I say this all the time. If you are going to hamstring the football program

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Jul 29, 2015
5:00:58pm

YIsForBrigham

I say this all the time. If you are going to hamstring the football program

With rules and expectations that make it harder to compete - at least fund it like you would any other church department. If you are going to make it an arm of the church, support it as such.

The for-profit arm of the church should be the program's largest booster.

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Nashty makes one really good point:

Ham

7/29/15 4:56pm

I say this all the time. If you are going to hamstring the football program

7/29/15 5:00pm

Amen agree 100% time for the Church to put their $ were there mouth is

kahuna

7/29/15 6:14pm

Nashty makes ~~one~~ [many] really good point[s]

nashty

7/29/15 5:06pm

As the make-up of the BOT continues to change, there will be increased support

Rocketman

7/29/15 5:08pm

ok...so in 20 years when it's 19 years too late we'll make the necessary changes

nashty

7/29/15 5:09pm

20 years? Uhhhhh.......no.

Rocketman

7/29/15 5:14pm

My sense is that the BOT has already made a statement:

Monomachos

7/29/15 5:13pm

^^^THIS

ColonelMustard7

7/29/15 9:14pm

I think this is where the disconnect happens with fans

Harrison0Yfan

7/29/15 9:20pm

I guess I don't see how more money would counteract the effects of

StantonMac

7/29/15 5:35pm

$20 mil a year for better coaching would do the trick

7/29/15 5:38pm

Coaching will only get you so far. Johnnys and Joes not Xs and Os and all that.

StantonMac

7/29/15 5:41pm

Better coaching = more wins and a trajectory to the NFL

donnerstag

7/29/15 5:43pm

There is a group of athletes who will NEVER come to BYU

Hinta

7/29/15 5:52pm

Not just X and O. NFL development is an aspect of coaching as well

Harrison0Yfan

7/29/15 9:23pm

Besides Andy Reid, what other LDS coaches are there willing to come to BYU that

crack

7/29/15 6:06pm

Assistants don't have to be LDS

7/29/15 6:12pm

I can agree with that.

crack

7/29/15 6:17pm

And since assistants is what we really need, I think $20 mil could go a long

7/29/15 6:34pm

I am not convinced Bronco can choose good assistants.That may be in part because

crack

7/29/15 6:52pm

BYU doesn't get all the best players willing to live the honor code

donnerstag

7/29/15 5:42pm

It's always easier to believe a rosy "if only" make believe world

StantonMac

7/29/15 5:48pm

Say for example, Andy Reid becomes the head coach at BYU

donnerstag

7/29/15 6:05pm

How do you know that? Plenty of coaches with NFL experience have failed to

basman

7/29/15 6:47pm

Heck, a few hundred thousand could actually get a real D coordinator

wYred

7/29/15 5:47pm

exactly...we can justify $3B on a mall to clean up downtown SLC but can't afford

nashty

7/29/15 7:39pm

Upgrades for HC or assistants?

AzCoug1

7/29/15 8:36pm

The problem is, even though it is a misssionary tool, its a school thing. The

ColonelMustard7

7/29/15 9:13pm

Then don't force it to be a missionary program

7/29/15 9:23pm

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