I have never called for kalani to be fired but I also haven't been his biggest supporter, like many of you. He just has never seemed like a great head coach for a major program. He probably came in over his head for his first coaching gig. While he's had some success, he's also had many let downs and flaws as a coach. We know he is a phenomenal human being and a great motivator. A fantastic representative of the church and BYU. Someone we really want to pull for and hope he succeeds, not just because he is BYU's head coach, but because he's a great example of what being a human should be.

But he is who he is and we know what he brings. He's been here almost a decade. We know he'll win a game or 2 he has no business winning and he'll lose games he shouldn't. He seems to run a laid back, not a whole lot of accountability culture. He seems to hold onto friends and poor performing staff members for too long. He sometimes makes serious head scratching decisions and sometimes lets basic football operational practices fall through the cracks (#cleatgate?).

But I have to give kalani major props this year. He's clearly learned some hard lessons and learned what it takes to compete at the highest levels. This year, he seems more focused, more intense, holding players more accountable, no more "we have to review the tape" to know what went wrong, etc. Clearly it's working. It's practically the same team and staff from last year with much better results. I think kalani deserves all the credit in the world. He's made significant changes. And let's hope it continues.

I bring all this up because on today's locked on podcast, Connor Pay referenced how the coaches learned from last year and make all the players have 2 different styles of cleats with them at all games. Clearly, a lesson learned and is just a microcosm of the different Kalani we see this year.

Go Cougs!