WT Football

[Herb Street]

VB is undefeated in LSC play, #2 in the region, and #11 in the Nation
MBB - #1 LSC preseason, and #5 in the nation.
WBB - #1 LSC preseason, and #6 in the nation.

Looks like to me the AD knows what he's doing.

[Great White Buffalo]

how are the other WT teams doing? haven't kept up.

VB is undefeated in LSC play, #2 in the region, and #11 in the Nation
MBB - #1 LSC preseason, and #5 in the nation.
They open the season against #1 N. West Missouri
WBB - #1 LSC preseason, and #6 in the nation.
They open the season against #4 Fort Hays

I have been to a few men's practices. This will be a typical Tom Brown team. Good shooters and a very strong team defense.
We will be 8-9 players deep. Expectations are high for a deep run.

I have been to several women's practices and attended a preseason game against the University of New Mexico in ABQU. (lost by 8)
This team is much improved over last year's team that went to the Elite Eight. Wt is 10 deep and 12 players will see extended playing time.
We have a roster of 16. We return 4 of last year's starters plus the starting 2 guard that had a season-ending knee injury one week before
the season started. The team will play tough man-to-man defense. Expectations are very high.

Have been to one fall Soft Ball game against a Juco. The softball appears to be improved, pitching will be better.
A few of the returning players are in new positions. One of the incoming freshmen is the South Dakota payer of the year. She is the real deal.

You can see them all play on the LSC network. Worth your time and money.

[Herb Street]

how are the other WT teams doing? haven't kept up.

[WT_TKW]

Wendler sure has some snazzy hair!!!

Is it a prerequisite for WTAMU presidents to have the "Charles Stanley" hair style??

No. Pat was somewhere between Hughes and McBroom.

[ASUPops]

This picture comes from a forum on Facebook. While I don't agree with the term "stooge" I don't think these guys are very popular with the majority of fans and/or alumni. I would like to see them all go, and give WT a fresh start. The new admin can hire a junior recruiter to visit Quitaque, Booker, Claude, etc., hopefully to recruit students. The better recruiters can try to make Amarillo students, including some good athletes, not laugh at the thought of going to WT,

Wendler sure has some snazzy hair!!!

Is it a prerequisite for WTAMU presidents to have the "Charles Stanley" hair style??

[BuffaloChip]

I would be surprised if Hughes had a job lined up, unless it's a coordinator job, and let's face it our defense has been pretty spotty this year.

We'll see. It won't be long.

[ASUPops]

Since the General and I attended ASU at the same time, I guess I can say that.

Well, you are HARDLY an old fart!

[WT_TKW]

Here's a list of growing universities. It's no surprise WT is not on it, but a familiar name is.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michael...h=163d4aa6b533

[WT_TKW]

This picture comes from a forum on Facebook. While I don't agree with the term "stooge" I don't think these guys are very popular with the majority of fans and/or alumni. I would like to see them all go, and give WT a fresh start. The new admin can hire a junior recruiter to visit Quitaque, Booker, Claude, etc., hopefully to recruit students. The better recruiters can try to make Amarillo students, including some good athletes, not laugh at the thought of going to WT,

[WT_TKW]

It's possible the WT coaching decision will sort itself out very soon after the season ends. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hughes resign. I wouldn't be surprised if he already has another job lined up. I wouldn't be surprised if our AD already knows this.

Nothing surprises me anymore. Unless it's finding my wife making my first cup of coffee in the morning. That would be surprising!

I would be surprised if Hughes had a job lined up, unless it's a coordinator job, and let's face it our defense has been pretty spotty this year.

[Great White Buffalo]

It's possible the WT coaching decision will sort itself out very soon after the season ends. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hughes resign. I wouldn't be surprised if he already has another job lined up. I wouldn't be surprised if our AD already knows this.

Nothing surprises me anymore. Unless it's finding my wife making my first cup of coffee in the morning. That would be surprising!

You are probably right. You and I talk to the same people. Sure is quiet concerning football.

[Herb Street]

Yep. It's been happening. Wendler's proud of his visiting every high school in the Panhandle. He always encourages students to save money by going to a community college first. It's no wonder enrollment has gone down recently.

And this pitch is endorsed by John Sharp and the A&M System? Is John Sharp running around Texas telling A&M hopefuls the same thing I presume?

[BuffaloChip]

It's possible the WT coaching decision will sort itself out very soon after the season ends. I wouldn't be surprised to see Hughes resign. I wouldn't be surprised if he already has another job lined up. I wouldn't be surprised if our AD already knows this.

Nothing surprises me anymore. Unless it's finding my wife making my first cup of coffee in the morning. That would be surprising!

[BuffaloChip]

Huh? When did this happen? No way this happened.

Yep. It's been happening. Wendler's proud of his visiting every high school in the Panhandle. He always encourages students to save money by going to a community college first. It's no wonder enrollment has gone down recently.

[WT_TKW]

So WT and John Sharp are working together to point out that attending WT your freshman and sophomore years isn’t as good a value as junior colleges? Is that A&M’s business model now for the entire system, or just for that dinky afterthought school up in the panhandle?

I am tired of A&M’s crap. I want my school back, complete with a board of regents that puts my school first, not last.

It's not the model for Tarleton or Commerce.

UT has so many students they (strongly) suggest going to one of their satellite schools - like UT-Arlington for the first couple of years. One of my friend's daughter did that, and now as a junior she is at UT-Austin.

A&M has done some good things. WT has a growing engineering program and some doctoral programs thanks to A&M. The standards are higher. When I was a freshman, they told us during orientation that half of us would be gone the next year. That's no longer the case.

WT has a history of bad leadership. The Roach Motel. Cancelling football for a year and giving CISD a 99 year $1 lease on our stadium, that we paid to use and watched it run down. Giving the stadium and the land to CISD for the price of a nice home. Telling prospective students to go somewhere else.

I didn't like some of what Pat did as President, but overall I think he did a good job. The school has been sinking since he left.