I seem to recall Bronco saying that a few years back, but maybe he was wrong

May 3, 2016
3:20:01pm

Jericho All-American

or maybe I heard it wrong, or remember wrong, or things have changed or whatever... Even if we aren't #1, I would find it hard to believe we are not at least #2 for Polys.

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When your HC is Polynesian, the majority of the football staff Polynesian,

So it goes...

5/2/16 10:04pm

Pretty sure the majority of our schollie players have been Islanders for a while

mantis mutu

5/2/16 10:13pm

What percentage are they of the total team make-up?

So it goes...

5/2/16 10:32pm

55% of 2016 recruiting class

ChinoCoug

5/3/16 7:24am

That and great QB play would be ideal.

Y'zFan

5/2/16 10:39pm

Poly QB?

LeviSavage

5/3/16 5:59am

Alabama just landed a Poly QB

Blue Undies

5/3/16 6:24am

Highest rated QB to come out of Hawaii, ever.

provodude84606

5/3/16 9:16am

Marcus Mariota, Timmy Chang, Marques Tuiasosopo... Poly QBs do exist

jamalccc

5/3/16 9:22am

current and former Poly qbs

Sale

5/3/16 10:50am

And...

provodude84606

5/3/16 11:16am

Anu Solomon (hawaiian)

provodude84606

5/3/16 11:16am

Okay, LaVelle's new look was the complex passing game. What will Kalani's new look be?

Brisco

5/2/16 11:32pm

Ty will bring back the passing game and couple that with an Tuiaki/Sitake

ManicBlue

5/2/16 11:49pm

No doubt my view is naïve and blue goggled, BUT

So it goes...

5/3/16 4:35pm

Honest question to those who are deeply familiar with the Polynesian culture

morningcalmcougar

5/3/16 3:51am

Great question.

ImuaKahuku

5/3/16 4:39am

There is a difference in the cultural experience between Chinese, Japanese, and

Roadrunner70

5/3/16 8:49am

I have friends who adopted twin baby boys from Tonga about 38 years ago...

HighHorse

5/3/16 9:15am

We need this to last beyond Kalani. Make BYU football and Polynesian identity

ChinoCoug

5/3/16 7:03am

USC is still going to get the top poly's.

digitalayon

5/3/16 8:38am

We can compete for the Utah ones. Distance matters.

ChinoCoug

5/3/16 8:41am

Isn't that what I just said?

digitalayon

5/3/16 9:47am

I'm talking about top Polys from Utah HSs, we can beat out USC for those.

ChinoCoug

5/3/16 9:51am

Who knows? There's momentum shifts all the time w programs. USC before Carroll

mantis mutu

5/3/16 9:05am

They will, but if BYU (Sitake and staff) can chisel away a few Polys here and

So it goes...

5/3/16 4:52pm

Has BYU ever got a top tier Poly talent?

provodude84606

5/3/16 10:47am

Van Noy. Bronson. Apo. Handsome. So'oto

YIsForBrigham

5/3/16 11:53am

Van Noy is not Poly.

ChinoCoug

5/3/16 11:58am

He is...

provodude84606

5/3/16 12:02pm

Link?

ChinoCoug

5/3/16 12:10pm

Poly word of mouth?

provodude84606

5/3/16 12:19pm

thanks

ChinoCoug

5/3/16 12:30pm

I don't get it.

provodude84606

5/3/16 12:34pm

That's actually more than I thought.

provodude84606

5/3/16 12:02pm

So how may of those are BYU fits?

YIsForBrigham

5/3/16 12:12pm

Oh, the coaches decided to take Handsome over a 5* and two 4*'s?

provodude84606

5/3/16 12:23pm

What? You must have misunderstood what I said

YIsForBrigham

5/3/16 12:36pm

I believe Ofa Mohetau was a 4 star guy as well

Sale

5/3/16 12:12pm

What about Manaia Brown? Wasn't he highly recruited?

Jericho

5/3/16 12:18pm

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provodude84606

5/3/16 12:20pm

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provodude84606

5/3/16 12:24pm

Ofa was #2 at his position. 5-stars.

ChinoCoug

5/3/16 12:18pm

Coulda gone ANYWHERE. One of those guys I think would work out here nowadays.

mantis mutu

5/3/16 2:43pm

Star's roommates Bro at Snow said his discipline really took off after he got

ChinoCoug

5/3/16 3:07pm

Loved Bronco in a lot of ways, but man the guy needed to learn to value talent

mantis mutu

5/3/16 3:32pm

Has BYU ever had a majority Poly coaching staff before?

So it goes...

5/3/16 4:54pm

That might be a little overrated.

provodude84606

5/3/16 5:50pm

You may be right, but

So it goes...

5/3/16 6:42pm

And then Kalani will get offered a lot of money and leave BYU

crm48

5/3/16 10:58am

We already have more polys than any other team. We need the best ones

Jericho

5/3/16 11:24am

More than Hawaii?

provodude84606

5/3/16 11:43am

I believe so

Jericho

5/3/16 1:15pm

I seriously doubt it.

provodude84606

5/3/16 3:06pm

I seem to recall Bronco saying that a few years back, but maybe he was wrong

Jericho

5/3/16 3:20pm

You're probably thinking about the comment Brandon Doman made about

provodude84606

5/3/16 3:25pm

That's what I'm saying, A majority Poly FB staff maybe can swing

So it goes...

5/3/16 5:09pm

Like I said above, having a staff full of Polys

provodude84606

5/3/16 5:56pm

Polynesians, on average, are more savvy about football than any other demographc

jrj84105

5/3/16 2:16pm

Agree ^^^

provodude84606

5/3/16 2:53pm

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