Article said that "Kati Ollilainen led UW with five assists in the exhibition victory" and "A total of 11 Cowgirls scored in the exhibition with all five newcomers getting minutes on the floor. No starter played more than 21 minutes against WCU and only one Cowgirl, Ollilainen, played more than 25 minutes on the night." Link to article

I'm thinking Ollilainen may be the one who takes Tommi's place, even though she's only a freshman (from Finland).

National letters of intent can be signed beginning tomorrow. The Pokes have three commitments so far. Any additional signings expected tomorrow?

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 7, 2023) –The University of Wyoming Athletics Department announced today, Nov. 7, its public awareness campaign, and detailed plans for the upcoming renovation to the West Side of War Memorial Stadium.

Thanks to a significant investment from the Wyoming Legislature and $20 million in private funding, the “Restore the War” project is possible.

Following the conclusion of the 2023 football season, Wyoming will begin its two-phase “Restore the War,” project, which will bring significant improvements to the West Side of War Memorial Stadium.

“For nearly 75 years, War Memorial Stadium has been home -- home not just to our incredible Cowboy student-athletes, but home to the Cowboy and Cowgirl community,” remarked Athletics Director Tom Burman. “Six Saturdays each fall, we come together as a family to share our love for UW and to help propel our student-athletes in competition. We’ve seen historic wins, trophies raised, and share lifelong memories that can only be made at a place like UW. Now we must continue to invest in our home, War Memorial Stadium. This project is an opportunity to enhance the experiences we love through an investment in the very foundation that makes War Memorial Stadium so special to the State of Wyoming.”

Phase one of the project, set to begin immediately following the conclusion of football’s 2023 home slate, will see the complete reconstruction of the lower west side. This portion of the project, which is scheduled to conclude ahead of the 2024 football season, will be highlighted by a new public concourse, improved seating options, and other critical improvements:

• Approximately 3,000 new chairback seats with cup holders, and increased width and leg room.
• New bleacher-style seating with increased width and leg room.
• New public concourse with added vomitories (entrance/exit points) into the War Memorial Stadium west side stands to improve traffic flow.
• Improved ADA access to the west side of War Memorial Stadium.
• New concourse and stadium lighting to improve spectator and student-athlete visibility and safety.
• Newly constructed restrooms, concession stands, and team store.

Phase two of the project will begin at the conclusion of the 2024 season. This phase will include a comprehensive renovation of the War Memorial Stadium Media and Broadcast Center and will allow for significant improvements in media and guest accommodation, improved access for local, regional, and national media, including national television networks, and improved gameday efficiency.

Phase two will also include construction of a new, premium club area that will rest between the seating blocks on the lower west side, and upper west side of the stadium. The new premium area will include 216 new loge-style seats which will allow fans to enjoy all the sights and sounds of Gameday in an outdoor setting. Seats will also come with access to a new, climate controlled indoor club experience with premium food and drink options, and a full-service bar. Fans will enjoy the best pregame experience in the Mountain West and have the opportunity to step inside between the action on the field to accommodate all of your needs. All loge seats will include club access. Additional club access tickets will be available to those with seats purchased on the West Side and will become available based on priority points.

Phase two of the project is expected to be completed prior to the beginning of the 2025 football season.

In addition to the improvements to War Memorial Stadium, the project will also fund a new swimming and diving facility. Full details of that project will be announced at a future date.

The University of Wyoming Athletics department is also excited to announce the launch of www.RestoreTheWar.com, an interactive website which details the upcoming renovation to War Memorial Stadium. Fans are encouraged to visit the website to find further details, interactive FAQs, project renderings, and more important information.

Cowboy and Cowgirl supporters are also encouraged to contribute to the Cowboy Joe Club during this vital period of expansion and growth. The Cowboy Joe Club provides scholarships and resources to Wyoming student-athletes and is essential for the continued success of Wyoming Athletics. Donating to the Cowboy Joe Club will also help you increase your priority points, which will be used to allot seats/access in both the new lower west side, loge area, and premium club area inside War Memorial Stadium.

For more information regarding the “Restore the War” project, how to contribute, or the Cowboy Joe Club, please visit RestoreTheWar.com, or call 307.766.6242.

And there were a few series that our play calling and our clock management were poor, but we played satisfactory in all three phases of the game and found a way to win.

Controlled the game clock and got three turnovers. Bohl ball worked tonight.

BTW, Bohl eligible and still a chance to win the MWC!

Cowboys open as a 2.5 point underdog.

Go Pokes!

Can anyone confirm 15-50 road record with coach bohl. Trying to set my expectations for unlv.

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 5 ,2023) – The Wyoming Cowboys will host the Northern New Mexico Eagles in the 2023-24 season opener on Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium. The Pokes look to move to 4-0 in season openers under head coach Jeff Linder.



Fans can listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network and will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Keith Kelley on the call and Kevin McKinney commenting.



Ticket Information
Fans may order tickets online, via email or by phone at:
•Go to GoWyo.com/tickets
•Email tickets@uwyo.edu
•Call (307) 766-7220
•Stop 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 listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com, as the contest will not be streamed. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as David Settle will be on the call.



About The Teams

Wyoming hosted Metro State in exhibition contest on Oct. 27 earning a 79-67 victory. As a team, the Cowboys did a lot of their damage at the charity stripe, making 32 freebies. Overall, UW shot 38.6-percent from the field. The Roadrunners shot 36.4-percent and made 9-of-29 from beyond-the-arc. Wyoming scored 20 points off 15 Metro State turnovers. The Cowboys committed just seven turnovers of their own.



The Cowboys welcome back four players from last season’s team with two of those players as key contributors to the Wyoming’s NCAA Tournament team in 2022. The Pokes also welcome 11 new players to the roster with five transfers and six freshmen. The roster also includes international flair with three players with international ties. The transfers that joined the program are a veteran group that features a 1,500 point scorer, an NCAA Division II All-American and the NAIA National Player of the Year. The Pokes were picked to finish 10th in the Mountain West Preseason Poll released in October.



The Eagles are 1-1 overall and opened the season last Thursday evening against Florida College falling by a score of 78-67 and faced Oklahoma City University on Saturday earning a 72-66 victory. NNMC is shooting 40 percent from the field on the season and shooting 31 percent from behind the arc.



About The Players

Sam Griffin scored a game-high 24 points on 6-of-10 shooting while Akuel Kot added 22 on 5-for-14 from the floor. The duo also combined to make 21 free throws as the Wyoming Cowboys pulled away from Metro State Friday night in exhibition action in Laramie. Wyoming secured a 79-67 victory.



The Pokes welcome back one starter in guard Brendan Wenzel. He averaged 7.9 points per game last season along with 3.8 rebounds. Guard Kenny Foster returns and is a veteran presence for the Brown and Gold, but will miss the season with an injury. He added 4.8 points per game along with 2.4 rebounds. Forward Caden Powell’s role grew towards the end of his freshman season and added 1.9 points and two rebounds per game. In the final half of conference play he added 3.7 points per game and 2.4 rebounds. Guard Cort Roberson played in four games for the Cowboys. Guard Sam Griffin averaged 15.2 points per game and 2.7 rebounds at Tulsa. He nearly has 1,500 career points and has hit 244 career three-pointers. He is joined by another Division I transfer in Oleg Kojenets, who comes to Laramie from Nebraska and is a native of Lithuania. He played in 18 games last season in the Big Ten. Guard Akuel Kot spent four seasons at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. He earned First Team All-American honors from the NABC last season. He averaged 23.4 points per game last season to rank fourth in NCAA II.



The Eagles are led in scoring by guard Joziah Ramos at 19.5 points per game. He also adds four rebounds per contest and 2.5 assists. Eloy Medina adds 9.5 points per game on the season along with two rebounds per game. Malek Malual leads the team with 7.5 rebounds per game.



About The Series

The contest is the first meeting between the two schools. It is also the first meeting between the Cowboys and NAIA institution since facing Hastings College during the 2021-22 season.



Up Next

The Pokes are back at home on Saturday hosting Cal Poly in the Arena-Auditorium for a 7 p.m. start for a contest on the Mountain West Network.

At the beginning of the game, thought Mo Kamara had Frank’s number but by the second half you could see a definite adjustment by Crum. Thought Kamara went out with an injury in the third quarter.

The personal foul was comical. Crum gets shoved and the finger so he shoves back. But for CSU to not get flagged for their frustration was just another example of how badly the refs were calling the game all night. But the Pokes won despite it, just laughable.

Finally, my daughter and I attended the Women’s Volleyball game after the NM game and who should happen to be sitting in our row? Frank Crum and he was so gracious and approachable that my daughter had a memorable conversation with him. So last night, my daughter went down to the field to get autographs on her hat and when she went up to Frank Crum he actually remembered and called her by name! Big win over your rival and this guy can recall my daughter’s name? Simply amazing! My daughter has talked nonstop about it!

Go Pokes!

Army is putting a major butt kicking on AF. Halftime 20 - 3.

4th Q against Utah State. Utah has increased their lead to 17-7 (oops, SD just scored so it's 17-14). Hope SDSU goes 1-4 in conference play tonight!

Friday night game. Fans look "fatiqued" with the Cowboys and Bohl football, as a good poster alluded to early week.

CSU was completely nonfunctional against our defense, and didn’t convert a single third down. That has to be historic in some way. The defense dominated, period.

Waylee is our best back since Hill. His physical skills are off the charts, and he played with tremendous grit in the second half after tweaking his ankle.

Whenever Bohl’s tenure is done, his legacy will likely be focused on his Border War record. 7-3 against the sheep is a hell of a deal.

Great night for Pokes fans.

CURRENT MWC
Air Force Falcons:4-0 Maybe 8-0
Fresno State:3-1 Maybe 6-2

UNLV 3-1 Maybe 5-3


Boise State 3-1 Maybe 5-3; Boise needs to lose to AFA and Fresno


San Jose State 3-2 Maybe 5-3: SAN JOSE must beat Fresno on November 11

Wyoming 2-2 MAYBE 6-2 Wyoming must win out

Nevada 2-2 They are out! Not wasting my time since if Wyoming beats them --they are out!


BOISE 5-3
at Fresno L Fresno must beat Boise
NM W
at USU W
AFA L AFA Must Beat Boise

FRESNO: 6-2--Wyoming gets the tie breaker
Boise W
@SJSU L
NM W
@SDSU W

UNLV: 5-3
@NM W
WYO L
@AFA L
SJSU W

SAN JOSE STATE 5-3
Fresno W
SDSU W
UNLV L


I hope I have this correct!!

I guess we have officially killed off the QB taking the snap from under center and playing with a FB in lieu of the shotgun snap and 13 personnel. Pretty strange grouping for a power running team. Also kills our play action pass game.

Ian you can re-surface now ..its safe.

Wow BSU brought us down several notches. Well we are not in the top third, but neither is CSU. I see Peasley re-emerging and the team rebounding. Waylee is one week better. Hoyland got a kick in. The staff ought to realize that this ship needs righted now or the season will get away from them.

This gets figured out for a win vs CSU. Not sure if for all the remaining 4 games, but yes for CSU. Pokes are -7. I like the Pokes by 5 or less.

Cowboys 26
csu 22

Attendance 18750

UW official site on the renovations: https://www.restorethewar.com/?fbclid=IwAR3nt2T-dh6VcbSGTnvIEdlgez7ADPAlpOtRKN7VYx5MYPeeEup6FZuCOT8

The 115th Edition of the Border War kicks off at 6 p.m. MST in War Memorial Stadium.

The weather: Temperature 48* with the wind out of West at 16 mph.

Records:

CSU 3-5 (1-3) Home 2-2 Away1-3
WYO 5-3 (2-2) Home 5-0 Away 0-3

Border War Record
CSU leads 59 to WYO 50 with 5 ties.

UH-RAH…..


Go Pokes

Combs is the 14th UW Commitment for the 2024 class. D-lineman out of Beltin (Tex.).

https://www.pokesnews.com/post/godb...races-chip-on-shoulder-for-battle-against-csu

"I wanted to see my guys succeed, but to not be a part of that, and not be participating, it was just tough”. - Cole Godbout on being sidelined due to injury in 2022.

Beat the sheep!
Boot!

You know what to do!

Go Pokes!

Bobby Knight’s obit

Go Pokes

Looking forward to seeing the Cowgirls tonight! Hoping that McKinley (Bradshaw) Dickerson has a great come-back season! Looked at the roster & there are a lot of freshmen. I’d like to think we’ll do well with the veteran players on the team.

Defensive Back from Franklin High School in Texas. The 13th commitment to the Cowboys 2024 class. Rated 3-star prospect by Rivals.com.