University of Wyoming is going to cut $10m from it's budget, including $1m from the Athletic department or 8.3% of that budget

http://trib.com/news/local/education/uw-...e31a7.html

The downside of dependence on Institutional funding for athletics.

I think the only recourse for Wyoming is to form a new FBS conference with both Montana schools, all 4 Dakota schools, Colorado State, Air Force and New Mexico. Add Idaho and UTEP to go to 12.

MWC could go with Portland State, Northern Arizona, Eastern Washington and one of the California schools.

That might be a way for Wyoming to save money. They would still be with the mountain schools from the MWC.

I'm a big supporter of Wyoming as I've spent most of my life in the state. But I don't see why they would leave the MWC and form another conference which in turn will bring in less revenue. Along with Colorado State and the others, I don't see them leaving either, especially with CSU eyeing the Big 12. The Montana schools have already been leery about going FBS, I don't think that conference would entice them to make the jump. I don't know much about the Dakota schools to say whether they would go for it.

When your in the 5th/6th best conference I just don't see going down to being in the worst in conference revenue.

(05-09-2017 02:50 AM)StinkyDuck Wrote:  I'm a big supporter of Wyoming as I've spent most of my life in the state. But I don't see why they would leave the MWC and form another conference which in turn will bring in less revenue. Along with Colorado State and the others, I don't see them leaving either, especially with CSU eyeing the Big 12. The Montana schools have already been leery about going FBS, I don't think that conference would entice them to make the jump. I don't know much about the Dakota schools to say whether they would go for it.

When your in the 5th/6th best conference I just don't see going down to being in the worst in conference revenue.

You're responding to a suggestion by David St, just keep that in mind.

I completely understand its just a suggestion. And I'm just giving my opinion on why I don't think it'll work. If he has his idea on why he thinks it would work I would like to hear it. I believe we all have ideas on how conferences and such should be set up. Some of mine are probably head scratching.

(05-09-2017 02:07 AM)Stugray2 Wrote:  University of Wyoming is going to cut $10m from it's budget, including $1m from the Athletic department or 8.3% of that budget

http://trib.com/news/local/education/uw-...e31a7.html

The downside of dependence on Institutional funding for athletics.

please use a capital uppercase M instead of a small lowercase m when abbreviating millions of dolllars.

Hate to see it happen to a program with so much tradition.

(05-09-2017 02:21 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  I think the only recourse for Wyoming is to form a new FBS conference with both Montana schools, all 4 Dakota schools, Colorado State, Air Force and New Mexico. Add Idaho and UTEP to go to 12.

MWC could go with Portland State, Northern Arizona, Eastern Washington and one of the California schools.

That might be a way for Wyoming to save money. They would still be with the mountain schools from the MWC.

lol

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(05-09-2017 07:15 AM)StinkyDuck Wrote:  I completely understand its just a suggestion. And I'm just giving my opinion on why I don't think it'll work. If he has his idea on why he thinks it would work I would like to hear it. I believe we all have ideas on how conferences and such should be set up. Some of mine are probably head scratching.

his posts are known for being ridiculous here. I'm surprised he didn't put Wyoming in a conference with the Colorado School of Mines.

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This surprised me. I'm in Oil sales and Wyoming has one of largest amounts of oil in the US. How have they not capitalized on that? Dakota boom drinking their milkshake?

When the oilfield crashed a couple of years ago they still haven't rebounded. It's starting to pick back up but no where in production as it was. Same goes for Utah and Colorado. Most of the locals in the oilfield get sent up to North Dakota for work. The companies are hiring again like crazy which is a positive sign, so hopefully soon it'll be back.

(05-09-2017 09:27 AM)StinkyDuck Wrote:  When the oilfield crashed a couple of years ago they still haven't rebounded. It's starting to pick back up but no where in production as it was. Same goes for Utah and Colorado. Most of the locals in the oilfield get sent up to North Dakota for work. The companies are hiring again like crazy which is a positive sign, so hopefully soon it'll be back.

It will be back, and then it will crash again. States need to stop relying on oil money, or instead of spending it like drunken sailors when it comes in, put some away for the inevitable crash.

That is so true! The town I live in now was relying on it too much now they are screwed. They should have sat money to the side for the down years.

(05-09-2017 07:28 AM)goofus Wrote:  please use a capital uppercase M instead of a small lowercase m when abbreviating millions of dolllars.

please spell dollars with just 2 L's

I wonder if the timing of the announcement of our scheduling agreement was meant to lessen the sting. Wyoming and New Mexico are the two WAC/MWC programs that I miss playing and still root for. It sucks to see them making cuts.

Money's tight, nothin's free, won't somebody come and rescue me.

(05-09-2017 09:30 AM)jacksfan29 Wrote:  

(05-09-2017 09:27 AM)StinkyDuck Wrote:  When the oilfield crashed a couple of years ago they still haven't rebounded. It's starting to pick back up but no where in production as it was. Same goes for Utah and Colorado. Most of the locals in the oilfield get sent up to North Dakota for work. The companies are hiring again like crazy which is a positive sign, so hopefully soon it'll be back.

It will be back, and then it will crash again. States need to stop relying on oil money, or instead of spending it like drunken sailors when it comes in, put some away for the inevitable crash.

ND has billions in a trust fund that can't be touched until later without an overwhelming majority vote by the legislature. Money has been set aside. The State Education system has seen it's budget grow much more than other states, so it was cut back this year. Fat was trimmed but there was still a lot of bellyaching as since 2010 times has been were exceedingly good.

Wyoming has an even more natural resources based economy with coal and oil and nat gas, but an even bigger trust fund.

My guess is US gov't owns most of that land, and won't allow drilling to happen.

(05-09-2017 04:08 PM)NoDak Wrote:  

(05-09-2017 09:30 AM)jacksfan29 Wrote:  

(05-09-2017 09:27 AM)StinkyDuck Wrote:  When the oilfield crashed a couple of years ago they still haven't rebounded. It's starting to pick back up but no where in production as it was. Same goes for Utah and Colorado. Most of the locals in the oilfield get sent up to North Dakota for work. The companies are hiring again like crazy which is a positive sign, so hopefully soon it'll be back.

It will be back, and then it will crash again. States need to stop relying on oil money, or instead of spending it like drunken sailors when it comes in, put some away for the inevitable crash.

ND has billions in a trust fund that can't be touched until later without an overwhelming majority vote by the legislature. Money has been set aside. The State Education system has seen it's budget grow much more than other states, so it was cut back this year. Fat was trimmed but there was still a lot of bellyaching as since 2010 times has been were exceedingly good.

Wyoming has an even more natural resources based economy with coal and oil and nat gas, but an even bigger trust fund.

But it's still not THAT big. Wyoming's trust fund is about $5 billion. Alaska's is about $40 billion.