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We're the new New Mexico

elfletcho said:
I would love to be the new New Mexico winning every other mwc basketball title.
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If the powers that be would ever wake up and smell the roses and dedicate priority to our basketball program, I would fully expect to contend or win conference championships every single year.
 
FarmerPoke said:
elfletcho said:
I would love to be the new New Mexico winning every other mwc basketball title.
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If the powers that be would ever wake up and smell the roses and dedicate priority to our basketball program, I would fully expect to contend or win conference championships every single year.
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One problem with that is... THEY ARE MORONS.
 
FarmerPoke said:
elfletcho said:
I would love to be the new New Mexico winning every other mwc basketball title.
Click to expand...

If the powers that be would ever wake up and smell the roses and dedicate priority to our basketball program, I would fully expect to contend or win conference championships every single year.
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What does that mean? I keep seeing it but want it explained. Pay more for coaches? Pay more for a better schedule?


The reality is that it's just you me and 5-6 thousand other people in that arena. Even last year right? I think they are committed to basketball and that shyatt is the right guy right now (doesn't mean 5 years of his son is the right answer in 2 years). What are you saying they should do?


I've had that answer before but I don't now. (Hiring bobby knight was "that answer")
 
Coeur d' Alene said:
FarmerPoke said:
elfletcho said:
I would love to be the new New Mexico winning every other mwc basketball title.
Click to expand...

If the powers that be would ever wake up and smell the roses and dedicate priority to our basketball program, I would fully expect to contend or win conference championships every single year.
Click to expand...
What does that mean? I keep seeing it but want it explained. Pay more for coaches? Pay more for a better schedule?


The reality is that it's just you me and 5-6 thousand other people in that arena. Even last year right? I think they are committed to basketball and that shyatt is the right guy right now (doesn't mean 5 years of his son is the right answer in 2 years). What are you saying they should do?


I've had that answer before but I don't now. (Hiring bobby knight was "that answer")
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I'm not wanting to start a war about where financial priority should go, but since you wanted an explanation, I'll throw in my 2 cents, which is simply opinion.

Over the last several years I would say priority has been given to improving football facilities, i.e. dollars upon dollars being spent to build the Indoor Practice Facility, Jonah field improvements, East Side of War Memorial Wildcatter Suites and improvements, etc. These expenditures have occurred during an era of Wyoming football where the on field product in general has left much to be desired, and as of this moment, has shown no sign of improvement, obviously I hope Bohl and co. can be the answer and turn Wyo football around, but again my opinion only, I feel the expenditures into the football program are like trying to beat a dead horse to life.

Looking at the basketball program, I only know things I've heard from others, so I'm definitely not a reputable source. With that being said, the whole AA project that kept getting delayed and delayed, and then the 2nd phase essentially indefinitely postponed citing cost, shows to me that the folks that are in charge are not willing to expend the energy or resources at this point to provide the best of the best in facilities for the 2 major programs that have shown any sign of life at all in the last 3 decades, particularly with what Shyatt has the potential to build with the men's program. I'm not downplaying what has been done to the AA because it is beautiful and a great improvement, just pointing out the discrepancy. During the season there was a problem with the arena appearing to be fairly empty because season ticket holders didn't go to games, and no action was taken to try and remedy the problem to improve game atmosphere. Another issue I've heard is that it doesn't seem like there is much effort put into trying to create solutions for the extreme difficulties that have been well documented in scheduling quality opponents, particularly getting teams to come to Laramie. Definitely a unique problem, and I can't say I really know a solution, but Shyatt has been on record saying that he has asked for help and been turned a deaf ear.

I also feel that football is the more promoted sport on campus, in Laramie, and in general among the wyoming fan base. Just look at the difference in postings just on wyonation alone. The football board has more than double the posts that the basketball board has, showing that just in a basic fan forum, there is far more fan interest in a football team that has been poor for decades, than for a basketball team that just won a conference championship. I say this with a grain of salt because I will concede that the Schroyer years were a dark age for the basketball program and drove many fans away, and in general good years have been few and far between going back before that as well.

I don't have any answers, I wish I were smart enough to offer solutions and present them, but sadly about all I know how to do is drive a tractor in a straight line and irrigate with a shovel :P. I just think that it would be much easier to build and maintain a legit, year in year out championship contending basketball program than a football program, and could be done at less of a cost than a football program would, given it takes less staff, less players, smaller venue, etc etc.

I also could be completely wrong :P.
 
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