November 23, 2008

Wyoming fires Glenn

In the least surprising coaching move in college football, Wyoming has fired coach Joe Glenn.

"We felt that after six seasons under coach Glenn the Wyoming football program was not making the kind of progress we had hoped for," Burman said in a statement. "We had hoped that after six seasons, we would be competing for a conference championship. That has not happened.

"I want to thank coach Glenn for the way in which he has represented our athletics department and our university over the past six years. There is no finer man, no finer person than Joe Glenn. He has been an outstanding ambassador for Cowboy and Cowgirl athletics, the University of Wyoming and the state of Wyoming. We will always be grateful to him for his service."

Glenn finishes his Wyoming career at 30-41 (15-31 in Mountain West Conference play), including a 4-8 (1-7 MWC) record this season to finish eighth in the conference after being picked to finish fourth and even contend for the conference championship.

The Cowboys had just two bowl-eligible seasons, though they were only invited to a bowl during the 2004 campaign. They finished 7-5 with a Las Vegas Bowl win.

It's tough to keep track of who coaches where these days in the MWC. Three guys are gone already, and several others are candidates at bigger schools. Looks like a wild off-season out in the Mountain West.

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Wyoming fires Glenn
In the least surprising coaching move in college football, Wyoming has fired coach Joe Glenn.
"We felt that after six seasons under coach Glenn the Wyoming football program was not making the kind of progress we had hoped for," Burman said in a statement. "We had hoped that after six seasons, we would be competing for a conference championship. That has not happened. "I want to thank coach Glenn for the way in which he has represented our athletics department and our university over the past six years. There is no finer man, no finer person than Joe Glenn. He has been an outstanding ambassador for Cowboy and Cowgirl athletics, the University of Wyoming and the state of Wyoming. We will always be grateful to him for his service." Glenn finishes his Wyoming career at 30-41 (15-31 in Mountain West Conference play), including a 4-8 (1-7 MWC) record this season to finish eighth in the conference after being picked to finish fourth and even contend for the conference championship. The Cowboys had just two bowl-eligible seasons, though they were only invited to a bowl during the 2004 campaign. They finished 7-5 with a Las Vegas Bowl win.
It's tough to keep track of who coaches where these days in the MWC. Three guys are gone already, and several others are candidates at bigger schools. Looks like a wild off-season out in the Mountain West.