If that’s how you want to explain away .500 football over the last three seasons

Mar 13, 2019
11:04:53am

ataylor All-American

despite playing easier schedules than the two previous coaching eras, fantastic.

Bottom line: BYU football isn’t playing tougher schedules than BYU basketball over the course of a season.

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For some reason I’m just not optimistic for the future unless there

BountifulCoug5

3/12/19 9:55pm

Even though football has had objectively worse results?

Mr. Scoobs

3/12/19 9:55pm

This is what baffles me the most about the recent basketball outrage.

ataylor

3/12/19 10:00pm

I think the difference is you can see changes with fb team, future looks bright

kolob32

3/12/19 10:12pm

I’ve seen changes with the football program, most of them not for the better.

ataylor

3/12/19 10:25pm

Completely agreed, but you also have to remember Rose has been at this for

Ash

3/13/19 12:18am

Don’t get me wrong — I think there need to be changes in the basketball program.

ataylor

3/13/19 12:30am

The only arguments I find somewhat convincing are around the staff changes

Ash

3/13/19 12:51am

I don’t disagree with any of that. All I’m saying is that it seems too early to

ataylor

3/13/19 6:42am

Yep. Football needs more improvement than hoops but both need to improve

Coogar2

3/13/19 7:16am

FB team also plays a tougher schedule comparatively speaking than BB

kolob32

3/13/19 8:03am

CBS Sports has BYU at 61/353 for strength of schedule, with the football team

ataylor

3/13/19 8:58am

Only because we have to fit in the G5 teams at the end of the year, The FB team

kolob32

3/13/19 9:39am

Front-loaded schedules are nothing new for BYU football, and if we’re comparing

ataylor

3/13/19 10:32am

The indy football sept. schedules have been harder than anything BYU faced in

kolob32

3/13/19 10:48am

If that’s how you want to explain away .500 football over the last three seasons

ataylor

3/13/19 11:04am

You are placing too much value on facts and results.

Mr. Scoobs

3/13/19 12:14pm

I'm not trying to explain anything away, bottom line who's job is tougher? Which

kolob32

3/13/19 12:54pm

Sitake’s job is tougher than Rose’s for sure. I’m guessing that is reflected in

ataylor

3/13/19 2:10pm

I think this year will be a pretty telling year for sitake. He has good home

BYUheaven

3/12/19 10:17pm

He should be sweating with anything less than eight regular-season wins, or

ataylor

3/12/19 10:27pm

no because they seem more willing to make changes.

BountifulCoug5

3/12/19 10:27pm

Which changes? The ones that happened because the previous staff got P5 jobs or

ataylor

3/12/19 10:31pm

Fire detmer and hire Grimes. They easily could’ve kept him on for another year.

BountifulCoug5

3/12/19 11:58pm

So, the 4-9 changes. I’ll be excited about those when we’re back to winning 10

ataylor

3/13/19 12:06am

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ataylor

3/12/19 10:32pm

But if those changes don’t lead to good results what does it matter?

Mr. Scoobs

3/13/19 8:09am

Exactly. If Rose stays we are toast.

idacoug

3/12/19 9:57pm

I agree, the sure fire way to instill hope for future is to blow everything up

gww687

3/13/19 7:11am

I see no reason to be more optimistic for football than basketball. Same AD for

Coogar2

3/13/19 7:17am

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