Ron McBride made it his top goal to go after LDS and Polynesian athletes

Aug 4, 2015
9:33:43am

BeardedSpock

to the point where he even starting supporting missions, which was a big change from the Wayne Howard "If you want to go on a mission, then go to BYU" attitude.

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So if Lasike makes the starting lineup, what does that say about the BYU

YIsForBrigham

8/4/15 12:01am

I think it says that they do well with raw talent that is willing to work

Indy Coug

8/4/15 12:05am

these are also both guys who didn't serve a mission

icecougar

8/4/15 11:24am

I think it says a lot about raw athleticism

AustinCougar

8/4/15 12:09am

This is probably exactly right. It leads me to believe the problem is not with

YIsForBrigham

8/4/15 12:17am

Agreed

dilbert

8/4/15 7:35am

Guys like Trevor Reilly, Matt Asiata and Star Lotulelei wanted to come to BYU...

icecougar

8/4/15 11:23am

& didn't 2 of those actually commit to BYU? I know Star did, did Asiata?

SpiffCoug

8/4/15 11:27am

Didn't Star have academic issues? That may be one of our biggest problems with

ACrop

8/4/15 11:30am

He did and went to Snow College and then wanted to come to BYU after but...

icecougar

8/4/15 2:14pm

Disciplined? Not really

TNT

8/4/15 8:32am

Thebigger question is why others who have been identified as good receuits

Thrill

8/4/15 12:25am

With the exception of Polynesians, the LDS gene pool doesn't produce

mantis mutu

8/4/15 5:52am

Ron McBride made it his top goal to go after LDS and Polynesian athletes

BeardedSpock

8/4/15 9:33am

We need another "Wayne Howard" to coach at Utah

icecougar

8/4/15 11:30am

Same question then for Bama and Ohio State too since they have better athletes?

BYUfan92

8/4/15 6:51am

Maybe over rated coming in? When they had to fight for playing time and compete

coastcat

8/4/15 9:18am

MISSIONS PLAY A LARGE ROLL IN THE DRAFT

Cougarpride

8/4/15 11:17am

also player age was less of a critical success factor during Lavell's era

icecougar

8/4/15 11:36am

Yes they do.

Spindash

8/4/15 2:03pm

McKay Jacobsen was not the same player after his mission

icecougar

8/4/15 11:26am

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut from time to time

afro

8/4/15 1:23am

Physically & athletically, those two were the freaks of the last five years

mantis mutu

8/4/15 5:37am

KVN was also one of the recent athletic freaks

Littlerich

8/4/15 5:39am

I don't think so. Good athlete. Great player.

mantis mutu

8/4/15 5:42am

What does it say about all other coaching staffs in the NCAA who have not

Groom's Cake

8/4/15 6:40am

It says they don't need to spend time developing "projects". They are

coastcat

8/4/15 1:42pm

Was there new developments on Lasike? Last I heard he was still a long shot...

Pretorian

8/4/15 7:37am

He's expected to play.

Jeffacka

8/4/15 7:53am

Yeah the coaches and media guys in Arizona were raving about him after practice

YIsForBrigham

8/4/15 9:47am

It says that Lasike Made The Starting Lineup

Dream Sicle

8/4/15 7:47am

It obviously says Bronco is an idiot... they should have played more...

byu_coug

8/4/15 7:49am

People see what they want to see.

Cougarclaw

8/4/15 9:42am

It's Bronco's new formula for success. We get the decent athlete try-hards

Ulysses14

8/4/15 9:46am

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