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Jan 24, 2022
11:54:40am

gwalker All-American

The current BYU staff invited Reid and his sons to campus and met with them.

Pictures of them together and smiling were taken. And reports were that all hatchets were buried.

I don't doubt the veracity of your account. Nor do I condone what Reid did.

I also think Reid gets a bad rap from a lot of BYU fans and his positive contributions are often overlooked.

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Seeing Roger Reid on the TV broadcast

Norge Coug

1/24/22 11:50am

The current BYU staff invited Reid and his sons to campus and met with them.

gwalker

1/24/22 11:54am

Roger Reid was a counselor in the bishopric in my student ward and I worked in the Marriott Center

Indy Coug

1/24/22 11:55am

Reid's SUV

davidsonlaw

1/24/22 2:12pm

Roger's son, Robbie, was the primary class one year older than mine.

Pangare

1/24/22 2:48pm

Robbie was quite the player and was a tough guy. If I recall correctly, he once

1/24/22 8:48pm

RE: The current BYU staff invited Reid and his sons to campus and met with them.

BYUheaven

1/24/22 12:00pm

I might need to turn in my man card. I actually got a lump in my throat seeing that pic.

CoogsWin

1/24/22 12:09pm

Is it just me or is Randy Reid several inches shorter than he used to be?

Peter Venkman

1/24/22 3:37pm

Opps, meant Roger. Too many Rs with the Reid family.

Peter Venkman

1/24/22 3:47pm

Well...we all get shorter with age, but it is usually an inch or less. The

1/24/22 8:55pm

With know no direct knowledge of the man, it seems Reid was a master of X & Os

Forzaitalia

1/24/22 12:01pm

I think he should of stayed a highly compensated asst. HC. with a more

bald man

1/24/22 12:18pm

His problem was not in addressing the media. It was in his interaction with his

CaughtForaTouchdown

1/24/22 12:19pm

Bateman was not going to fire him when he called the meeting. Turned out that

Monomachos

1/24/22 12:51pm

Never was a fan of Bateman. His ego and self importance were way over the top from my interaction with him

CLCougar

1/25/22 5:59am

I used to have the same opinion

HiLife

1/25/22 9:52am

Good to hear. Sounds like he was tenderized/humbled after called to seventy. I think his years as a corporate executive

CLCougar

1/25/22 9:56am

That would fit what I know about Mars. 30 years ago I read a hit piece from a

Forzaitalia

1/25/22 12:22pm

I think he was not cut out to be a university president. He came from a business

Monomachos

1/25/22 11:52am

That fits what I read about Mars leadership 30 yrs ago. I read a hit piece in a

Forzaitalia

1/25/22 12:29pm

Ainge thought enough of him to hire him...

JordanSpieth

1/24/22 2:24pm

Assistant? I thought he was hired as a scout.

Parker Schnabel

1/24/22 4:23pm

Wiki has him as an Assistant for 5 years

1/24/22 4:57pm

Quite a few call him the best X&O's we have ever had. I have met him quite a few

87cougs

1/24/22 1:46pm

I remember how Steve Schreiner who played power forward

Norge Coug

1/24/22 2:37pm

And Roberts, and Troust.... and ... and...

baishel44

1/24/22 2:52pm

Same IIRC great out of bounds plays and set plays that got decent but not elite

BYUfan92

1/24/22 4:31pm

Why bring up something from that long ago?

rockyrd

1/24/22 12:55pm

My grandparents had season football tickets next to him for awhile.

Cosmo4Pres

1/24/22 12:57pm

Roger has some typical human flaws, but he's always been BYU to the bone.

shoganai

1/24/22 1:19pm

You should watch the Deep Blue on Chris Burgess

Circa1978

1/24/22 1:21pm

haha fond memories of my years coaching Little League and occasionally umping...

icecougar

1/24/22 1:40pm

You and me might have been umpiring the same little league tournament. I was

UMWolverine

1/24/22 2:36pm

Robby came to dinner at our house once.

Mark

1/24/22 3:08pm

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juantoad

1/24/22 3:42pm

I don’t believe Robbie has ever been married.

Ozymandias

1/24/22 4:16pm

I was curious so I looked them up. It was Randy. They were very nice.

Mark

1/24/22 9:38pm

Thanks Mark

R.Nichols

1/25/22 5:18pm

Thanks

TheDMan22

1/24/22 4:19pm

Man, it’s great to read through those accomplishments and think back on

BigD Coug

1/24/22 4:27pm

Another Big D here, thanks much!

TheDMan22

1/24/22 4:31pm

Mods.

R.Nichols

1/25/22 5:19pm

I'm really glad to hear of the mended relationship between BYU and the Reids

Peter Venkman

1/24/22 5:08pm

Appreciate it, Dr. Venkman!

TheDMan22

1/24/22 5:30pm

I will always remember Robbie's shot in the Huntsman Center. I grew up around

1/24/22 6:12pm

Thankyou for your post and your play at byu

bald man

1/24/22 6:45pm

I’m pretty sure the poster is Darren who didn’t play at BYU or college ball.

R.Nichols

1/25/22 8:09am

Darren played at UVSC.

Ozymandias

1/25/22 8:27am

Didn’t know that. Thanks.

R.Nichols

1/25/22 8:38am

Thanks for sharing and tell your dad a sincere thank you from this fan

UMWolverine

1/24/22 7:13pm

I will definitely do so. Very nice of you!

TheDMan22

1/24/22 7:16pm

We had a business speaking class together at byu

Deeppost

1/24/22 7:52pm

You’re generous! This is Darren, so you’re probably thinking of Randy …

TheDMan22

1/24/22 10:06pm

True, thought you were Randy

Deeppost

1/24/22 10:27pm

Love coach Reid! I use to see him at a gym in SF. Nice guy and always had a smile on his face.

Hanyak

1/25/22 12:00am

Your post brought back a flood of positive BYU basketball

maizecoug

1/25/22 5:49am

The memories flooded in this last weekend. Thank you for sharing!

TheDMan22

1/25/22 6:43am

Those were some great teams. Had a good HS friend that played at Colorado state.

Taccoug

1/25/22 7:50am

I remember that CSU game well. And SFH battles were 🔥.

TheDMan22

1/25/22 7:58am

You probably remember Doug Larson then

Taccoug

1/25/22 8:52am

Oh, absolutely! Hard nosed baller!

TheDMan22

1/25/22 9:22am

Love the Reid family

Love Cougs

1/25/22 8:04am

We love Joe Rawle, one of their most loyal friends.

TheDMan22

1/25/22 8:11am

Roger and the Reids are forever part of BYU lore.

The Y's Insider

1/25/22 8:06am

I've gotta say, Darren, you were quite the formidable basketball player yourself

TheMole

1/25/22 8:12am

Oh, thanks! Really nice of you! My kids think I’m a step slow, but I remind them

TheDMan22

1/25/22 9:19am

I am glad I got to know you through RMSB

Dr. 91coug

1/25/22 8:45am

Oops! Thought you was Randy too! LOL

Dr. 91coug

1/25/22 8:48am

I remember hearing about that Heber game! 😆 I will pass this along to my bro!

TheDMan22

1/25/22 9:23am

I took a basketball coaching class from Duke Reid

King Boo

1/25/22 8:56am

Love this! Thank you.

TheDMan22

1/25/22 9:25am

Ask your dad if he remembers Jerry Buys from coaching at Payson. Jerry was a

gwalker

1/25/22 9:26am

Also, your original post brought back of flood of great memories. I think I’m a

gwalker

1/25/22 9:27am

My Dad loved Jerry, his brothers, and his family. A couple things there:

TheDMan22

1/25/22 10:04am

I played against you in bantam league in junior high. I remember our coach

QBarrister

1/25/22 9:28am

That's cool of you to share--loved those Bantam games! Great hooping memories!

TheDMan22

1/25/22 10:07am

I am a Huge fan of Roger and his entire family!

1/25/22 10:50am

Mrs Reid

Khavity

1/25/22 1:18pm

So kind. Wonderful share. Thank you. You are 100% right about Mrs. Reid.

TheDMan22

1/25/22 1:35pm

Thanks for sharing that.

Eddie

1/25/22 6:03pm

Bradley left BYU because of the pending NBA players association contract which

PacificNW

1/24/22 8:36pm

I was in his ward in Philly area and the High Council at the time. While there were reasons to come out early to the NBA

CLCougar

1/25/22 6:12am

After class I would go sit in the MC and pretend to do homework while

kiyoshige

1/24/22 11:28pm

Love it! My Dad was proud of his open practices. It was important to him.

TheDMan22

1/25/22 6:40am

The Reids that I know are just so so awesome. Best kind of people.

grosven

1/25/22 7:12am

I went to high school with both Robbie and Randy

dodgersjazzcougs

1/25/22 9:22am

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