recruiting. Kalani is making it worse.
Per 247Sports.com, prior to Indy, Bronco's recruiting rankings averaged 50.3, but were generally trending upward. After BYU went Indy, BYU's recruiting rankings immediately dropped to an average of 66.5.
Kalani got a first year bump to 49, but that dropped off dramatically the next three years and is getting worse. Kalani's 4-year average is 68.5, but you take out the first year and it's a horrific 75.
Look at what Bronco has done for Virginia. BYU did not have a Bronco problem. BYU had an Indy problem. BYU still has an Indy problem, but it is now exacerbated by a Kalani problem.
Kalani should be fired.
BYU should join the AAC.
Here's the data...
2005 - 61
2006 - 65
2007 - 43
2008 - 45
2009 - 55
2010 - 33
2011 - 69
2012 - 71
2013 - 66
2014 - 64
2015 - 65
Average through 2010: 50.3
Trend through 2010: Improving
Average 2011-2015: 66.5
Trend 2011-2015: Initial drop, then static
Kalani Sitake
2016 - 49
2017 - 66
2018 - 78
2019 - 81
Average: 68.5
Trend: Initial bump then downward