Hiring Fred led to hiring Kyle, and the two of them began to build the best college defensive factory the west has ever had.

Without Fred and Kyle, McBride would have been just another nameless Utah coach, short on wins and tenure.

But that history is now history and there’s no changing it. If BYU is to rise again, it must quit trying to compete with Utah. BYU needs to be BYU, which is a national brand and a national school.