Not much space for BYU fans between "fire the coach" and "he's too good for us"

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Feb 24, 2020
10:38:18am

cougarnw Starter

Not much space for BYU fans between "fire the coach" and "he's too good for us"

I don't buy that the BYU basketball coaching job is just a stepping stone for any quality coach. Mark Few has had many offers from other schools but he loves it at Gonzaga. BYU has some inherent advantages with quality of life and education for a coach with kids approaching college, the fan base (see Gonzaga game) and LDS recruiting edge. With an appropriate compensation package, BYU is definitely a destination coaching job.

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Apparently several East Coast schools are already gunning for Pope, particularly

trom2foot3

2/23/20 10:47pm

He'll be gone in 3 years I feel.

2/23/20 10:52pm

Not if we have better security. We can keep him safe!

Benfica1

3/5/20 8:33am

He said he had other offers when BYU came calling.

byujdmba

2/23/20 10:55pm

I am guessing those offers were lower tier Mwc schools not

cougarfann888

2/23/20 11:14pm

Rumor was possibly UNLV

CaliWG

2/24/20 9:04am

If that was the offer bit lower tier but still not a wake Forrest

cougarfann888

2/24/20 9:11am

With everything going on in Vegas I'm just waiting for UNLV to get the right coaches in place and then explode.

RdF3

2/24/20 9:12am

If BYU let’s Pope get away after 1 year I will never give BYU sports another $$$

BYU Fan

2/23/20 11:07pm

Would be frustrating, but if someone paid big money...

Dr T-bone

2/24/20 8:05am

At some point we just have to decide if we really want to compete

BYU Fan

2/24/20 8:10am

Not much space for BYU fans between "fire the coach" and "he's too good for us"

cougarnw

2/24/20 10:38am

This is an interesting line: "I don't think we can compete with Gonzaga & SMC...

COACHdrn

2/24/20 11:33am

Life changing money is very hard to turn down

hdx57

3/5/20 6:17am

80k is the 12th highest paid coast in NCAAM. I love Pope, but I don't think he

3/5/20 6:28am

Link? that is unbelievable.

BDAWG

3/5/20 7:49am

I doubt Pope will be gone after this season

jhingman

2/23/20 11:09pm

But this is also a reason to jump ship if the offer comes

cougarfann888

2/23/20 11:15pm

Yep, I just hope Pope isn't chasing the dollar like other coaches

jhingman

2/23/20 11:23pm

That's how Urban Meyer built his reputation. A senior-laden bowling Green

DJROSS

2/24/20 7:36am

I think he stays awhile. He’s still got kids in school.

Traveshamockery

2/23/20 11:21pm

He will be a hot prospect after this years turnaround.

Cthack1

2/23/20 11:33pm

I hope the only teams he leaves for is Kentucky, Kansas, Duke, etc... pay him

cougaman

2/24/20 12:08am

RE: Apparently several East Coast schools are already gunning for Pope,

MarriottMagic

2/24/20 12:35am

And 5 milly per can make just about anywhere seem like home

byu-binx

2/24/20 1:02am

Where you hearing this info?

gmoney7

2/24/20 12:58am

Voices in his head

travelcoug

2/24/20 2:05am

He won't be going anywhere, the right people want him right here.

Bluedarts

2/24/20 1:22am

Not a bad thing. BYU needs to hire guys good enough to be plucked away by better

Backcountry

2/24/20 4:34am

Yeah but there are only so many lds head coaches. And only so many of those that

2/24/20 10:38am

Pope has put together a really good staff and is priming the pump for the next..

icecougar

2/24/20 11:01am

True. And Madsen might turn out good as well

2/24/20 12:40pm

Great place to go if ever winning matters

BYU '80

2/24/20 4:38am

His expectations at Wake would be to finish in the top half of the ACC, not be better than Duke and UNC.

Conan

2/24/20 4:52am

Wake fired Dino Guadio in 2010 after he had a 61-31 record and 2 straight NCAA

BYUlv

2/24/20 8:31am

I agree I may have had a typo. I think it’s career suicide

BYU '80

2/24/20 1:39pm

Two transfers from UVU followed Pope and had to sit out this season.

CrimWalCoug

2/24/20 5:30am

I think you should only worry if something happens to Calipari

2/24/20 5:39am

Your favorite Doctor, Chris Hill, used to say

2/24/20 5:37am

Or so he had heard.

2/24/20 6:46am

After reading CB I'm pretty sure I know which school will be coming for Pope.

Ghost

2/24/20 9:07am

^^ should be on original post

Ghost

2/24/20 9:08am

Anyone gunning for our football?

MajorZeus

2/24/20 5:51am

Bundle them, great idea.

2/24/20 6:46am

Youre on a roll today

Backcountry

2/24/20 9:33am

No worries, I'm sure BYU is ready to pay him over 75% of his market value.

vagabonder

2/24/20 6:08am

That’s what the ensign peak funds are for

Cougz19

2/24/20 6:20am

Lol careful. I got banned for similar comments.

Shore10

2/24/20 6:48am

No you didn’t

BYU_Hoops

2/24/20 7:42am

Excuse me. A warning. And my comment was deleted.

Shore10

2/24/20 7:45am

Many schools wanted Rose as well. Pope may stay. People want Few as well.

Benfica1

2/24/20 8:26am

I really hope Pope talks to Few about why he's stayed.

2/24/20 9:47am

IMO, no school worth leaving BYU for (for Pope) is offering him the position after 1 good year at BYU.

RdF3

2/24/20 8:41am

I wouldn’t blame him one bit if Kentucky came calling

CaliWG

2/24/20 9:09am

Links?

2/24/20 9:47am

Matt Montague, former bball player

trom2foot3

2/24/20 10:22am

I think we’re fine for awhile

gmoney7

2/24/20 11:22am

I'm on the Pope train, but 1 year with a pretty loaded roster is not enough to land him big big offers yet...

crm48

2/24/20 10:05am

To be fair, doesn’t Pope deserve some credit for “loading” the roster?

theozfam

2/24/20 12:50pm

To some extent...he obviously convinced Yoeli to stay and got Jake to come back... but all of those kids were Rose

crm48

2/24/20 1:59pm

and picked up Barcello, so he was responsible for 3/5 starters

Hinta

3/4/20 6:44pm

Loaded? Looks that way now but we were all talking about how bare the roster was

akmewg

3/4/20 10:31pm

What other teams?

puntersarepeople

2/24/20 10:27am

Kearns High School.

Benfica1

2/24/20 11:09am

He's now a proven commodity and BYU needs to compensate him accordingly

Croweater

2/24/20 11:24am

I'd give him another 2-3 years before designating "proven"

FatherOFive

2/24/20 2:35pm

Cougarboard is hilarious.

2/24/20 11:32am

Hey!!’ He played 25 years ago and Matt has to be in the know about east coast teams and what pope is thinking

gmoney7

2/24/20 11:51am

RE: Apparently several East Coast schools are already gunning for Pope,

intrepidus89

2/24/20 11:46am

I'm telling you guys, there are some deep pockets that will keep him here.

Bluedarts

3/4/20 8:40pm

RE: I'm telling you guys, there are some deep pockets that will keep him here.

Broda

3/4/20 8:47pm

Pope’s first stint there was terrible. Why would he want to go back?

dchandle15

3/4/20 8:49pm

BYU > Wake

idcougarfan

3/4/20 10:08pm

We won't be as good next year, then reality will sink in for everyone

Hill4Heisman

3/5/20 11:32am

The reality being? That no one wants Pope, that he isn't a good coach. I agree

3/5/20 11:37am

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