The Front Porch?

[OrediggerPoke]

Actually, you got it completely backwards. When looking for a house, the most important factor is location. You give me a choice of a 10,000 square foot mansion in North Dakota or a 1500 sq. foot cabin in Vail, I'm moving to Vail. And that's the problem for UW. Laramie is not an attractive town to live in for most kids. Plus, Wyoming hasn't legalized weed. So that's another big problem if you want kids to come to your campus.

I’m taking the North Dakota property all day every day. No desire to live in Vail. But that’s fine, Laramie might not be everyone’s cup of tea. Laramie isn’t going to magically become something that it’s not and it should embrace its identity.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

Restoring Confidence in the University of Wyoming

Conservatives have been frustrated with the direction of higher education for decades. Yet conservative responses like protecting free speech and ending racial preferences have not kept the higher education machine from veering ever leftward.

dc.claremont.org

You guys should probably critique that. I probably don't care enough to spend time fact checking it, lol.

 

[Midwest Cowboy]

Actually, you got it completely backwards. When looking for a house, the most important factor is location. You give me a choice of a 10,000 square foot mansion in North Dakota or a 1500 sq. foot cabin in Vail, I'm moving to Vail. And that's the problem for UW. Laramie is not an attractive town to live in for most kids. Plus, Wyoming hasn't legalized weed. So that's another big problem if you want kids to come to your campus.

Because a college kid would never smoke pot if it was illegal? The world needs more potheads like we need another pandemic. Thank god my kid is looking at the institution, recreational ops. (mtn biking, hunting, fishing, climbing, skiing/snowboarding, etc.), D-1 sports, and quality of life vs. the availability of recreational drugs. To each is own though, no judgment by me.

 

[doreno5]

Restoring Confidence in the University of Wyoming

Conservatives have been frustrated with the direction of higher education for decades. Yet conservative responses like protecting free speech and ending racial preferences have not kept the higher education machine from veering ever leftward.

dc.claremont.org

You guys should probably critique that. I probably don't care enough to spend time fact checking it, lol.

Glanced at it, I would bet any amount of money that it was written by someone who did not graduate from UW.

 

[LawPoke]

Every time that I have been in the market for a new 'livable house,' I started by looking at the size, structure and maintenance of the house. Next I looked at the location, lot size, amenities, covenants/restrictions, etc.. I can't recall ever giving a shit whether the closest sports team was any good or not.

I absolutely support building the 'livable' campus with funds for amenities that appeal to all students. The new dorms are a great example and a long needed improvement. A million bucks of taxpayer or student funds for the pocket of a transfer QB, no thanks.

Then you and I are in violent agreement. I would much rather invest in making UW attractive as an institution - one that is growing and not shrinking, one that is filled with the brightest and best, one that innovates and takes risks, one that contributes to the growth of the state's economy and active retention of our kids (at least giving them the option to stay if they want), one where politicians don't meddle and is so involved in the fabric of the state that no legislator or governor would dare diminish or hamstring it. When you have that sort of juggernaut, the money for athletics and other stuff will come.

In terms of NIL, we simply cannot compete. I think we should actively retool our programs, facilities, and mindsets to accept the reality that the big guys are leaving (or have left) us behind (either actually or practically) and that we are destined for a modified version of the current FCS with other G6 teams joining us eventually.

 

[OrediggerPoke]

Then you and I are in violent agreement. I would much rather invest in making UW attractive as an institution - one that is growing and not shrinking, one that is filled with the brightest and best, one that innovates and takes risks, one that contributes to the growth of the state's economy and active retention of our kids (at least giving them the option to stay if they want), one where politicians don't meddle and is so involved in the fabric of the state that no legislator or governor would dare diminish or hamstring it. When you have that sort of juggernaut, the money for athletics and other stuff will come.

In terms of NIL, we simply cannot compete. I think we should actively retool our programs, facilities, and mindsets to accept the reality that the big guys are leaving (or have left) us behind (either actually or practically) and that we are destined for a modified version of the current FCS with other G6 teams joining us eventually.

Well stated.

 

[sandiegopoke]

Restoring Confidence in the University of Wyoming

Conservatives have been frustrated with the direction of higher education for decades. Yet conservative responses like protecting free speech and ending racial preferences have not kept the higher education machine from veering ever leftward.

dc.claremont.org

You guys should probably critique that. I probably don't care enough to spend time fact checking it, lol.

Glanced at it, I would bet any amount of money that it was written by someone who did not graduate from UW.

The Claremont institute is a conservative think tank. Nothing in this is surprising, coming from that point of view.