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Jul 18, 2024
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Forzaitalia
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Bingo. Nothing special journeyman from the outset. Plateaued years earlier.
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I'm not one to be highly critical of KS as a coach, but the KSL article
EM_Puma
Jul 18, 11:33am
I just don't think Sitake is into details.
BlueFever
Jul 18, 11:37am
HCs cannot micromanage every aspect of a football team. They have to rely on their staff for their expertise too. Funk
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 11:47am
Who's decision was it to hire Funk? Kalani as HC should absolutely have a say if
CameronG
Jul 18, 11:49am
Tell me who Kalani had to choose from when he hired Funk. Then, tell me which of those candidates you would
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 12:02pm
This is the question CB consistently refuses to ask itself
Homo Erectus
Jul 18, 12:12pm
How is CB supposed to answer that question when they weren't in the room? But I
ldssdl
Jul 18, 12:17pm
So you're declining to answer the question. Whom else could he afford? "Up
Threw and Through
Jul 18, 12:48pm
Excuses for incompetence do not get things done or elevate a program.
ldssdl
Jul 18, 12:51pm
So you're saying that Funk was the absolute best OL coach we could afford?
tacallaway
Jul 18, 1:29pm
Prove that he wasn't. We'll wait.
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 2:18pm
I don't know otherwise, I'm honestly just curious if that is your assertion.
tacallaway
Jul 18, 2:27pm
My position is that just maybe he was the best option available at the time. You've never had to hire anyone I take it.
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 2:32pm
But weren't you just asking for people to name someone better?
tacallaway
Jul 18, 2:48pm
Did you give me any names?
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 3:18pm
"It's not like Kalani has unlimited time or resources to scour the country"
tacallaway
Jul 18, 3:28pm
My position is that I have NO IDEA and neither do YOU so quit acting like you do. I'm just more willing to
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 3:49pm
Family Search
44C
Jul 18, 8:26pm
And sometimes you hire what appeared to be a good, even great candidate and
NYC and Japan
Jul 19, 7:38am
Except no one thought that when he was hired except apparently you, and KS.
Alan Schaefer
Jul 19, 8:40am
Based on some of his hires maybe Kalani should spend more time in evaluating
CameronG
Jul 18, 2:48pm
Happens to every HC. Happened to LaVell and Bronco both. Happened to kwhitt too.
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 3:19pm
Demonstrably false.
Love Cougs
Jul 18, 3:22pm
Prove it.
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 3:24pm
Is incredible how many excuses Sitake has accumulated in 8 years. And how many
Alan Schaefer
Jul 18, 3:26pm
There's plenty of history that Kalani's isn't the best at recruiting.
greatbam
Jul 18, 6:00pm
This year wasn’t “as horrible” Bam. Clearly that means you’re wrong. And if you
Alan Schaefer
Jul 19, 4:46am
Eee gads dude. Get a grip.
Alan Schaefer
Jul 18, 3:23pm
"Eee gads"? What are you 90 yrs old? Feel free to contribute something ... anything relevant.
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 3:26pm
Golly Gee! See here young whipper snapper!
Alan Schaefer
Jul 18, 4:17pm
Prove that he was. We could afford Grimes and other better OL coaches in the...
Les IsMore
Jul 18, 9:30pm
Prove to me that he was, we will wait.
Blue for Life
Jul 19, 7:46am
Pugh got a promotion, Grimes kinda did as well and Mateos went with Grimes
CameronG
Jul 18, 2:46pm
Who applied? Got a list?
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 3:27pm
No one needs to give you a list. Quit demanding things. The Oline was crap. It
GfB
Jul 18, 3:31pm
and Funk got fired. What more do you want? Burn him at the stake? Some are suggesting Kalani should have hired someone
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 3:48pm
What most are suggesting is another piece to a puzzle of an average at best HC.
GfB
Jul 18, 7:27pm
Check the user name…
NYC and Japan
Jul 19, 7:41am
There probably are but when you just look at Funk's work history and the guys he's coached that went on to
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 2:14pm
I have no idea who was available at the time.
BlueFever
Jul 18, 12:44pm
Maybe but basketball is a whole lot easier to do that than football is.
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 2:15pm
Funk's resume signaled he was a bad hire. CB geniuses told me how clueless I
Forzaitalia
Jul 18, 1:43pm
RE: Funk's resume signaled he was a bad hire. CB geniuses told me how clueless I
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 2:17pm
Maybe it's a bit nitpicky but he really hasn't been promoted to OC at any point
CameronG
Jul 18, 2:53pm
Did you skip over the list of players he's coached? Look I'm not defending Funk at all. Sure in retrospect there are
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 3:24pm
I don't blame them as much for hiring him because not all hires work out but I
CameronG
Jul 18, 3:37pm
kwhitt didn't always move on after just one year. Also, having a unit no perform up to expectations could be due to
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 3:52pm
Bingo. Nothing special journeyman from the outset. Plateaued years earlier.
Forzaitalia
Jul 18, 4:21pm
You and that Fiero guy might be the biggest KS shills on the planet.
Alan Schaefer
Jul 18, 3:22pm
Who? That's Kalani's responsibility. Not cougarboard. The buck
gopman
Jul 18, 7:31pm
So there was no one to choose except Funk.
rmarkerm
Jul 18, 7:49pm
You clearly missed this post. This will make you feel better.
Alan Schaefer
Jul 18, 3:25pm
Kalani wasn't given the budget to hire anyone good. Funk took a paycut to come
Zombre
Jul 18, 3:49pm
BYU is a cheap football program and it gets what it pays for then plain and
CameronG
Jul 18, 4:13pm
I’d like to know exactly how much Sitake is paid. And how is ranks in all P5.
Alan Schaefer
Jul 18, 4:18pm
You scour the FCS/G5 ranks for an ambitious-driven young coach instead
gopman
Jul 18, 7:45pm
What pay cut? Funk was unemployed the year prior to BYU hiring him.
Les IsMore
Jul 18, 9:37pm
If it doesn't fall on Sitake, would you say it falls on ARod?
tacallaway
Jul 18, 12:08pm
Arod is first and foremost as he is the direct superior to funk. But when the
Powerbait DPM
Jul 18, 2:12pm
They wait until the wheels come completely off before making a change.
CameronG
Jul 18, 2:56pm
Seems like they wait for the wheels to come off and for the end of the season to
Powerbait DPM
Jul 18, 3:06pm
It's the head coach's job to vet the candidates.
BlueFever
Jul 18, 12:11pm
It was clear Funk was a journeyman at the end of his career to anybody paying
Forzaitalia
Jul 18, 1:46pm
But did they ever wonder if he'd suck that bad?
BlueFever
Jul 18, 3:08pm
It's not micromanaging for the leader in charge to ensure high job performance
ldssdl
Jul 18, 12:16pm
Ensuring your coaches are capable is not micromanaging. Sheesh.
LateToTheGame
Jul 18, 2:30pm
Funk has never been an overwhelming success. He's jumped around his whole career and not to great teams
BYU Grounds
Jul 18, 3:27pm
Sitake Defenders Alliance:
Alan Schaefer
Jul 18, 3:28pm
Interesting that Kalani is not into details, whereas his idol, LaVell Edwards,
84 natlchamps
Jul 18, 12:51pm
In my opinion the only thing separating KS from LaVell
theonick
Jul 18, 2:38pm
I wonder if Lavell knew the Timeout rules by his 8th season…
Alan Schaefer
Jul 18, 4:19pm
The puzzling thing is that the Oline did well the previous year and I think was
byusage
Jul 18, 11:38am
incorrect conclusion. Those lineman that did well were taught by Grimes. Funk
claw
Jul 18, 11:42am
Nope, the pre-Funk linemen were taught by Matteos.
Threw and Through
Jul 18, 12:55pm
That’s because Kalani has had sufficient time to watch the video from the season before
Blue2thebone
Jul 18, 2:43pm
Kalani's been oblivious since his hire in 2016. He's a "figurehead" &
gopman
Jul 18, 11:39am
In 2021 PFF run blocking was #9. In 2022 #12. Then it fell off a cliff.
molodyets
Jul 18, 11:39am
I don't understand why this is so hard for some fans to understand.
Rise Against
Jul 18, 11:49am
RE: I'm not one to be highly critical of KS as a coach, but the KSL article
claw
Jul 18, 11:41am
Bronco (and many other coaches) did the same thing with Weber as our OL coach. Have you never been in an organization
ManicBlue
Jul 18, 11:43am
just a lazy lazy hire.
claw
Jul 18, 11:45am
I'm not behind the firing of KS at all. I like him, but his delay on getting
EM_Puma
Jul 18, 11:48am
What delay was there? He was fired after one bad season.
molodyets
Jul 18, 12:08pm
ARod should be all over that before KS. And then KS should be all over it too.
Cougforgood
Jul 18, 11:46am
Good point.
EM_Puma
Jul 18, 11:49am
Yep. People act like the HC is a CEO in an office on the other side of the world
DirtyWater
Jul 18, 11:52am
He probably understood full well what was going wrong. It's just very difficult to make big changes mid-season. Kalani
CalGTR
Jul 18, 11:54am
It isn’t hard. Just a few phone calls. Same as in the offseason.
DirtyWater
Jul 18, 12:00pm
No, position coaches do not get fired mid season. Coordinators and HC do.
molodyets
Jul 18, 12:09pm
Okay. Then reassign him.
DirtyWater
Jul 18, 12:13pm
"Hey Funk, you're no longer coaching the o-line. We're now going to have you
Rise Against
Jul 18, 12:49pm
You’re right. CFB position coaches are the one job that can’t be moved or else
DirtyWater
Jul 18, 10:46pm
I would love to know how much Woods is getting paid compared
BYURider
Jul 18, 12:04pm
Over and over and over...KS is not the guy. How many times does it take?
LateToTheGame
Jul 18, 2:31pm
Add this to The long list of things that evidence suggests our head coach is unaware of
Blue2thebone
Jul 18, 2:39pm
The list is long and distinguished
44C
Jul 18, 7:49pm
He knew, but didn't want to fire him until the end of the season
tamasiaina
Jul 18, 4:05pm
Precisely
I'mBatman
Jul 18, 7:13pm
Wow. This thread took on a life of its own
TNT
Jul 18, 4:37pm
RE: Wow. This thread took on a life of its own
44C
Jul 18, 8:23pm
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