I will start by saying it was a practice scrimmage. If this would've been a fall camp scrimmage I would be concerned. None of the QBs got their team into the Endzone. Svboda might have a big arm but he sure wasn't accurate. I bet he didn't hit 50% today. Anderson and May had some nice throws and were more accurate. After seeing them both, I would put Anderson and May at a solid 2nd string over Clemons and challenging Svboda for starter. Offense is definitely faster and not a lot of huddling. We have some WRs to get the ball too. Brown, Stevenson, Durr, King, Boddie, Sargent and Merrit are good targets. RBs looked good but they didn't really run the ball that much. Waylee looks bigger! I was surprised as not too many passes to TEs.

Defense will be stellar. Solid 2 deep at most positions. Hoyland I think retired the red shoe, as he wasn't wearing one. The backup kicker and Punter was wearing a blue shoe. Punting was solid as was FG kicking. Great weather and good to see some spring football. Lots to work on before August 31st.

PS: did see a big white guy with Linder and assistants walking around probably 6'8 range.

Go POKES

No idea who, maybe the guy Flo seen and another one.

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Not sure this kid was given a fair chance. I liked what I saw from him Saturday. I hope Sawvel knows what he’s doing naming Svboda QB 1

Will Sawvel go after any players in the portal? What are the needs??

I know it’s SUPER early, but this doesn’t speak highly to how our other young QBs have practiced so far.

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John Smith announces his retirement.

Coach Branch will be on the OSU short list to replace him.

I’d hate to lose Coach Branch…..

Heard today that the Cowgirls will have a scrimmage in the UniWyo gym at 1:00 on Saturday.

"The Cowgirls host Regis at 1 p.m., April 13 and MSU Denver at noon April 27. Both home matches are free and open to the public and will be held inside the UniWyo Sports Complex."

Full Spring Schedule
April 6 at Northern Colorado, 11 a.m.
April 6 vs. Colorado State, 1 p.m.
April 13 vs. Regis, 1 p.m. (HOME)
April 20 vs. Colorado State, Noon
April 20 at Colorado, 2 p.m.
April 27 vs. MSU Denver, Noon (HOME)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 13, 2024) – After an impressive collegiate career that saw him score over 2,000 career points Cowboy guard Sam Griffin will play in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament April 17-20 in Portsmouth, Va. The Tournament features 64 of the top senior players in college basketball.

Since 2016, Wyoming has had five players in the event. Josh Adams played in 2016 with Hayden Dalton doing so in 2018 and Justin James in 2019. Last season, Hunter Maldonado played in the event, as he has led his team to the Finals of the NBA G-League.

The 64 players will be placed on eight teams that will play a tournament style format beginning next Wednesday and will run through Saturday.

The Portsmouth Invitational is the oldest amateur basketball tournament in the nation and is the only event dedicated to college seniors. Griffin will have the opportunity to showcase his skills in front of NBA and international scouts. The top players in the event will also get an invite to the NBA Combine.



Griffin was named Third Team All-Mountain West by the media and Honorable Mention by the league coaches. He led the Cowboys in scoring last season at 16.9 points per game. He also led the team in assists with 3.4 per night. Griffin ranked in the top-five of the conference with 76 made three pointers.



He scored 2,037 career points and recorded 320 career three-pointers. He scored 20 or more points in 11 games last season. He finished his career with eight games with five or more three-pointers.

Thornburn has described UW offense under Sawvel as more of a collegiate type offense. QB just gets the ball to his playmakers. Notthat complex pro style crap that takes forever to develop a pass play!

Got someone

I thought this was a good, post season interview with Heather Ezell. Link

Discussions are beginning about taking the top 80 college football teams and forming a Super League which would consist of 7 ten-member leagues with a 8th ten-member league that would fall in a promotion/relegation competition. The Super League would be equal revenue sharers much like the NFL. This would happen in 2031 when the TV contracts are up and would be a complete break from the NCAA and current system. All schools not invited to the Super League would either continue football under the NCAA umbrella or potentially retire the spikes completely.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (April 9, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowboy football team hit the field on Tuesday marking the third week of spring practice. It marked the seventh of 15 practices with the team gearing up for another open practice this Saturday.



Open Practice on April 13 – Autographs Following Practice


Wyoming will host another open practice on April 13th with a start time set for 10:15 a.m. in War Memorial Stadium. Fans can enter the stadium at Gate 6 and can sit on the lower east side of the stadium. The restrooms in the Indoor Practice Facility will be made available for fans. Stick around after practice for autographs with Cowboy players on the field in the north endzone.



Thoughts From Head Coach Jay Sawvel

“To have the turnout we had on Saturday and all the kids out for the youth clinic it was just a really fun environment. I like where we are at after two weeks, but we are just taking it one day at a time. Right now, it is about our attitude and behavior to create habits. Overall, the energy right now is really good.”



Position Battles on Offense

A lot of fans will have their eyes on Evan Svoboda during the open practices on April 13, but there are some big shoes to fill at other positions along the Cowboy offense.

The Cowboys return four starters on the offensive line, but there are extra-large cleats to fill with Frank Crum preparing to ride for the brand during the NFL draft. Caden Barnett is the most likely candidate to fill the LT spot, but the 6-5, 310-pound junior is also missing spring practice to recover from surgery that kept him out of the Arizona Bowl.

Touted junior college transfer Alex Conn, who began his career at Nebraska, will get a lot of reps while compete with a list of developing youngsters at tackle. Paul Bunyan-strong center Nofoafia Tulafono anchors the unit that also returns the versatile Jack Walsh, Luke Sandy and Wes King.

The Pokes said goodbye to a large senior class at wide receiver with Ayir Asante, Wyatt Wieland, Ryan Marquez and Gunner Gentry all running out of eligibility after lengthy college careers.

Alex Brown returns for one final ride and Will Pelissier showed off his potential catching passes from Peasley during Pro Day. Devin Boddie Jr., who joined the program from Vanderbilt a year ago, and Tyler King, who transferred from Texas Tech this year, have elite speed.

Sawvel said it's also time for Caleb Merritt and Jaylen Sargent to make their moves up the depth chart after developing behind the old guard.

Spring Game on April 27

The spring game is set for April 27 at Cheyenne East High School with kick slated for 1 p.m. The spring game is also free and opened to the public.

Not all -

Washington
Oklahoma State
Michigan
Bryant
Cal Poly SLO
Canisius
Central Arkansas
Charleston Southern
Coast Carolina
Detroit
Fairfield
Fresno State
Gardner-Webb
Long Beach State
Louisville
Mercer
Missouri State
Old Dominion
Pacific
Pepperdine
Rice
Saint Louis
Southern Illinois
Stanford
UIC
UT San Antonio
Vanderbilt
West Virginia
Western Carolina
William & Mary

"With College Football Playoff expansion and NCAA men’s basketball tournament rights totaling $2.4 billion annually and women’s basketball’s most marketable player in history — Iowa’s Caitlin Clark — launching her sport to unprecedented television viewership, collegiate sports appear healthy, vibrant and lucrative. That goes for everyone except the participants.

Questions are brewing from college officials to legal scholars about whether athletes should receive a piece of the postseason revenue. Those discussions have spilled over to athlete rights and employment status, both of which likely will be determined in federal court."

Me thinks it has only just begun!

Obi Agbim, 6’3 Guard one year transfer. I’ve heard he’s a better scorer than Kot!

The article discussed the opinion of the author regarding why the women's ncaa games, late in the bracket, drew more viewers than did the men's games. It was the author's opinion that the women's final tournament games included players that the country has followed for a long time, players that played most of their college careers at the same school. Using the obvious, Caitlin Clark played her entire career at Iowa. For four years, she grew a relationship with Iowa fans - men, women, children, students, etc. Those relationships grew outside their schools fan bases, to basketball fans across the country. Those relationships grew to fans of other conference schools and nonconference games. The author opined that these relationships mean something to fans and they embrace those relationships.

This made me think back, just a few years, to our 2015 men's team. We all knew and had deeper relationships with Nance, Adams, Cook, Grabau, etc. The team was seen around campus, in classes, and was supported by our students. All MWC fans loved Nance and Adams. Their names were known outside of the MWC.

This made me think about the stronger fan relationship I feel I have today with our women's players than I have with our men's players. I knew and could pronounce Mellema and Ustowska on the first day of this season. I couldn't remember/pronounce Cam's last name until midway through the season. Mellema and Ustowska will be back next year. Manyawu will not be back.

This article hit home with me and I think it has something to do with student attendance as well.

Arkansas has decided they want to win a national championship in basketball. For context, here's what that means:

In 2023, they had a $12 million annual basketball operations budget - this included $4 million annually for Musselman. They've decided to pay Calipari $8 million per year. So for 2024-2025, let's assume their basketball budget will be about $16 million.

News reports say that Calipari has been guaranteed between $5 and $6 million annually in NIL money. Including this, Arkansas is willing to spend as much as $22 million annually on basketball.

Wyoming, on the other hand, spends $3.8 million annually on basketball. No one knows what our current NIL spend is, but I would be shocked beyond measure if we are anywhere close to $200,000 per year. Let's be generous and pretend that UW's total basketball investment is $4 million annually.

A school like Arkansas is spending 5.5x what we do on basketball. And yet more years will go by where we all express disappointment in not being relevant.

Until we get aspirational leadership at UW, I'm done getting upset over this stuff.

Idaho St Guard Maleek Arington(alot of ISU players enter the portal)
Ross Reeves Guard Chaminade University D2
Tyran Cook Guard VMI
Milos Vicentic F, D2 as Ian mentioned

I hope there are some big guys somewhere on a list