^This podcast is well worth the time. Explains just how important Martzen was

Aug 1, 2015
9:59:51pm

ldssdl

and why we should be very worried that BYU's future recruiting classes are going to slip back into the mediocrity they once were.

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Speaking of Martzen, I wish he were still BYU's Dir of Player Personnel.

rainorsnow

8/1/15 8:30pm

He seemed to have a lot of charisma

TNT

8/1/15 8:31pm

How much did he help? The caliber of recruits has been essentially the same

byubyu

8/1/15 8:40pm

Nick Kurtz wouldn't be a Cougar without Martzen's work.

rainorsnow

8/1/15 8:42pm

Martzen was great but the new guy might be better and doesn't want all the

PortlandBlue

8/1/15 8:47pm

Who is the new guy? I haven't heard.

Polecat

8/1/15 9:13pm

RE: Who is the new guy? I haven't heard.

rainorsnow

8/1/15 9:16pm

You're right, total attention hog. Because who in this day and age would want to

whoneedscorners?

8/1/15 9:32pm

The problem for martzen was that there were 3 coaches who didn't like him and

travelcoug

8/1/15 9:44pm

Why didn't they like him?

Flyski

8/1/15 9:51pm

They didn't trust him or his methods. They didn't want him talking to or

travelcoug

8/1/15 10:07pm

Given the rut BYU football has been in for the past 5 years, I'm not sure I'd

ldssdl

8/1/15 10:11pm

I'm not saying I agree. I am telling you what went down.

travelcoug

8/1/15 10:17pm

Fair enough. Didn't mean to vent at you, just venting in general.

ldssdl

8/1/15 10:35pm

Good points about Martzen's experience at BSU and Bama.

rainorsnow

8/1/15 10:17pm

I liked Martz but I don't think byus rankings changed much with him

johnnycarson

8/1/15 8:55pm

The quality of recruits absolutely changed, though that's also due

southernfriedcougar

8/1/15 9:20pm

I know this Dir of Player Personnel position isn't going to all of a sudden

rainorsnow

8/1/15 9:23pm

^This podcast is well worth the time. Explains just how important Martzen was

ldssdl

8/1/15 9:59pm

Can someone who knows Justin Anderson please reach out to him and let him

Bostonblue

8/1/15 10:39pm

Just send him or th an email to increase doc media.

RealityCheckedCougr

8/1/15 10:55pm

It would be more effective if it came from someone he knows.

Bostonblue

8/2/15 9:57am

One thing he did very well was social media. Since he's left it seems the new

Flyski

8/1/15 9:24pm

Martzen didn't understand the LDS culture or the importance of recruiting

choppercoug

8/2/15 10:51am

This is not true. Martzen valued Utah kids highly and said it was a priority.

rainorsnow

8/2/15 12:07pm

RE: This is not true. Martzen valued Utah kids highly and said it was a

choppercoug

8/2/15 7:57pm

lol Yeah ok. Even though he constantly said Utah was their #1 priority.

southernfriedcougar

8/2/15 1:53pm

Me too. Sad he left but we knew this wasn't his final destination

Harrison0Yfan

8/2/15 11:35am

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