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Oct 23, 2017
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Catfish
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^^^ he worked at IBM
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IBM CEO to VP that had lost the company $10M in 1970's
DesertBlues
10/23/17 4:52pm
4 years. I give every coach 4 years.
LosAlcoug
10/23/17 4:57pm
I give coaches 3 yrs with an option for a 4th
CaliWG
10/23/17 5:15pm
Reach a bowl game next year and you get to stay. That's how I feel.
Idahofallsblue
10/23/17 5:17pm
At byu 3 years means you won’t get to use
LosAlcoug
10/23/17 5:28pm
If you’re going to give a regular coach 3 years, you’d better give BYU’s 5
antiyewt
10/23/17 5:37pm
If there isn't significant improvement by Year 3, he's likely not a good coach
CaliWG
10/23/17 5:46pm
nailed it
ColonelMustard
10/23/17 6:45pm
Simply not true... especially with a first time HC/OC
jomo
10/23/17 10:51pm
The good ol' sunk cost fallacy.
Mr. Scoobs
10/23/17 4:58pm
^^^^^^^spot on
SneakerPimp
10/23/17 5:35pm
<< Deleted >>
Blue2thebone
10/23/17 10:31pm
It *can* be a fallacy... but not always... booo
jomo
10/23/17 11:01pm
So a human (coach) is static in value and value is absolutely win to loss ratio?
cdr88
10/24/17 6:19pm
After the train wreck let's give the train conductor another 2 years!
MichCoug
10/23/17 4:58pm
Your horse is struggling to swim mid-stream... shoot it in the head
jomo
10/23/17 10:52pm
Metaphor fight!!!! Your captain crunch cereal is getting soggy. You dunk your toast in the milk.
mvtoro
10/24/17 12:14am
This is a dumb story and has no application to our situation.
macdizzle
10/23/17 5:00pm
lol
Idahofallsblue
10/23/17 5:02pm
I guess this could be hard to follow, let me help explain
DesertBlues
10/23/17 5:27pm
Wait, Kalani is getting lessons from Holmoe on how to run this? Yikes. You know
Ash
10/23/17 7:44pm
Hmm, it didn't say that at all. The lesson is taught by life in both instances.
ArchbishopMitty
10/23/17 10:36pm
For that story to have any validity, you must deliver the prestige
Left Shark Coug
10/23/17 5:02pm
RE: For that story to have any validity, you must deliver the prestige
CDV
10/23/17 5:21pm
Was this a first time CEO talking to someone fresh from high school?
Mr. Scoobs
10/23/17 5:04pm
Urban legend.
MichCoug
10/23/17 5:46pm
^^^ he worked at IBM
Catfish
10/23/17 6:05pm
I am familiar with this story and it is true. However there is a second part
Blue2thebone
10/23/17 10:34pm
I don't think you are as familiar with the story as you think you are
DesertBlues
10/24/17 12:14am
Did your tic meter not bring a smile to that face of yours?
Blue2thebone
10/24/17 6:21pm
Snark at the wrong time is bad manners...despite being an online forum.
BYUSwoop
10/24/17 7:04pm
Zero snark at all
Blue2thebone
10/24/17 8:01pm
Every coach should have a few years to get his guys and his system in place.
ArchbishopMitty
10/23/17 10:37pm
How long you wanna wait?
canofpicante
10/23/17 10:49pm
As long as it takes to be successful... people who expect that to be 1 year are
jomo
10/23/17 11:03pm
4 years, with the carve out that if year 3 shows no improvement
DesertBlues
10/24/17 12:23am
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