CougarMom post on Bronco

[jay santos]

http://www.cougarboard.com/noframes/...tml?id=2260168

I'm going to do my own reading between the lines and pyschoanalysis to give my theory on what's going on.

My theory is that Mrs. Brown has a general uneasiness and disaccord to the "hardass gospel approach" Bronco takes. And that her concern is not necessarily epitomized by the two examples of policy she brings up.

Some Cougarboarders crack back on her because they love the hardass gospel approach, poor guys. They'll learn. Hopefully.

If the Goatnapper Theorem is true, it will show itself shortly. Now is the perfect time for Bronco to let go of the hardass gospel stuff and just start coaching football. He needs non-LDS and it's going to start hurting him if he doesn't loosen the reigns on this approach soon.

[Rickomatic]

We had a letter read in Bishopric's meeting this week that outlines a more focused / raise the bar type guidelines for entering any church owned school. Going to BYU is a privilege, not a right.

[jay santos]

Originally Posted by Rickomatic

We had a letter read in Bishopric's meeting this week that outlines a more focused / raise the bar type guidelines for entering any church owned school. Going to BYU is a privilege, not a right.

Boo

[MikeWaters]

there is no need to emphasize the exclusiveness of BYU to youth in my ward.

BYU is hardly on the radar. We're doing good if there are realistic plans to attend college. 4 year university is a bonus. I frequently let the kids know about BYU.

I dare not discourage them.

[RockyBalboa]

Originally Posted by jay santos

Boo

Boo all you want.

Bronco's way is working and proving very effective to this point.

[jay santos]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

Boo all you want.

Bronco's way is working and proving very effective to this point.

Yes. But get this straight because if you don't, you'll completely miss the boat.

Bronco's "way" that is working is getting players like Beck, Brown, Harline, Kuresa, Jensen, Kehl, Nixon, Criddle, etc. Then he uses coaches like Anae, Doman, Kaufusi, Hill to develop strategy and coach these guys. Then he motivates them to succeed. Nothing more or less than that.

The firesides and the spirit talk and the BOM reading is not the reason the team is 8-2.

Cheryl's perspective is important in that it gives a pulse on the non-member's view of Bronco. If he offends instead of attracting non-LDS, the program will suffer. This team depends on non-LDS less than any good BYU team ever but it's still nice to have Curtis, Coats, Reed, Robinson (am I forgetting any wow that's not many).

[RockyBalboa]

Originally Posted by jay santos

Yes. But get this straight because if you don't, you'll completely miss the boat.

Bronco's "way" that is working is getting players like Beck, Brown, Harline, Kuresa, Jensen, Kehl, Nixon, Criddle, etc. Then he uses coaches like Anae, Doman, Kaufusi, Hill to develop strategy and coach these guys. Then he motivates them to succeed. Nothing more or less than that.

The firesides and the spirit talk and the BOM reading is not the reason the team is 8-2.

Cheryl's perspective is important in that it gives a pulse on the non-member's view of Bronco. If he offends instead of attracting non-LDS, the program will suffer. This team depends on non-LDS less than any good BYU team ever but it's still nice to have Curtis, Coats, Reed, Robinson (am I forgetting any wow that's not many).

I understand where her and you are coming from, but I trust Bronco at this point.

BYU will never attract a large number of Non-LDS. It's not rational to think otherwise. Signing 4-5 Non-LDS player would be a good place to start.

Thus far he's got some solid commits from some very good Non-LDS players.

[Archaea]

I believe having a mentor for the younger players is a good thing, but making it too much a mission companion starts to make me think of Eagle Marketing, which evokes a very sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.

[danimal]

Originally Posted by jay santos

Yes. But get this straight because if you don't, you'll completely miss the boat.

Bronco's "way" that is working is getting players like Beck, Brown, Harline, Kuresa, Jensen, Kehl, Nixon, Criddle, etc. Then he uses coaches like Anae, Doman, Kaufusi, Hill to develop strategy and coach these guys. Then he motivates them to succeed. Nothing more or less than that.

The firesides and the spirit talk and the BOM reading is not the reason the team is 8-2.

Cheryl's perspective is important in that it gives a pulse on the non-member's view of Bronco. If he offends instead of attracting non-LDS, the program will suffer. This team depends on non-LDS less than any good BYU team ever but it's still nice to have Curtis, Coats, Reed, Robinson (am I forgetting any wow that's not many).

I think that non member recruits will find a losing record more offensive than anything Bronco does. I agree with her that the letter writing is dumb, but I think the players evaluating the recruit makes perfect sense.

[jay santos]

Originally Posted by danimal

I think that non member recruits will find a losing record more offensive than anything Bronco does. I agree with her that the letter writing is dumb, but I think the players evaluating the recruit makes perfect sense.

I don't really agree with any of her specific points. Those two policies seem reasonable to me.

What I theorized is that it's not necessarily those two policies that has her perturbed but the general aggressiveness LDS tone that Bronco has created which probably feels like Clay County circa 1836 to her.

The W-L is all that matters to me and I agree with you bottom line, it's probably mostly what a non-LDS recruit or team member cares about. But I do think at this point the hardass gospel stuff has played its course for BYU fans and will do more harm than good from this point on.