You don't know Anae. Good guy. Pretty good offensive coordinator (although

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Jun 24, 2020
5:12:52pm

darkcoug Underperforming

You don't know Anae. Good guy. Pretty good offensive coordinator (although

most people forget that when he was here, he was the #1 target for Cougarboard's angst).

But he isn't really built for Head Coaching. He's actually a bit like a less vindictive Norm Chow (who was run out of Hawaii after a VERY short stint).

I've heard stories about Anae. There were better candidates even if you pretend Sitake didn't exist.

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Gotta get this off my chest. Yes, I wish BYU wasn't so full of itself

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 2:08pm

Dr. Bob? Really?

WJCougar

6/24/20 2:09pm

Like I said, I knew many here would disagree w me on that point. It wasn't

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 2:17pm

Winning organizations don’t have excessive layers that delay agility. BYU is run

U2wearblue

6/24/20 6:57pm

Anae is smarter than Kalani; there I said it. I truly do like Kalani but he

BlooCoog

6/24/20 3:09pm

That's not really a knock. Kalani is anything but dumb. Bob's pretty sharp.

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 3:20pm

I agree...that’s what I meant by strategic cohesiveness of the program; it’s the

BlooCoog

6/24/20 5:19pm

Now the one knock I had and may still have on Anae besides personality

gmj81

6/24/20 3:31pm

A lot of times he stuck w plays he knew gave us a shot to win if

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 3:52pm

We would have won more games and people would just be quiet now.

Y05

6/24/20 8:05pm

Bob isn't a self-promoter by any stretch, so it wouldn't have been so bad.

SinkingQuffa

6/25/20 12:30am

all the talent in the world doesnt matter if you dont know how to use it

mottman

6/24/20 2:10pm

It DOES matter. Just not as much as it could & should.

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 3:14pm

From a pure football standpoint, I could care less if Kalani has a culture where kids want to stay, but FB still sucks

cruiserhead

6/24/20 2:14pm

Any definition of "didn't actively seek such kids" is wrong but sure

coug10278

6/24/20 2:19pm

Ah...not really. The certainly weren't priority recruits.

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 2:23pm

As they got further and further removed from scandals he most definitely did

gmj81

6/24/20 2:30pm

I think there was more of a philosophy change when Anae returned.

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 2:50pm

Kalani is definitely casting a wider net in recruiting. I think his problem is

mudpupper

6/24/20 2:25pm

What are you basing your statement on?

TheLost

6/24/20 2:59pm

Results. Where have you been.

coolblue

6/24/20 4:38pm

^^^THIS^^^

BlooCoog

6/24/20 5:21pm

So every coach with a loosing record has poor discipline?

TheLost

6/24/20 4:48pm

Odds are higher that the answer is yes; an undisciplined coach doesn’t usually

BlooCoog

6/24/20 5:23pm

Saban would struggle at BYU

TheLost

6/24/20 5:58pm

He might not have a perfect record but that would be more function of

gmj81

6/24/20 6:04pm

Pretty much everything he says,does, and and what players, coaches, media say

mudpupper

6/24/20 5:29pm

RE: Pretty much everything he says,does, and and what players, coaches, media

TheLost

6/24/20 5:45pm

No doubt, especially after the four years of results that Anae would have been a

gmj81

6/24/20 2:27pm

Dr Bob is not even welcome in Laie. He gets along with very few people

AFitisemanu

6/24/20 2:32pm

He hires a lot of very likeable people, though — who seem to like him just fine

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 3:04pm

You have insane expectations if you think a 15 year coach with 7 as a

6/24/20 2:35pm

He didn’t have head coaching experience or a proven track record as a head coach

BlooCoog

6/24/20 5:25pm

You missed the point. Since when is BYU in the business of hiring guys who

6/24/20 7:18pm

Add a note "Paid under protest" with your next tithing check

6/24/20 2:39pm

I am relatively excited about the kids he has brought in but it hasn't

Ash

6/24/20 3:27pm

Oh, there's plenty I'm still down on.

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 3:28pm

I thought Robert Anae was a bad choice at the time

D.T. Survivor

6/24/20 3:48pm

I wasn't overjoyed w him, but I sure wish we'd gone the way I was hoping.

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 3:56pm

Wasn't the knock that he ticked off some families of recruits? Fact is he ran

Ash

6/24/20 8:08pm

Lance Anderson was the right (realistic) choice and he still is.

6/24/20 4:55pm

Even if he wanted the job, he didn't have an iota

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 5:02pm

Nope. I used to think so but no.

6/24/20 5:12pm

You don't know Anae. Good guy. Pretty good offensive coordinator (although

darkcoug

6/24/20 5:12pm

I have 4 main criteria for evaluating Bob Anae (&, yes, I've heard stuff too).

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 5:27pm

A lot of this goes against everything I heard, but I think we will probably need

darkcoug

6/24/20 5:37pm

There's people in the department today who probably see

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 5:46pm

My problem with Kalani and his staff has nothing to do with recruiting

DazeofBlue

6/24/20 5:53pm

My post wasn't about problems. I've got plenty of those, believe me.

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 5:56pm

Sorry. I was agreeing with you but should have made that clear.

DazeofBlue

6/24/20 8:03pm

I admit my bias

Southsider

6/24/20 6:39pm

Explain Francis Bernard and Devin Kaufusi.

StalwartBraveTrue

6/24/20 6:54pm

Explain Kyris Tonga & Austin Lee. Happens at all schools

U2wearblue

6/24/20 7:03pm

Lol players are not leaving for that reason.

6/24/20 7:23pm

I’m talking about PERCEPTION. It doesn’t matter what the reason is.

StalwartBraveTrue

6/25/20 8:34am

They don't

6/25/20 9:45am

Phew. Thanks. I feel better now. 😉😂

StalwartBraveTrue

6/25/20 10:42am

Don't know the story on Devin, but to blame any coach for Bernard is foolish.

SinkingQuffa

6/24/20 10:28pm

Posts like these are why the eye roll option was added.

6/24/20 8:07pm

This. Especially eye rolling at BYU being full of itself.

OldFogey

6/24/20 9:19pm

Well, they kind of are quite often.

6/24/20 10:16pm

So true man. BYU students and departments are total clowns sometimes.

RestonWarrior89

6/24/20 8:37pm

Kalani can cast a net the size of the moon. He needs to win more.

Heath Squashwell

6/24/20 9:03pm

As my OP said though, it's not just the cast, but the catch-n-retain, too.

SinkingQuffa

6/25/20 12:32am

It’s the “culture” by the LDS RM’s that seems to be a problem. On and off the

6/25/20 2:28am

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