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Wyoming's 2027 Recruiting Class Building Early Momentum as Jay Sawvel Expands Cowboys' Reach!

It certainly looks like we’ve gotten some talent to commit. The qb and te from Chicago looks promising. Enjoying Cody’s introduction of the 50 new faces. That Bo Gable sounds like he’s an athlete for sure. Maybe a bit small now for LB. Great name too
 
PorkerPoke said:
Commits. That’s all. No complaints about the pursuit of commitments.

Joe Tiller invited me to his office on a sunny August afternoon when I stopped to pick up the game schedule poster and we talked recruiting. He said he wasn’t going to settle for long term developmental players. He was expecting true or redshirt freshman to be able to play on special teams effectively and be starter quality by the redshirt sophomore year. He said if you were a redshirt junior and not dependable to play on special teams you were a waste of his time. He admitted he had to use his resources wisely because everyone will extend offers to the better players with rarely any of those considering a program that could only afford to make a phone call and send a letter. His advantage was if he was able to sign a decent player he didn’t have to re-recruit them as is the case nowadays.

Seen it all before. The clock ticks and things change. It would be really nice if the program made a major move in the winning direction this season. Not just 5 wins or even the Burman 6 win reward level. Need 4 or more wins in conference play and no less than 3 wins in OOC which means at least a 7-5 (4-4) record to get me to accept another season of the 2 remaining years of guaranteed contract after this season.

Unfortunately every season has the potential to be a roster changer and as Joe Glenn pointed out - birthdays can have their benefits and sustaining the quality of the roster will define the future.

Hope the program is successful in enhancing the roster this year and Wyoming fans can enjoy seeing some success which can help with recruiting. For now until potential players sign and we see the results that is when the excitement of their commitment grows. A lot happens between now and December 4, 2026 and the 2027 season. It starts this fall with a coach who is 7-17 (4-11) trying to revamp the offense which is amongst the weakest in all of D1 FBS football.
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Tiller and Glenn...damn I wish we had either of them right now. Alzheimer's is a really tough disease. Best wishes to Glenn and his family.

But I am not sure what either Tiller and Glenn had to say about freshman recruits and birthdays is overly applicable in today's transfer portal and NIL world. Unfortunately, programs like Wyoming are going to be forced to play undeveloped freshman...and unfortunately, the good players will likely be celebrating birthdays with other teams.

That said - - Tiller and Glenn would have both probably had less than 2 losses with our upcoming schedule. Sawvel - - I am not counting out the basement. But let's say we a miracle does occur and we do finish 7-5...is that really saying much with one of the worst schedules in all of FBS?
 
Wyolie Coyote said:
FIFY
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I fear we are going to lose and it might not be close. That stadium will be humming, CSU always plays well out of the gate, and we are a steaming pile until I see otherwise. Plus, they want to show that they and their new conference are significantly better than the Wyoming's of the world. We should have a chip on our shoulder. Sawful has no ability to motivate so we won't. I'm actually quite worried about the UNC game. They might woodshed us too - and then the season will be a total loss.
 
LawPoke said:
I fear we are going to lose and it might not be close. That stadium will be humming, CSU always plays well out of the gate, and we are a steaming pile until I see otherwise. Plus, they want to show that they and their new conference are significantly better than the Wyoming's of the world. We should have a chip on our shoulder. Sawful has no ability to motivate so we won't. I'm actually quite worried about the UNC game. They might woodshed us too - and then the season will be a total loss.
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I also see the CSU game as a likely blowout loss and a deflating start to the season. The trade of the North Texas home game for the CSU road game will probably go down in infamy.

That said - I see a home loss to UNC as unlikely. Northern Colorado is once again expected to be a bottom dweller in the Big Sky.

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LawPoke said:
I fear we are going to lose and it might not be close. That stadium will be humming, CSU always plays well out of the gate, and we are a steaming pile until I see otherwise. Plus, they want to show that they and their new conference are significantly better than the Wyoming's of the world. We should have a chip on our shoulder. Sawful has no ability to motivate so we won't. I'm actually quite worried about the UNC game. They might woodshed us too - and then the season will be a total loss.
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I feel like this year's Border War is the biggest regular season game for the Cowboys since 2016. Lose that game and the season could come unraveled very quickly.
 
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