I think that Sitake was seen as the top option by many in the AD, but there was

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Apr 17, 2024
10:30:19am

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an outside push to get Niumatalolo considered for the job which muddied the waters a bit.

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Tom says they have a succession plan in place for every head coach in every sports. Which makes sense considering

YIsForBrigham Give me a break!

Apr 17, 10:23am

Yes, I think they would unless they have another candidate we don't know about.

kimdaddy35

Apr 17, 10:25am

RE: Yes, I think they would unless they have another candidate we don't know

ryebrye

Apr 17, 10:29am

Come home, brother Reid. Come home.

durandal

Apr 17, 10:30am

Succession planning is key to any top executive's success. TH did his job well.

Forzaitalia

Apr 17, 11:23am

The slow debacle to hire Kalani was probably the impetus to put

Forth Eorlingas

Apr 17, 10:25am

Why didn't it seem like that with kalani?

cougarfann888

Apr 17, 10:27am

Probably because of the Ken show? Either way I think Kalani was

JuicyJam

Apr 17, 10:31am

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DansmithUVU

Apr 17, 10:34am

They may have had a plan for post Bronco but they didn’t have a clear #1 option

puntersarepeople

Apr 17, 10:27am

I guess that's possible. They had 3 top candidates but they didn't have a clear #1 at the time.

YIsForBrigham

Apr 17, 10:28am

I think that Sitake was seen as the top option by many in the AD, but there was

cougarfan84

Apr 17, 10:30am

That is exactly what happened. One of the GAs was pushing hard for Ken N. Had to

BlooCoug

Apr 17, 1:45pm

Now that we have set the precedent of going after professional coaches, I'll be upset if it's anybody but Coach Reid.

durandal

Apr 17, 10:27am

Speaking of Andy Reid, hiring KY may be similar to an alternate reality where

cougarfan84

Apr 17, 10:35am

Tom was very clear on how they were able to get it done so quickly

StantonMac

Apr 17, 10:33am

Exactly. Until this year with unlimited transfers+NIL and a lesser extent a few

NYC and Japan

Apr 17, 1:25pm

The only way Kalani goes and Jay Hill takes over as HC is if we lose A LOT

NOCAL_YFAN

Apr 17, 10:40am

Nah - I disagree. Bronco got the job even though his defenses under Crowton

StantonMac

Apr 17, 10:45am

The 2003 defense was one of the best in BYU history

Charles Darwin

Apr 17, 10:51am

I love Jay Hill but my one worry with him is that the offenses at Weber State

CameronG

Apr 17, 11:02am

Reminds me of this scene in Seinfeld

Ham

Apr 17, 10:40am

Tom wanted Kalani all along, but there was a push from above for Ken N.

shoganai

Apr 17, 10:49am

I agree. I don't think they had a concrete plan when Bronco left. My guess is

Benfica1

Apr 17, 11:04am

I think the need for speed is more important now that it was when Kalani was hired. I think TH wanted KS the whole time

TheLoneCougar

Apr 17, 11:07am

I think they had a plan when Bronco left too...

runnincoug

Apr 17, 11:07am

Niumatalolo would've been a great candidate if he would've been more open to

CameronG

Apr 17, 11:43am

Or that he was just further down the list and it took more time to work down the

SoBlueitHurts

Apr 17, 4:40pm

The time pressure of the transfer portal didn't apply when Bronco left. Not as

VB2

Apr 17, 12:15pm

Except for Ed Eyestone. He's irreplaceable.

Saregreat

Apr 17, 3:47pm

This can't be correct. All my sources said that there's been no plan because

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