SLCPoke Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phxpoke Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I like the hire. I think he can rejuvenate fan interest. It will be nice to see the dome of doom packed again. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tspoke Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Think he knows how to win the fan base? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickdraw Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Good Wyoming guy and looks like a conservative hire to get this new era of NCAA ball figured out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WYO1016 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Underrated hire. It's not a coincidence the team fell apart after he went to Green Bay. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Lootz Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Great hire. Green Bay was one of the worst teams in the country prior to Wicks’ arrival, finishing 361 out of 363 teams in the NET and last place in the Horizon. In one season, Wicks led them to a 3rd place finish and jumped into the upper 200’s of the NET, even after losing 5 of their last 6. A WYO guy, he obviously knows what it takes to be successful there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyobraska Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Love the hire. Linder leaving now is a blessing since it didn't seem like he could get the team back on track. I had such high hopes for Linder at one point. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold-n-brown Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 On 5/12/2024 at 7:27 PM, Wyobraska said: Love the hire. Linder leaving now is a blessing since it didn't seem like he could get the team back on track. I had such high hopes for Linder at one point. Linder was his own worst enemy. I love the hire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headbutt Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Good hire. Can coach, get's (and embraces) the culture. He'll get a pass this year just due to the tiny recruiting window, but it'll be interesting to see what he does going forward. Somebody on Ramnation asked if he had an asst. HC named Butch. Kinda' silly, but I like it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robe Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 It looks like an upgrade. Congrats 1 Quote The Masters 5k road race All American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupslam1 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 A guy named Sundance coaching at Wyoming. Couldn’t be more perfect. Seriously, he sounds like a great hire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobo-tomy Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Congrats Pokes sounds like a great hire. Quote Out of my mind for the Lobos!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tspoke Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 On 5/12/2024 at 11:25 PM, soupslam1 said: A guy named Sundance coaching at Wyoming. Couldn’t be more perfect. Seriously, he sounds like a great hire. I've seen this sentiment from reactions around the country seeing this as some great/funny random coincidence. But, he was born in Wyoming 60 miles from the town of Sundance, where the Kid got his name. SO I am almost certain he was named after the Outlaw/town. Grew to be a huge Wyoming fan and became a coach and eventually made his way home to coach UW. It is an awesome name(My hometown is Sundance) but it issn't really a crazy coincidence to have a sundance being a cowboy coach. The reason his name is sundance is the same reason he's now Wyomings coach. Pretty pumped for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver-Poke Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 On 5/13/2024 at 7:27 AM, tspoke said: I've seen this sentiment from reactions around the country seeing this as some great/funny random coincidence. But, he was born in Wyoming 60 miles from the town of Sundance, where the Kid got his name. SO I am almost certain he was named after the Outlaw/town. Grew to be a huge Wyoming fan and became a coach and eventually made his way home to coach UW. It is an awesome name(My hometown is Sundance) but it issn't really a crazy coincidence to have a sundance being a cowboy coach. The reason his name is sundance is the same reason he's now Wyomings coach. Pretty pumped for him. We stop at the Conoco station off 1-90 there for gas every time when driving to my in-laws in Rapid City. Never been in town proper but it looks nice from the road. I imagine it's similar to Saratoga, Lusk and Guernsey, places I've driven through regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super six Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Following Fresno State's example, Wyoming has hired a coach with roots to ensure long-term success and fan engagement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosegreen Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Sundance can probably get the buy in from players and community. Linder’s leadership fell apart for some reason. Did Wyoming get a buyout from Texas Tech? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tspoke Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 On 5/13/2024 at 11:26 AM, Beaver-Poke said: We stop at the Conoco station off 1-90 there for gas every time when driving to my in-laws in Rapid City. Never been in town proper but it looks nice from the road. I imagine it's similar to Saratoga, Lusk and Guernsey, places I've driven through regularly. Its a pretty cool little town. I would rank it above Lusk and Guernsey but Saratoga is nicer in my biased uninformed random ranking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram1554 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Nice hire, Pokes. Looks like everyone won in this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
