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).

[SteelBlue]

Originally Posted by 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.

I'm with you Jay. Bronco would do well to consider the things she had to say in that post. You're talking about a woman who has a lot of respect for lds culture and still has some reservations about the way some things are done. She's the type of mom you will have to (and want to) pitch to to get good non-lds to come to BYU.

[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.

[RockyBalboa]

I would suggest that Bronco has likely heard her concerns and other Non-LDS parents concerns. Bronco has proven that he isn't so arrogant as to eschew some change here and there.

He also has chosen to use the Honor Code and other uniques about BYU as a positive recruiting tool in a different way that coaches in the past have not.

It'll take a couple more seasons to see if that bears more fruit, but thus far with the kind of Non-LDS commits he's received it's hard to argue that where's he coming from is not working.

The last thing I think Bronco is worried about is apologizing for the unique culture here as it's one of the main emphasis points of recruiting.

I applaud him for that.

[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.