I'm actually warming up to the idea of Kelly Poppinga as DC... Am I crazy?

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Dec 1, 2022
8:52:05pm

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I'm actually warming up to the idea of Kelly Poppinga as DC... Am I crazy?

. @BradyPoppinga on Kelly Poppinga's resume for being BYU's new DC:

"My assessment of his situation is that it's really hard to argue with his track record. And this isn't because he is my brother, you look at guys he's developed like Fred Warner and Kyle Van Noy... (1/3) pic.twitter.com/tTXj18V8Yd
— Benjamin Criddle (@CriddleBenjamin) December 2, 2022

https://twitter.com/CriddleBenjamin/status/1598487982432223232

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I'm actually warming up to the idea of Kelly Poppinga as DC... Am I crazy?

Cougar TD

12/1/22 8:52pm

Kelly could do a great job. I still prefer Hill but Poppinga is probably #2 on my list.

kimdaddy35

12/1/22 8:53pm

Jaime Hill? You think he’d come back?

mvtoro

12/2/22 12:23am

You’re just as sane as I am.

DieHarder

12/1/22 8:53pm

That's your opinion

TNT

12/1/22 9:10pm

Position coach. We're in the Big12 now. No messing around with low-level hires.

SinkingQuffa

12/1/22 8:54pm

Does he currently have a job? Hope we can get him as a LB coach if not DC

cougaman

12/1/22 8:55pm

Lb coach at boise

Cougz19

12/1/22 9:10pm

So we could probably bring him here to coach the LB if the new DC wanted to.

cougaman

12/1/22 9:13pm

Sure hope so. I’m not advocating he be the new DC but I would love to have him

Cougz19

12/1/22 9:15pm

That may not be completely in BYU's control. It's not as attractive of a positin

TNT

12/1/22 9:10pm

I doubt he's a must-have as a coach.

SinkingQuffa

12/1/22 9:14pm

Right. But just that BYU has less of a shot at a lot of guys

TNT

12/1/22 9:18pm

I sure hope we look more outside our LDS base. For at least 50% of the staff.

SinkingQuffa

12/1/22 9:31pm

Absolutely

TNT

12/1/22 9:32pm

And not these Kalani guys in need of a job.

SinkingQuffa

12/1/22 9:37pm

Love to have him on staff. Want nothing to do with first-time coordinators

cajuncoug

12/1/22 9:40pm

He was already a coordinator at UVA

CaliWG

12/2/22 7:32am

It was Howell there just as here.

SinkingQuffa

12/2/22 7:45am

Look at his title

CaliWG

12/2/22 9:10am

I stand corrected. We'd be more impressed with him if he were Vandy's DC

SinkingQuffa

12/2/22 9:20am

Not sure. UVA coaches were kinda blindsided by Bronco & left scrambling.

CaliWG

12/2/22 9:39am

I've been kinda shocked at how well they've done for themselves.

SinkingQuffa

12/2/22 10:19am

CB's general criticism of Anae was always unwarranted. He is a great OC.

CaliWG

12/2/22 10:32am

I wanted him as a HC. Granted, he'd have his cons

SinkingQuffa

12/2/22 10:43am

He had the title, but Howell ran the show. UVA wanted to force Bronco to fire Howell and Bronco refused and retired.

molodyets

12/2/22 9:40am

UVA's issues with Bronco's staff went way beyond Howell.

SinkingQuffa

12/2/22 10:01am

It wasn't the only issue, but that was the change the admin was telling him he had to make.

molodyets

12/2/22 10:22am

Is this CB FO news?

SinkingQuffa

12/2/22 10:30am

Bronco had far more success at UVA than anyone since Welsh

CaliWG

12/2/22 11:02am

This is certainly true, but Bronco really needs to learn diplomacy, too.

SinkingQuffa

12/2/22 11:06am

It depends on his goals

CaliWG

12/2/22 11:24am

I guess I should say, I WISH he'd learn some diplomacy.

SinkingQuffa

12/2/22 11:30am

“Co-coordinator”

cajuncoug

12/2/22 12:11pm

Not laterally. BYU position coach would be a major upgrade over Boise.

CharlottesvilleCoug

12/2/22 9:55am

But the position hire itself would be a lateral one. My context is clear.

SinkingQuffa

12/2/22 12:16pm

Nobody knows how any of the names floating around on the lists will do. It’s a crapshoot and anybody who is justifiably

molodyets

12/1/22 8:55pm

I like him because he is a no nonsense guy and bronco disciple. He will demand

kansascougar

12/1/22 8:56pm

Offer him a LB coaching position if we decide to go with someone else.

runningryan

12/1/22 9:32pm

Well, Virginia made some interesting adjustments on D in the 2nd half vs BYU…

icecougar

12/1/22 10:51pm

Nick Howell for the win

kansascougar

12/2/22 6:47am

Pass.

byubyu

12/1/22 8:58pm

Why?

TempeCoug

12/1/22 9:02pm

Because he was Bronco’s second choice behind Nick Howell.

Social Distance

12/1/22 9:05pm

That means very little. A decision made in the past…

Refugee

12/1/22 9:45pm

Maybe. But Bronco chose Nick Howell over K-Pop twice.

Social Distance

12/1/22 10:09pm

Maybe Bronco knew that KP wasn’t the best fit in BM’s systems…

Refugee

12/2/22 10:56am

Because he's never been a coordinator before and hadn't been overly impressive

byubyu

12/1/22 9:07pm

Would love to get Nua on board as well in some capacity -

Julius Pepperwood

12/1/22 8:58pm

Love to get Nua as DC and Poppinga as LB coach

runningryan

12/1/22 9:33pm

Someone pointed out to me that those two have different different philosophies so that probably doesn’t work chemistry

runningryan

12/1/22 10:21pm

This is the staff

wildlandfireguy

12/1/22 9:51pm

Lol Odum isn’t coming to be a position coach without being the DC

molodyets

12/1/22 9:53pm

It’s hope it’s happening.

wildlandfireguy

12/1/22 9:56pm

Swap out Nua with Odum and I agree. Odum is proven and has an aggressive defense

The_Cuss

12/1/22 11:37pm

Almost all of Jay Hill's career is coaching offense.

Emmett Fitz-Hume

12/2/22 12:06am

He’s coached the defense his entire time at Weber and his years at Utah were split 4:5 in favor of the offense

molodyets

12/2/22 3:40am

That’s just not true! He’s had experience with the defense.

U2wearblue

12/2/22 8:54am

BYU needs someone who has held the position before, IMO, and that’s why Odum

Desertcoug85

12/1/22 9:57pm

Kelly is an excellent coach and should be considered

12/1/22 10:06pm

Be a great Linebacker coach

Tuskaloosa Cougar

12/1/22 10:07pm

No former players

Backcountry

12/1/22 10:29pm

If ehhhhhh-verybody else says no then maybe

icecougar

12/1/22 10:46pm

I like KPop, but if he's that good, did anybody make a run at him at UVA? Also,

Emmett Fitz-Hume

12/2/22 12:14am

RE: I'm actually warming up to the idea of Kelly Poppinga as DC... Am I crazy?

Lavell4life

12/2/22 12:44am

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