Showed what this team can look like when it limits Turnovers and gets good shots! Oleg is learning and played good minutes! Still need more from Powell offensively! Let’s see what happens Tuesday! Might get ugly but then bring on the Sheep!!! Where’s all the Linder haters?? Can’t only show up and bash Linder when they lose.

was possible. I learned something new tonight!

Boy did we get out coached

What type of offense will he run?

Just heard he won’t be playing today. Was hospitalized last week. Not sure of the cause.

I've been complaining to my brother that Wenzel is unplayable and that Linder is an idiot for sticking with him. Oh boy does crow taste good today!! Once he saw the first shot go in he became a man possessed!!

Is it you that loves Larry Spaulding? Well some bad news, he just up and quit a few weeks ago. Must have figured out his new assigner didn’t like his officiating. LMAO!! Good riddance silver fox!!!

Last Monday the refereeing circle lost another Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame official. Phil Marton, originally from Buffalo, then Casper and finally Oregon passed away. He officiating high school basketball in Wyoming for 25 years including State and District tournaments every year. He was only 70. I had the privilege of officiating some games with Phil. He was an excellent official with a great personality. RIP Phillip.

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (Jan. 18, 2024) - The Wyoming Cowboys wrap up their homestand with a contest against Nevada on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie. The Pokes will play their second-straight home contest and the second of three-straight Saturday home games.



Fans may order tickets online, via email or by phone at: Go to GoWyo.com/tickets, Email tickets@uwyo.edu by Calling (307) 766-7220 or stopping by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the West Side of the Arena-Auditorium on the corner of Willett Drive and 19th Street.



Fans can watch, listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com and stream on the MW App. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Keith Kelly will be on the call alongside Kevin McKinney.



About The Teams

Wyoming heads into the contest with a 9-8 overall record and a 2-2 mark in conference play after defeating Fresno State last Saturday. The Pokes are shooting 45.1 percent from the field with the opposition shooting 44.7 percent. Wyoming is shooting 38.6 percent from behind the arc this season, which ranks first in the MW and No. 16 in the nation. Wyoming has shot 40 percent or better from behind the arc in eight games this season. The Cowboys are averaging 34.1 rebounds per game for seventh in the conference. UW shoots 75.3 percent from the free throw line for second in the conference.



Nevada heads into the game with a 15-3 overall record and a 2-2 mark in conference play after falling on the road to conference co-leader San Diego State on Wednesday by a tally of 71-59. The Wolf Pack lead the Mountain West in scoring defense allowing only 63.7 points per game, which ranks No. 21 in the nation. Nevada also takes care of the basketball with only 9.4 turnovers per game for first in MW and No. 14 in the nation.



About The Players

Wyoming is led in scoring this season by Sam Griffin at 17.8 points per game for third in the MW and No. 95 in the nation. He stands at 1,799 career points and has hit 282 career three pointers. He also leads the team adding 3.5 per game. Akuel Kot adds 14.8 points per game on the season for No. 13 in the MW and is shooting 40 percent from behind the arc. He has hit two buzzer beaters on the season. Mason Walters is adding 11.7 points per game on the season in seven contests for the season. Caden Powell and Cam Manyawu lead the Cowboys in rebounds this season each adding 5.9 per game.



Nevada is led in scoring by Jarod Lucas at 16.9 points per game. He has 38 three-pointers on the season. Kenan Blackshear adds 16.3 points per game and leads the team with 4.7 assists per game. nick Davidson leads the team grabbing 6.7 rebounds per game.



About The Series

The Cowboys and Wolf Pack will meet for the 30th time on Saturday. Wyoming leads the all-time series by a mark of 20-9 in a series that does date back all the way to 1938. Wyoming is 12-5 against the Wolf Pack in Laramie.



Up Next

Wyoming returns to action on Tuesday heading to San Diego State to take on the Aztecs in a contest at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.

2024 Tropical Bowl Website

Laramie, Wyo. (Jan. 18, 2024) – University of Wyoming graduate wide receiver Ayir Asante will be playing in this year’s Trillion Tropical Bowl College All-Star Football Game on Saturday, Jan. 20. The Ninth Annual Tropical Bowl will be played at Municipal Stadium in Dayton Beach, Fla., and will kick off at 10 a.m., Mountain Time. The game will be available on a Pay-per-View basis on All America TV. The cost for the video stream of the game will be $30.



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Asante will be playing for the American Team vs. the National Team in the Tropical Bowl. Asante caught 21 passes for 372 yards for the Wyoming Cowboys this past season after transferring to Wyoming from Holy Cross. He led Wyoming in both touchdown receptions (6) and in average yards per reception (17.7 yards per catch) in 2024. Asante added 166 yards in kickoff returns and 11 rushing yards for 549 yards of all-purpose yardage for the ‘24 season. He helped lead Wyoming to the 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Championship.



A native of Franklin Township, N.J., Asante played his first four seasons of college football at Holy Cross, an NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) school in Worcester, Mass. Asante earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors at wide receiver for the Crusaders in three consecutive seasons (2019, ‘20 and ‘21) as voted on by Patriot League head coaches. He also was named Second Team All-Patriot League by Phil Steele in 2021. Asante was selected as an Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by Hero Sports in 2019. He was honored as the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week once during his junior season of 2021. Twice during his freshman season of 2019, he was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week.



Over his career at Holy Cross, he caught 117 passes for 1,718 yards and scored 16 receiving touchdowns. Including kick return and rushing yardage, he totaled 2.273 all-purpose yards. In 2022, Asante caught 21 passes for 458 yards and five receiving touchdowns, while averaging 21.81 yards per catch with a long reception of 53 yards. He also returned five kickoffs for 71 yards in ‘22 and totaled 537 all-purpose yards. Asante helped lead Holy Cross to their fourth consecutive league title in ‘22, with a 12-1 overall record and a 6-0 Patriot League mark. Holy Cross entered the 2022 FCS Playoffs as the No. 8 seed, earning them a first round bye. In the second round, they defeated New Hampshire, 35-19. The Crusaders lost in the quarterfinal round to eventual 2022 FCS National Champion South Dakota State, 42-21. The Crusaders earned a spot in the FCS playoffs all four years Asante played at Holy Cross, with the 2022 quarterfinal being their best finish. TJH

The Biden Justice Department has joined multi-state litigation challenging the NCAA rule limiting eligibility for athletes who transfer.

The portal is the new reality. Adapt or die.

Tyler King, a speedster is a big get!!! 4 star recruit with 4 years

I see that they have only lost one game and are 5-0 in conference (Cowgirls are 4-0). UNLV will be tough to beat, but it would be great to see a win by the Cowgirls in Laramie. Too bad the tourney will give UNLV home advantage, but that says good things about the conference having a ranked team.

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From various ranking sites:

UW as team ranked #23/24 while still struggling with some injuries

Part of the story from the Seattle Times:

Note that UNLV completed their turnaround this year with “virtually no” NIL funding. That all ended when USC threw big money at their QB, and now their leading receiver is looking at $250k to leave.

Watch Sunny talk about creating belief here. One of the best culture guys in all of basketball.

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The Athletic interviewed the Top 150 recruits about the process, and granted them anonymity. Here is what they said about NIL:

Did you sign with the school that offered you the best NIL deal? If not, how much did you leave on the table to sign with where you ultimately decided to go?

• It wasn’t a big difference for me in terms of the total package. All the schools offered about $300,000 to $400,000 per year with the ability to earn more.

• I left some money on the table, about $50,000. But I signed with my dream school.

• The dollar figures were similar so NIL wasn’t a priority for me. I’m worried about the big bucks later. My relationship with the coaches, watching them practice and seeing it was really was the biggest factor.

• I had another school offer me the same NIL deal in total, but with a signing bonus. The signing bonus would’ve been basically a really nice car. The NIL deal is like an NFL rookie contract. I had an agent handle it all for me. As soon as NIL came out, my dad was like, “You need an agent.” When schools call, they have the position coach, head coach and the money man from the collective call you. That last guy is the one who talks about NIL with the agent.

• I signed with the team that gave me the best chance to make the NFL, not the most NIL money.

• I didn’t sign with the school who offered me the biggest NIL deal I could’ve gotten, but coming from where I come from, any money I receive from a college is life-changing money.

• I signed completely off the bond I built with coaches. I didn’t start talking about NIL until recently. I’ll be making about $80,000 to $100,000 per year. A couple other schools had similar offers.

• No, I didn’t. I signed with (my school) and they gave me like $90,000. I feel like it’s not really about the money for me and I like (my school). … I want to say (my best offer was about) $200,000. They came in the process late and (my school) was there since my freshman year so it was easy.

• I didn’t sign with the school who offered the biggest deal. In total, it was probably about $300,000 in difference for the three years. Why did I go to the school offering less money? Because in the long run I could go somewhere where I can stay focused — not be distracted — and get on the field right away.

• I signed with the school who offered me the best NIL deal. Other schools threw a lot of big numbers out, but the school I signed with I trusted I’d get the money because I saw other guys got it.

• I left some money on the table. I didn’t bring up NIL until my official visits. One team told me if I committed early and helped bring other guys in, they’d give me $40,000 a month up until I signed. But I didn’t sign with them.

• To be honest, I didn’t. I don’t really look at all that stuff right now. I (chose) the school that, I wouldn’t say showed the best love, but it was a school where I just really liked being around the people and I felt like I could make an impact there. … I’ll get (NIL) later on. I think I’m looking to invest in myself now and then get a bigger bag later on.

• I’m not sure. I didn’t really ask about NIL, money-wise. That wasn’t really on my mind. I knew it was gonna come, but I just wasn’t really concerned about it.

Utah State needed a weird 5 point play with 8.4 seconds on a BAAD call to pull off a win over UNLV. Awful call, in my opinion and never should be called but definitely not at the end of a game like that. Play starts at about 2:30

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Rebels are not good this year but should have won. This league is going to cannibalize itself to the point only 3 maybe 4 teams get in the Dance.

Josh 2Tds in the 1Q

Does he take one of the NFL positions? With all of the drama of NIL and the transfer portal, it's probably a good time to make the change.

Sundance is doing a remarkable job in Green Bay, as many suspected he would. He's one of the best culture coaches I've ever been around.

Who knows. Maybe he'll be back sooner than later.

Fresno State is terrible - maybe even worse than us. They got drilled last week against the Aztecs and Nevada.

Wyoming is on a 4 game losing streak ATS. Is today when we begin to regress to the mean? Probably.

The AA is going to be like a morgue with the current roads and weather. The only “fans” there will be the professors and other locals who like to sit in the stands with headphones listening to the radio broadcast. As such, I’m taking the under to hedge.

I am committed to fading Linder until proven wrong, so I’m playing Fresno and the points. Feels gross, but the only way out is through.

So it goes.