LaVell was an assistant with no HC experience when hired. It could work out.

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Apr 12, 2024
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dratax

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The damage Pope has done to the program will last

Rudi

Apr 12, 12:13pm

RE: The damage Pope has done to the program will last

foofcoug

Apr 12, 12:14pm

This was his chance. He was always going to take it if it came.

Yiowa

Apr 12, 12:15pm

Everyone keeps saying stepping stone, but what other coach left for another team

ochobeeguy

Apr 12, 12:15pm

Kentucky was apparently a stepping stone to Arkansas for Calipari

LeGrandBleu

Apr 12, 12:20pm

RE: Everyone keeps saying stepping stone, but what other coach left for another

icecougar

Apr 12, 7:15pm

He's just doing what any coach would do. Look what Calipari is doing to UK's

Mostlyaccurate

Apr 12, 12:15pm

Yep. We didn’t mind when Pope did it to UVU when it benefited us. Sucks to now

Lalau

Apr 12, 12:17pm

the scarier part now is it looks like we'll be hiring an asst coach, not a head coach from elsewhere

byujag

Apr 12, 12:22pm

LaVell was an assistant with no HC experience when hired. It could work out.

dratax

Apr 12, 1:05pm

sure, but a guy w/ potential could be left with a bare cupboard keeping him from achieving what he could've otherwise

byujag

Apr 12, 1:26pm

Exactly, the hypocrisy on this board is endless. Poach from UVU, whine when

Diablo and Doc

Apr 12, 12:55pm

Nah we’re whining that those “CFB powers” are on a path to kill the sport.

Yiowa

Apr 12, 1:00pm

They're not asking, they will take. Either comply or get in the bread line.

Diablo and Doc

Apr 12, 1:10pm

It won’t. It’ll take time but no one will care about a minor league in 20 years

Yiowa

Apr 12, 1:19pm

We've similarly loved Jay Hill taking all the Weber St players

krindorr

Apr 12, 8:58pm

How is Pope “taking it to BYU as he leaves?”

Soy Celeste

Apr 12, 12:16pm

By taking the future of the program... we don't just lose Pope, but several

Accipiter

Apr 12, 1:11pm

That’s how it always works. We just aren’t used to it since BYU has been

Boring

Apr 12, 1:55pm

Truth!

Atmospheric_Cougar

Apr 12, 5:14pm

A lot of outrage based on some unconfirmed conjecture

TaysomJimmerEraCoug

Apr 12, 2:08pm

What players do we know he’s taking?

Blue2thebone

Apr 12, 3:14pm

Khalifa entered the portal as "do not contact" - Does that tell you anything?

Accipiter

Apr 12, 3:19pm

none

icecougar

Apr 12, 7:22pm

Another UVU player says he is following new BYU men’s basketball coach Mark Pope

SwampyCoug

Apr 12, 4:14pm

kind of embarrassing yourself. Dallin said he's been considering this for weeks

icecougar

Apr 12, 7:22pm

That tweet clearly connects Halls decision with Pope’s exit

Accipiter

Apr 13, 8:00am

Just think of all the tournaments wins he gave us to remember him by.

WillsPitStop

Apr 12, 12:16pm

It took a blue blood program making an unprecedented hire

Charles Darwin

Apr 12, 12:17pm

Holy overreactions Batman

Adrielle

Apr 12, 12:17pm

What a lame post. Seriously.

RealTaysomHill

Apr 12, 12:21pm

The last line especially. Pope did his job. He owes us nothing

SoBlueitHurts

Apr 12, 1:43pm

Well, he didn't do his job in the tourney, but I'll let it slide.

Heath Squashwell

Apr 12, 3:58pm

He did break a contract with BYU no? So there’s that…

Hufflepuff

Apr 12, 5:02pm

A buy out provision would be part of the contract.

dratax

Apr 12, 5:11pm

100% correct. If this happened every 5 years at BYU it would mean success.

Atmospheric_Cougar

Apr 12, 5:17pm

@realtaysom totally agree. It’s all “how it affects my feelings”

Swishfromdeep3

Apr 12, 5:56pm

I agree 100% - all of U R so happy 4 Pope but this could set us back years...

aaronmania

Apr 12, 12:26pm

the words I'd like to say here in response to this post would get me suspended for a long time.

dryflyelk

Apr 12, 12:28pm

What is the appropriate response at a time like this?

BYU Fan

Apr 12, 12:34pm

Do you really think UK pays more than BYU? (Sarcasm.). Sorry.

DawgHaus

Apr 12, 5:33pm

RE: The damage Pope has done to the program will last

Alan Schaefer

Apr 12, 12:54pm

He is dead to me.

RedSox

Apr 12, 1:08pm

when you get a coach, you get some of their players and recruits too

Hill4Heisman

Apr 12, 1:11pm

I just read the first little bit so I hope you’re joking. This is the dumbest

bookofdaniel

Apr 12, 1:21pm

Ah, the hilarity of some here. Good stuff

SayMyName

Apr 12, 1:29pm

$5.5MM is why he is leaving. Take it to the bank.

Uno Doctoro

Apr 12, 1:31pm

What a terrible post. Pope did what any of you would do.

DCCougFan

Apr 12, 1:37pm

We are a stepping stone. Not like we have ever been in the in club (at least not

SoBlueitHurts

Apr 12, 1:42pm

Not a stepping stone. a cul-de-sac. BYU has typically been the end of the road.

Boring

Apr 12, 1:57pm

Maybe true because success is even more difficult than at some places, but when

SoBlueitHurts

Apr 12, 2:18pm

The post is not totally off... It is true that HOW Pope leaves could hurt...

TrustMeIKnow

Apr 12, 2:13pm

This is a terrible post.

TheLoneCougar

Apr 12, 2:28pm

For some reason you seem to have issues with players and coaches...

Big-Q

Apr 12, 2:30pm

Are people who post this so naive that they don't understand how jobs work??

morningcalmcougar

Apr 12, 2:51pm

So, you've never heard of non-disclosures and non-compete agreements?

Accipiter

Apr 12, 3:28pm

I definitely know about them, but coaches contracts don't have them

morningcalmcougar

Apr 15, 10:55am

Maybe the point is being missed by some in response to this post. Not many

TrustMeIKnow

Apr 12, 2:56pm

Exactly. I'm fine with any coach leaving for greener pastures. How they leave is

Accipiter

Apr 12, 3:24pm

So he doesn't have the right to surround himself with those he things will help

morningcalmcougar

Apr 12, 3:25pm

I’m surprised people exist that post posts like this. Lol

cruiserhead

Apr 12, 2:57pm

Agreed. . . Also the 21 Thumbs up. . .

Zoobieman

Apr 12, 3:05pm

It is nice to see all the responses calling out the absurdity of the post tho

TaysomJimmerEraCoug

Apr 12, 3:15pm

It's a game. Relax. It's ENTERTAINMENT. A GAME

dahurt45

Apr 12, 3:05pm

The roll eye emoji wasn't enough for this one, so here you go.

AltTabbins

Apr 12, 3:22pm

Quit crying. He took his dream job for a ton of money. We'd all do the same.

Roko's Basilisk

Apr 12, 3:37pm

You mean like when Jay Hill left Weber and brought (and continues to bring)….

PoolBoy

Apr 12, 3:42pm

So by this logic, you still work at McDonalds?

ALC

Apr 12, 3:42pm

Anyone else see KU=Kansas and UK=Kentucky or is it just me?

SoBlueitHurts

Apr 12, 3:46pm

This is correct.

Roko's Basilisk

Apr 12, 4:16pm

Fixed

ALC

Apr 12, 10:28pm

This was always going to happen. The sooner we got better the sooner Pope would

Ripliancum

Apr 12, 4:15pm

What a clown post. Here for the ratio.

Atmospheric_Cougar

Apr 12, 5:18pm

I can’t believe you’re trying to stir the pot.

First-n-10

Apr 12, 5:22pm

let's use a little logic and do some critical thinking...

icecougar

Apr 12, 7:26pm

Well the fire pope crowd from last summer have their vindication!

Hammurabi

Apr 12, 7:40pm

Nah, grateful for coach pope. Clown take.

EDthoracotomy

Apr 12, 9:13pm

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