Hopefully, SDV will forgive me for coining a metaphor on his behalf, but I believe that the implicit meaning of his statement was that the collective mood of the Big Orange Nation was that they were, in essence, attending a funeral. Tennessee fans were not going to give Wyoming fans a hard time because of the subdued atmosphere.
Incidentally, what part of Wyoming do you reside in? I have been to Wyoming many times and love it almost as much as Montana. Whether you are talking about the Snowy Range, the Bighorns, Wind River range or the Tetons, there is a lot of gorgeous country in Wyoming.
By the way, just how windy is Laramie in the fall typically? Since your punter is transferring to UT, we are speculating on just how well his statistical performance will "translate" to the much lower and more humid conditions in Knoxville.