"Dear Tom Holmoe" - the thread for saying stuff to Tom Holmoe

[BigPiney]

Three years ago, I interviewed with Tom. I could not believe how much energy he had. We were supposed to talk for 15 minutes and it turned into a hour.

Guy loves BYU through and through. I pity his successor.

GM for AD!!

[Green Monstah]

Three years ago, I interviewed with Tom. I could not believe how much energy he had. We were supposed to talk for 15 minutes and it turned into a hour.

Guy loves BYU through and through. I pity his successor.

[BigPiney]

Does Brian Santiago automatically get the nod? Or is there someone else in the pipeline?

Seems like it he or Liz Darger would be the top candidates. But I wouldn't mind someone from outside.

[Donuthole]

Does Brian Santiago automatically get the nod? Or is there someone else in the pipeline?

[Bo Diddley]

the GOAT

Agreed!

[BigPiney]

Yeah, we owe everything to that guy.

the GOAT

[Jeff Lebowski]

Legend. We've been so extremely fortunate to have him over the past couple of decades.

Yeah, we owe everything to that guy.

[YOhio]

Tom Holmoe retiring. Not unexpected. He's getting old. What an AD. So Glen Tucketesqe. He led us to the Promised Land. Dang.

Legend. We've been so extremely fortunate to have him over the past couple of decades.

[Pelado]

Tom Holmoe retiring. Not unexpected. He's getting old. What an AD. So Glen Tucketesqe. He led us to the Promised Land. Dang.

Who said he could do that?

[myboynoah]

Tom Holmoe retiring. Not unexpected. He's getting old. What an AD. So Glen Tucketesqe. He led us to the Promised Land. Dang.

[byu71]

It will always come out, only now it won't be publicly announced by a university representative supposedly concerned with helping a young man repent of his sins.

In my mind here is the benefit. Without the confirmation from the University as to the sin and it's severity, it is just rumor out there as to those things.

In that situation the University has a lot more flexibility in what punishment to deal out. There is no doubt in my mind that once the sin is confirmed, for PR purposes the punishment is put in motion and probably more severe than if the item were know just amongst friends.

[wuapinmon]

Wuap, if you ever correct anyone's Spanish in a sports thread again you'll going to be banned from the sports forums. Totally outrageous behavior.

I'll not rise to that bait.

You think the new policy will prevent the "public shaming in the press"? It's not like BYU did anything but confirm an honor code violation in the past. The news will still come out just like it always has.

No, I don't. It will always come out, only now it won't be publicly announced by a university representative supposedly concerned with helping a young man repent of his sins.

[Green Monstah]

You think the new policy will prevent the "public shaming in the press"? It's not like BYU did anything but confirm an honor code violation in the past. The news will still come out just like it always has.

I think the way the Hoffman suspension was handled demonstrates that not commenting results in less of a media firestorm.

[Green Monstah]

I don't think this is true. In fact, I think the opposite may be true.

Interesting. Based on discussions with the very few former BYU athletes I've known, they always gave the impression that BYU athletes are typically a little more lenient with the honor code because they are given more leniency.

You are probably surrounded by former/current BYU athletes (since your kids go to Timpview), so you're probably right.

[UVACoug]

Apparently, it worked.

You think the new policy will prevent the "public shaming in the press"? It's not like BYU did anything but confirm an honor code violation in the past. The news will still come out just like it always has.