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Oct 16, 2019
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Please expound...gpa doesn’t matter? More subjective? Link?

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Reno Mahe said yesterday

Hawk Talons

10/15/19 9:52pm

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Cougazul

10/15/19 9:53pm

Typo, sorry

Hawk Talons

10/15/19 9:53pm

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Cougazul

10/15/19 9:54pm

Yep. This is the main thing holding us back.

texbird33

10/15/19 9:54pm

Do we really want big dumb football players that win championships walking aroun

buckeyecougarguy

10/16/19 10:53am

Yes! Yes we do

IceBlueCoug

10/16/19 10:56am

You mean like Alabama, USC and Ohio State? Yes, please!

Yunit

10/16/19 11:28am

This from and admin pov is #1 problem

10/15/19 9:54pm

Please expound...gpa doesn’t matter? More subjective? Link?

idacoug

10/16/19 7:23am

Here's a link

JupiterJones

10/16/19 9:11am

I’ll believe it when I see it.

MVPlayer

10/16/19 1:58pm

Cool story Reno. Keep making excuses for a staff that can't even get the first

byubyu

10/15/19 9:57pm

I think it’s s legit issue

I'mBatman

10/15/19 10:03pm

It's a legitimate reason why BYU will never be able to compete with the top

byubyu

10/15/19 10:17pm

Fantastic take and I think something people keep overlooking.

whiteninja

10/16/19 6:40am

How do you think USU started beating BYU regularly

10/16/19 12:38pm

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GDSUM

10/16/19 4:52pm

100%

Desert Rat

10/15/19 11:21pm

John Beck yesterday...

moabmax

10/16/19 8:06am

RE: I think it’s s legit issue

10/16/19 8:48am

Don't be a freakin dink all the time. The coaching staff having issues doesn't

10/15/19 10:16pm

So maybe Reno should talk about those issues.

byubyu

10/15/19 10:20pm

Sorry but nothing he said above suggested that Reno was specifically

10/15/19 10:25pm

Odds of this coming up if the team isn’t 2-4?

ataylor

10/15/19 10:27pm

lol Odds of something that has been discussed as a real issue for years

10/15/19 10:30pm

If BYU was 4-2, there’s no chance Mahe is talking about this issue.

ataylor

10/15/19 10:45pm

lol sorry dude, it's been talked about plenty. People are always talking about

10/15/19 10:56pm

It’s simply not a topic when BYU is winning. And I don’t know when you started

ataylor

10/15/19 11:06pm

A new coach won’t fix this

ZooBlue

10/16/19 2:20am

A new coach will implement the exact same Prevent Defense and Roderick Offense??

Richbyu

10/16/19 7:59am

Arod offense? Why is he to blame? Wouldn't you normally hold the OC accountable?

ReggaeCoug

10/16/19 10:28am

Aaron Roderick is the Passing Game Coordinator

Richbyu

10/16/19 10:55am

Ya I understand that. Isn't most of the anger towards the running game

ReggaeCoug

10/16/19 3:26pm

Our routes (scheme) have looked pretty bad.

Richbyu

10/16/19 3:31pm

Your reply has NOTHING to do with the topic

ZooBlue

10/26/19 9:15am

“Two things can be true at the same time.” Ben Shapiro

Brigham

10/16/19 6:22am

That isn't why Bronco left BYU. Criddle is flat wrong there.

CSoul

10/15/19 10:03pm

It's what Bronco has publicly said ... that he didn't feel "supported" before

runnincoug

10/15/19 10:06pm

I'm very aware of what he said publicly. It's still wrong.

CSoul

10/15/19 10:08pm

and how do you know?

runnincoug

10/15/19 10:11pm

You claiming inside info?

Machiavelli

10/15/19 10:11pm

Bronco left because his Wife hates Utah County.

Richbyu

10/15/19 10:59pm

Money was at least the 2nd biggest factor

BigYfan

10/16/19 2:10am

His original offer wasn't that much and he still would have taken it, he was

califcougar

10/16/19 8:57am

Bronco s quirks were played out with many

stansburycoug

10/16/19 6:39am

It was because of the big meanies on CB

Backcountry

10/16/19 2:32am

More likely the jerks in his ward harassing his wife than the CB meanies

stoils

10/16/19 8:16am

He left because he knew Independence is horrible and BYU didn't

blackshirts

10/16/19 7:38am

Here we go

ReggaeCoug

10/16/19 10:29am

Inaccurate. Coaches can't get everyone in, players still have to meet a

Monomachos

10/15/19 10:05pm

Still other schools bend over backwards to accommodate athletes....

kotacoug

10/15/19 10:08pm

All a question of where you designate the line. I saw the admissions report a

Monomachos

10/15/19 10:17pm

Wow some Mission Pres. kid only got an 11 on the ACT?

VballDad

10/15/19 11:16pm

Not sure any of us can claim it’s inaccurate. moose was in the recruiting

cougfanz

10/15/19 10:17pm

Not inaccurate at all

10/15/19 10:36pm

Wrong.. It is a fact coaches cant get the players they want past admissions

TheLost

10/16/19 8:13am

One more ‘policy’ by the admin. Realistically we can’t succeed with

kotacoug

10/15/19 10:07pm

Conspiracy at its best. The BOT isn’t hoping the football team fails...

SWP

10/16/19 6:23am

And BYU has borderline academic kids flunking out. So which is better?

10/15/19 10:15pm

That only lines up if you're positive that BYU's minimum requirement truly

10/15/19 10:22pm

Several years ago I helped a member of the football team with a HW assignment.

eysikal

10/15/19 10:37pm

A certain portion of CBers are all about football and not about what's best for

Jasbo

10/16/19 12:09am

^^^BINGO^^^

CougarThug

10/16/19 9:10am

Oh please, this "BYU is unique" stuff is always an awful argument. Changing a

10/16/19 10:40am

What world are you in? People on this board are continually haranguing that the

Jasbo

10/16/19 11:34am

Because your stuff is made up and not representative of a fraction of

10/16/19 2:14pm

Hilarious. There are posts all over the board suggesting the very things you

SWP

10/16/19 11:55am

And you think the extreme takes on here represent the majority?

10/16/19 2:19pm

With regard to your last sentence, they’re definitely not mutually exclusive,

ataylor

10/16/19 10:46am

BYU could commit more resources to the academic support

10/15/19 10:41pm

It was pretty good when I was there, but that was a while ago now.

Spindash

10/15/19 10:56pm

What you described is pretty much what was shown and explained to me last week during my tour of the SAB.

10/15/19 11:28pm

Of course we are behind

stoils

10/16/19 8:26am

A tutor for every class is not enough? What more do you want?

Lance71

10/16/19 8:44am

Most classes at BYU are graded on a bell curve...

TheLost

10/16/19 8:53am

This isn't true. 1) Almost no classes are graded on a bell curve. 2) I have had

SWP

10/16/19 11:58am

Its easy to say something isn't true...

TheLost

10/16/19 1:04pm

Again, what should they do? I'm curious what you think the answer is?

Lance71

10/16/19 1:20pm

It’s easy to say something isn’t true when you know whether it is or not.

SWP

10/16/19 1:32pm

That's false, but let's say it was true. Then BYU acceptance standards for

Lance71

10/16/19 1:18pm

That's interesting. What is your source? My niece tutored athletes and was

Emmett Fitz-Hume

10/16/19 2:39pm

I'm glad that I'm not applying for admission to BYU these days.

BYUBandfan

10/15/19 10:21pm

If true, shut down the program.

idcougarfan

10/15/19 10:54pm

EXACTLY

idacoug

10/16/19 7:31am

Lol

10/16/19 8:23am

I don't doubt that's an issue.

Spindash

10/15/19 11:06pm

Is the goal really “higher G5 with the right scheme and system “?

ZooBlue

10/16/19 2:16am

I would say the ideal goal is higher.

Spindash

10/16/19 8:42am

True this is spot on!

YUBCRACRA

10/15/19 11:19pm

Cal seems to do ok and they are tougher to get into.

coldcoug

10/16/19 1:02am

How would you know if it’s tougher for football players to get into Cal?

ZooBlue

10/16/19 2:11am

They have higher academic standards

coldcoug

10/16/19 7:16am

Same with Stanford but they succeed because they are appealing because a deg

puntersarepeople

10/16/19 2:44pm

#BYUAdmin — a new coach can’t fix this and 2 other admin faults

ZooBlue

10/16/19 2:09am

A new coach will implement the exact same Prevent Defense and passing scheme?

Richbyu

10/16/19 7:59am

Well if knows the #....then how about name the players? Because the assumption

mokelembembe

10/16/19 5:40am

Isn't it a recruiting violation to mention players that don't sign?

ryebrye

10/16/19 6:42am

Does anyone on this board know the academic minimum for fball players???????

ALUF 1990

10/16/19 8:29am

Let me get this straight.

kiyoshige

10/16/19 8:40am

Not on CB, it's not. Facts get in the way of brandishing the torches and

Emmett Fitz-Hume

10/16/19 9:24am

Too logical. You need to take that to a yewt fan board.

CougarThug

10/16/19 9:13am

Lol, seems like a fair question.

SWP

10/16/19 12:00pm

It is actually the exact opposite

CallingDingo

10/16/19 8:44am

Yawn... What a bunch of BYU-Idaho wannabes.

CougarThug

10/16/19 9:00am

Other schools don't care about those sports

stoils

10/16/19 9:13am

Ah, I get it. We need to vastly improve our cheating skills in FB recruiting.

CougarThug

10/16/19 9:52am

It's a solid point...

Ham

10/16/19 9:26am

Reno credit card Mahi

Hammer15

10/16/19 10:21am

If you're going to be a dink and continue to drag Reno through the mud, at least

ReggaeCoug

10/16/19 10:31am

I have heard one of the OL from the 1984 championship team say that many of the

CT98

10/16/19 11:09am

I’m at least one of the two examples you mention at the end there’s way way

SWP

10/16/19 8:06pm

Exactly. None of those guys were "immediately suspended". All had multiple

byubyu

10/16/19 8:14pm

And Davies and Jamaal had success after the discipline

puntersarepeople

10/16/19 9:05pm

That is good to know. So with your experience, do you feel the Honor Code office

CT98

10/17/19 10:16am

Based on my experiences working with students in a bishopric, in my lab and

SWP

10/20/19 9:51am

It’s because people don’t know anything other than the final punishment and n

puntersarepeople

10/20/19 10:44am

Davies wasn't suspended from school. Just from the team.

Wear Blue

10/17/19 12:35am

I don’t agree that the academics is the reason Bronco left, in fact he

10/16/19 11:25am

A clear message to all potential recruits in High School. Test scores matter!

Stev_ie

10/16/19 1:37pm

So who controls the academic entry standards for players? TH? BoT?

BleedCougarBlue2

10/16/19 2:59pm

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