The team voted about it

Jul 18, 2014
2:18:56pm

billyrust

The #BYUfootball team voted to allow Takitaki to remain in school after Bronco Mendenhall brought it before the football program.
— Total Blue Sports (@TotalBlueSports) July 18, 2014

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Takitaki to remain in school at BYU:

rainorsnow

7/18/14 2:15pm

Great news

ManicBlue

7/18/14 2:16pm

Grey shirt then? 5 years to play 4 starting next season?

Walter Bellhaven

7/18/14 2:17pm

Only if he goes part-time and pays his own way

ManicBlue

7/18/14 2:18pm

This is POTD material. I don't know what happened, but we have seen kids come

darkcoug

7/18/14 2:17pm

BYU already has a prototype for this

CougarCanuck76

7/18/14 2:18pm

Team voted to let him stay in school:

al3124

7/18/14 2:18pm

The team voted about it

billyrust

7/18/14 2:18pm

Haha, I don't think the team has the power to allow him to stay in school

darkcoug

7/18/14 2:20pm

Good point.

al3124

7/18/14 2:20pm

Followup tweet said coaches and admin played a part in keeping him in school too

ManicBlue

7/18/14 2:23pm

maybe keep his scholly? Without which he's not in school?

boogers

7/18/14 2:24pm

They do if it was a team issue and not an HC issue.

lawboy

7/18/14 2:28pm

RE: They do if it was a team issue and not an HC issue.

southernfriedcougar

7/18/14 2:30pm

Lie to Bronco? Seems that tends to be a tipping point.

lawboy

7/18/14 2:34pm

Does Bronco have the power to kick kids out of school for violating team rules?

BYUCoug11

7/18/14 2:41pm

If I recall correctly, the original post said dismissed from "team," not from

YoManCoug

7/18/14 3:25pm

No it said "Dismissed from BYU"

southernfriedcougar

7/18/14 3:36pm

I stand corrected.

YoManCoug

7/18/14 3:38pm

Thanks. Just made some edits to OP.

rainorsnow

7/18/14 2:20pm

...and just added more to OP.

rainorsnow

7/18/14 2:31pm

I can see a new reality TV show coming

Flyski

7/18/14 2:29pm

awesome!

byu1

7/18/14 2:21pm

Now this makes sense. I heard he was on campus and still in classes as of Wed

BaseballCoug

7/18/14 2:22pm

I think Takitaki is the coolest last name

Goatnapper'96

7/18/14 2:25pm

Best one since Vakapuna (which sounded like Cow-punch in Spanish)

grosven

7/18/14 2:37pm

Redshirt or greyshirt? His clock is ticking.

lawboy

7/18/14 2:29pm

This makes it sound as though this incident is isolated.

byujacob

7/18/14 2:30pm

I hope you're right. But it's possible his situation was the only

Flyski

7/18/14 2:33pm

Then why punish him so much earlier than the others? Makes no sense.

byujacob

7/18/14 2:43pm

So the football team gets to decide who stays in school and who doesn't when an

RC Vikings

7/18/14 2:40pm

Judge of your peers....

Goatnapper'96

7/18/14 2:49pm

Was it an honor code violation?

WDaddy

7/18/14 2:57pm

Where did you see that it was an HC violation?

southernfriedcougar

7/18/14 3:05pm

How certain are you that it's an HC violation? You aren't.

Cyclogist

7/18/14 3:31pm

I don't know

RC Vikings

7/18/14 3:36pm

Okay. I get it though...

Cyclogist

7/18/14 3:40pm

Great to hear.

WDaddy

7/18/14 2:44pm

RE: Takitaki to remain in school at BYU:

Ironhide

7/18/14 2:45pm

Fantastic News! Love The Teams Support of Sione!

Coug76

7/18/14 3:43pm

Can't wait to see him in a BcS bowl

Y4LYFE

7/18/14 3:56pm

Awesome!!!!!!

kC Cougar

7/18/14 4:48pm

This is great news!!! Takitaki this experience will make you stronger! Come

Coug98

7/18/14 7:21pm

Very groovy! It worked out for Van Noy

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