since the new millennium.

Other than Utah this is the team that I hate to lose recruiting battles with the most. Whether or not you don't come to BYU, UCLA makes no sense. I at least understand why you might play at Utah.

Its not like we lose lots of players to them but even whenever there is a top LDS or local kid that would not have chosen BYU it hurts my soul when they go to UCLA. I have nothing against them except they don't know how to use talent. UCLA football is the hot girl with no personality that is unrecognizable and barely attractive without her makeup.

If they are going for the education it is good but no Stanford. But lets be honest most blue chip recruits are not making their choice of college on the quality of education.

Based on where they recruit they consistently under preform by a long shot.

Here are their 247 team recruiting rankings from 2000-2018:
14, 13, 7, 29, 31, 21, 57, 91, 14, 13, 10, 45, 18, 7, 18, 12, 13, 20, 19- Now in case you see the #91 outlier and think that is low, 247 ranks on the number of recruits as well. That year they only had 5 recruits- 4 four star players and 1 3 star.

Here are ESPN's team recruiting rankings from 2006-2018 (they don't show further back and I could only find their rank for the top 30 from my quick search).
19, NR, 14, 17, 10, NR, 19, 12, 26, 11, 15, 18, 19

By year here's their record, conference finish and final ranking if there was one.
2000- 6-6, 5th-T, NR & no votes
2001- 7-4, 6th, NR & no votes
2002- 8-5, 4th-T, NR & no votes
2003- 6-7, 5th-T, NR & no votes
2004- 6-6, 5th-T, NR & no votes
2005- 10-2, 3rd, #13
2006- 7-6, 4th, NR & no votes
2007- 6-7, 4th-T, NR & no votes
2008- 4-8, 8th, NR & no votes
2009- 7-6, 8th, NR & no votes
2010- 4-8, 9th, NR & no votes
2011- 6-8, 5th & 2nd in the south, NR & no votes
2012- 9-5, 3rd-T & 1st in the south, NR but got some votes
2013- 10-3, 4th & 2nd in the south, #16 & #16
2014- 10-3, 3rd-T & 2nd in the south, #14 & #10
2015- 8-5, 6th & 3rd in the south, NR & no votes
2016- 4-8, 8th & 5th in the south, NR & no votes
2017- 6-7, 8th & 4th in the south,NR & no votes
2018- 3-9, 10th & 5th in the south, NR & no votes

Every year above they have put players in the NFL draft and only 5 of those years between 2000-2018 they didn't have somewhere between 3-6 players drafted. They obviously have talent they just can't figure out how to coach it up.

Only in 2005, 2012, 2013 did they out preform their preseason ranking. Even ending #10 and #14 in 2014 they under-preformed their preseason ranking.