Interesting article. I personally believe wins are THE single most important ingredient needed for a team to be an attrative expansion possibility. Unless you have an established, storied tradition (Nebraska, Notre Dame, which also came from winning) one only needs to look at the most recent cases...(TCU and BSU). These two programs are arguably the hottest two teams in the past 5 years and all they have been doing is kicking a$$...EVERYBODY's! They do not have national media markets or followings although everyone knows who they are now. Each has tremendous support from their fan base. I believe WYO could possibly be that next great team that takes the step. Great fan base, albeit frustrated, but desperately would love to be a winner. DC runs a fun offense and with the right pieces in place, anyone would find them fun to watch. Athletic recruits would love to play in this offense. A sprinkle of OOC big time games on the schedule with a home and home with CU that would give the Pokes ample opportunity to make a statement against the PAC, Big 10, and 12. We need to have one or two of those "shock the world" type of games, like beating somebody we have no business beating, and I think we should start with Nebraska this year. We need to do something that makes people in California, Texas, and Florida go "Where the hell is Laramie?" and "What the hell is going on there?" We need to win all of our bowl games, no matter where/what they are. All we need to do is win...and everything else will take care of itself! Go Pokes!
