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Jeff Linder, center, coaches during a game last season against New Mexico. (Photo courtesy of UW Athletics)
I
t is supposed to be less hectic for Jeff Linder in midAugust,
but on this sun-drenched morning he is ready
to go. The 46-year-old Linder, who enters his fourth
year as the University of Wyoming men's basketball coach,
gets to spend a few hours following one of his passions
- fly-fishing.
" Not nearly as much as I would like, " said
Linder when asked how much he was able
to fish this year.
A common answer from most anglers, but
one expected from a man who has a demanding
job coaching one of the highest-profile
sports teams at Wyoming's lone four-year
college. The job is more than coaching games,
which run from November through March
each season. There are practices, recruiting,
travel, meetings, media obligations, etc. On
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top of that, the world of college athletics is
rapidly changing. Players have more freedom
to come and go from schools - known as the
transfer portal. Players also can make money
off their own name, image and likeness,
which has thrown a major wrinkle in terms
of recruiting and retaining players.
Those challenges - and others - took
a chunk of time away from one of Linder's
favorite pastimes this year.
" That's the problem with coaching now is
that before the transfer portal we usually had
the month of May where you could get out
and fish, beat the crowds and get out before
runoff, " Linder said. " This past May and June,
fishing got put on hold. "
Basketball and fishing have been a big part
of Linder's life since he was a kid, and in many
ways both go hand in hand.

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