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Signing Day / Transfer Portal

We could have the highest rated recruiting class in the country and ineptitude by this current coaching staff would ruin it. Burman created this mess and we all get to live with it.
 
Eh, the Basin has always been a bit isolated from the rest of the state. Growing up in Powell I felt zero connection or ties to Cheyenne or Laramie. That included the University of Wyoming.

If the Cody kid has no family ties to UW why is he obligated to go play for coaches everyone on this board is ripping when he has the opportunity to play for a better coach?
 
LanderPoke said:
Subjective, dude.
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No; it's not.

It's an absolutely bizarre mentality to have, born of entitlement, stubbornness, tribalism, ego, and some weird need to control and judge literal kids' and their families' lives.

Not one single person has ever been able to give me an answer as to why the school, the athletic programs, or we as fans are automatically entitled to Wyoming students. Why? Because there isn't one. Not one that's based in reality, practicality, or reason.

The toxicity some of you have towards Wyomingites that dare to make their own decisions or step foot outside of the state for any length of time is astounding.
 
DamThatRiver22 said:
No; it's not.

It's an absolutely bizarre mentality to have, born of entitlement, stubbornness, tribalism, ego, and some weird need to control and judge literal kids' and their families' lives.

Not one single person has ever been able to give me an answer as to why the school, the athletic programs, or we as fans are automatically entitled to Wyoming students. Why? Because there isn't one. Not one that's based in reality, practicality, or reason.

The toxicity some of you have towards Wyomingites that dare to make their own decisions or step foot outside of the state for any length of time is astounding.
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Yes, it is. Learn English and use words correctly.
 
Expat_Poke said:
Eh, the Basin has always been a bit isolated from the rest of the state. Growing up in Powell I felt zero connection or ties to Cheyenne or Laramie. That included the University of Wyoming.

If the Cody kid has no family ties to UW why is he obligated to go play for coaches everyone on this board is ripping when he has the opportunity to play for a better coach?
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I do wonder what it’s like going through life with no sense of loyalty to anything. Guess I’m just different than most.
 
LanderPoke said:
I do wonder what it’s like going through life with no sense of loyalty to anything. Guess I’m just different than most.
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Cool. So your boss doesn’t have to give you a raise ever and you will just stay at your job purely due to a ‘sense of loyalty.’ Yes you are different than most.

My advice to an athlete - - weigh everything and make the best decision for you. If some college wants to pay you 6 figures to go play there, then you probably ought to strongly consider it.
 
OrediggerPoke said:
Cool. So your boss doesn’t have to give you a raise ever and you will just stay at your job purely due to a ‘sense of loyalty.’ Yes you are different than most.

My advice to an athlete - - weigh everything and make the best decision for you. If some college wants to pay you 6 figures to go play there, then you probably ought to strongly consider it.
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A lot of the movement won't even be related to the largest bag of cash....Players stayed at schools in the past because they didn't have a choice .... now that transfers are commonplace, players transfer. Players having choice is going to be tough for the 60% (or more) of schools that aren't considered to be "top" choices for recruits.

Now...some (LanderPoke) have attempted to take a moral high ground here and squeeze a narrative about loyalty into the equation. My best faith interpretation is that, since UW has never been an attractive recruiting destination, they are trying to create an alternate pressure consisting of moral outrage that will keep players who have developed into something from leaving for greener pastures. Best of luck with that...I don't think it would be the worst thing in the world if "loyalty" becomes a higher value .... but I really don't think loyalty is what is going on here. The alternative explanation for this... the more likely one IMO...is that this is a manifestation of some sort of a sour grapes thought process.
 
Read an article which quoted Sawvel as saying the type of players he was looking for in the portal will be from lower division schools . Basically players overlooked in recruiting but who are hungry to step up now. That will also be true of players who leave Wyoming in the portal, overlooked by the big boys now looking to go up to the big leagues .
 
1. If a Wyoming kid decides to go out of state for football everyone should wish him well (unless he plays against Wyoming). Sometimes you just want to go someplace different for college. I know that's how I wound up at UW.

2. Colorado State signed zero players from Colorado, unless something changed in the past two days.
 
The class so far has some gems. Let’s hope that they can come together and there are fewer injuries next season. I’ll hold my judgement until at bay until the fall. The first two games should be ones where we see promise. Go Pokes!
 
Should a kid who grows up in Cheyenne be a CSU fan because he grew up in a location that is closer to CSU’s campus than the university of Wyoming’s campus?
 
OrediggerPoke said:
Cool. So your boss doesn’t have to give you a raise ever and you will just stay at your job purely due to a ‘sense of loyalty.’ Yes you are different than most.

My advice to an athlete - - weigh everything and make the best decision for you. If some college wants to pay you 6 figures to go play there, then you probably ought to strongly consider it.
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Apples to bananas comparison
 
LanderPoke said:
Wow. Intriguing. Would be super cool to have a two-sport guy. We truly need a ball handler on the bball team
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History says he will probably eventually pick one sport. It’s incredibly hard to play both.

Austin Conway - Left basketball to pursue football full time.

Scottie Vines - Left basketball to pursue football full time.
 
LanderPoke said:
You think the kids from Wyoming that don’t choose to come to Wyoming are getting paid 6 figures?
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In addition to having his education paid for, I believe that Luke Talich probably makes more in NIL at Notre Dame than pretty much any player on Wyoming’s football roster. If he becomes a starter, then significantly more.

Once the House settlement is over - we won’t even have to speculate anymore. We will know publicly that the Notre Dame player makes a lot more than the Wyoming player.
 
OrediggerPoke said:
In addition to having his education paid for, I believe that Luke Talich probably makes more in NIL at Notre Dame than pretty much any player on Wyoming’s football roster. If he becomes a starter, then significantly more.

Once the House settlement is over - we won’t even have to speculate anymore. We will know publicly that the Notre Dame player makes a lot more than the Wyoming player.
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Well, the education part is basically irrelevant for most athletes, and I guess we'll see about second string former walk ons getting paid 100k
 
LanderPoke said:
Well, the education part is basically irrelevant for most athletes, and I guess we'll see about second string former walk ons getting paid 100k
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Beginning next year - teams can directly pay players up to about an aggregate of $23 million for football yearly.

I bet Notre Dame pays the max. What do you think the 2nd string safety will get out of that $23 million? Remember, there are only 105 players total to be paid which equals an average of $219,000 per player.
 
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