I think it's because there is someone technically above her on the totem pole.

Dec 12, 2019
2:12:33am

HomeTownHero Walk-on

Her position is roughly the equivalent to Ed Lamb's-- she's the associate director over the entire track and field/XC program with the specific assignment to coach the womens distance runners.

Does an assistant HC in football need to be LDS?

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Article: 8 Unusual Things Diljeet Taylor Does That Make Her a Top NCAA Coach View

[Runner's World]

12/11/19 11:29pm

Does Diljeet Taylor kill off the notion one must be lds to be a HC at BYU?

Blueto

12/12/19 12:48am

How does that happen? So not ALL head coaches must be LDS?

NorthwestCoug

12/12/19 1:32am

I think it's because there is someone technically above her on the totem pole.

HomeTownHero

12/12/19 2:12am

No. Grimes is not LDS

NorthwestCoug

12/12/19 2:29am

Technically the way running programs (Track and xc) are set up it

gwalker

12/12/19 6:28am

That is Eyestone?

Captain Rex

12/12/19 10:15am

Yes.

HomeTownHero

12/12/19 10:57am

Eyestone is the director. Because Taylor is so good and they wanted to reward

gwalker

12/12/19 10:57am

Football and Men's Basketball coach must be LDS because they are the most

mrphotogenic

12/12/19 5:09am

Dumb

Blueto

12/12/19 6:25am

I can understand wanting change. And I wouldn’t be upset if it did change. That

gwalker

12/12/19 6:31am

Ok. I think using religion as a non-qualifier for someone to get a job is dumb.

Blueto

12/12/19 6:54am

RE: Ok. I think using religion as a non-qualifier for someone to get a job is

Blueto

12/12/19 7:09am

Sorry. Some of us have to work for a living and have to leave CB from time to

gwalker

12/12/19 8:35am

RE: Ok. I think using religion as a non-qualifier for someone to get a job is

akbarishiwatsu

12/12/19 3:06pm

That is so moronic, sorry. Read this and tell me if this person is good for

Blueto

12/12/19 4:19pm

I thought it was a sport wide policy, if it's not than it is dumb to make it a

777

12/12/19 4:06pm

Heck, I thought he was just being introspective.

CougarThug

12/12/19 8:58pm

This is asinine. No wonder the program flounders. We put up our own roadblocks

kotacoug

12/12/19 7:03am

Both Oregon and Stanford tried hiring her away. She turned them down.

ryebrye

12/12/19 5:21am

If you haven’t read this account, it is worth a read

AF Cougar

12/12/19 6:28am

She was at the b-ball game pregame with the team

BlackBart

12/12/19 7:49am

That is one of the better articles about BYU sports I’ve read

BlackBart

12/12/19 8:13am

It makes me want to start a coaches circle just for her.

ryebrye

12/12/19 8:49am

I have no idea how much track coaches make

Ned Schneebly

12/12/19 9:24am

BYU definitely pays less than the big boys, but CoL is higher at the big guys.

HomeTownHero

12/12/19 9:32am

also, at BYU, she probably has pretty free reign to do what she sees

BlackBart

12/12/19 9:48am

Great point.

HomeTownHero

12/12/19 10:59am

Great article. Thanks!!

BostonCougar

12/12/19 12:29pm

Can she coach football?

hitechcpa

12/12/19 11:56pm

That was incredibly inspiring. Thank you for sharing!

diluigifan

12/12/19 7:49am

I'm hopeful BYU removes the "LDS" requirement for all our coaches

Croweater

12/12/19 8:36am

Would love to see her get the top job when Eyestone retires.

Turd Ferguson

12/12/19 9:16am

I sent the link to last week's article on Taylor to my brother and SIL

bluelands

12/13/19 4:20am

She's just awesome. So glad she's at BYU.

wilsdad

12/13/19 7:05am

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