AND is not satisfied with it — THAT fan either has anti-Pope biases or is a fan that has NEVER been satisfied with BYU's basketball program.

This team is built & ready to compete in the Big12, regardless of where we end up exactly.

The last BYU team that could claim that was comprised of the LP3 & dudes called Bryant & Childs. And unfortunately that team was clearly not as cohesive & defensively sound as this current team. Else they woulda had a lot more to show for themselves than a heartbreak victory over an unblemished Zags juggernaut.

As great as that victory was, it was no fluke — & maybe not even a victory for the ages, in reality. It was the glimpse of what that team SHOULD HAVE BEEN. It was also a glimpse as to why Dave was not allowed to stay on & coach TJ, Nick & Yo for one final season — before some poor "next guy" was left with the fruits of four years of largely bs recruiting.