WT Football

[ASUPops]

West Texas A&M Athletics and head football coach Josh Lynn invite members of Buff Nation to join the Buffs for a WT Football Fundraiser on Thursday, April 20^th inside of Legacy Hall inside of the Jack B. Kelley Student Center.

Enjoy a night filled with fellowship, food and football as Coach Lynn and his staff share the fundamentals and future plans of the program in an engaging four-quarter program. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased online HERE.

Schedule of Events
Tailgate – 5:30 p.m.
1^st Quarter – Welcome & Dinner (6:35 p.m.)
2^nd Quarter – Offensive Game Plan with Chase Kyser (7:15 p.m.)
Halftime – Staff Introductions (7:30 p.m.)
3^rd Quarter – Defensive Game Plan with Levi Gallas (7:45 p.m.)
4^th Quarter – Head Coach Josh Lynn (8:00 p.m.)
Post-Game After Party – 8:30 p.m.

Heard not even close to enough tickets sold to even hold the event.

But I think the truth is all the Drag Queens bought out the tickets to the event and Wendler "POSTPONED" it. 😄

https://gobuffsgo.com/news/2023/4/10...postponed.aspx

[ASUPops]

Recruiting Texas seems to be something you have to be able to do, no matter where your school is located these days.

I'll be interested to see if Lynn has the guys in place to do that.

What does WT do for out of state recruits? Is it "Everyone outside ofbTX pays out of state fees" or is it "Everyone in these 40 states gets in state rates" or is it somewhere in between?

Yes, Lynn was in the LSC and has several coaches on staff that were in the LSC before, all of which recruited Texas and have HS coaching contacts.

Recruits are offered a non-resident or out-of-state tuition waiver as part of their scholarship if they come from outside of Texas.

[Predatory Primates]

Coaching only goes so far. Can Lynn and staff recruit Texas and beyond? That is the real question. With 75 plus holdovers, new transfers, and belated HS recruiting class, Lynn will definitely need to find some "diamonds in the rough" this year and coach everyone else up......to have a winning season 1.

Recruiting was the talent Carthel and son had. The capability of spotting talent and recruiting it was their ace hole card. It really wasn't their "great" coaching. The coaching was okay/pretty good. The talent was premium (for D2). Had the coaching been "great" WT would have moved past the semifinals more than once and maybe/shoulda won a natty. Don and Colby could charm the heart of a jaded shop-worn ho if she could run a 4.41.

Recruiting Texas seems to be something you have to be able to do, no matter where your school is located these days.

I'll be interested to see if Lynn has the guys in place to do that.

What does WT do for out of state recruits? Is it "Everyone outside ofbTX pays out of state fees" or is it "Everyone in these 40 states gets in state rates" or is it somewhere in between?

[loper legionnaire]

I had always heard they were still at old rmac levels. Thanks for debunking that.

This article from a couple years ago shows the progression of scholarship increases. https://lopers.com/news/2021/4/23/fo...ckers-yet.aspx

[ASUPops]

Coaching only goes so far. Can Lynn and staff recruit Texas and beyond? That is the real question. With 75 plus holdovers, new transfers, and belated HS recruiting class, Lynn will definitely need to find some "diamonds in the rough" this year and coach everyone else up......to have a winning season 1.

Recruiting was the talent Carthel and son had. The capability of spotting talent and recruiting it was their ace hole card. It really wasn't their "great" coaching. The coaching was okay/pretty good. The talent was premium (for D2). Had the coaching been "great" WT would have moved past the semifinals more than once and maybe/shoulda won a natty. Don and Colby could charm the heart of a jaded shop-worn ho if she could run a 4.41.

This is no exaggeration!! More so Colby than Don.

[BuffaloChip]

Yes, similar talk about a coach who knows how to coach a play-off team year in and year out. A coach who knows what it takes to win a natty....etc. etc.

That was the WT talk and hype when Hughes was hired.

With that said, I did pick WT to finish 1st or 2nd in LSC in 2023. On paper, everything looks like WT will be a BEAST.

HOWEVER, like I said. I AIN'T BUYIN. Show me a 2nd week play-off game and THEN I will start believing. Until then, I will leave all the hoopla to the hopefuls.

Coaching only goes so far. Can Lynn and staff recruit Texas and beyond? That is the real question. With 75 plus holdovers, new transfers, and belated HS recruiting class, Lynn will definitely need to find some "diamonds in the rough" this year and coach everyone else up......to have a winning season 1.

Recruiting was the talent Carthel and son had. The capability of spotting talent and recruiting it was their ace hole card. It really wasn't their "great" coaching. The coaching was okay/pretty good. The talent was premium (for D2). Had the coaching been "great" WT would have moved past the semifinals more than once and maybe/shoulda won a natty. Don and Colby could charm the heart of a jaded shop-worn ho if she could run a 4.41.

[Predatory Primates]

That said, he still turned out tough, physical teams who knew how to play defense. IDK if he'll ever make WT relevant nationally, but I still think he will be competitive in the LSC in 3 years.

[Predatory Primates]

UNK was reportedly at 20 scholarships when they entered the MIAA. They were up to 32 when Lynn took over in 2017.

I had always heard they were still at old rmac levels. Thanks for debunking that.

[ASUPops]

At the very least, WT now has a HC who has proven he can have a winning program, win LSC conference championships, and make the playoffs (even in the highly regarded MIAA). Will it happen in year one? Very doubtful. I don't think that is "buying into the hype."

I remember when Hughes was hired. On here I said to give him four years. If he was not winning an LSC championship or making the playoffs it would be time to move on. The Covid year disrupted that, prolonging the inevitable.

I won't even make such a suggestion with Lynn. His record speaks for itself. Past success usually predicts future success. If WT can have a winning season this year....good. Year two should be getting down to the type of team Lynn has taken into battle in the past.

Yes, similar talk about a coach who knows how to coach a play-off team year in and year out. A coach who knows what it takes to win a natty....etc. etc.

That was the WT talk and hype when Hughes was hired.

With that said, I did pick WT to finish 1st or 2nd in LSC in 2023. On paper, everything looks like WT will be a BEAST.

HOWEVER, like I said. I AIN'T BUYIN. Show me a 2nd week play-off game and THEN I will start believing. Until then, I will leave all the hoopla to the hopefuls.

[loper legionnaire]

At UNK, Lynn inherited a program with 18 schollies in the MIAA, so I think the improvements will come quicker at WT. In 3 years, he'll have a nice team together, imo.

UNK was reportedly at 20 scholarships when they entered the MIAA. They were up to 32 when Lynn took over in 2017.

[BuffaloChip]

At UNK, Lynn inherited a program with 18 schollies in the MIAA, so I think the improvements will come quicker at WT. In 3 years, he'll have a nice team together, imo.

I went to a couple practices. There's a LOT of work to be done. Take that as an understatement.

[Predatory Primates]

At UNK, Lynn inherited a program with 18 schollies in the MIAA, so I think the improvements will come quicker at WT. In 3 years, he'll have a nice team together, imo.

[BuffaloChip]

I 100% get the Buffoon fans, just like us Cowboy fans they get all excited and buy into the hype every year. And here they go again!!

As far as me and my Cowboys, I ain't a buyin' this year. I will buy in again when they win the NFC Championship.

At the very least, WT now has a HC who has proven he can have a winning program, win LSC conference championships, and make the playoffs (even in the highly regarded MIAA). Will it happen in year one? Very doubtful. I don't think that is "buying into the hype."

I remember when Hughes was hired. On here I said to give him four years. If he was not winning an LSC championship or making the playoffs it would be time to move on. The Covid year disrupted that, prolonging the inevitable.

I won't even make such a suggestion with Lynn. His record speaks for itself. Past success usually predicts future success. If WT can have a winning season this year....good. Year two should be getting down to the type of team Lynn has taken into battle in the past.

[ASUPops]

Heck I would be thrilled to just making a NFC Championship game.Going on 28 years now with no divisional playoff game win…

Yes Sir....and I feel every one of those 28 years!

i guess, you are right....first MAKE IT to the NFC Championship game.

[ASUPops]

They're the ones with the money and the time to attend.

Hahaha, very true!