...could hurt BYU immediately and longterm. He was building something here. Coaches. Players. A program. He can undo much of what was being built if he chooses to offer players or takes the majority of his staff, leaving no one here that is connected to the current players (and thus, more of them leave). His departure by its nature undoes some of what he was building, true for any coaching change, but he could make decisions that undo almost all of what he was building. Now, is it selfish or wrong to do it? Not sure there is an easy answer to that question, but if he doesn't want to decimate the program with his departure, there are things he could consider not doing. Be interesting to see what he does. Based on common human nature, he will care much much more about his next job and leave his old job to fend for itself. Maybe that is just capitalism; maybe it's something else. In any case, how Pope leaves matters.