If he fails, then he gets more money for those 2 years than he does in the next 12+ years at BYU.

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Apr 13, 2024
10:03:28am

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I mean, this was probably the easiest decision in Pope's life

Squirt

Apr 13, 9:47am

The risk is equally extreme. If he crashes and burns

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 13, 9:48am

Ya--but if you are him, and college basketball coaching is your career--you take

Squirt

Apr 13, 9:50am

I agree. That was exactly the position I was in when I started repping doterrA.

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 13, 9:51am

Not much risk. He'll make $15mil+ either way. He could retire the day after

LifeLongLakerFan

Apr 13, 9:52am

BYU would probably take him back in a heartbeat though

BYUFootballisBack

Apr 13, 9:52am

And he makes 30 million dollars.

dwhitebud

Apr 13, 9:55am

If he fails, then he gets more money for those 2 years than he does in the next 12+ years at BYU.

RootieBoy

Apr 13, 10:03am

I get it. He’ll be a very wealthy man but that is not all that drives

Forbidden Fruit

Apr 13, 10:15am

If you don’t take risks you won’t have much of a career.

Cougstreak

Apr 13, 12:15pm

I don't wish him ill but I don't wish him well. I wish him... nothing at all.

Buffalo

Apr 13, 9:56am

Sounds like a future hit song from Carrie Underwood.

RootieBoy

Apr 13, 10:05am

Of course it was an automatic yes. He approached them, not the other way around

Schultz is back

Apr 13, 9:57am

And he’s an incredible salesman who gets people fired up very easily.

Soupie

Apr 13, 10:15am

I was with you until the last sentence. Plenty of people that don’t suck at

gwalker

Apr 13, 9:58am

True. But in sports? In a twist of irony, if Pope was competitively complacent

Squirt

Apr 13, 10:04am

Exactly. Its a job, not a church calling.

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