One thing that I thought was particularly interesting was the point about transferring credits into Wyoming as a recruiting issue. That strikes me as potentially a campus-wide problem.
As I recall, this was mentioned along with creating easier majors.
It makes sense, as there are essentially two components moving an athletic program up a notch: 1) money, and 2) lowered academic standards...or, if you prefer, making absolutely sure that big, strong, fast boys can get into your school and stay forever eligible.
So, the value of the report wasn't that it pointed out these truisms, but that it reviewed what Wyoming should specifically think about in those two areas. (By the way, I sure can't understand the crabbing about the price of this report. 35K? You can't buy a one year old Suburban for that.)
I think it was valuable to have a quick review on the money issues. How do we rate in terms of spending? Where should we direct more money, assuming we have it: salaries, planes, facilities, what?
I think it said the hard truth about the academic issue too. Watch an FSU game, for instance...you may learn that a DB is "great in the classroom" because he is carrying a 2.9 GPA. His major? Packaging. Or you can read about how schools like Michigan do it. They have their classes -- like "Fundamentals of Volleyball" -- in their giant athletic facility. Some classes are taught by coaches.
It was also interesting on other issues that don't fall neatly in either category. For instance, I thought some of the branding/recruiting thoughts were intriguing...i.e., to appeal to the guys we're after it has to be a lot more hip-hop and lot less Garth Brooks and pictures of John Wayne. I liked how they confronted the problem of school colors (and don't jump all over this, it's a simple fact) and said, hey, get some professional help on uniform designs, as this stuff is important to kids.
Anyway, for a short, cheap review, I liked it...or I should say liked how it tried to walk through our issues, and gives us a lot to think about.