Boy did this cause an uproar

Wyoming Coach Heath Schroyer, who not too long ago assisted at Fresno State, caused a flurry of message board posting with his comments in the following article. We agree with his thoughts about WAC and Mountain West Conference (MWC) football of late and but there's some wiggle room to argue his basketball take.

His 'promoting' of Boise State got more than a few fans riled up too but there's certainly some truth in what he said and he was coming to town to face the Broncos so it was smart to say what he said.

What also seems to have been overlooked by some is his comment about the cyclic nature of which league is better than the other.

By the way, his Cowboy team lost to Boise State on a last second shot December 3.

Wyoming coach, who is a former Fresno State assistant, gives MWC the edge
Nick Jezierny
Idaho Statesman
12/03/08

Heath Schroyer, a former assistant at Fresno State, says BSU would be a good fit in the Mountain West.

Heath Schroyer has spent time in the Western Athletic and Mountain West conferences and has respect for both.

The Wyoming head coach who was an assistant at Fresno State for two years says he gives the edge to the Mountain West for a simple reason.

"Year in and year out, we're going to get two teams into the NCAA Tournament and sometimes three. I think that's probably the biggest difference," said Schroyer, who brings his unbeaten Cowboys (5-0) to Taco Bell Arena on Wednesday. "I think just overall, from top to bottom, this league is really strong..."

Go here for the remainder.