Putting down a high school kid in an effort to protect your "brand"? As if the kid isn't good enough to play for the mighty university of Utah so he had to just settle on BYU?
In some of his replies Markham makes it sound like this spin is coming directly from the Utah coaching staff. With how often it happens I wouldn't be surprised. If that's the case that's even more embarrassing. It shows that the level of insecurity doesn't just exist within the fanbase, it permeates that entire program.