Pope also brought in Barcello who was a key piece of that team.

And Pope proved to be a superior coach for that group than Rose.

Rose had a very difficult time adapting to the modern game in his last 3-5 years.

Pope did a masterful job that year.

I’m not sure why fans can’t accept that Pope was a high level coach BYU was lucky to have. There is a reason Kentucky hired him (even if he was 4th or 5th on their list)