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Dec 6, 2024
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SinkingQuffa
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The fact I've been on the UVA campus several times is certainly not how I know.
Everything I said was discussed in the local news there — & further discussed extensively by their fan base.
His departure was FAR from being a pulled-carpet affair.
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I don’t get Bronco’s career arc
dtownCoug
12/6/24 8:15am
USU is a far, far better program than UNM.
NGB
12/6/24 8:16am
RE: USU is a far, far better program than UNM.
WJCougar
12/6/24 8:17am
Why do you think this? I’m not saying you’re wrong but I’m not sure about
macdizzle
12/6/24 8:17am
Since joining the mwc usu is 55-37 in conference play. New Mexico is 24-69. Usu averages 25% better attendance last 5
RdF3
12/6/24 8:24am
25%? So like 50 people more?
WJCougar
12/6/24 8:28am
are they including livestock in the count?
Pangare
12/6/24 9:17am
Success, history, etc. They're absolutely NOT comparable.
NGB
12/6/24 8:25am
Also, Logan is much better of a location than Albuquerque.
Ode to Hoy
12/6/24 10:00am
*Ogden
TheAirForceCoug
12/6/24 10:43am
Some might call it Logden
Ode to Hoy
12/6/24 12:43pm
New PAC >>>New MWC.
Conan
12/6/24 8:26am
The ceiling is much higher at New Mexico than at Utah State
CougarDanger
12/6/24 9:16am
Lol not a chance it is. There's a reason why USU has won the MWC & played in 2 conference championships and NM NEVER has
RdF3
12/6/24 9:21am
UNM has been left behind in the MWC, their future is bleak institutionally
g$
12/6/24 10:26am
RE: New PAC >>>New MWC.
AltTabbins
12/6/24 9:26am
2 bowls in the last 18 years. This is the first >3 win season since 2017 for UNM
AggieWeekendCougar
12/6/24 8:27am
He doubled their win total from 2 to 4
CougarDanger
12/6/24 9:08am
They went 5-7
NGB
12/6/24 9:25am
Overall records since 2005:
pink22
12/6/24 8:31am
Yet Utah St's most proud accomplishment in the last 20 years is injuring Taysom
CougarDanger
12/6/24 9:04am
Let’s let the mascots duke it out and decide
niqmadu
12/7/24 9:06am
It's more complicated than that. When he left BYU the AD was not sad to see him
Blueto
12/6/24 8:20am
But someone that can achieve USU’s ceiling with minimal risk of leaving.
Bin01015
12/6/24 8:51am
He hadn't worn out his welcome with me. He has an open invite to dinner
CougarDanger
12/6/24 9:06am
His "job" at UVA had very mixed results. And UVA found Bronco very hard to work with.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 8:25am
Hires and fires?
Cooouuugs
12/6/24 8:26am
Yep.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 8:27am
They demanded he fire defensive coaches
I'mBatman
12/6/24 12:21pm
I'll always love how guys who have never taken a single step on UVA's campus
Ghost of Peanut
12/6/24 8:40am
The fact I've been on the UVA campus several times is certainly not how I know.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 8:51am
Should be easy to link the articles, then.
Ghost of Peanut
12/6/24 8:55am
I've already done the work WHEN it was live news & discussion. That would seem to be your job.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 8:57am
Should then be easy for you to find those articles you linked...if you did.
Ghost of Peanut
12/6/24 9:12am
A Fan board I didn't belong to & Virginia news articles from two years ago? Doesn't sound like time I wanna waste.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 9:16am
Shoulda been like Deion. Should've kept your receipts.
CougarDanger
12/6/24 9:18am
Why? I follow news to know for myself, not to prove jack to anyone.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 9:20am
So an anonymous person, knew anonymous information gathered from an anonymous
downtownchrisbrown
12/6/24 9:34am
It was definitely more than A "person", & some of the news was definitely not anonymous
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 9:53am
I'm saying you are reporting that you saw something somewhere sometime. That
downtownchrisbrown
12/6/24 10:02am
Did you go to their fanboard & to their locals during the same time
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 10:06am
I did not. But I'm sure you can understand the skepticism
downtownchrisbrown
12/6/24 10:10am
And I couldn't care less about the skepticism. I shared from the vantage I know.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 10:14am
Virginia news sources made it clear that they wanted Mendenhall to stay
Zoobieman
12/6/24 10:59am
Did I say that they fired him?
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 11:05am
"It was a mutual parting of ways." - But it wasn't
Zoobieman
12/6/24 11:13am
You want to believe the cut-n-dry official release as the whole story — then you're certainly welcome to it.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 11:19am
I also believe Bronco. . . Who said the same thing
Zoobieman
12/6/24 11:46am
Yes, he quit. Because he didn't want to deal w the conditions raised by the AthDept.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 11:54am
Keep it going!
Cletus the Fetus
12/7/24 9:39am
As opposed to "real-life" mutual break-ups envisioned by too many CBers?
SinkingQuffa
12/7/24 10:22am
Sorry man, I got tired. . .
Zoobieman
12/7/24 12:25pm
Should likewise be easy for you to show any public information to the contrary. Do you have some link showing
Bob Vance
12/6/24 9:24am
I said UVA had a love fest for Bronco? Guess I missed where I said that.
Ghost of Peanut
12/6/24 10:08am
Likewise, if you can point me to where I said those words about you, I'd appreciate it.
Bob Vance
12/6/24 11:11am
<< Deleted >>
Bob Vance
12/6/24 11:04am
Lots of reporting (I'm also not going to find) about Bronco refusing to fire D
NYC and Japan
12/6/24 12:40pm
I have no doubt they wanted him to replace his DC, and I myself posted at the
Ghost of Peanut
12/6/24 2:08pm
Those were not both possible for Bronco. Bronco wasn't firing NH or allowing NH
NYC and Japan
12/6/24 3:16pm
I didn't actual say that, but I could see how someone could get that in reading my OP.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 3:32pm
This. I know board members and donors (not affiliated with BYU in any way). It was surprising news.
Cougstreak
12/6/24 11:22am
Doesn't that also potentially confirm the post he claimed was hogwash?
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 11:31am
Oh brother. I'm glad you know this.
coolblue
12/6/24 9:21am
RE: His "job" at UVA had very mixed results. And UVA found Bronco very hard to
Zoobieman
12/6/24 10:58am
I think it just proves that he’s a great coach but a weird dude
TouchdownCougars
12/6/24 8:27am
He’s a good coach with an enough money to not put up with the things he is sensitive about. But he is not good enough to
Zach Morris
12/6/24 8:30am
I think this pretty much sums it up.
Roko's Basilisk
12/6/24 8:57am
I think there's more to it than just ability.
All-American
12/6/24 9:21am
If you’ve spent time around coaches, you find that they all claim to do it “for the young men”. The reality is, everyone
Zach Morris
12/6/24 9:27am
I know many people that make/have made more than Bronco that I find altruistic
NYC and Japan
12/6/24 12:54pm
I disagree. Why not get paid higher to make the same impact. He's doing both.
Yes
12/6/24 1:19pm
I think that is a choice he has made, not one he was relegated to.
coolblue
12/6/24 9:22am
He does turnarounds. He seems to like joining programs that need a huge
DescdentCoug
12/6/24 8:42am
He is unquestionably a fantastic coach at rebuilding programs.
CougarDanger
12/6/24 9:17am
I think I agree with a lot on here that he likes to feel that he is having a
thirdgencoug
12/6/24 10:20am
Bronco’s thinking is this: Where can I build a program? Where will they really
WallaX2
12/6/24 8:48am
RE: Bronco’s thinking is this: Where can I build a program? Where will they really
John Doe
12/6/24 9:09am
Mad respect for him. He's made enough money to do what he wants.
runnincoug
12/6/24 8:57am
That’s what I thought. Which is why I don’t understand why he left UNM
ColonelMustard
12/6/24 12:56pm
I just hope he does well at Littlest Brother U.
CougarDanger
12/6/24 9:02am
I can't cheer for him at USU, him doing well there will hurt BYU
byujag
12/6/24 9:17am
Shame on us if we can’t outrecruit them, even in the best USU scenario.
coug92
12/6/24 9:21am
And we will have NIL steals and coach steals, if we want them
coug92
12/6/24 9:22am
It's the late bloomers, as byujag mentioned. Guys who we might recruit as PWOs
runnincoug
12/6/24 9:23am
We will steal more of their early stars than we lose third string depth guys.
coug92
12/6/24 9:31am
perhaps so. It could be really good for us if Bronco recruits LDS 2 stars...
runnincoug
12/6/24 9:40am
PWOs will be gone with the new reduced rosters, right?
NYC and Japan
12/6/24 12:56pm
USU can be a good LDS player farm school for BYU. Literally!
JAGA97
12/6/24 10:08am
Great. When they prove themselves, they'll transfer to byu. USU can be the farm
Loyal2Royal
12/6/24 10:52am
RE: Great. When they prove themselves, they'll transfer to byu. USU can be the
Jordan4024
12/6/24 1:04pm
He did great bringing BYU out of the Crowton years so maybe he looks at this
HonestTakes
12/6/24 9:06am
It's his career so the nice thing is you don't have to get it. It is HIS.
Las Pampas
12/6/24 9:29am
I don’t feel a lot of his coaching decisions have much consideration beyond what
IGlowInTheDark
12/6/24 9:31am
He climbed the coaching ranks and did well for himself.
Corn
12/6/24 9:33am
My bro retired at 38. By 40 he went back to work because he was bored and wanted
Magneto
12/6/24 9:44am
I think he still loves coaching but he hates NIL. UNM & Utah St. both help
BlueFever
12/6/24 10:10am
He's a college coach. They live very transient lifestyles.
Spiff
12/6/24 10:16am
He enjoys coaching and is doing it for good $ in local he likes.
ImuaKahuku
12/6/24 10:48am
New Mexico ranches are more arid and don’t get snow like MT or UT
kapcreations
12/6/24 10:49am
It just shows he thinks and values a little differently than most.
Mitty
12/6/24 10:53am
Focus on family and qol
Dr MoBYU
12/6/24 10:54am
Then why did he take the UNM job in the first place? He didn’t do it for the money.
Brisco
12/6/24 11:13am
Rebuild at a school he loves. He also seems to prefer rural (Provo, Montana, UVA
NYC and Japan
12/6/24 1:00pm
I’m surprised he’s leaving UNM already. I get that his AD is gone and that Utah is his home. But I have to believe…
Brisco
12/6/24 11:11am
Certainly easier to justify those dirty details after year 1 than after year 2 or beyond.
SinkingQuffa
12/6/24 11:37am
Bronco was on the hot seat at UVA when he resigned, though
Threw and Through
12/6/24 1:33pm
The narrative from the UVA AD herself was she tried everything she could to get
Mitty
12/6/24 1:47pm
He clearly loves coaching. I believe he does/will have kids in the area for school, etc.
Boomcannon
12/6/24 2:00pm
Logan is a lot closer
bigjohn
12/6/24 3:38pm
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