Probably a ute fan 7th quorum of the Seventy.

I seriously doubt Salt Lake told him to tone it down.

sidsie716

12/4/22 12:38am

yeah, that's really weird

SingleStrapBackpack

12/4/22 12:40am

That's what this player said. True or not, we'll never know

BYURider

12/4/22 12:47am

I can see Kalani making a joke during a team meeting

StantonMac

12/4/22 12:59am

Or the guys wanting him to dance and him not feeling it so he said that to get them to stop begging him. As a dad, I am

RoaroftheCougartails

12/4/22 9:13am

Tone it down?? No way that happened. The tone definitely needs to be up

Pro Logic

12/4/22 1:29am

I’ve heard it from multiple players. They are very hands on when it comes to

Adwight

12/4/22 3:03am

Kalani said this himself during an interview that aired right before the Mich St

machete

12/4/22 6:36am

I don't understand the donation thing. When I donate to Cougar Club I am able to

Jasbo

12/4/22 12:36pm

* meant for the original comment

Jasbo

12/4/22 12:37pm

I think a church/BYU philosophy of not building something until it also has

BYU'01

12/4/22 1:37pm

I’ve always been able to designate the sport or athletic dept fund. None of it goes to the university general fund.

BYU Folsom Fan

12/4/22 10:40pm

There's a disclaimer that says the donation is church property and will be used

ekiben

12/5/22 12:54am

The fine print says the money may not be used as you designated it.

ekiben

12/5/22 12:56am

Really, this sounds exactly like salt lake

Pretorian

12/4/22 7:04am

Probably mad he wasn’t using “primary voice” when coaching

Coug Man in Florida

12/4/22 5:44pm

I 100% believe it. How else do you explain his immediate 180 in demeanor?

maxpowers

12/4/22 7:22am

Would it surprise you if true? Wouldn’t surprise me at all

LaVellEdwardsStadium

12/4/22 7:54am

It was Sherry Dew;)

CougGolf

12/4/22 7:59am

Former athlete herself. Really doubt that even though it was TIC

BYU'01

12/4/22 8:22am

Maybe it was an exaggeration, but a comment was made.

VenomFarmer

12/4/22 8:48am

I could see it coming from CES.

bob falfa

12/4/22 8:52am

Zero chance Clark Gilbert gave that instruction.

DirtyWater

12/4/22 2:10pm

Nope SLC has serious controlling behavior issues .

Tmoney1969

12/4/22 10:00am

100 percent the high ups have say in this. Not sure how high but they are

bookofdaniel

12/4/22 12:19pm

Don't doubt it at all. Very hands on in many areas when it comes to sports.

ekiben

12/4/22 1:20pm

I don't get the people saying "oh that would've never happened.."

GhostRider

12/4/22 3:04pm

Probably a ute fan 7th quorum of the Seventy.

zonacougar

12/4/22 3:47pm

I’d just like to see a lot more “musket fire” out of that defense.

Coug Man in Florida

12/4/22 5:42pm

Tone what down?

Avery

12/4/22 7:22pm

Yeah, what's the story here? I certainly missed this if it's been covered before

Y05

12/5/22 2:57am

You’re wrong certain people of a group of 12 wanted to shut down byu football …

BYU Grounds

12/4/22 8:26pm

Donations:

OverratedHumor

12/4/22 12:40am

His first Utah game. He went crazy on the refs and it was awesome!

stenso

12/4/22 4:29am

They should have. He looked like unhinged.

coolblue

12/4/22 6:15am

Boardname checks out. Coolblue wouldn’t have batted an eye when Nacua was

CougGolf

12/4/22 8:56am

wow. did you really just say that?

GhostRider

12/4/22 3:07pm

Nope. Your players deserve you going to bat for them. It’s not prayer meeting.

Big Daddy D

12/4/22 5:01pm

maybe someone said that he should keep in mind that he reps the church and he

Scooter

12/4/22 2:05pm

I remember hearing that he was asked to tone it down right after that, but I can't remember if he said it or if

No touching

12/4/22 5:44pm

Nearly every day we learn of something else that Lamb “ran”. So again I question — what does Kalani do exactly?

Zach Morris

12/4/22 12:42am

Or he’s the assistant coach

dixieutahbyuzag

12/4/22 1:39am

Kalani dances. He's a natural born dancer. There isn't a better dancer in all of

777

12/4/22 2:03am

Has anyone ever seen dancing Cosmo and Kalani at the same time?

Blue2thebone

12/4/22 7:37am

The time out one is hilarious. Kalani is in charge of culture and discipline which have been, uhhhhh, interesting!

shimmy

12/4/22 2:10am

What did Lavell do when he was the HC?

donnerstag

12/4/22 3:56am

He hired & fired. Clearly met a lot w/ players. The face to fans, media & donors

BYU'01

12/4/22 8:26am

More of a sacrificial lamb than a scapegoat IMO

stenso

12/4/22 4:31am

What does Nick Saban do?

Broda

12/4/22 8:21am

He builds national championship caliber teams year in and out. Without Saban, Alabama is Miami.

Zach Morris

12/4/22 10:35am

So, winning solves everything. You weren't asking this question after 2 10 win

Broda

12/4/22 10:40am

Great point. Where was all the hate and Blame for Lamb during those seasons? Funny how when fans perceive something is

Zach Morris

12/4/22 10:49am

Really? 11-1, 10-3, possibly 8-5 the last 3 seasons. You want to put a head

Broda

12/4/22 10:56am

I’m not actually calling for blame to be placed on anyone — Kalani included. I just find it amazing that whenever

Zach Morris

12/4/22 11:03am

Coaching a poor defense

kimdaddy35

12/5/22 4:28am

We didn’t have 2 10 win seasons. 2020 was fools gold

Blue2thebone

12/4/22 6:17pm

I would have loved to see that 2020 team play their actual schedule. I think it

Broda

12/4/22 6:35pm

You serious Clark. Did you see how mid major CCarolina manhandled them and made Zach look like he does for the Jets

Blue2thebone

12/4/22 8:20pm

You mean after flying across the country on 3 days notice while prepping for a

Broda

12/4/22 9:37pm

They didn't even confirm the game was on until Wednesday night

slatecoug

12/5/22 12:48am

Yet, despite the horrific refs and travel, BYU still only loses by 1 foot.

Mabuhay Coug

12/5/22 3:57am

Or if Zack just hits Tyler Allgier running all alone down the sideline.

slatecoug

12/6/22 1:40am

He is the AHC, it makes sense that he oversees many things.

TheLoneCougar

12/4/22 10:40am

Convenient that he oversees nearly every aspect of the program that fans get frustrated by and Kalani conveniently

Zach Morris

12/4/22 10:51am

Kalani isn't Harbaugh, Swinney, Sabin, or Dykes. Stop thinking he is. That isn't his pedigree nor who he is as a person.

TheLoneCougar

12/4/22 9:11pm

Lavell ran his staff similarly. It’s probably where he got it from.

Cougzilla

12/4/22 11:00am

RE: Nearly every day we learn of something else that Lamb “ran”. So

CharlottesvilleCoug

12/4/22 3:39pm

So you are saying he is the sacrificial Lamb?

Mabuhay Coug

12/5/22 3:48am

Regarding donations, there is definitely a difference between what many big

Yucatan

12/4/22 12:46am

I know first hand that not all donation go to where the donor wants them to go.

Nat Gas Man

12/4/22 6:12am

That stinks. But thanks for your generosity.

CharlottesvilleCoug

12/4/22 3:58pm

How does it work at most universities?

mobomanjoe

12/4/22 6:42am

The donors get to determine where and how the money is used. And in capital

Nat Gas Man

12/4/22 6:44am

It depends on the university really. BYU isn't alone in this, but not all do it.

NumbersGuy

12/4/22 8:19am

I would say the reason Byu spreads it around is because the church doesn’t give

1984coug

12/4/22 8:24am

Actually, as long as big donors are IK with their money going to NIL, there is

NYC and Japan

12/4/22 8:32am

I would think channeling those large donations to NIL deals

jre85

12/4/22 5:25pm

100% wrong about donations.

HarlemCoug

12/4/22 12:54am

Please elaborate.

Yucatan

12/4/22 12:57am

You can specifically donate to football. There are actually 522 different orgs at BYU that you can choose to donate to

HarlemCoug

12/4/22 1:07am

See the 9th question down in FAQs

Crazy Joe Davola

12/4/22 5:37am

Those are Cougar Club donations. What about donations to the university?

TrueBlue67

12/4/22 6:13am

If someone wants to give "6 figures" to football, give it to cougar club

Crazy Joe Davola

12/4/22 7:19am

I skipped the Cougar Club, handed checks to Tom Holmoe designated for BYU Football. I trust Tom to fulfill my request.

coastcat

12/4/22 8:31am

This is how coaching salaries or cap-ex improvements happen. Also non-revenue

BYU'01

12/4/22 8:34am

Why would it matter? If you want to donate directly to BYU football then send the money to BYU football through the

HarlemCoug

12/4/22 8:58am

Here is the exact wording. It doesn't say what you think it does:

byubyu

12/4/22 7:44am

Who knows..I'm not on the inside.

Crazy Joe Davola

12/4/22 9:13am

Link? Because I’ve only been told that this is true. By many people

maxpowers

12/4/22 7:23am

I did provide links. Here they are again.

HarlemCoug

12/4/22 8:49am

It seems like there’s a very simple solution. Take the donation check intended for BYU football and give it to football.

BlueHair

12/4/22 12:30pm

Not 100% wrong. This has happened

crimedog

12/4/22 4:47pm

Lol everyone knows the dirty little secret that you cannot give huge sums of $

BYU Grounds

12/4/22 8:44pm

In "last year" , are you talking about 2021? Just confirming.. Thx

CLCougar

12/4/22 5:03am

Yes, I'm a little confused here. 2022 isn't over yet, so this guy is from 2021?

Y05

12/5/22 3:00am

There was a kid I knew on the BYU track team. His dad was looooaded

All-American Coug

12/4/22 5:15am

Where were they going to put it?

HarlemCoug

12/4/22 8:51am

north of the outdoor track where rugby practices/plays

All-American Coug

12/4/22 8:53am

Stoooopid!

CharlottesvilleCoug

12/4/22 4:01pm

I've talked to Doug Padila himself

byukarl

12/4/22 5:46pm

The conover thing is interesting. Didn’t we hear reports that he was tearing it

All-American Coug

12/4/22 5:17am

Was this a star player that played last year? Or a star player from further back

StantonMac

12/4/22 6:24am

last year.

BYURider

12/4/22 9:47am

Donation thing used to be true but no longer is fwiw

Turnpike Lane

12/4/22 6:43am

Byu had 25 million in pledged donations for a new natatorium during the pool

1984coug

12/4/22 8:16am

My contacts can confirm most of this as well. Almost word for word.

Cougzilla

12/4/22 8:08am

I can confirm 1-7. Wouldn’t surprise me if the rest is true as well.

Fake Gary Sheide

12/4/22 10:31am

BYU's weird ...

KCFan85

12/4/22 11:33am

BYU/the church is full of weird people.

GhostRider

12/4/22 3:11pm

Donations... I think it was line iteming donations to football or something

tamasiaina

12/4/22 11:48am

Yeah and he apparently didn’t tape his ankles either. An ounce of prevention.

andrewg3

12/4/22 12:31pm

The Cougar Club claims you can sponsor different teams, position groups, or provide a specific scholarship.

Brisket

12/4/22 2:38pm

Regarding Athletic donations:

Cougarvoice

12/4/22 2:45pm

So we don't know if this is accurate or if you are just scamming us.

rockyrd

12/4/22 4:39pm

About donations, you can 100% earmark donations for a program

VegasCoug

12/4/22 6:13pm

That last point about Kalani pisses me off if it’s true.

YOHONOMOTO

12/4/22 9:27pm

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