BYU has a unique, natural advantage when it comes to international recruiting...

Mar 20, 2017
9:41:02am

jomo All-American

...we could do it as well as anybody, anywhere, if that is something a coaching staff for any major sport at BYU was interested in.

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It's really expensive and risky to recruit internationally. The SMC coaches...

COACHdrn

3/19/17 5:45pm

Let's go to Ghana.

BIG XII Coug

3/19/17 5:50pm

Seems like it'd be much easier, cheaper and more efficient to take the top 100 players we have and teach the to be smart

foofcoug

3/19/17 5:55pm

Amen. The problem isn't our talent(although I do think I've seen enough of Emery

Gerald-DeGroot

3/19/17 6:02pm

Agree, it's the Talent of our talent that is challenging

stonecougar

3/20/17 11:20am

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Cougarfan777

3/19/17 6:12pm

Right, it's a system thing. We are trying to run an offense designed for

Cougarfan777

3/19/17 6:13pm

Such a novel concept!

Harrison0Yfan

3/20/17 1:36am

And the church is not that network either

mudpupper

3/19/17 6:07pm

It's not as hard as you make it sound. It's 2017.

Cougarfan777

3/19/17 6:09pm

You make it sound easier than it is. Much you don't understand.

basman

3/19/17 6:41pm

Wow. Non-donor with the uppercut

TNT

3/19/17 7:03pm

You'd be surprised how much I do. I've worked with international students for

Cougarfan777

3/19/17 7:16pm

There are 4 coaches. Time is binary. Every kid expects love, so any trip to

wisconsincougs

3/19/17 10:22pm

Pretty sure that if SMC has the time, money, and resources

Bostonblue

3/19/17 7:30pm

You forgot about "relationships, connections, and patience." Fan base size...

COACHdrn

3/19/17 7:45pm

SMC can't get the big name recruits from the U.S, so they

Bostonblue

3/19/17 8:51pm

No reason? Besides convincing someone overseas to attend a 99% LDS school?

wisconsincougs

3/19/17 10:24pm

The point here is you find players under the radar that have no other options.

Cougarfan777

3/19/17 10:48pm

Londale seems like the only player you mentioned that fits that bill

wisconsincougs

3/20/17 12:20am

You don't quite understand it like I do. Nevill did not just go to Georgia and

Cougarfan777

3/20/17 1:31pm

You make it sound like if Dave Rose would just fly to Australia he'd fly back...

COACHdrn

3/20/17 6:06am

Sometimes it is that simple...ask Utah....

Cougarfan777

3/20/17 1:44pm

Go talk to Travis Hansen about this. There are plenty

Bostonblue

3/20/17 2:56am

Ummm...they only have to travel to Mt. Pleasant Utah

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

3/19/17 7:36pm

BYU doesn't have the money to do it but Saint Mary's does? Give me a break.

TutumTeRoboreReddam

3/19/17 8:06pm

The place they should be recruiting is Brazil and Argentina.

ImuaKahuku

3/19/17 9:23pm

And SMC has gotten in trouble for some of the things they do.

Count Cougar

3/19/17 10:05pm

Brazil. Plus BYU had Finnish connections before, as well as Croatia.

Archaea

3/19/17 11:49pm

Assistant w Connections is a must

chodilicus

3/20/17 9:23am

BYU does have an in with Brazil. Roese coached the under 21 team, played pro

ImuaKahuku

3/20/17 1:39pm

Only the wrong tense, DID

chodilicus

3/20/17 2:12pm

I think Roese would help even not being on the staff. He decided to leave

ImuaKahuku

3/20/17 2:24pm

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