@Wyo_Football
Sideline Reporter,
@HeismanTrophy
Voter, Husband & Girl Dad. Former Poke,VP of SweetwaterNOW/TRN. 2018 NSMA Award Winner. Opinions are my own.
Well after 21 days in the hospital, my wife is finally back home, kids are back to normal, feel like I can tweet again. I’ve been asked to do the PBP for
@wyo_mbb
vs
@BYU
Saturday. No Arizona Bowl sidelines , but couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do what I really love.
#gowyo
Not a lot of things that will get me up and driving at 5:30AM on a Saturday…but game day in Laramie is one of them. Reminded by the loss of a friend this week that we only get so many games in life. Prep and perform like every broadcast could be your last. Enjoy it!
#gowyo
#nsma
I’ve had a few people ask why I think there wasn’t a national search. Two things. 1) I think
@JaySawvel
is the guy. 2) I think you keep confidence in current players and recruits by promoting within. Keeps them out of the portal and keeps them from decommiting. Just my thoughts.
Feeling pretty down not being able to make it to Reno for the game. My wife had emergency surgery on Mon, complications kept us in SLC until today. But spend 5 minutes in a hospital cafeteria w/ families that have sick kids on the holidays & your problems seem pretty damn small.
I asked my Wife how the kids were doing on my way to catch the plane in Laramie today…she sent me this video I’d never seen before of my oldest this year. I’ll take it. Here’s to a pair of Wyoming wins tomorrow!
#gopokes
#gowyo
#futurecowgirl
Just watched Coach Bohl walk from the 20 to the 20 staring at the fans in War Memorial, smiling the entire way. Like he was just taking it in…makes you think.
On my weekly 3hr drive to Laramie to do sidelines , I make a stop in Rawlins at the TNA (it will always be Rip Griffins to me).Today I saw or passed County 4 plates , Counties 10,12,23,19,22,15 ALL in game day brown and gold. I love this state and this state loves their Cowboys
From the second quarter of the Hawaii game. His last home game, I knew there was something about that moment, because I did the exact same thing at my last home game. Will miss working with
@CoachCBohl
. Thanks
@jjohnke
for the reminder.
#gowyo
#wyomingfootball
Just watched Coach Bohl walk from the 20 to the 20 staring at the fans in War Memorial, smiling the entire way. Like he was just taking it in…makes you think.
I am so genuinely happy for these
@wyo_football
players , the support staff
@WyoFBEQ
, and everyone else that was a part of this team.
@CoachCBohl
deserves every bit of this win. Congrats coach , enjoy the cigar and the bourbon. Hope to raise one with you someday soon.
#gopokes
Humbled and grateful for this award. Everyone nominated is an asset to Wyoming sports coverage. Congrats
@CodyTucker_7220
,well deserved! Thx to TRN Media , Learfield, my wife, the
@wyo_football
staff, and those fellow broadcasters who thought enough of me to give me their votes!
@wyo_football
fans when they heard about the NFL rescheduling games for cold weather and snow. I made this meme when I was like 24 and a morning show shock jock. It resurfaces on someone else’s feed every year.
Congrats
@JaySawvel
!! Had the opportunity to talk after quite a few ball games this year , great guy, down to earth, players love him, intense sideline presence, great football mind. He’s a Cowboy!
Watching
@jefflinder
and
@wyo_mbb
practice before tomorrows game against BYU. Excited to get another crack at calling a UW game. 1st one since 2020. Also…Provo is beautiful, but man I grew up hating BYU. Still feels like Mordor.
I get the feelings of unease and sadness, I felt the same way when the big trees by the RAC came down…spent weeks of my life under those things— but I��m excited to see the finished product in 2 years. A new press box is going to be awesome to have.
Exactly. This is why I’m so happy
@wyo_football
and
@tomburman1
promoted from within.
@JaySawvel
was 100% ready to be the guy somewhere , really glad it’s at Wyoming. Pokes are holding on to commitments and even pulling some back from the portal. Future is bright!
#gowyo
We are in an era of College Football where if you lose your Head Coach you’re likely to lose your whole team to the transfer portal. I don’t like it at all.
3hrs into my 6hr trip to Air Force I’ve seen two semis full of cabbage block I-80 for 30 minutes, 3 snowmen in the median, a solar eclipse…but seeing the snowy range covered in snow.. man I love Laramie, I gotta find a way to live here again.
Frank Crum with an idea I wish I would have thought of back in the day… feet on ice , turf over 125F degrees. Pokes up 21-9 after another big run from Waylee.
I don’t wanna say I called it , but I called it. Has been a pleasure working with him. Always professional and never dodged a question. Thanks for what you did for
@wyo_football
@CoachCBohl
!
BREAKING: Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl Wednesday announced his retirement from football. Current DC Jay Sawvel will take the reins of the program after the Arizona Bowl. There will be a press conference in Laramie at noon.
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Hit and killed a Turkey before App state. Had a Turkey sub last week for New Mexico. I’ve had one of these every day this week. Fresno won’t know what hit them. Iykyk
#gowyo
#wyomingfootball
#gopokes
Had to let the Turkey bashing end after AF. This week begins a new superstition. Pink toe nails courtesy of my 3yr old daughter. Also I was reminded it’s breast cancer awareness month and my mom was diagnosed about 9 months ago.
#gowyo
#wyomingfootball
#BreastCancerAwarenesMonth
Feeling old today… first time I heard my name on the PA as a cowboy was right here on the 35yd line in 2005. First tackle and tackle for a loss. Won that one on an extra point , expect today to be just as close.
#gowyo
#wyomingfootball
#GoPokes
“Didn’t see this coming two weeks ago; I’m excited this is a great day, this is a day I wouldn’t have guessed happened 4 years ago..When I had a chance to come work for a coach Bohl, I didn’t realize I would work for someone who made such an impact on my life. “ -
@JaySawvel
I love doing play by play… if you don’t have a job that gives you goose bumps — if you can, go find one that does. Love this job and it’s not lost on me how lucky I am to do it.
#gowyo
@wyo_mbb
I do affirmations with my 3yr old every day before I drop her off (you’re smart, kind, funny, etc) and her face just lights up. Today as I was dropping her off at preschool she said “ I am big, and strong , and very tired.” ..I get it kid..I’ve never connected with her more.
Tonight…we drink the good stuff to celebrate… I buy one bottle a year. “Time Takes out the Fire, and Leaves In the Warmth.” If you’ve never tried it, skip the 8yr and buy the 16.. Ron Swanson was on to something here. Cheers!
#lagavulin
#scotch
@WyoNationBlog
This helps
@wyo_football
in the future. Been thinking this for a few years , portal hops are going to decline I think. Guys will realize (by looking at examples like this) that they can be seen better in a G5 than on the bench in a P5. Wish him the best.
The Raiders play on grass they move in to the stadium.. this stuff UNLV has is flat out dangerous. It’s really springy and REALLY slippery. Feels like the original Astro turf in the field house in Laramie. Huge seams , uneven levels between strips and gaps.
Bought a Roku remote with a speaker on it so i could find it when my 3yr old grabs it as a toy…11 mo old grabbed it today so I took the batteries out so she didn’t eat one.. she handed it off to 3yr old. Can’t find remote. They’re playing chess , I’m playing checkers.
A good man and a great broadcaster. One of the 1st guys to ever really take me seriously in my early years. I’ll never forget him saying to me after a baseball game @ state, “ You’ve got a tremendous set of pipes, just amazing. Now all you need is a team that wins games!” RIP man
Saddened to learn of yesterday's passing of two-time
@NSMASportsMedia
Wyoming Sportscaster of the Year, Trevor Jackson. We extend our deepest sympathies to his wife, Linda, and the rest of Trevor's family and friends. RIP.
Feelin the feels..played my last game ever here in Vegas in 2007 at Sam Boyd with a Buncha great guys. 11 years ago I called my first game at The War. Used to dream about being up there calling games (still do). This place though, come a long way.
#Wyoming
#gowyo
#wyomingfootball
"I think we'd beat ourselves, if anything," Air Force running back Emmanuel Michel told the media when asked what challenges Wyoming's defense presents. "I think the only way we lose is (if) we beat ourselves."
In the last month of hospital stays, some stuff got put to the side..forgot to put my new tags on…credit to the officer for being able to see that on I-80 from a stop. On the plus side I met a puppy today. You win some you lose some.
The Applebees in Rock Springs has a distinct urinal cake smell…..every time….but those 3pm-6pm 1/2 price Appetizer advertisements get me here like 4 times a year.
#wings
#wontontacos
“I think it’s time for new leadership, I think it’s time for new leadership to elevate our program to the next level.” -Coach Bohl
#gowyo
#wyomingfootball
Had a game in Powell yesterday, killed a Turkey with my car on accident in the middle of Thermopolis..consider this an offering to the football gods for a Pokes win vs App state today. 16 hrs of driving for college/high school broadcasts in two days.
#gowyo
#wyomingfootball
#rip
Took me an hour, several curse words, and 5-6 Big Lebowski references. Got my Turkey for the week. The Turkey sacrifice to the football gods continues. Finished with a 220, no big deal. Falcon is on the menu tonight. The dude abides.
#gowyo
#wyomingfootball
@wyo_football
#gopokes
I don’t hate it —- but also feel like it’s still a crap shoot. Selfishly I want to go to the Hawaii bowl , not because it’s what’s best for
@wyo_football
, But because it means this dad gets to sleep in 2 more days of his life. Sleep is all I want for Xmas.
Fox Soorts projects
@ODUFootball
to the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec 22 vs. Wyoming
Also has JMU vs. Liberty in the Cure Bowl Dec. 16
Armed Forces Bowl is in Fort Worth, Texas
“What did you do with your dash?”
@CoachCBohl
talking about his work from the day he got the job through today and what advice he’d give to the future players and coaches on their careers. I like that phrasing a lot.
Currently sitting in the car with white noise in with two sleeping kids waiting to figure out where
@wyo_football
is going . Can’t risk opening the door…
“To me it was an easy decision, but one that I spent weeks thinking over.” -
@TomBurman1
on the hiring of
@JaySawvel
. “We had the best head coach we could hire right here in house.”
This morning I foolishly poured the hot cocoa powder into the mug instead of letting my 3yr old daughter do it herself. Water Works. Spent the last 4 hours wondering when she’ll forgive me.
#parenting