Student section

[WyoExpat]

We definitely need more than 3 rows of kids that are willing to be rowdy. That or some of the kids from the floor need to bite the bullet and sit in the first row of seats behind the SRO. If the front row stands up, then everyone will.

Do these things get mentioned in the BI? Do kids read the BI still?

I don't believe these things get mentioned in the BI, but also there's not very many people that I know of who read it in the first place

Possibly the most embarrassed I ever was about the University of Wyoming was when I looked back at the quality of the Branding Iron compared to the school newspapers at the two institutions I attended following graduation from UW. Both of those student papers were serious journalistic outlets that could serve as a legitimate source for widely reported news stories. I cannot recall if the BI ever broke a real story.

If one wrote an opinion letter to the BI, I am not entirely confident that they would not publish it as a news item on the front page.

 

[BeaverPoke]

We definitely need more than 3 rows of kids that are willing to be rowdy. That or some of the kids from the floor need to bite the bullet and sit in the first row of seats behind the SRO. If the front row stands up, then everyone will.

Do these things get mentioned in the BI? Do kids read the BI still?

I don't believe these things get mentioned in the BI, but also there's not very many people that I know of who read it in the first place

Possibly the most embarrassed I ever was about the University of Wyoming was when I looked back at the quality of the Branding Iron compared to the school newspapers at the two institutions I attended following graduation from UW. Both of those student papers were serious journalistic outlets that could serve as a legitimate source for widely reported news stories. I cannot recall if the BI ever broke a real story.

If one wrote an opinion letter to the BI, I am not entirely confident that they would not publish it as a news item on the front page.

I am finding this to be true as well.
I figured schools were supposed to have a newspaper just because... turns out they can actually serve a purpose. Especially with sports.

 

[wyopig]

I didn't think the BI was too bad when I was there. Everyone read it. Seriously.

 

[TSpoke]

I didn't think the BI was too bad when I was there. Everyone read it. Seriously.

Agreed. What do kids do during lectures now? Listen to the professor?

 

[Cheywypoke]

If I were Shyatt and anyone involved with the basketball program, this whole thing would piss me off -- as a fan it pisses me off -- why wouldn't you want the crowd to be rowdy and engaged in the game. You want the crowd to impact the game, if possible. Its supposed to be the Dome of Doom, not the Doom of Politeness. How about moving the mom to another seat if she doesn't like sitting behind people standing up.

 

[wyokoke]

I didn't think the BI was too bad when I was there. Everyone read it. Seriously.

Agreed. What do kids do during lectures now? Listen to the professor?

Text. Faceboox/Twitter. Games. Skip altogether. Obviously none of this is from experience though....

 

[TSpoke]

I didn't think the BI was too bad when I was there. Everyone read it. Seriously.

Agreed. What do kids do during lectures now? Listen to the professor?

Text. Faceboox/Twitter. Games. Skip altogether. Obviously none of this is from experience though....

Thats true. Didn't have smart phones when I was in school only flip cell phones. I would often grab a BI while walking into a classroom and read it before class started.

 

[wyokoke]

I didn't think the BI was too bad when I was there. Everyone read it. Seriously.

Agreed. What do kids do during lectures now? Listen to the professor?

Text. Faceboox/Twitter. Games. Skip altogether. Obviously none of this is from experience though....

Thats true. Didn't have smart phones when I was in school only flip cell phones. I would often grab a BI while walking into a classroom and read it before class started.

Yeah personally I've read maybe 2 in 2 and a half years on campus. They have the CST and WSJ and possibly NYT in the union and a lot of people read those, but not the BI

 

[MrTitleist]

I didn't think the BI was too bad when I was there. Everyone read it. Seriously.

Agreed. What do kids do during lectures now? Listen to the professor?

Text. Faceboox/Twitter. Games. Skip altogether. Obviously none of this is from experience though....

Thats true. Didn't have smart phones when I was in school only flip cell phones. I would often grab a BI while walking into a classroom and read it before class started.

The BI was handy for killing time during class too! Hard to make it through Rocks for Jocks without it.

 

[stymeman]

cmon Student's get creative and clever tomorrow night, we need ya big time

 

[gopokes1399]

I didn't think the BI was too bad when I was there. Everyone read it. Seriously.

Agreed. What do kids do during lectures now? Listen to the professor?

Text. Faceboox/Twitter. Games. Skip altogether. Obviously none of this is from experience though....

Thats true. Didn't have smart phones when I was in school only flip cell phones. I would often grab a BI while walking into a classroom and read it before class started.

The BI was handy for killing time during class too! Hard to make it through Rocks for Jocks without it.

You went to that lecture? My teacher posted everything online, just had to show for tests

 

[MrTitleist]

Yeah, we went to college before this thing called "the internet".. hardly anything was posted online, if anything.

 

[fromolwyoming]

Yeah, we went to college before this thing called "the internet".. hardly anything was posted online, if anything.

Well, I've more or less grown up with the internet in nearly all of it's fazes. That includes dial-up where you could not use the phone if you were on the internet (unless you had an extra phone line). Want something entertaining yet makes you feel old? Watch "Teens React to 90s Internet". Turns out teens, despite being "tech savy" don't really know how things actually work.

 

[McPeachy]

If I were Shyatt and anyone involved with the basketball program, this whole thing would piss me off -- as a fan it pisses me off -- why wouldn't you want the crowd to be rowdy and engaged in the game. You want the crowd to impact the game, if possible. Its supposed to be the Dome of Doom, not the Doom of Politeness. How about moving the mom to another seat if she doesn't like sitting behind people standing up.

Welcome to how the UW athletics department is being run. No confrontation, no waves, no headlines, everybody be polite, golf-clap only, and you are out on your ass if you dare utter the word "SHIT" in front of others.

Our fanbase, in certain sections (football and basketball), can't stand when other fans yell or are cheering "too loud." They treat athletic events like they are piano recitals. Great...now you got me pissed off!

 

[Cowboy Junky]

If I were Shyatt and anyone involved with the basketball program, this whole thing would piss me off -- as a fan it pisses me off -- why wouldn't you want the crowd to be rowdy and engaged in the game. You want the crowd to impact the game, if possible. Its supposed to be the Dome of Doom, not the Doom of Politeness. How about moving the mom to another seat if she doesn't like sitting behind people standing up.

Welcome to how the UW athletics department is being run. No confrontation, no waves, no headlines, everybody be polite, golf-clap only, and you are out on your ass if you dare utter the word "SHIT" in front of others.

Our fanbase, in certain sections (football and basketball), can't stand when other fans yell or are cheering "too loud." They treat athletic events like they are piano recitals. Great...now you got me pissed off!

I can't believe our spoiled ass student section complains enough to get the rowdy people in front of them thrown out. It's not like the student section is assigned. It's first come first serve, so if you get stuck behind people standing it's your own damn fault for not getting there sooner.

It's b.s.

 

[JFParnell]

This to me is absolutely ridiculous. Fans can definitely be rowdy and give a home team advantage without being crude or doing something wrong.

I was at the Nevada game with my daughter, and she kept asking me why it was so quiet. She comes from a high school in Washington state that absolutely has a great time at games. They dress up, and face paint and really cheer on their team. I told her how rowdy the fans were in my day at Wyoming, and I was embarrassed by the student section when we saw it first hand. They most they could do is mildly cheer defense. Total lameness. I hate to think that will be going on this Wednesday when they face the hated sheep.

My first year at the UW we played arch nemesis BYU. Devin Durant came down the floor down by one and was fouled with seconds remaining. He went to the line for the one and one, and someone threw a whiskey bottle from the stands that broke at his feet. After being chastised by coach Brandenburg, the crowd was told to settle down. Durant got a second shot. He missed that too, and the AA absolutely exploded. Pure pandemonium. At that time they allowed the gold Go cups to be taken into the stands, and they just rained out of the stands on to the court. It was awesome. Wyoming is also the University known for the dreaded "freezer section" when they played in the Fieldhouse. Smokey Gains even refused to bring his team out for the second half. Snowballs were regularly pelting the opposing team's bench. I am not advocating any of this, nor have I ever participated, but to go from that reputation as one of the worst places to play in the nation, to the milk toast variety of fans they have today is embarrassing as an Alumni.

And who added the lame C O W B O Y S cowboys, cowboys, cowboys to the end of Cowboy Joe? That truly sucked. How many even know the words to the song these days? I didn't hear anyone singing it.

This team is 18-4 and shooting to get into the NCAA, and this is the most that the student body can muster.

 

[POKE FAN]

Wyoming is also the University known for the dreaded "freezer section" when they played in the Fieldhouse.

The Freezer Section was pretty nasty. When you could get BYU players to turn around and flip off the boys during the game, you knew you were renting space in their heads. Most of the Freezers would be shocked/stunned/saddened/pissed by what is going on in the student section at the AA nowadays.

 

[joshvanklomp]

I am not advocating any of this, nor have I ever participated, but to go from that reputation as one of the worst places to play in the nation, to the milk toast variety of fans they have today is embarrassing as an Alumni.

I'd be more embarrassed to be known as a fan base that throws whiskey bottles at opposing fans. Seriously, that's the type of fan base you wish we had?

 

[JFParnell]

I am not advocating any of this, nor have I ever participated, but to go from that reputation as one of the worst places to play in the nation, to the milk toast variety of fans they have today is embarrassing as an Alumni.

I'd be more embarrassed to be known as a fan base that throws whiskey bottles at opposing fans. Seriously, that's the type of fan base you wish we had?

I am trying to point out that there has to be a middle ground between what I saw against Nevada on Saturday, and the notorious Freezer Section from the Fieldhouse. A whiskey bottle from the Freezer Section would have been considered a gift, compared to what they normally threw at opposing players. What I saw Saturday was just as bad, but at the other end of the spectrum. Just look at any student section for teams like University of Washington, Kansas, San Diego State, and New Mexico and their student sections. Hell even tiny Gonzaga is louder than Wyoming.

Like I said this team is 18-4 and good enough to make it to the post season. Remembering my days and the Fennis Dembo, Eric Leckner era and the fun that we had at every game, and the thrill of watching those guys make it to the Sweet 16 was special. You have to realize how rare this is and get behind your team. That is if the cops don't kick you out for cheering.

 

[McPeachy]

Looking back...the politeness / good guy mandate started with Lee Moon really. He was a dick of an AD, and unfortunately passed that mentality on to both Barta, and Burman, administrations, who both jumped right on board with it.

Things became increasingly worse though, when apathy hit even harder - under Burman's watch - and his firing of Bucky, hiring of Heath, extending Heath, firing Heath, firing Glenn, hiring Dickface, firing Dickface.