We've had a single bad season. One. Other than that, we've been winning 8 or 9 games per year as indie. And, we've

Dec 15, 2017
8:04:14pm

CalGTR All-American

won a decent percentage of P5 games (which tend to be against better P5 programs). It's a gross overreaction to this one horrific season to think that we're somehow not able to compete as a program. The last 40 years says differently.

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CalGTR

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I've come to eat crow. The more I think about it, I'm shocked that we landed

Traveshamockery

12/15/17 3:10pm

the honor code giveth and it taketh. But it giveth more than it taketh because

Bostonblue

12/15/17 3:20pm

I'm not knocking the HC. I merely saying that in today's CFB world, it's a

Traveshamockery

12/15/17 3:25pm

like i said, without it, BYU is UVU, so....

Bostonblue

12/15/17 3:30pm

I find this opinion to be stark raving nuts

cajuncoug

12/15/17 5:57pm

You are nuts if you think the church is gonna $350M/year and not

Bostonblue

12/15/17 8:10pm

please point out that assertion. Then feel free to argue against it

cajuncoug

12/15/17 8:57pm

Axe grind much? Have fun arguing your straw men.

Bostonblue

12/15/17 8:59pm

I find your replies to consist entirely of straw men

cajuncoug

12/16/17 7:10pm

The HC is nonsensical you-know-what.

JerryAtric

12/15/17 8:30pm

I don't think he will be here in 2020. If he fails, BYU will have a different

Lance71

12/15/17 3:27pm

Crow's not reputed to be tasty but is edible and filled with nutrients. Enjoy.

russm

12/15/17 3:30pm

Grimes I believe picked a great gig to prove himself/ very little risk. If we stink he goes back to his old gig if we

SouthernBlueBlood

12/15/17 3:31pm

We have good players. On roster. Right now

Cashmeousside

12/15/17 3:31pm

I'm glad to see BYU still has some clout, since I've been made to believe it's

Bluedarts

12/15/17 4:10pm

I don't think it's really the HC holding us back.

byujdmba

12/15/17 4:19pm

The HC probably wasn't a big issue with Grimes.

bluegato

12/15/17 5:07pm

I'm referring to players not Grimes. It's too difficult to recruit

Traveshamockery

12/15/17 6:30pm

I kept the honor code and I would step in the ring with anyone. It is a mindset,

Q-grr

12/15/17 5:17pm

Grimes understands the potential of BYU football, he's experienced it and knows it

lightmann

12/15/17 5:40pm

doesn’t have to beat all the p5 teams. beating who we are supposed to is a win

friscokid

12/15/17 6:27pm

We will go bowling under Grimes next year. Bold prediction.

BlueForLife

12/15/17 7:17pm

Why on earth is the honor code all of the sudden some barrier to winning? We have decades of history that show we can

CalGTR

12/15/17 7:30pm

The CFB world is MUCH different than it was in LaVell's era. Further,

Traveshamockery

12/15/17 7:47pm

We've had a single bad season. One. Other than that, we've been winning 8 or 9 games per year as indie. And, we've

CalGTR

12/15/17 8:04pm

You say you're optimistic and then you turn and say Grimes won't succeed here

BYU I Bleed Blue

12/15/17 9:29pm

Please re-read my post. I owned my pessimism of BYU FB.

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