise St., etc. get ragged on all the time for not having a great SOS but people refuse to schedule them. Its not like Shyatt isn't to boost the SOS. The teams with the SOS don't want to play us and risk a loss. This system is broken.

I'm not a pro-big gov person either. However, in college athletics, the system is designed to keep the highest level of competition reserved for the P5 schools as much as possible and the P5 schools run the show.

The only way to get equality in college sports is federal intervention. It won't happen any other way. Those who benefit most are running the show and will never release that control unless forced to with a pretty big hammer.

It's sad but if you think about it from a business stand point which you should P5 has a monopoly on college athletics and it's revenue and that is exactly why the government needs to step in.

IMO, it's the media that is driving the bus (mostly east coast) and they are pushing the P5 conference teams.

 

[laxwyo]

There is an entity that could help. It's called the NCAA, but they are worthless now

 

[Wyokie]

IMO, it's the media that is driving the bus (mostly east coast) and they are pushing the P5 conference teams.

BINGO! Especially ESPN and it's networks.

Only way a G5 conference/school can get ahead is to butt-kiss ESPN's ass really good.

 

[Wyo2dal]

The media doesn't help the situation any but the schedules are still controlled by the conferences and not ESPN.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

There is an entity that could help. It's called the NCAA, but they are worthless now

The P5 is the NCAA. Pretty much a shit deal for everyone else.

 

[stymeman]

make the top 25 year in and year out then teams will come to Laramie, sad fact

 

[ragtimejoe1]

make the top 25 year in and year out then teams will come to Laramie, sad fact

It would be an interesting study, but I don't think success will facilitate scheduling in Laramie. It might get us some more pre season tournament invited, however.