It was cool to talk with former Wyoming football coaches Paul Roach and Joe Tiller about their thoughts of new Cowboys coach Dave Christensen, and also learn that former Colorado State coach Sonny Lubick had spent some time with Christensen and his staff this summer. For more on that, see Sunday’s WTE or view the story online at www.wyomingnews.com.
In talking with Tiller I asked him what he thought it took to be a successful coach at Wyoming. He should know since he was 39-30-1 in his six seasons in Laramie, and also was part of Roach’s staff that was 35-15 from 1987-90.
Here were his keys to success:
–Patience. It wasn’t until Tiller’s third season when the Cowboys posted a winning record.
–Recruiting the players who were the right fit for the school and community.
–Keeping players in the program for four or five years.
–Staff continuity. Tiller said his final years at Purdue, where he coached from 1997-2008, suffered some because many of his assistant coaches left for other jobs.
Classes start at UW Monday and the team returns to practice Tuesday. The final scrimmage of fall camp is 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and I will try and do some live blogging to keep you up to date on what’s going on.
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