Bronco articulates his verbal commitment policy

[Indy Coug]

You don't deserve a link.

:clap:

[Hot Lunch]

Someday I hope you overcome the tentacles of Utenation thought. But know this, even if that day does not come I will still love you like a brother.

Thanks Goat. I have nothing but love for you in return.

[TripletDaddy]

My biggest problem with this and I have said it before and others don't agree with me but, if you as a coach are going to tell what Bronco is telling to a kid and he commits, then that coach shouldn't be out recruiting kids that have committed to other schools. They should be off limits.

of course you are right, but the spin will be that Apo contacted Bronco, not vice versa.

If bronco were consistent and had integrity, he would tell Apo, "Son, you have made a commitment to Texas. You have given your word. Can you now get out of that commitment? No, Never! You should die first!"

Fortunately, Bronco has a catch-all exception for backing out on your word.....you have to have a good reason!

As Apo sits there confused, wondering why Bronco is drawing a chalk circle around his body, Bronco would also tell Apo that if at any time he had been unchaste in HS, it would also be better for him to die, as well.

[Surfah]

I'm interested in reading what you said. Link?

Because I am nice, unlike YOhio.

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...&postcount=210

[TripletDaddy]

I already destroyed this argument in another thread.

I haven't been following this in other threads. I'd love a link to said destruction.

[DU Ute]

Sorry I'm late to the party. This is a great thread, some pretty funny stuff here. Junkie, you had me at "Bronco Articulates..." Hilarious!!

[kccougar]

I wonder if he is part of the chain when getting a Temple recommend.

Bishop, SP, Bronco.

Note: I need to try to stop this. My shots aren't really at Bronco, but the "defenders of the faith" who think he is training to become Prophet.
They don't even read my stuff anymore because I am not allowed to post where they hang out. Jefe protects the innocent like BYU protects the innocent.

It really does seem that you take most of your shots at Bronco even though you say it is the fans that are bothering you.

[TripletDaddy]

Because I am nice, unlike YOhio.

http://www.cougaruteforum.com/showpo...&postcount=210

This destruction does not seem to address the Apo issue. It address the Kona issue.

[Surfah]

This destruction does not seem to address the Apo issue. It address the Kona issue.

It addresses both.

[Jacob]

I wonder if he is part of the chain when getting a Temple recommend.

Bishop, SP, Bronco.

Note: I need to try to stop this. My shots aren't really at Bronco, but the "defenders of the faith" who think he is training to become Prophet.
They don't even read my stuff anymore because I am not allowed to post where they hang out. Jefe protects the innocent like BYU protects the innocent.

What % of the fanbase do you really think this is? I rarely if ever come across any such people in real life. I know this is something that always bothers you. But you are probably talking about a bunch of 20 somethings, who are still zealous advocates of their faith, who recently returned form missions where they spent almost 100% of their time discussing how their faith is the one and only true one.

I don't see the point in worrying about a few, or a bunch of stupid one or two line posts on a fast-paced message board, or the 24 hour media coverage that blows everything up. If that is really destroying your ability to enjoy BYU football, why not skip some of the message boards, and some of the over-hyped media outlets instead of backing away from something you enjoy so much?

[kccougar]

This destruction does not seem to address the Apo issue. It address the Kona issue.

According to Hot Lunch and others, they Apo is the flip-side of the Kona coin and the two situations illustrate how Bronco is a "hypocrite".

[byu71]

It really does seem that you take most of your shots at Bronco even though you say it is the fans that are bothering you.

Fine. I may be in denial and since I say I only criticize "some" things attributed to what he says, I am open to your pointing out the shots I take.

Now I come from this school. If I say "my shit don't stink", and you point out to me that while I am a very maticulate person, my shit does stink. I don't think you are taking a shot at me.

Now, honestly, show me where I am in denial with a few of my "shots" at Bronco.

[cougjunkie]

Some of you must have skipped over this from Surfah:

Quarterback Dontae Aycock of Tampa, who “secretly committed” to Georgia Tech in mid-January and then had his scholarship revoked by the Yellow Jackets after taking an official visit to Auburn, told his version of events to the AJC’s Jeff Hood on Thursday. Aycock, who signed with Auburn, admitted “I didn’t think [Tech] would pull [the scholarship]. I just wanted to go to Auburn to look.”
To read the story about Aycock, please click here.
On Friday, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson was asked this question: When did you develop your “commitment” philosophy?
“We tell kids all the time in our office ‘Look around and make sure this is what you want to do,’” Johnson said. “I am not trying to keep kids from looking around. I think they need to look around. But when you decide and commit, then you’re giving people your word that you’re coming. It’s not a game. It’s not ‘Ok, I’ll take this one unless I can find something better. Or let me lock this down there so I can shop around for some other spots.’ If you’re doing that, you’re not committing.”
“Why don’t you say this school is leading? Or this school is way out in front? It’s the same thing with Dontae. Had Dontae not committed, we would’ve continued to recruit him probably up to a point where we would’ve said something like ‘Hey we’ve got to know something or we have to move on.’”
“There’s this fallacy out there that everybody is going to take five visits and decide on signing day. We know that’s not going to happen. That’s all it is. Commitment to me means if they tell me they are coming, then I expect that they are coming. If they tell you you’re coming, then why are they taking more visits?”
“I view anybody that’s still visiting [other] schools as not committed. That’s just me. That’s just the way I do it. Well, people say ‘That’s a double standard because you let other kids visit [Tech] who are committed [to other schools]. That’s not my problem. Maybe it’s a soft commitment. There may be a [college] coach somewhere else saying ‘Give me a soft commitment and go ahead take your visits.’”
“We recruited Dontae for a whole year. Nobody twisted his arm and made him commit to Georgia Tech. I didn’t say ‘If you leave here, I’m moving on or anything. He [Aycock] came to me on [the Sunday during his official visit to Tech], and said ‘Coach, this is what I want to do. I’m coming [to Tech].’ I said ‘Are you sure? He said ‘Yeah, I told my [high school] coach yesterday. I called him.’ I said ‘Is he good with you doing this?’ Yeah he’s good with it. ‘You know this means no more visits? Recruiting is over?’ He said ‘I know coach, but I want to keep it quiet.’
“That’s not right either. If the whole story was told, Dontae would tell you that I made him call Lousville and tell them that he wasn’t coming. I told him that’s only fair to Louisville. He went [the following day] and did that. There was a lot more to it. Then he got some bad advice. And maybe not. Maybe he wanted to go to Auburn anyways. That’s what I took it as. If he wanted to visit Auburn, then he wanted to go there.”

[Hot Lunch]

According to Hot Lunch and others, they Apo is the flip-side of the Kona coin and the two situations illustrate how Bronco is a "hypocrite".

Don't forget Joe Kruger.

[cougjunkie]

It addresses both.

Mack Brown, Paul Johnson, and Bronco Mendenhall are all hypocrites, liars, and whatever else others have said in this thread. The strange thing is they all seem to be very successful.