...while most of the legacy kids in the state of Utah are not feeling any loyalty to BYU. The comment below from a KSL article back in 2012 seems to be coming true:

"Sorenson also pointed out something very interesting to us, saying that the attitude of local kids is starting to change, specifically around the kids that would normally be legacy BYU recruits.

When they are watching Utah they are seeing Pac-12, they are seeing USC coming in next year. They know they will be playing the top competition week in and out. The programs are going to start to separate themselves, not only on the field, but in the mind of the instate recruits," Sorenson said.

He did note that BYU will get the kids that always dreamed of playing with the Cougars, but that some of these kids fathers that played at BYU played with Kyle Whittingham, and they trust him."

That's an interesting comment in the last line of that comment. The fathers that were former players and their kids "trust" Kyle and in-state he is winning the war for those legacy recruits and is getting the more talented and impact ones to come to Utah. Trust is a big deal to Bronco and he won't let a kid play if he doesn't "trust" them. Sounds like he's not doing enough in the first place to earn their "trust" and needs to step it up.