I had a friend who was a local sports writer. I asked him why BYU missed on so

Jan 29, 2020
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many members. His response was over half of the member recruits were not church worthy and couldn’t come to school at BYU. The real reason Then was the recruit missing because of his behavior.

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The key to BYU's football program lies in the question of whether we can land

rcbyufan

1/27/20 1:21pm

The key is to attract non-LDS talent.

TheLost

1/27/20 1:24pm

RE: The key is to attract non-LDS talent.

RdF3

1/27/20 1:27pm

I'm not sure what BYU has to offer non-LDS talent other than

rcbyufan

1/27/20 1:33pm

Not everybody wants what BYU offers..

TheLost

1/27/20 1:56pm

Oh. I see. You are on a different tangent

rcbyufan

1/27/20 1:59pm

Its not a tangent..

TheLost

1/27/20 2:21pm

Wait, since Sitake is poly,he's supposed to get all the good LDS poly recruits?

Borg

1/27/20 1:25pm

Good Point! I honestly think it's time to refocus our effort away from the

Northern Blue

1/27/20 4:09pm

Some simply don't want to come, i.e., don't want to live the honor code,

basman

1/27/20 1:25pm

Wait? LDS talent who doesn’t want to live the HC?

Pretorian

1/28/20 4:17am

Getting that talent while Utah is doing well will continue to be difficult

mudpupper

1/27/20 1:29pm

There are 49 other states that don't care about the UofU.

TheLost

1/27/20 1:33pm

The problem for BYU is that your recruiting pool is much smaller than most.

displacedute

1/27/20 5:02pm

P5 status would be the real game changer but....

fulano

1/27/20 1:33pm

That is true but a very good season could easily snowball into getting

Pretorian

1/28/20 4:21am

BYU has never landed the top LDS talent. Even in the good years.

lightmann

1/27/20 1:33pm

Which is why it really comes down to coaching.

1CougFan

1/27/20 2:22pm

And I should have say BYU lands *some of the best LDS talent, enough to be good, but not enough to consistently be among

lightmann

1/27/20 2:58pm

Who was the best LDS talent to get away from BYU in the late 70s-mid 80s?

The Chelsea Dagger

1/27/20 3:33pm

Joe Germaine and Darrell Bevell in the 90s took Big 10 teams to Rose Bowls

Y05

1/28/20 4:02pm

You seriously think that in Lavell's best years we did not consistently get.....

BleedCougarBlue2

1/28/20 1:14am

Seriously, yes. In those days a lot of top LDS players went to PAC-10 and other schools.

lightmann

1/28/20 9:18am

So who, for example, did BYU lose in the LaVell glory years? I'm just looking

The Chelsea Dagger

1/28/20 11:54am

It doesn't matter... LaVell was 20 years ago.

TheLost

1/28/20 12:02pm

I thought the whole point of these boards is to discuss things that don't matter

The Chelsea Dagger

1/28/20 12:09pm

Pretorian

1/28/20 4:22am

A. We aren’t P5. B. We have her rarely landed top rated LDS talent.

LyleLanley

1/27/20 1:39pm

C. When we have, they've been busts or at least extremely overrated coming out of high school

foofcoug

1/27/20 1:42pm

Yes, this too.

LyleLanley

1/27/20 1:56pm

So, are you going to Jacob Conover he’s a bust or should l.

Rigormortise

1/28/20 2:09pm

Was KVN a bust, Fred Warner, Chaz is look’n good... what about Taysom?

Pretorian

1/29/20 5:59am

They were not five star recruits like the ones being referred to here

BYU Grounds

1/29/20 8:23am

Maybe they don't want to be guilted in to going on a mission.

BRATS

1/27/20 2:03pm

I would imagine there's quite a few reasons. Some in BYU's control and others

rcbyufan

1/27/20 2:08pm

Do they still do this?

TNT

1/27/20 2:13pm

No, they don't.

TheLost

1/27/20 2:22pm

The team and coaches don’t. I’m sure they feel it from

LyleLanley

1/27/20 3:04pm

If i'm a top recruit, LDS or not, and I have the ability to go start/play at Clemson or Alabama, I'd be foolish not to

indocoug

1/27/20 2:21pm

I agree with thi

puntersarepeople

1/27/20 2:33pm

I totally disagree for the LDS guys

Pretorian

1/28/20 4:26am

There is something about true competitors, and their wanting to know that they can hang with the very best. If you get

indocoug

1/28/20 7:52am

I completely disagree that they can have a bigger impact as a missionary on

Pretorian

1/29/20 6:07am

Nailed it! Players don’t have to go to a p5 school to

1CougFan

1/28/20 7:59am

Agreed with much of what you said until the end. BYU is nowhere near "there"

TrueBlue67

1/29/20 6:52am

sadly, the evidence is in your favor but as long as he’s our coach and 2017

Pretorian

1/29/20 8:05am

Ability to play and getting playing time are two different things. I'd go to BYU

Benfica1

1/29/20 8:19am

We need to find a couple special players to build around

donnerstag

1/27/20 2:33pm

Pitta, Collie, Hall, Unga for instance

puntersarepeople

1/27/20 4:07pm

We just need a contract with the Fiesta Bowl and all home games on ABC

Doogal McCougar

1/27/20 3:09pm

We need P5 staus. Bottom line. Recruiting is futile without it.

Backcountry

1/27/20 3:53pm

I still think this will produce a mild uptick in recruiting.

Traveshamockery

1/27/20 4:43pm

BYU will never get top talent so long as KS is the HC and BYU continues to get

TrueBlue67

1/27/20 4:51pm

Sad to say it but I think you're right.

BleedCougarBlue2

1/28/20 1:17am

I had a friend who was a local sports writer. I asked him why BYU missed on so

Bullrider

1/29/20 9:44am

Some people assume that the big guys are worthy just because they are members

puntersarepeople

1/29/20 2:53pm

I think we will always land some of the top LDS talent. It woul

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