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panacablue
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Ultimately it’s on Sitake and Holmoe.
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Damning information about former defensive staff from Jeff Hansen.
yorksama
6/2/23 10:37am
I'm so excited to be done with that chapter and on to the new coaches. They could be really good for us.
Rise Against
6/2/23 10:39am
It was a long chapter that most fans wanted to quit reading 6 years ago, but the editor wouldn’t get rid of the author
Greg Kite's 'stache
6/2/23 10:40am
Greg Kite and his stache would be proud of this comment
Mr. Rumsfield
6/2/23 8:13pm
A brief summary:
ldssdl
6/2/23 10:45am
And no fight to win the best athletes translated to no fight on the field. 🙁🙁🙁🙁
BleedCougarBlue2
6/2/23 11:19am
Clarification: That “no fight on the field” was aimed at Tuiaki not the players.
BleedCougarBlue2
6/2/23 8:52pm
Ena was with Anderson at USU (2nd time around)
fattycoug
6/2/23 11:27am
That is infuriating
machete
6/2/23 11:32am
Wow, shouldn’t competing offers make you more interested in a prospect?
hardcorecoug
6/2/23 12:56pm
also remember reading comments from numerous BYU defensive commits who felt ...
icecougar
6/2/23 2:51pm
The breathless defense of Tuiaki & Co from some on CB is something that never
runitup590
6/2/23 10:47am
Those people were deceived by "Watermelon Stats" our defense was putting up.
BYUtka
6/2/23 10:53am
Exactly.
kotacoug
6/2/23 11:21am
What about the HC…stack him right in there. Why does he get a pass?
rmarkerm
6/2/23 12:59pm
I clung to hope for Kalani but at the end of last year I flipped and was in the
runitup590
6/2/23 1:22pm
Guilty as charged.
YOHONOMOTO
6/2/23 2:29pm
Based on those two takes I would agree.
Atmospheric_Cougar
6/2/23 3:27pm
RE: The breathless defense of Tuiaki & Co from some on CB is something that
sah22
6/2/23 8:41pm
What's more nauseating are those that can't let this go. Bro is gone. Live in
OldFogey
6/2/23 11:27pm
He wasn't calling out Tuiaki, but those who incessantly supported him on CB
sah22
6/3/23 5:07am
RE: He wasn't calling out Tuiaki, but those who incessantly supported him on CB
OldFogey
6/3/23 9:42am
The new staff better be really good because the head of the snake is still the
byubyu
6/2/23 10:50am
If the biggest issues were with recruiting, it will take 3-5 years for the new
ldssdl
6/2/23 11:03am
Recruiting was only one issue of many.
byubyu
6/2/23 11:07am
With the transfer portal, the delay won't be as severe. We can and are seeing immediate improvements.
Rise Against
6/2/23 11:10am
Transfer portal would like a word
Dark Forest Green
6/2/23 11:12am
Not really
ImDaBear
6/2/23 1:37pm
Kalani knew he couldn't hire this staff before. The D payroll is 3x what it was
fulano
6/2/23 11:24am
Ridiculous...he had enough money to fire tuiaki if he wanted.
runnincoug
6/2/23 11:31am
That sounds extremely lazy and on par for a Kalani staff.
byubyu
6/2/23 11:32am
That doesn't explain why KS never stepped in to improve the situation
vegas guey
6/2/23 12:04pm
BYU and Co was 21-4 over 2 seasons, you can't fire a coach after those 2 years
ImDaBear
6/2/23 1:38pm
You're right. What you should be doing is hiring a replacement because the
Y05
6/2/23 4:34pm
That's exactly the sort of thing the best coaches do, demand even more. IIRC
Plato
6/3/23 1:22am
Alabama has a few more resources than byu
FieroCoug
6/4/23 6:55pm
Exactly, still irks me Tuiaki had to resign. If he was that bad he should have
MrSandman
6/3/23 12:49am
Semantics. Sitake will usually choose the option of trying to cause less
BYUlv
6/3/23 9:53am
Well the optics to the public looked like he kept a terrible defense going
MrSandman
6/3/23 12:24pm
I don't disagree with you. Just isn't the way Kalani likes to do business.
BYUlv
6/3/23 11:31pm
And the same head of the snake in the last 3 years has multiple top 25 finishes
FieroCoug
6/3/23 4:02pm
And nothing the past 3 years is any worse than anything we’ve seen since Lavell
puntersarepeople
6/3/23 4:08pm
We’ll he’s also the head of the snake for some of the best offensive BYU teams
puntersarepeople
6/2/23 1:43pm
And if performs extremely well he could get a major promotion: HC
MrSandman
6/3/23 12:48am
The Lamb/Tuiaki era of BYU football is one I wish I could forget immediately.
Ham
6/2/23 10:52am
That doesnt seem to reflect well on Kalani having let that happen....
BYUfan92
6/2/23 10:52am
Yeah, he needed to make the change much sooner but then Zach showed
CougGolf
6/2/23 10:58am
Winners always try to get better. Hope KS learned from the situation.
kotacoug
6/2/23 11:24am
Right but consistent winners don’t take dumb risks either.
FieroCoug
6/4/23 4:48pm
I agree but can't take him seriously
shakarocks
6/2/23 10:53am
ok, now I am curious. What is he doing wrong?
Turd Ferguson
6/2/23 11:18am
The Blue is a side-address microphone not front-address.
shakarocks
6/2/23 11:20am
thanks
Turd Ferguson
6/2/23 12:14pm
The previous staff should have been let go years ago....
Coug
6/2/23 11:20am
Things changed a ton since 2020…just not in a good way
moknowssports
6/2/23 7:14pm
Fair although giving them a raise makes the PR much better to let them go
puntersarepeople
6/3/23 1:40pm
I mean ya we’ve been saying this all along. Lazy Yewt recruiting and crappy
kotacoug
6/2/23 11:20am
Wasn't Kalani in charge of the defense?
ochobeeguy
6/2/23 11:23am
And the much maligned fans saw it but Kalani didn’t /ignored it!
Lombardi
6/2/23 11:26am
Where are Cougzilla and Benfica to defend Lamb and Tuiaki?
CameronG
6/2/23 11:36am
I'll do it..
TheLost
6/2/23 11:54am
Here are just a few of the guys I know of that Lamb and Tuiaki backed off once the other schools came calling:
Rise Against
6/2/23 12:00pm
You can add Waller to that list as well. It was a complete disaster.
ordinary tri guy
6/2/23 12:04pm
RE: Here are just a few of the guys I know of that Lamb and Tuiaki backed off once the other schools came calling:
TheLost
6/2/23 12:10pm
Kalani recruited Esera personally. Mounga is G5 talent, which is much better than we’ve been getting at that position.
CrimWalCoug
6/2/23 12:21pm
RE: Kalani recruited Esera personally. Mounga is G5 talent, which is much better than we’ve been getting at that
TheLost
6/2/23 3:51pm
Not true on Nate. He would have been more interested but Ed and Tuiaki didn't give him any attention, didn't
Rise Against
6/2/23 12:31pm
Akana came on an unofficial and Hadley had zero idea who he was
arizonacougarfan
6/2/23 5:54pm
Add the Hawaii kids from last year. Lamb and Tuiaki hardly recruited them
arizonacougarfan
6/2/23 5:58pm
They also didn’t try very hard with Clegg
arizonacougarfan
6/2/23 6:01pm
They didn’t even bother recruiting Taggart out of high school. Good thing Hill
arizonacougarfan
6/2/23 6:02pm
I'm sorry but there is ZERO reason to back off a recruit because that recruit is being recruited by others...
Coug
6/2/23 12:10pm
I just can't envision recruiting 16 players in 2022 with no competing offers
Dr T-bone
6/2/23 12:25pm
Board name checks out.
BYUlv
6/3/23 9:55am
People seem to forget that BYU couldn’t get someone like Jay Hill before BigXII
Skipshot
6/2/23 11:47am
So get a different up and coming defensive coach looking for an opportunity.
BYUtka
6/2/23 11:59am
I'm going to have to review the film before commenting.
BYUFBDAD
6/2/23 12:28pm
The recruiting philosophy that the defensive staff was implementing was 100%
wildlandfireguy
6/2/23 1:19pm
Kalani let this happen. Foolish.
Idacoug
6/2/23 2:47pm
All well and good but the only evidence I need is 9 punt returns all season.
stonecougar
6/2/23 3:00pm
Jeff Hansen and a bunch of lower level coaches saw obvious issues with BYU but somehow Kalani didn’t? Not a good look
Zach Morris
6/2/23 3:00pm
Don't forget fans.
Ham
6/2/23 3:02pm
Listen, everyone has blind spots. Kalani has blind spots too in the form of
stonecougar
6/2/23 3:07pm
Has Tuiaki been hired by another program yet?
WillsPitStop
6/2/23 4:28pm
CB hates anonymous sources so this is obviously all false
macdizzle
6/2/23 6:19pm
can you people let go?
Beetdiggercoug
6/2/23 9:30pm
I'm excited for the new defense - just can't dig this fans know better attitude
Ice King
6/2/23 9:54pm
Is it really just a “fans know better attitude” His defense was objectively bad.
Metallicat
6/2/23 10:05pm
No you don’t. Logical people would agree. I don’t need to be a professional chef
Atmospheric_Cougar
6/2/23 10:19pm
Exactly. Have always hated the “you’ve never coached, you don’t know” attitude
Resurgens
6/3/23 1:35pm
Ultimately it’s on Sitake and Holmoe.
panacablue
6/3/23 5:37am
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