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Wayne Estes Center

NavyBlue

NavyBlue

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I know this isn't Griz football relatted but I thought it was worth sharing since Wayne Estes was a native Montanan. Utah State is naming its new basketball practice facility after Wayne Estes.
http://www.usufans.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26919" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/genrel/050913aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


We are also building a brand new weight training facility.

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/strengthandconditioningcenter.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
NavyBlue said:
I know this isn't Griz football relatted but I thought it was worth sharing since Wayne Estes was a native Montanan. Utah State is naming its new basketball practice facility after Wayne Estes.
http://www.usufans.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26919" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/genrel/050913aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


We are also building a brand new weight training facility.

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/strengthandconditioningcenter.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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USU built a new academic center first though....right
 
Yes.

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/school-bio/ust-laubcomplex.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

new football lockerroom:

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/school-bio/ust-off-field.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

We also have an indoor practice facility. The new web page doesn't have a picture anymore.

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/school-bio/ust-stanlaub.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Athletic facility page:
http://www.utahstateaggies.com/school-bio/ust-facilities.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
Awesome! Thanks. I'm from Anaconda so i've heard all the legends and I know many of his family members. Wayne's shrine in the snake pit is pretty cool. Those huge (white) Chuck Taylor shoes are amazing; kinda reminds me of Jonny U's black hi-tops. Crazy to think of the players that were Copperheads back in the day (like Estes, Lazetich, Kalafat, etc), but i think they only had one state title to show for it and that was like 80 years ago.
 
garizzalies said:
Awesome! Thanks. I'm from Anaconda so i've heard all the legends and I know many of his family members. Wayne's shrine in the snake pit is pretty cool. Those huge (white) Chuck Taylor shoes are amazing; kinda reminds me of Jonny U's black hi-tops. Crazy to think of the players that were Copperheads back in the day (like Estes, Lazetich, Kalafat, etc), but i think they only had one state title to show for it and that was like 80 years ago.
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Anaconda sucks! :thumb:
 
garizzalies said:
Awesome! Thanks. I'm from Anaconda so i've heard all the legends and I know many of his family members. Wayne's shrine in the snake pit is pretty cool. Those huge (white) Chuck Taylor shoes are amazing; kinda reminds me of Jonny U's black hi-tops. Crazy to think of the players that were Copperheads back in the day (like Estes, Lazetich, Kalafat, etc), but i think they only had one state title to show for it and that was like 80 years ago.
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What year did you graduate? Also from Anaconda.
 
Tod said:
garizzalies said:
Awesome! Thanks. I'm from Anaconda so i've heard all the legends and I know many of his family members. Wayne's shrine in the snake pit is pretty cool. Those huge (white) Chuck Taylor shoes are amazing; kinda reminds me of Jonny U's black hi-tops. Crazy to think of the players that were Copperheads back in the day (like Estes, Lazetich, Kalafat, etc), but i think they only had one state title to show for it and that was like 80 years ago.
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What year did you graduate? Also from Anaconda.
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I think you, Tod, graduated in 86.
 
grizindabox said:
Tod said:
garizzalies said:
Awesome! Thanks. I'm from Anaconda so i've heard all the legends and I know many of his family members. Wayne's shrine in the snake pit is pretty cool. Those huge (white) Chuck Taylor shoes are amazing; kinda reminds me of Jonny U's black hi-tops. Crazy to think of the players that were Copperheads back in the day (like Estes, Lazetich, Kalafat, etc), but i think they only had one state title to show for it and that was like 80 years ago.
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What year did you graduate? Also from Anaconda.
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I think you, Tod, graduated in 86.
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84.
 
Tod said:
grizindabox said:
Tod said:
garizzalies said:
Awesome! Thanks. I'm from Anaconda so i've heard all the legends and I know many of his family members. Wayne's shrine in the snake pit is pretty cool. Those huge (white) Chuck Taylor shoes are amazing; kinda reminds me of Jonny U's black hi-tops. Crazy to think of the players that were Copperheads back in the day (like Estes, Lazetich, Kalafat, etc), but i think they only had one state title to show for it and that was like 80 years ago.
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What year did you graduate? Also from Anaconda.
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I think you, Tod, graduated in 86.
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84.
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Westies knocked the f#ck out of Goosetowners in my time. The northeast was their only door of entry to the h.s.... :egriz:
 
poiuyter said:
Anaconda. That explains all the stupidity on egriz.
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NavyBlue said:
I know this isn't Griz football relatted but I thought it was worth sharing since Wayne Estes was a native Montanan. Utah State is naming its new basketball practice facility after Wayne Estes.
http://www.usufans.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26919" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/genrel/050913aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


We are also building a brand new weight training facility.

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/strengthandconditioningcenter.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Click to expand...
Thanks for sending this along NB. Estes is still revered up here. USU has really moved forward in the last few years; must be some strong leadership there; leadership we could only dream about.
 
I am friends with Wayne's brother Ron and know that this will mean a lot to Estes family. Thanks for sharing.


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poiuyter said:
Anaconda. That explains all the stupidity on egriz.
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"another egriz broad brush spray painter...probably can't even muster up a pence". let's see here..."Poiuyter the Dolt" a.k.a poser 3. The current Invesco Fixed Income global C.E.O. ...born and raised in mid town Anaconda. Now, go pop your Schlitz and have a grand weekend. :egriz: p.s. also a stellar athlete but as even you possibly might deduce his priorities were contrary.
 
kemajic said:
NavyBlue said:
I know this isn't Griz football relatted but I thought it was worth sharing since Wayne Estes was a native Montanan. Utah State is naming its new basketball practice facility after Wayne Estes.
http://www.usufans.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26919" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/genrel/050913aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


We are also building a brand new weight training facility.

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/strengthandconditioningcenter.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Click to expand...
Thanks for sending this along NB. Estes is still revered up here. USU has really moved forward in the last few years; must be some strong leadership there; leadership we could only dream about.
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Thanks, Kem. We have been lucky and really moved forward the last five years or so with the President we have who FINALLLY get how important a good football program is, and the atheletic director we have (came from EWU) is top notch, I hope we can hang on to him a few more years.

Considering how many times I have heard Griz fans complain of UM hiring too many in-house people and that they should do more "national searches" for coaches, I thought this quote on the USU board, by "Aggies Forever", was interesting.

"I think the single biggest thing that allowed Aggie athletics to finally flourish is when they quit hiring all the "local guys" to run the program and began to look nationally. George Emert was a tough pill to swallow for many USU faithful, but he got the university thinking of itself from a national perspective instead of a "Cache Valley" perspective. He changed enough things that those who followed him, particularly Stan Albrecht, could do the things USU needed to do to become a truly great world university, not just one for northern Utah.

It's the same with Scott Barnes coming along. While Randy Spetman did some great things, he was a B-52 pilot. That works well at the Air Force but it left him ill-equipped to carry out the sea change that needed to occur at USU. Scott Barnes, however, is a former player and a career athletic department type who has had experience in several key areas (fundraising leading among them) that none of those who went before him at USU had. He bought experience with national programs to the fray, which has significantly elevated the sights and profile for Aggie athletics.

The right people at the right time made it possible for us to get Gary Andersen in here to complete the transformation. In basketball, you're only dealing with a small number of people, so Stew Morrill could do what he's done pretty much by his own sheer will. But football requires everybody to be on the same page. And the combination of Albrecht and Barnes, supporting the vision of Gary Andersen, has revitalized our football program (and facilities) to where we can be a player again. Matt Wells can continue building on that foundation.

That's how I see it."
 
I used to think Montana would eventually move up and play real regional rivals like Utah State, Boise, Nevada, Idaho, etc. Now, I'm pretty well convinced after seeing the malaise of the last 10 years that Montana and it's leadership are too myopic and provincial to ever have the dream of doing so, let alone actually doing it.

I don't know about you, but I can't wait to renew a series with Humboldt State when we're in the GNAC in a few years.
 
CentralMontanan said:
I used to think Montana would eventually move up and play real regional rivals like Utah State, Boise, Nevada, Idaho, etc. Now, I'm pretty well convinced after seeing the malaise of the last 10 years that Montana and it's leadership are too myopic and provincial to ever have the dream of doing so, let alone actually doing it.

I don't know about you, but I can't wait to renew a series with Humboldt State when we're in the GNAC in a few years.
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Humboldt 23; MSU 14; Bozeman, 9/9/2000
 
rimrockgriz said:
Tod said:
grizindabox said:
Tod said:
What year did you graduate? Also from Anaconda.
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I think you, Tod, graduated in 86.
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84.
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Westies knocked the f#ck out of Goosetowners in my time. The northeast was their only door of entry to the h.s.... :egriz:
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Nobody could touch Washington School when I was at Lincoln. The reason, Scott Hurley. Kid was huge and nobody could handle him in basketball or football.
 
NavyBlue said:
kemajic said:
NavyBlue said:
I know this isn't Griz football relatted but I thought it was worth sharing since Wayne Estes was a native Montanan. Utah State is naming its new basketball practice facility after Wayne Estes.
http://www.usufans.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26919" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/genrel/050913aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


We are also building a brand new weight training facility.

http://www.utahstateaggies.com/strengthandconditioningcenter.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Click to expand...
Thanks for sending this along NB. Estes is still revered up here. USU has really moved forward in the last few years; must be some strong leadership there; leadership we could only dream about.
Click to expand...


Thanks, Kem. We have been lucky and really moved forward the last five years or so with the President we have who FINALLLY get how important a good football program is, and the atheletic director we have (came from EWU) is top notch, I hope we can hang on to him a few more years.

Considering how many times I have heard Griz fans complain of UM hiring too many in-house people and that they should do more "national searches" for coaches, I thought this quote on the USU board, by "Aggies Forever", was interesting.

"I think the single biggest thing that allowed Aggie athletics to finally flourish is when they quit hiring all the "local guys" to run the program and began to look nationally. George Emert was a tough pill to swallow for many USU faithful, but he got the university thinking of itself from a national perspective instead of a "Cache Valley" perspective. He changed enough things that those who followed him, particularly Stan Albrecht, could do the things USU needed to do to become a truly great world university, not just one for northern Utah.

It's the same with Scott Barnes coming along. While Randy Spetman did some great things, he was a B-52 pilot. That works well at the Air Force but it left him ill-equipped to carry out the sea change that needed to occur at USU. Scott Barnes, however, is a former player and a career athletic department type who has had experience in several key areas (fundraising leading among them) that none of those who went before him at USU had. He bought experience with national programs to the fray, which has significantly elevated the sights and profile for Aggie athletics.

The right people at the right time made it possible for us to get Gary Andersen in here to complete the transformation. In basketball, you're only dealing with a small number of people, so Stew Morrill could do what he's done pretty much by his own sheer will. But football requires everybody to be on the same page. And the combination of Albrecht and Barnes, supporting the vision of Gary Andersen, has revitalized our football program (and facilities) to where we can be a player again. Matt Wells can continue building on that foundation.

That's how I see it."
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I kept seeing "Scott Barnes" in this post and finally the cob webs cleared...was a baller back in the early 80's at eastern :thumb: ...a.k.a msu "b". The guy is a closer of deals...e.w.u. and now u.s.u. Some guys just get sh!t done and don't take names. We could use "one" of these right now!! :egriz:
 
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