I find it hard to believe that a letter from DS would be very influential

Apr 13, 2018
9:30:32am

Dr T-bone All-American

He may have captured a sentiment that already existed, but don't think it started a movement against bronco. Those people and feelings already existed. I highly doubt it affected bronco's decision either.

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Brady lacked tact, but he was mostly right

Modiolus

4/13/18 4:50am

Just found & listened to the exchange

Borg

4/13/18 4:57am

Poppinga said some insane things. It was hard to really know what DS was

LEHI cougar

4/13/18 5:30am

DS had a very large role in Bronco leaving. This I absolutely know.

TheLoneCougar

4/13/18 7:22am

I also absolutely know Tom wasn’t willing to give a guy who wasn’t interested

1984coug

4/13/18 7:37am

Because in football coaching, nobody is going to stay "long term". And Bronco

TheLoneCougar

4/13/18 7:40am

I agree BYU should be a stepping stone school, however, here are a couple of

1984coug

4/13/18 7:50am

Can't really disagree with you on anything here. Certainly Kalani is more

TheLoneCougar

4/13/18 7:57am

It was more than a few players-- and yes Brady was right in that many alumni

1984coug

4/13/18 12:21pm

curious to know when BM said he wasn't long term - he also said BYU was the

truecougster

4/13/18 10:55am

Because BYU is only a big deal to BYU fans

byukarl

4/13/18 12:57pm

DS had a very minimal at best role in Bronco leaving...

Coug

4/13/18 8:24am

I didn't say anything about what DS "said or wrote".

TheLoneCougar

4/13/18 8:32am

You did say he had a role...

Coug

4/13/18 8:35am

Insane may be what you think. First hand knowledge here.

TheLoneCougar

4/13/18 9:21am

He had almost zero role...

Coug

4/13/18 9:27am

DS literally had as much impqct as I did on BM leaving.. within 1 standard

CarolinaCoug

4/14/18 1:00am

IF BYU allowed DS to have influence in selecting toilet paper then BYU is STUPID

PJMort

4/13/18 8:26am

You are making assumptions that I never stated. Influence can be measured in

TheLoneCougar

4/13/18 8:33am

No, I’m really not. I understand and I find it unlikely.

PJMort

4/13/18 9:08am

Sorry to disappoint whatever your theory is or isn't.

TheLoneCougar

4/13/18 9:22am

So- what you are saying DS's role was NOT the letter.

PJMort

4/13/18 11:18am

He's saying it wasn't just DS... it was multiple players

jsjohnson1278

4/13/18 2:57pm

Interesting info. Thanks for sharing. I thought they handled it well publicly.

PJMort

4/13/18 3:29pm

Oh no Bronco is so mentally strong and stoic...

Coug

4/13/18 8:34am

Once again, it had nothing to do with a dumb letter.

TheLoneCougar

4/13/18 9:24am

You're absolutely right...

Coug

4/13/18 9:28am

Correct. BYU is Stupid.

CrimsonCardinal

4/13/18 5:01pm

I don’t know him personally, but Poppinga came off

Jdoc

4/13/18 9:46am

I think most of us on cougar board agree

BYU DUDE 1984

4/13/18 10:36am

That's what I found most frustrating with the interview

permiso

4/13/18 6:30am

That “interview” was brutal. Criddle totally lost control, and Poppinga sounded like a whiny

Texas Hammer

4/13/18 7:01am

I agree 100%. There is no doubt that DS’s letter influenced

VegasCoug83

4/13/18 7:08am

The idea and sentiment had been around long before the letter. Plus it was just a letter.

Turnpike Lane

4/13/18 7:51am

I find it hard to believe that a letter from DS would be very influential

Dr T-bone

4/13/18 9:30am

There is a lot of doubt actually

GOR

4/13/18 11:01am

Lacked tact? That’s putting it very kindly.

Jdoc

4/13/18 9:52am

That’s true. I was too kind in my description. He was a tool.

Modiolus

4/13/18 6:27pm

Who is DS?

cowhide

4/13/18 10:13am

I'd also like to know. My brain just isn't figuring it out.

ditch

4/13/18 10:35am

Derik Stevenson. Known for the letter in this link:

CougarAndMerlin

4/13/18 10:55am

Thanks. Wow what a letter

cowhide

4/13/18 11:15am

DS wrote what many had been saying for a long time. Putting it in writing

Real Men Wear Blue

4/13/18 11:12am

So, not "mostly right"

Lip Gallagher

4/13/18 7:40pm

He was and is Weong! BM 's record in 2 years at UVA is worse than ks.

CarolinaCoug

4/13/18 11:46pm

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trjohnson007

4/14/18 12:20am

Bronco has 2018 and 2019 at UVA to get decent or he will be gone.

Cougtruth

4/14/18 7:46am

You serious? BM just took UVA to their first bowl game in like 7 or 8 years.

NorCal_Coug

4/14/18 8:10am

I agree. I’m still not impressed w/ his ability to beat good P5 teams

GOR

4/14/18 8:40am

They lost 6 of their last 7 to get to 6-6 and then lost the bowl game.

Cougtruth

4/14/18 12:32pm

it takes more then 2 years to recruit and build a program

byukarl

4/18/18 2:07pm

The receuiting classes all prior were ranked higher than BYU's

CarolinaCoug

4/18/18 6:45pm

The guy before him was 4-8 with 5 losses all 1 score differential losses

CarolinaCoug

4/18/18 6:52pm

Frr it was 5 years 2012 bowl..2011 sason Bm first year at uva was 2016. .

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