Jeff Linder leaves Wyoming for Texas Tech! Green Bay's Sundance Wicks hired as replacement! What led to Linder leaving for P4 assistant job? Why is Wyoming native Sundance the right man for the job? What's this mean for the rest of the Mountain West?
Hike's Peak: The Weekly Mountain West Podcast by Mountain West Connection
Episode notes
Cowboy fans woke up shocked when it was reported that head basketball coach Jeff Linder would be stepping down to take a top assistant role at Texas Tech. After four years and an NCAA Tournament appearance, Linder was worn out by a combination of bad luck and constant transfer portal looting. We discuss his career and what I think his reasoning could be for leaving. A few days later, Wisconsin-Green Bay head coach Sundance Wicks was signed to a five year deal as the next head coach of Wyoming. We go over his rise through the coaching ranks, his remarkable turnaround of an awful Green Bay program, and why he's the right man to get Wyoming out of this mess. The show ends with some of my thoughts about the trends I've seen in the Mountain West during the offseason, and why it could be really good (or really bad) depending on how the transfer portal ...