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C. When we have, they've been busts or at least extremely overrated coming out of high school
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The key to BYU's football program lies in the question of whether we can land
rcbyufan
1/27/20 1:21pm
The key is to attract non-LDS talent.
TheLost
1/27/20 1:24pm
RE: The key is to attract non-LDS talent.
RdF3
1/27/20 1:27pm
I'm not sure what BYU has to offer non-LDS talent other than
rcbyufan
1/27/20 1:33pm
Not everybody wants what BYU offers..
TheLost
1/27/20 1:56pm
Oh. I see. You are on a different tangent
rcbyufan
1/27/20 1:59pm
Its not a tangent..
TheLost
1/27/20 2:21pm
Wait, since Sitake is poly,he's supposed to get all the good LDS poly recruits?
Borg
1/27/20 1:25pm
Good Point! I honestly think it's time to refocus our effort away from the
Northern Blue
1/27/20 4:09pm
Some simply don't want to come, i.e., don't want to live the honor code,
basman
1/27/20 1:25pm
Wait? LDS talent who doesn’t want to live the HC?
Pretorian
1/28/20 4:17am
Getting that talent while Utah is doing well will continue to be difficult
mudpupper
1/27/20 1:29pm
There are 49 other states that don't care about the UofU.
TheLost
1/27/20 1:33pm
The problem for BYU is that your recruiting pool is much smaller than most.
displacedute
1/27/20 5:02pm
P5 status would be the real game changer but....
fulano
1/27/20 1:33pm
That is true but a very good season could easily snowball into getting
Pretorian
1/28/20 4:21am
BYU has never landed the top LDS talent. Even in the good years.
lightmann
1/27/20 1:33pm
Which is why it really comes down to coaching.
1CougFan
1/27/20 2:22pm
And I should have say BYU lands *some of the best LDS talent, enough to be good, but not enough to consistently be among
lightmann
1/27/20 2:58pm
Who was the best LDS talent to get away from BYU in the late 70s-mid 80s?
The Chelsea Dagger
1/27/20 3:33pm
Joe Germaine and Darrell Bevell in the 90s took Big 10 teams to Rose Bowls
Y05
1/28/20 4:02pm
You seriously think that in Lavell's best years we did not consistently get.....
BleedCougarBlue2
1/28/20 1:14am
Seriously, yes. In those days a lot of top LDS players went to PAC-10 and other schools.
lightmann
1/28/20 9:18am
So who, for example, did BYU lose in the LaVell glory years? I'm just looking
The Chelsea Dagger
1/28/20 11:54am
It doesn't matter... LaVell was 20 years ago.
TheLost
1/28/20 12:02pm
I thought the whole point of these boards is to discuss things that don't matter
The Chelsea Dagger
1/28/20 12:09pm
??
Pretorian
1/28/20 4:22am
A. We aren’t P5. B. We have her rarely landed top rated LDS talent.
LyleLanley
1/27/20 1:39pm
C. When we have, they've been busts or at least extremely overrated coming out of high school
foofcoug
1/27/20 1:42pm
Yes, this too.
LyleLanley
1/27/20 1:56pm
So, are you going to Jacob Conover he’s a bust or should l.
Rigormortise
1/28/20 2:09pm
Was KVN a bust, Fred Warner, Chaz is look’n good... what about Taysom?
Pretorian
1/29/20 5:59am
They were not five star recruits like the ones being referred to here
BYU Grounds
1/29/20 8:23am
Maybe they don't want to be guilted in to going on a mission.
BRATS
1/27/20 2:03pm
I would imagine there's quite a few reasons. Some in BYU's control and others
rcbyufan
1/27/20 2:08pm
Do they still do this?
TNT
1/27/20 2:13pm
No, they don't.
TheLost
1/27/20 2:22pm
The team and coaches don’t. I’m sure they feel it from
LyleLanley
1/27/20 3:04pm
If i'm a top recruit, LDS or not, and I have the ability to go start/play at Clemson or Alabama, I'd be foolish not to
indocoug
1/27/20 2:21pm
I agree with thi
puntersarepeople
1/27/20 2:33pm
I totally disagree for the LDS guys
Pretorian
1/28/20 4:26am
There is something about true competitors, and their wanting to know that they can hang with the very best. If you get
indocoug
1/28/20 7:52am
I completely disagree that they can have a bigger impact as a missionary on
Pretorian
1/29/20 6:07am
Nailed it! Players don’t have to go to a p5 school to
1CougFan
1/28/20 7:59am
Agreed with much of what you said until the end. BYU is nowhere near "there"
TrueBlue67
1/29/20 6:52am
sadly, the evidence is in your favor but as long as he’s our coach and 2017
Pretorian
1/29/20 8:05am
Ability to play and getting playing time are two different things. I'd go to BYU
Benfica1
1/29/20 8:19am
We need to find a couple special players to build around
donnerstag
1/27/20 2:33pm
Pitta, Collie, Hall, Unga for instance
puntersarepeople
1/27/20 4:07pm
We just need a contract with the Fiesta Bowl and all home games on ABC
Doogal McCougar
1/27/20 3:09pm
We need P5 staus. Bottom line. Recruiting is futile without it.
Backcountry
1/27/20 3:53pm
I still think this will produce a mild uptick in recruiting.
Traveshamockery
1/27/20 4:43pm
BYU will never get top talent so long as KS is the HC and BYU continues to get
TrueBlue67
1/27/20 4:51pm
Sad to say it but I think you're right.
BleedCougarBlue2
1/28/20 1:17am
I had a friend who was a local sports writer. I asked him why BYU missed on so
Bullrider
1/29/20 9:44am
Some people assume that the big guys are worthy just because they are members
puntersarepeople
1/29/20 2:53pm
I think we will always land some of the top LDS talent. It woul
1CougFan
1/29/20 10:32am
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