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Jan 28, 2020
10:09:27am

LifelongAP Semi-Pro

Lost out on another LDS Polynesian recruit

Good thing bringing in those types of players wasn’t one of the hiring points of this coaching staff or anything.

Decision has been made! I AM COMMITTED @Utah_Football Faafetai tele lava to my Aiga, coaches, teachers and Jesus Christ for blessing my life!! Let’s Go Utes! PastPresentFuture @Pouha91 @FWhittinghamJr @GregBiggins @missionfootball @RedRaiderSoul @diablocjohnson @ShawnTanuvasa pic.twitter.com/p6ZGMsPjCi
— Nu Tanuvasa (@keanu_tanuvasa) January 28, 2020

https://twitter.com/keanu_tanuvasa/status/1222012506870124544

Keanu Tanuvasa, Mission Viejo , Strong-Side Defensive End

Keanu Tanuvasa is a 6-4, 270-pound Defensive Tackle from Mission Viejo, CA.

https://247sports.com/Player/Keanu-Tanuvasa-46053604/

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Lost out on another LDS Polynesian recruit

LifelongAP Semi-Pro

1/28/20 10:09am

I'm not sure why any DL would pick BYU over Utah right now.

LosAlcoug

1/28/20 10:11am

I get it for in-state players,

LifelongAP

1/28/20 10:14am

more playing time and better girls to date/marry....

HarlemCoug

1/28/20 12:31pm

Did we even have a chance?

1/28/20 10:12am

Unfortunate, but this is not surprising. His dad played at Utah.

DraperCoug22

1/28/20 10:14am

That would make more sense.

LifelongAP

1/28/20 10:15am

CB loves to overreact.

Benfica1

1/28/20 10:39am

Utah legacy kid, no surprise here.

bluescholar

1/28/20 10:15am

Utah ends up with plenty of BYU legacy kids. Is it too much to ask for BYU to snag a Utah legacy?

LifelongAP

1/28/20 10:18am

Our starting QB for one. But yeah, we'd probably get more if we didn't crap the bed so often.

CouchPotato

1/28/20 10:21am

I don't think BYU "landed" Wilson.

BrobaFett

1/28/20 11:25am

Utah takes PWO's all the time. He certainly could've gone to Utah as a PWO...

icecougar

1/29/20 11:28am

See Zach Wilson

Coug

1/28/20 10:21am

Don't show an obvious example. He's trying to make a point.

Benfica1

1/28/20 10:40am

You mean Wilson taking the scholarship over a walk on opportunity?

BrobaFett

1/28/20 11:25am

Study up, brother. Look at the scholarship list — most came in late, but...

Benfica1

1/28/20 11:41am

Hey sport, show me where Utah offered him a scholarship.

BrobaFett

1/28/20 12:15pm

Sure, but when that happens it is considered a Steal. Not a loss when they follow the legacy.

kccougar

1/28/20 10:23am

Family didn’t want to endure 4 years of media stories on how

cougfanz

1/28/20 10:28am

Um, we have. Multiple. Stop trying to cause a scene

1/28/20 10:33am

Plenty = some. I don't know of any 'legacy' uu players. Their legacy started 15

Benfica1

1/28/20 10:40am

touche

icecougar

1/29/20 11:30am

Jackson and Isaiah Kaufusi, Zach Wilson...

icecougar

1/28/20 12:04pm

When did Utah offer Wilson a scholarship?

BrobaFett

1/28/20 12:16pm

when did "scholarship offer" enter the discussion?

icecougar

1/29/20 11:32am

Not sure I would consider him a 'loss.'

kccougar

1/28/20 10:15am

If you play defense or running back, Utah is a good landing spot

chazen

1/28/20 10:17am

No worries.. I am told on CB that Sitake is an "elite" recruiter

acougfan

1/28/20 10:20am

🙄

1/28/20 10:30am

He would have been the highest rated player in BYU’s class

CallingDingo

1/28/20 10:32am

He was always Utah's to lose. And they didn;t. So BYU didn't lose him. Just didn't steal him away.

1/28/20 10:33am

Who cares?

Benfica1

1/28/20 10:39am

Who care that BYU is losing the best LDS talent?

CallingDingo

1/28/20 10:49am

Geez, stop saying "losing." BYU is not losing a Utah legacy kid.

1/28/20 10:56am

Semantics. How about BYU is FAILING to sign top LDS talent?

CallingDingo

1/28/20 12:38pm

We’ve always failed at doing this

LyleLanley

1/28/20 12:53pm

No, because no matter how negatively you attempt to phrase it,

1/28/20 3:35pm

I'd be more concerned about Gentry than a uu guy going to the uu.

Benfica1

1/28/20 11:43am

Stop stirring the pot. His dad played for Utah.

LyleLanley

1/28/20 10:40am

Only way he was coming was if Utah didn't have room

stansburycoug

1/28/20 10:48am

Any Dline that chooses BYU over Utah right now is nuts

byu-binx

1/28/20 11:19am

Unless they want a true BYU experience and want to play in the NFL (both).

Rocketman

1/28/20 11:39am

Yeah. Sure.

byu-binx

1/28/20 9:38pm

Is he related to Ma'a Tanuvasa? That guy was a favorite of mine with the

kimdaddy35

1/28/20 11:22am

Yeah?

Backcountry

1/28/20 11:31am

IT’S THE SOFTWARE

Heath Squashwell

1/28/20 11:42am

He was a long shot at best for BYU

donnerstag

1/28/20 11:46am

His Dad played for the Utes, he was theirs to lose. Credit to Kalani that...

icecougar

1/28/20 12:03pm

Utah has a scholarship crunch this year

stansburycoug

1/28/20 12:24pm

We have a scholarship crunch every year

LyleLanley

1/28/20 12:33pm

then as a fringe talent there's probably a shot at him transferring at some...

icecougar

1/29/20 11:34am

Is there any accountability for Tuiaki?

Lombardi

1/28/20 12:05pm

BYU's expecatations are obviously much lower than ours are

kimdaddy35

1/28/20 12:08pm

Who are YOU to question this staff?

1/28/20 12:06pm

Is there something bigger at play here? Are teenagers less likely to be devout

DoseOfReality

1/28/20 12:07pm

I think all of that.

BrobaFett

1/28/20 12:16pm

I think there’s some truth to this. Not saying that’s the case with this recruit

1/28/20 12:57pm

Do players maybe not want to go to a school where the alumni assume if you're

kos

1/28/20 1:23pm

They used to. Didn’t use to bother them. It used to be an honor.

1/28/20 2:06pm

Good for him. Moving on.

OldFogey

1/28/20 12:18pm

The only way this is ever changes is if we abolish the HC. Why not?

1/28/20 12:25pm

It’s not the only way. We’ve always had the HC but recruiting has only recently

1/28/20 12:58pm

That's true. It's not just the HC. But it's a starting point.

1/29/20 10:24am

It’s real simple. They just landed their best class ever, will have 7+ guys

Gathers

1/28/20 12:54pm

Except that we beat them quite often for kids

donnerstag

1/28/20 12:58pm

Occasionally but for example the only guy they wanted this year was Schoonover

Gathers

1/28/20 1:03pm

Most of the in-state guys Utah got didn't have BYU offers

donnerstag

1/28/20 1:07pm

blessings of independence

icecougar

1/29/20 11:38am

I agree with this take

hereforlaughs

1/29/20 10:49am

Sad but true

AntiSNOT

1/28/20 1:06pm

Or you could have just read the truth that about 50 people already posted.

1/28/20 3:39pm

Poly’s don’t blindly follow what other Poly’s are doing.

SlantRoute

1/28/20 1:05pm

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