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Jun 27, 2015
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PolarisPrime
Because some people have no concept of appropriate bahavior.
I have often thought Gerald was a yewt troll - this just cements it for me.
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SGC? Seattle Times article on Heaps. Apparently he stopped talking to his
chago04
6/26/15 9:24pm
what in the world. had no idea
cougarmanguy
6/26/15 9:33pm
Very Interesting Read - Explains a lot
Dr T-bone
6/26/15 9:37pm
The pressure of football is bad enough. Helicopter parents make it unbearable.
Deadpool
6/26/15 9:38pm
He doesn't have the size at all actually
southernfriedcougar
6/26/15 10:23pm
Life is tough in the spotlight - lots of pressure to perform well. And it sure
PharmD
6/26/15 9:38pm
That was a great article.
Cougar-Duck
6/26/15 9:44pm
I wish nothing but the absolute best for him
RisinUp
6/26/15 9:45pm
I hope more CBers read this and give Jake Heaps a break.
byujacob
6/26/15 9:45pm
I hope more CBers read it and give all the players and coaches a break.
93 cougar
6/26/15 9:47pm
Coaches deserve a much higher level of scrutiny. They're getting paid
RisinUp
6/26/15 9:54pm
Problem is, those vocalizing their scrutiny have no clue what it takes to run
RebelScum
6/26/15 10:42pm
That isn't a problem at all. Fans aren't paid to know how to run a program.
Walter Bellhaven
6/26/15 10:47pm
Oh brother. The coaches had no control over the stuff going on with Jake.
Freddie Cougar
6/27/15 10:16am
I think you're in luck. I don't see many Jake Heaps posts anymore.
Walter Bellhaven
6/26/15 10:45pm
I've been told his parents' divorce was bizarre--anyone know that story?
Hector
6/26/15 9:48pm
I worked with the wife of a defensive player that year; she told me that Jake's
beeferoni
6/26/15 10:45pm
Wow not SGC to me. Dang I wish things had worked out for him here
TrueAndBlue
6/26/15 9:49pm
that was actually hard to read
UVSCCOUG
6/26/15 9:52pm
The mess that the Honor Code has become:
CougDogg-e-Dogg
6/26/15 9:53pm
That part jumped out. Absolutely ridiculous
Gustav
6/26/15 9:57pm
I'll tell you exactly what it means
RisinUp
6/26/15 10:04pm
The HC as it's now implemented is insulting to students and Mormons in general.
CougDogg-e-Dogg
6/26/15 10:26pm
It's a lesser version of the kangaroo courts found elsewhere
Gustav
6/27/15 7:09am
RE: I'll tell you exactly what it means
CommissionerofClass
6/27/15 1:19pm
Ute fans were feeding false info to HC office
WhiteMud
6/26/15 10:38pm
That actually happens quite a bit according to a former basketball coach.
CougDogg-e-Dogg
6/26/15 10:43pm
What?!
TrueAndBlue
6/26/15 10:00pm
The Honor Code Office is the creepiest, most bizarre, Gestapo-like nonsense.
PGVikingDad
6/26/15 11:05pm
The strictest it should be is being left at the ecclesiastical endorsement.
RedlandsCoug
6/26/15 11:35pm
You are taking a lot at face value. How about taking a lesson from the article
Scooter
6/27/15 12:44pm
My goodness. BYU opening up investigations as to whether
thebruce
6/26/15 9:57pm
And this is why the honor code has become ridiculous. Not necesarily the code
OmahaThunderCoug
6/26/15 10:00pm
Not to be dramatic but if you are a star high school athlete
thebruce
6/26/15 10:05pm
it sure is.
OmahaThunderCoug
6/26/15 10:06pm
The worst part of the HC has always been the people who enforce it, not
southernfriedcougar
6/26/15 10:18pm
Seriously. Yikes. Seems pretty unchristian to me.
Beard Card
6/26/15 10:00pm
Sounds bad on the surface...
BaYoU
6/26/15 10:02pm
Even that would be unacceptable
Gustav
6/26/15 10:08pm
BM Jameis Winston
SUAVO
6/26/15 10:16pm
I'll take "The Difference Between Rape and Consensual Relations" for $200, Alex.
Beard Card
6/26/15 10:19pm
Obviously the story is different, but the principle of being investigated
SUAVO
6/26/15 10:24pm
Launching investigations into consensual relations
thebruce
6/26/15 10:32pm
Who was spinning it as not being ridiculous? I was just saying
SUAVO
6/26/15 10:41pm
Investigating private consensual relations isn't exclusive to BYU?
thebruce
6/26/15 11:02pm
It's against the law of ethics at BYU and if it is pertinent to the
SUAVO
6/26/15 11:10pm
IOW BYU is a creepy place, and has a self-righteous HC office.
thebruce
6/27/15 9:20am
That's one way to spin it
SUAVO
6/27/15 9:36am
luckily it didn't take much of a spin.
thebruce
6/27/15 10:11am
Apparently
SUAVO
6/27/15 2:43pm
RE: Launching investigations into consensual relations
NanoFab Coug
6/26/15 10:43pm
Why have rules if they aren't enforced?
RedlandsCoug
6/26/15 11:34pm
Depends on how it's asked
BaYoU
6/27/15 12:47am
There's always more to the story.
BaYoU
6/26/15 10:05pm
I thought he put it together at the bowl game v. UTEP
Crush4
6/26/15 10:11pm
I was willing to live with the Utah loss because it was clear he had figured it
TrueAndBlue
6/26/15 11:17pm
As I recall, he sucked in fall camp, as did a few others: fg kicker,etc.
boiseman92
6/26/15 11:42pm
It doesn't matter what the truth was. Only what I believed at the time
TrueAndBlue
6/26/15 11:55pm
Actually - I dont think it would have made much difference.
PolarisPrime
6/27/15 3:43am
And let me just thank Gerald for proving my point.
PolarisPrime
6/27/15 3:44am
Man the comparisons to the McCoy's on Friday Night Lights keep coming to mind
billyrust
6/26/15 10:06pm
Yep. Poor JD Mccoy. Turned into a real tool and it was all his parent's fault.
Beard Card
6/26/15 10:10pm
A whole lotta crazy in the world but his mom got more
BostonCougar
6/26/15 10:06pm
Do you know her?
TrueAndBlue
6/26/15 10:09pm
Enough to see the delusions of granduer had gone to her head.
BostonCougar
6/27/15 5:32pm
I have a ton of respect for this kid. probablyeven more after reading this
OmahaThunderCoug
6/26/15 10:08pm
The article ended rather abruptly. I figured it would go on to the KU and U days
billyrust
6/26/15 10:10pm
I thought the same thing. It's like the writer suddenly got tired of writing
Bill
6/27/15 10:16am
Wow, great read. I feel bad for any time I've bad mouthed him, I had no idea
Flyski
6/26/15 10:15pm
Nut parents. Yikes.
southernfriedcougar
6/26/15 10:15pm
sad story, but the criticism of heaps was on the field related. that's all fair.
macaroni
6/26/15 10:15pm
There was a ton of off field criticism.
thebruce
6/26/15 10:21pm
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Acorn
6/26/15 10:30pm
His interview seems to state his parents were pro BYU and he wouldn't have gone
Non-donor troll
6/26/15 10:36pm
it also explains why he didn't talk trash, too.
macaroni
6/26/15 10:45pm
It also explains his lack of heart on the field
Blue Ghost
6/26/15 11:15pm
i count that as on field, and it was fair, too. that's on him.
macaroni
6/26/15 10:42pm
Even the rumor issues... there were plenty of rumors on CB, too.
BW84
6/27/15 11:14am
On the field criticism can and often is over the top though. These are YM, we
runnincoug
6/27/15 12:44am
been there. done that. got the t-shirt.
macaroni
6/27/15 1:41am
"...kids with stories much worse." So true. If his family was poor and lived in
FierceArc
6/27/15 10:07am
I always wanted to see him succeed with the Jets, but now i do more than ever
BYUheaven
6/26/15 10:27pm
Looking back at some old posts, I notice that at least a few CB posters knew
boiseman92
6/26/15 10:53pm
Well Jay Drew did tweet this out after it was posted here. Does that count?
TrueAndBlue
6/26/15 11:13pm
Too bad he didn't go on his "mission trip." He could have used the vacation.
doubleduce
6/26/15 11:43pm
Too bad he didn't go on his "mission trip." He could have used the vacation.
doubleduce
6/26/15 11:43pm
You can say that again
coolcats
6/27/15 7:12am
Jake has handled the whole thing with class. Wish the best for him. Still a BYU
dultso
6/27/15 1:32am
Nice fluff piece. Heaps problem was and is simple.
Gerald-DeGroot
6/27/15 1:39am
Why do you post something like this?
CFMcK
6/27/15 2:17am
Because some people have no concept of appropriate bahavior.
PolarisPrime
6/27/15 3:45am
Comments like this make me wonder if you even remember being 16-19.
FierceArc
6/27/15 9:58am
Are you sure he's there yet?
PolarisPrime
6/27/15 6:47pm
did your parents get divorced when you were 19?Let alone 1000s o people actually
palangi
6/27/15 10:02am
Im tired of the Jake Heaps performance excuses.
Gerald-DeGroot
6/27/15 11:36pm
Excuses?
PolarisPrime
6/28/15 2:40am
Lol. I try to take you seriously. But I just can't.
Gerald-DeGroot
6/28/15 2:57am
Of course you can't
PolarisPrime
6/28/15 8:42pm
Saddest part, in my opinion . . .
Sooner Cougar
6/27/15 2:53am
Well...
PolarisPrime
6/27/15 3:48am
Sooner isn't talking about football
vegas guey
6/28/15 9:40am
I know he was talking about that
PolarisPrime
6/28/15 8:47pm
I wonder if that quote is accurate/in context
palangi
6/27/15 9:15am
I really hope he makes the team. That would be quite the story of redemption.
Foosball
6/27/15 8:46am
I was generally aware of this. does it change much?
CosmoK
6/27/15 10:34am
This whole story is very common. There are many obsessed parents who though they
coastcat
6/27/15 10:58am
I wonder how much of it is greed on the parents part thinking
UNLVcougar
6/27/15 5:54pm
Greed,notoriety, instant access to big bucks to start a business or just become
coastcat
6/27/15 9:49pm
The biggest lesson I learned from heaps is that sometimes
buckeyecougarguy
6/27/15 11:08am
I wonder how much his situation played into his parent's divorce...
bluecheese
6/27/15 12:54pm
How things would probably be different if he had gone on a mission. Too bad.
Lance71
6/27/15 2:50pm
I'm sad he didn't pan out. Had a lot of hope for him here
Harrison0Yfan
6/27/15 4:57pm
I wonder if his parents were also behind the decision not to go on a mission.
Cougar Junkie
6/27/15 7:52pm
I still think Jake would have been great at BYU had Anae stayed.
jkccoug
6/27/15 10:08pm
Converning on the field failures: one can easily
johnnycarson
6/28/15 8:51am
I always thought he had grown up a BYU fan.
eddog
6/28/15 6:13pm
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