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Mar 24, 2025
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Archaea
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Is this BYU’s most successful first year for any coach of any sport?
The only one close may have been Coach Taylor as she came close to winning a natty her first year.
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Is this BYU’s most successful first year for any coach of any sport?
Archaea
Mar 24, 3:35am
Steve fisher won a national championship in 1989 at Michigan as a first year
carlstud
Mar 24, 4:27am
Thanks, but he asked specifically about BYU
BYULAWGUY
Mar 24, 4:34am
While looking this up I learned we have no idea who coached byu mbb between 1903
carlstud
Mar 24, 4:50am
Fisher was actually the interim head coach, IIRC, as their coach had gone to ASU
Japan Coug
Mar 24, 7:15am
Gary Crowton had a higher winning percentage his first year
Charles Darwin
Mar 24, 5:14am
We almost went undefeated with Gary Crowton in his first year.
Yukon
Mar 24, 5:16am
I’m a hack.
Yukon
Mar 24, 5:16am
By beating up on bad teams. KY had no such luxury
CommodoreCoug
Mar 24, 5:47am
Then why ask the question? We’ve never been in the Big XII before…
Yukon
Mar 24, 5:53am
I didn’t ask the question, but I think the answer is pretty clear
CommodoreCoug
Mar 24, 6:44pm
Did we lose the bowl game under Crowton?
Archaea
Mar 24, 6:00am
I believe so. We crumbled after Staley’s injury.
Yukon
Mar 24, 6:06am
Yes
Duke Silver
Mar 24, 7:10am
The liberty bowl to Louisville
robin
Mar 24, 7:50am
So how can that season be compared with KY’s season?
Archaea
Mar 24, 11:09am
I don’t know. Two different sports. Two different eras.
Yukon
Mar 24, 11:40am
That team ultimately fell flat while this one is rising
Archaea
Mar 24, 3:12pm
That’s true. I’m not arguing Crowton’s first year was better…
Yukon
Mar 24, 3:26pm
Shawn Olmstead was national runner up in year one of Men’s Volleyball
Warner
Mar 24, 5:43am
Hopefully KY follows a more similar path to Taylor than Crowton or Olmstead, as
fbguru
Mar 24, 6:13am
Pope deserves a mention too
Charles Darwin
Mar 24, 6:15am
1950 Stan Watts is up there. Conference Championship, lost to Baylor by 1 point
Gentleman Stan
Mar 24, 7:22am
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