show any greatness. Your whole thesis that his hands were tied is very weak and unlikely. Saying "I appreciated Cougar Nation" doesn't interfere with any legal issues and certainly not for a whole week.

I liked him but felt BYU was locked into another Kalani Sitake, a good but will never be great coach. Pope is good enough that he could have remained in the job for a long time, condemning the school to an "also ran" future. We'll see if KY is better but at least there is the possibility that he can be.

A classy guy would be unconcerned about any liabilities associated with doing the right thing.