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I don't know where BYU will turn, but things are getting interesting.
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Jake Heaps is not amused.Originally posted by Jarid in Cedar View Post
Jake Heaps (@jtheaps9) tweeted at 6:39 PM on Sun, Dec 02, 2012:
“ Just confirmed with a source here in Boulder that Bronco Mendenhall has interviewed with CU to be their next football coach.” This a joke?
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You actually hear about it all the time. In fact that is what happened to Dan Hawkins, isn't it?Originally posted by Jacob View PostComment
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Taking a job at CU would be an easy way to get out of the mess he's put himself in in Provo. In the blink of an eye he could get out from under the QB situation, independence, The Quest, Anae/Doman situation, etc..."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. UchtdorfComment
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Yep, he could run his kind of program at a place starving for intensity/consistency, make a bunch of $$$ for 4-5 years, meet/exceed low expectations, and ride off into the sunset telling tales of booing BYU fans.Originally posted by Moliere View Post"Sure, I fought. I had to fight all my life just to survive. They were all against me. Tried every dirty trick to cut me down, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch."
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Smart coaches interview for other jobs now and then, just to keep upward pressure on the salary at the current job.
Then again, he has said several times that he didn't see himself at BYU long term."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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Original guy tweeting this is apparently a BYU fan from Boulder who is an adjunct instructor at CU. Supposedly the interview happened in Utah, not Colorado."Sure, I fought. I had to fight all my life just to survive. They were all against me. Tried every dirty trick to cut me down, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch."
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At Temple Square?Originally posted by San Juan Sun View PostGet confident, stupid
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I can only go off what I see on the guy's twitter feed.Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View Post"Sure, I fought. I had to fight all my life just to survive. They were all against me. Tried every dirty trick to cut me down, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch."
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When I first heard of this rumor... it was easily dismissed.
BYU has the advantage, better facilities, better personnel and recruits, better recent history of success, etc.
However, What I think CU is mostly looking for is a guy with a proven record of turning a program around, and in the right direction.
Bronco has this. He also has an administration at CU that might now be ready to step up with some new facilities including an expensive new indoor practice facility.
Bronco would have a whole new identity to recruit to. CU is a beautiful campus, the program has a long and proud history, and he would make a great rival for Utah... Hell, the hate is already there.
I don't know... this doesn't seem as unlikely to me anymore.
2.5 Million is a significant number, and if he has success turning CU around... which I suspect he could... He would have a nice stage to stand on and thumb his nose at some BYU fans."We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school."
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"Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men."-Miyamoto Musashi
Si vis pacem, para bellum
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Bronco would be crazy not to get a fresh start and double his money.
BYU will be scrambling, but the incoming coach would still benefit from the work Bronco did. BYU isn't at ground zero and with a good coordinators there is enough talent to be competitive, just not next season.Comment
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CU is offering $2.5 million to Bronco? Link?Originally posted by Devildog View Post"Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. UchtdorfComment
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I read Allbuffs quite a bit.Originally posted by Moliere View Post
I grew up in Colorado and my dad had CU season tickets for years. (When they were good)
This is the figure the fan-base there believes CU will pay as a ceiling. I would have to search through all the threads to see where that number originated... and I'm not gonna do that... but they are commonly referring to that number now."We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school."
-Thucydides
"Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men."-Miyamoto Musashi
Si vis pacem, para bellum
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That number isn't shocking at all. Maryland pays a hack like Edsall two million per year. Bronco should take the money. I also think Bronco has lost much of the fan support in Provo. Win win.Comment
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I don't think he'll take it, but he has an awful lot of good reasons to do it. I worry that he will.τὸν ἥλιον ἀνατέλλοντα πλείονες ἢ δυόμενον προσκυνοῦσινComment
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