The law and the HC are two different things, but people forget that the freshmen

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Apr 29, 2024
6:18:09pm

TrueBlue58 Contributor

The law and the HC are two different things, but people forget that the freshmen

DB recruits brought in by Crowton who were charged in the underage drinking/sex incident were all acquitted - except the one who pled guilty.

As for high-profile athletes and how coaches have dealt with HC violations, see Kyle Van Noy and Brandon Davies.

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TrueBlue58

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Time

Caution- remember Gary Crowton?

Huck

Apr 29, 2:44pm

A little easier to manage with a basketball team. You’re only talking about 2-3

califcougar

Apr 29, 2:45pm

Today is different and

Archaea

Apr 29, 2:49pm

Yeah, this is a big difference.

Great38

Apr 29, 5:42pm

Have we signed anyone new other than Koz, the Utah County LDS kid?

Tricky

Apr 29, 2:49pm

Hey, he played at Corner Canyon. That's Salt Lake County.

Belboz

Apr 29, 2:51pm

Oops. Not sure I knew where CC was. But my point still stands.

Tricky

Apr 29, 5:47pm

Gary Crowton's biggest problem was he couldn't win. Yes he had a horrible

kimdaddy35

Apr 29, 2:49pm

By horrible scandal you mean the guys that were acquitted? As in, not guilty?

andrewg3

Apr 29, 8:32pm

3 BYU football players admitted to having sex with a 17 year old who was

kimdaddy35

Apr 29, 9:10pm

Completely different generation of kids. No social media. No woke culture

Tare

Apr 29, 2:53pm

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MountainJ84

Apr 29, 2:58pm

He was HC at La. Tech.

Jeffacka

Apr 29, 2:59pm

Right, but other than that...

BYUtka

Apr 29, 3:02pm

The fact remains - he had been a head coach.

Jeffacka

Apr 29, 3:09pm

Not if you exclude the times he was a Head Coach.

BYUtka

Apr 29, 3:12pm

Crowton was a home run hire. It didn't work well but made a lot of sense on

johnnybyu

Apr 29, 3:08pm

That first year was so much fun.

cougfanblue

Apr 29, 3:25pm

The KY hire feels like that.

Kolipoki

Apr 29, 3:52pm

I agree. Fingers crossed.

Tricky

Apr 29, 5:53pm

I think sometimes people underestimate bad luck on whether people succeed or

Trent

Apr 29, 4:24pm

one or two plays go different in 2004 and Crowton keeps his job. if Matt Payne

cwilke1

Apr 29, 5:03pm

His offense was not great in the NFL. That is a big difference. Middling OC vs

SoBlueitHurts

Apr 29, 5:29pm

He went on to do well as an OC at LSU and Oregon.

Huck

Apr 29, 3:02pm

For a couple years, then he got run out of town. That was kind of his M.O.

fredgarvin

Apr 29, 3:48pm

Just don't recruit from the Georgia Military Academy

bad84cougar

Apr 29, 3:28pm

Hey we don't talk about him around here. Let the memories of those years die

nybyblue

Apr 29, 3:29pm

The first year was AWESOME.

Parker Schnabel

Apr 29, 3:48pm

I remember going to his first game as BYU's HC . . .

BlueDiver

Apr 29, 5:23pm

Yeah, not gonna worry about anything of the sort. Coach Young understands, and so does everyone else in the AD.

CalGTR

Apr 29, 3:45pm

I'd be willing to take a chance on a 5 star kid.

Apr 29, 3:51pm

Multiple times over.

Tricky

Apr 29, 5:48pm

I think that one-and-done now being common, kids…

dreamer

Apr 29, 3:56pm

Thanks for the warning. I'll proceed accordingly.

Madam Pattirini

Apr 29, 3:57pm

No

goblin

Apr 29, 5:01pm

I've been wondering how coaches approach the honor code with

Mark

Apr 29, 5:39pm

I think this is a valid point

Apr 29, 6:04pm

The law and the HC are two different things, but people forget that the freshmen

TrueBlue58

Apr 29, 6:18pm

Some of you can find something wrong with every situation. 🙁

rockyrd

Apr 29, 7:27pm

There were people who knew those football players weren’t a good fit

Apr 29, 8:58pm

The interview with coach Dunson should put this to rest

Apr 29, 10:00pm

Oh please stop with the pessimism. CB is full of superstitious fans. Breathe.

First-n-10

Apr 29, 10:36pm

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