Kalani was a much safer hire than Bronco. Kalani was our #1 choice at the time.

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Nov 29, 2021
12:34:36pm

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We only got Bronco because our #1 and possibly #2 choice spurned us and we had nowhere else to go.

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Bronco's seat getting hot.

Manti

11/28/21 7:49pm

Mods?

TNT

11/28/21 7:49pm

At least the fans don't try to talk to them at church.

IceCreamButt

11/28/21 7:50pm

Aren't those guys back there Masons?

TNT

11/28/21 7:57pm

So their fans are seeing what we saw 8-9 years ago?

Backcountry

11/28/21 7:51pm

What? UVA has had more success under Bronco than last 30 yrs

Bobmarleyjr

11/28/21 9:53pm

Have you researched the past 30 years? Bronco has clearly had much more success

cwilke1

11/28/21 10:09pm

Success? Going from crap to average is what Bronco does. There is a reason why

Backcountry

11/29/21 12:31pm

Tough crowd.

cougfanz

11/28/21 7:51pm

Sounds familiar. Bronco only wants to do so much. He has a self imposed ceiling

kotacoug

11/28/21 7:51pm

Yup. He treats it like a 9 to 5 job.

Mountain Rat

11/28/21 8:01pm

Keep losing to rivals. Absolute crap defense. I truly don't get it. That was

Goliath

11/28/21 7:51pm

Would he return and become BYU DC in the new BIG12?

JohnnyC

11/28/21 7:52pm

Bronco is no Rocky Long

LaserCoug

11/28/21 7:53pm

Neither side would do that (Kalani or Bronco).

Manti

11/28/21 7:53pm

Or Holmoe

TEXAS

11/28/21 8:28pm

I would absolutely LOVE this

MaxxPower

11/28/21 10:04pm

I’d say it’s getting warm. Another 6-6 campaign or worse and it’ll be scalding.

ChadFromCougarTown

11/28/21 7:52pm

He needs a new DC

grosven

11/28/21 7:53pm

He needs a new team to fix then leave before he Broncos them

TEXAS

11/28/21 8:28pm

Crazy how similar it is. UVA was in a bad spot when they hired him. He vastly

hansel

11/28/21 7:54pm

The ceiling isnt "there". Bronco is the ceiling.

Backcountry

11/28/21 8:00pm

Seriously? UVA definitely has a ceiling. With or without Bronco.

Iman23

11/28/21 8:20pm

Seriously. Its clear what Broncos ceiling is. Slightly better than average.

Backcountry

11/28/21 8:21pm

Yes they do have a ceiling without big money. They have the worst facilities.

stgeorgecougar

11/28/21 8:36pm

Bronco is a builder

Dark Forest Green

11/28/21 9:01pm

Bronco is great at resetting culture and as a DC. If he isn’t doing those two things he is much less valuable.

shimmy

11/28/21 7:56pm

If I’m Bronco, I recognize what I’m good at and go get big paychecks to do it…

Crowd Factor

11/28/21 7:59pm

I’d retire and go surfing if I was Bronco.

Nakedbootleg

11/28/21 8:01pm

work as a consultant on how to stop the triple option.

Mayor of Cougartown

11/28/21 8:07pm

I don’t think it is that simple. Here are my thoughts.

stgeorgecougar

11/28/21 8:30pm

I agree with you. They need to maximize their value. Urban understood this…

The_Cuss

11/28/21 10:11pm

I wonder if the AD told him to fire the DC, would he? Or demote him? Loyal he is

stgeorgecougar

11/28/21 7:59pm

He did make everyone reapply for their jobs around 2012 or so

BYU Fan

11/28/21 8:04pm

They are idiots

Hawk Talons

11/28/21 7:59pm

His record v VT is bad and Tech has been bad. He needs to win rivalry games for goodwill and doesn’t.

Turnpike Lane

11/28/21 8:14pm

Philosophy has always been to treat rivalry like regular games. Doesn't work.

cosmohio

11/28/21 11:52pm

if you research the history, you can see that Virginia has had a majority

cwilke1

11/28/21 8:30pm

UVA isn’t firing a coach that gets them to bowls.

CougieMcCougFace

11/28/21 7:59pm

Honestly, if they fire him Duke should hire him.

rtNelson

11/28/21 8:19pm

I've said this before. I was worried that Bronco had reached the ceiling for BYU as an independent. Turns out...

Adrielle

11/28/21 8:02pm

Good summary

TNT

11/28/21 8:04pm

a little unfair, their defense was miserable, but if they don't lose Armstrong, they beat ND and Pitt and he's a hero

ChinaFan

11/28/21 8:16pm

If a frog had wings it wouldnt bump its butt when it hopped.

Backcountry

11/28/21 8:21pm

It's doubtful that they beat ND.

Adrielle

11/28/21 8:24pm

The game I watched, if they have Armstrong, ND couldn't have scored enough

ChinaFan

11/28/21 8:25pm

So they couldn't beat BYU but they would have beat Notre Dame? Wow.

notsofast

11/28/21 8:36pm

Armstrong played against Pitt.

Bossk82

11/28/21 8:29pm

I would say if they had even a half decent defense they might be a two loss team

stgeorgecougar

11/28/21 8:53pm

Shocked- I’m going to assume that he’s probably upset fans are complaining after

1984coug

11/28/21 8:05pm

Nice choice gentry and McKenzie’s

arizonacougarfan

11/28/21 8:06pm

If there's a change in coaching staff, I wonder if Gentry looks our way after his mission

SingleStrapBackpack

11/28/21 8:23pm

Ouch. The article says VT had just one 50+ yard play all season heading into the

byubyu

11/28/21 8:08pm

What a superstartling stat

TEXAS

11/28/21 8:30pm

Holy crap we broke Virginia too?

RGGeemer

11/28/21 8:57pm

Bronco needs a new defensive coordinator. UVA’s offense is solid.

BlooCoog

11/28/21 9:01pm

“accountability only exists one way”

HONOMO

11/28/21 9:16pm

Preaches huge accountability for players. Fans want accountability for Howell.

stgeorgecougar

11/28/21 9:26pm

Twitter nobody as your source? Let's see some legit news.

kooogar

11/28/21 9:33pm

A link to the Virginia Rivals site was in the original tweet.

Manti

11/28/21 9:39pm

Where in the article does it mention the hot seat? Did you read it?

kooogar

11/28/21 9:52pm

I like Bronco. I don't think he should be nor do I want him to be fired. With

Manti

11/28/21 10:02pm

Al Groh is 8 games ahead of Bronco on the win-loss record. So Bronco is the

cwilke1

11/28/21 10:11pm

Well said. The article and title mention the equity lost with the fans, that is

kooogar

11/28/21 10:24pm

well the failed trick play on the penultimate play of the game reeked of

cwilke1

11/28/21 10:31pm

Name a better coach they could get? He’s a winning coach? What do they want?

Bobmarleyjr

11/28/21 9:54pm

Are you asking me because I linked a story from a Virginia Rivals website?

Manti

11/28/21 10:06pm

It’s Virginia, not BYU. The coaching pool is endless. You take your shot on a guy just like everybody else

molodyets

11/29/21 8:07am

Funny thing is people said that about BYU too and look where we are

HONOMO

11/29/21 9:12am

People said our coaching pool is endless?

IceCreamButt

11/29/21 9:17am

No, they said "who are you going to get to replace him? Bronco is winning."

molodyets

11/29/21 9:45am

It worked out ... but it was a huge risk.

runnincoug

11/29/21 11:10am

Not to mention Kalani was young and had ZERO experience as HC, so it was a big gamble. Similar to the Bronco hire.

BlueBlood94

11/29/21 11:36am

Kalani was a much safer hire than Bronco. Kalani was our #1 choice at the time.

Backcountry

11/29/21 12:34pm

Nah. It was clear 7 or 8 years ago that Kalani was the obvious guy for BYU.

Backcountry

11/29/21 12:32pm

Too soon to tell. He’s had lot of talent his good years. There’s a correlation

Bobmarleyjr

11/29/21 5:20pm

Lolol

LaVellIfIKnow

11/29/21 8:58am

The way their game went sounds eirily familiar to our last game with USC. Except

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