What do these names have in common?

Bradlee Anae
Francis Bernard
Keaton Bills
Britian Covey
Cole Fotheringham
Leki Fotu
Sione Lund
John Penisini
Fua Pututau
Nephi Sewell
Mika Tafua
Maxs Tupai
Cody Barton
Jackson Barton
Julian Blackmon
Matt Gay
Chase Hansen
Harrison Handley
Lowell Lotuleli
Star Lotuleli
Garrett Boles
Hunter Dimmick
Pita Taumoepenu
Sam Tevi
Andy Phillips
Jason Fanaika
Isaac Asiata
Nate Orchard
Filip Mokofisi
Junior Salt
Lo Falemaka
Westlee Tonga
Siale Fakailoatonga
Moana Ofahengaue
Trevor Reilly
Davio Orphy
Tenny Palepoi
Jake Murphy
VJ Fehoko
Joe Kruger
Dave Kruger
Chaz Walker
Tony Bergstrom
Nai Fotu
Matt Martinez
Latu Hemuli
Christian Cox
Sealver Siliga
Zane Beadles
Puka Nacua

These are all kids from the state of Utah or kids with LDS ties that have been contributors at Utah over the last decade. I know I left some out too.

Here are other in state kids BYU missed on:
Siaki Ika
Simota Pepa
Logan Sagapolu
Lolani Langi
Junior Tafuna
Penei Sewell
Junior Angilau
Cameron Latu
Sam Taimani
Cammon Cooper
Hunter Lotuleli
Jaren Kump
Paul Maile
Jay Tuefele
Sione Lund
Ty Jones
Levani Damuni
Taylor Katoa
Jordan Lolohea
Michael Richardson
Simi Fehoko
Loa Kafusi
Sampson Nacua
Porter Gustin
Andre James
Christian Folau
Braden Bowen
Mufi Hunt
Gabe Reid
TJ Fehoko
Dalton Schultz
Jackson Barton
Branson Fanaika
Sione Houma
Ricky Heimuli
Dallas Lloyd
Brandon Kaho

I know there are many other names I am missing that could help illustrate my point.

The bottom line is that BYU used to be the premiere program in the state. They never landed all the LDS and in state talent, and even in an ideal situation they never will, but they did a pretty dang good job of keeping Utahns and Mormons home. If you go back even 10 years and look at the in state rankings, you will see that BYU still did pretty well in state. Since independence and Utahs PAC 12 invitation, BYU has progressively done worse in state and head to head with Utah. We are losing the kids that made us great, the kids we used to get, and the kids that helped us beat Utah for almost three decades.

People crap on me for my "negativity", but the reality is that BYU as a program is SIGNIFICANTLY weaker than it was a decade ago, even five years ago. The reality is that BYU is sliding into irrelevance, and it has very little do do with Kalani or Bronco, and everything to do with the gosh awful leadership at the university. BYU botched expansion. Twice. They should have done whatever it took to get a seat at the P5 table. But their ineptitude, pride, and arrogance kept us out, and now we are stuck in independence hell.

The point of all this is to say BYU simply doesn't have anything to offer elite recruits anymore. There isn't a legitimate argument that can be made for choosing BYU over P5 schools like USC, UCLA, Stanford, Oregon, Washington, and especially Utah. We no longer have a pitch. And that is reflected in the recruiting rankings.