BYU is not in the same conference, & will RARELY compete for the same recruits beyond this season.
Pope's continued success will ultimately be a very good thing for BYU, imo. He was here long enough to always be remembered as a BYU guy. Woulda been nice he'd made a bit more of a dent in the offseason this season, but still, his success at BYU obviously got noticed on the national stage.