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Soooo Bronco Mendenhall has interviewed for the CU job....
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The Cougars finished their first season as a football independent in 2011 with a 10-3 record and No. 25 final ranking to finish nationally ranked for the fifth time in the last six seasons.[2]
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I think evaluating his recruiting at BYU won't make for a very effective comparison in this case. They type of kids you are going after for BYU is a pretty specialized pool and very different for what he would need to pursue for CU.
bigskysooner
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Honor Code?
Dismissed BYU - Salt Lake Tribune
Dismissed BYU - Salt Lake Tribune
blah @stampadres
@Allbuffs my favorite Bronco fact- he has not had a single player he recruited get drafted.
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@Allbuffs my favorite Bronco fact- he has not had a single player he recruited get drafted.
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blah @stampadres
@Allbuffs him, Pita, and John Beck were all Crowtons recruits. He has 0
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blah @stampadres@Allbuffs him, Pita, and John Beck were all Crowtons recruits. He has 0
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Cool. A "burn out." :thumbsup:
Id imagine its tough to recruit non Mormons to BYU. It'd certainly be easy for competing coaches to get into a players head about Mormons and the rules at BYU to cause just enough doubt to keep them from committing (think 3* 4* 5*). There have been incidents with non mormon basketball players there as well. This could be his chance to see what it's like without those kinds of hand cuffs....
About as well as McCartney the Promise Keeper.
Almost guaranteed he keeps his mouth shut about his religion more than Mac did. I am sure he will be fine. He may not like it here though. That remains to be seen.
If players/people can't get over a mormon coach maybe Boulder isn't as socially liberal as we believed.
About as well as anyone else I would think. Is Utah the only place a Mormon can be happy?
I think most Boulderites actually hate anyone of religion tbh
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Somewhat agree. But more than anything I think they hate people that flaunt religion as a greater than thou personality.
I agree. People in Boulder typically aren't religious, but they aren't going to jump on somebody for their personal beliefs if it isn't being shoved in their faces.
unless its buddhism of course
bigskysooner
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Bronco has a tradition of pre-game devotionals instead of walk-throughs.
Not sure if this will appeal to the non-LDS recruit.
Not sure if this will appeal to the non-LDS recruit.
I am sure things would be different once he got out of Provo.
Pretty damn sure he would not do this if he were the coach at CU. Didn't McCartney have to stop making the players say a prayer before a game? Same thing here.
Yeah, he'll probably join the nearest synagogue.
The only concern I'd have with a BYU coach is that most of his players are older because they go on their missions. So instead of 18 year olds they're generally rocking 24 year olds. I'm pretty sure I don't care, though. Get this guy.
It's clear you really don't like this guy and I'm trying to understand why.
BartonBuff
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I'm 100% not against hiring Bronco. I like he is a defensive minded coach, he has Rockies/Western recruiting ties and he has proven to be a good coach for many years. Maybe the article is right, he just has run his course at BYU and it isn't a good fit for him anymore? Maybe a more liberal background is what he needs to let his guard down and just coach... not having to look over his shoulder trying to be someone he isn't.
BeavBuff47
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much bigger fan of Bronco than butch jones. I'm scared to death of Jones, since he rode another coach's coattails for most of his career. Neither are close to the top of my list, but I'd be okay with Bronco.