No. He couldn’t have. And even he himself didn’t believe he could have done well

Nov 25, 2024
4:34:38pm

RalphWiggam Barkeep, another Mekong please

here. He passed on the job because he didn’t believe he could do well here. He specifically told Samuelson that he could not recruit the players he needed to make his defense work.

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For all the criticism of Kyle....BYU wanted him more than once. He was their first choice when Crowton left.....

Bonoman All-American

1:56pm

That's settled. No more trash talking on kwitt

Sandy Lyle

1:57pm

We would have made the Pac 12? Doubt

shimmy

1:58pm

The Zero sum PAC12 inclusion is too narrow. If he elevates the program the Big12 could have happened 10 yrs earlier.

Bonoman

1:59pm

I am so glad he never came to BYU- his character has shown through over the

acougfan

2:01pm

Which is why Kyle pouted and hated Bronco so much. He knew that Bronco was doing what he never could do.

Rules For Thee

2:06pm

Yep

acougfan

2:07pm

This +1000000

cougarmikey

2:42pm

Kyle knew he couldn't be successful in his mind with the church restrictions

1984coug

2:02pm

Plus he knows he lacks the temperament and integrity to be a church ambassador

vegas guey

2:06pm

I think he would've been fine with this, but ultimately he would've left his

1984coug

5:31pm

Kyle's where he belongs

bluescholar

2:03pm

I'd much rather be BYU right now than Utah as a program. So, no, I don't think we would have been a decade ahead.

CalGTR

2:05pm

If Whitt had stayed with his original "BYU Flag" in his front yard after Crowton

RenoCoug

2:08pm

Doubt it. He just about got fired by Utah before 2008 came out of nowhere.

Ghost of Peanut

2:09pm

Whitt has been the HC at UU for 20 years (12 of which were in a P5 conference)

cougarmeister

2:10pm

He wasn’t high on the list to replace LaVell. The job was Crowton’s. He was

RalphWiggam

2:13pm

1) whitt's success is overstated. Really look at what he's accomplished and I

fattycoug

2:22pm

I'm glad he isn't here because he is a tool.

BigHouse Coug

2:28pm

He would have done well here. Better than he did at Utah.

Longseason

2:47pm

No. He couldn’t have. And even he himself didn’t believe he could have done well

RalphWiggam

4:34pm

BYU has a higher ceiling than Utah. He read the situation wrong. imo

Longseason

4:41pm

Not with a coach that believes he can’t win unless the HC is loosened up.

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