Wyoming Cowboys Tickets - 6 Seasons in and Coach Glenn is Out!
Wyoming ended yet another season on the losing note. They lost to their rivals Colorado State in Laramie for 31-20. The encounter was in a way the last resort for the team to preserve the job of their coach. Before the match they were reeling at 118th spot in the nation with a turnover margin of -2.0. Wyoming finished the season 4-8 overall and 1-7 in the Mountain West, placing them eighth in the conference.
With the dismal show put up by the team in 2008 season, debate over Glenn's job security grew and he seemed to know the end could be near. Under Glenn, the Cowboys went 30-41 overall and 15-31 in conference.
The best of the Cowboys under Glenn came in 2004, when they went 7-5 and finished fourth in the Mountain West. They defeated UCLA with a 24-21 upset in the Las Vegas Bowl. It was the first time they had won a bowl game in 38 years. The Cowboys also went 6-6 in 2006. But that was that and after that there was no major show put up by the Wyoming.
Athletic director of Wyoming Tom Burman felt that Glenn didn't live up to their expectations and the performance weren't up to the mark as they didn't even get to compete for a Mountain West championship. When they hired Glenn in 2002, they had hoped for competing for a conference championship. And when that did not happen, they had to terminate Glenn's contract which was originally scheduled to run through 2010 as it was extended by AD Gary Barta in 2006. The university said it would be paying him $316,000 for the remaining two years of his contract.
Glenn took over a virtually sick program when he was hired in December 2002 as Wyoming's 30th head coach, replacing Vic Koenning. He came from Montana where he went 39-6 record in three seasons, and won the 2001 Football Championship Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-AA. After his stint at Montana he went to Northern Colorado where he coached for 11 straight seasons. It was under his coaching that led the Bears to NCAA Division II national championships in 1996 and 1997 and five other playoff appearances.
Glenn has a winning percentage of .650 with a record of 188-100-1 in his career of 24 seasons as a head coach. It was his remarkable success at the lower division schools and his enthusiasm that made him the front runner for the program with Wyoming. This engagement with Wyoming was unprecedented for Glenn who had never endured such a bad run in his entire career.
The university has already started the search for some one to fill in the shoes of Glenn. Wyoming has contracted the sports head hunting firm Neinas Sports. Wyoming would be shelling out over $40,000 to the firm. If they are able to find someone who can transform the Cowboys into a formidable team in the Mountain West Conference, every penny spent would be worth it.
Till then as Glenn used to say it "Powder River let 'er buck" .
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