I mean... I'm sure USU considered Nick Saban for the Head Football coaching job too

Mar 27, 2024
12:43:33pm

Coug Texan

They can consider that all that they want... USU isn't Creighton or some small school with a big basketball program. They are still USU... a school that produces coaches and players for everyone else.

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Report from USU insider

bocadillotortuga

Mar 27, 12:27pm

Assuming this is all

rockhound

Mar 27, 12:29pm

Wow!

Soupie

Mar 27, 12:29pm

No way USU offers Pope 'slightly more money'

RGGeemer

Mar 27, 12:30pm

Sprinkles made $950k a year… decent for Ogden but lol

DoctorEvil

Mar 27, 12:34pm

Ogden would be Weber State ... Utah State is in Logan

MadHawaiian

Mar 27, 12:47pm

I'm pretty sure Utah State is in Ogden

BYU Fan

Mar 27, 12:55pm

It's always baffled me that a school named "Utah State" is actually across the

BYUCougarsFan

Mar 27, 12:56pm

Come to the PNW...

BYUZag

Mar 27, 1:10pm

All joking aside, Coeur d'Alene is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever

BYUCougarsFan

Mar 27, 1:40pm

Apparently never spent a winter there...

TampaBlu

Mar 27, 2:22pm

Correct.

BYUCougarsFan

Mar 27, 2:38pm

They only have 2 seasons: Winter & August.

dratax

Mar 27, 5:21pm

RE: I'm pretty sure Utah State is in Ogden

BYU Grounds

Mar 28, 10:35am

It is a joke from years ago, you must have missed it

BYULAWGUY

Mar 27, 1:40pm

RE: Ogden would be Weber State ... Utah State is in Logan

DoctorEvil

Mar 27, 2:31pm

RE: Ogden would be Weber State ... Utah State is in Logan

Blue for Life

Mar 27, 2:59pm

Nah, you’re thinking of Heber.

Dwide_Schrude

Mar 28, 12:29pm

Sprinkles extension offer was $2M/year with incentives taking him well above that.

RdF3

Mar 27, 12:41pm

And pints of Aggie ice cream

Ron Mexico

Mar 27, 12:44pm

With extra flecks of poo

foofcoug

Mar 27, 12:48pm

Classic post.

dfudge

Mar 27, 1:32pm

board name checks out.

Ungoy

Mar 27, 2:32pm

I call BS. That’s more than every MW coach by at least $650k/yr. More than Few,

rivercitycoug

Mar 27, 12:54pm

Haha it’s legit. There’s plenty of loaded usu alums that ponied up for it.

RdF3

Mar 27, 1:16pm

Dutcher makes $2.3M. Smith is $2M this year and rising each year.

jackcrack7

Mar 27, 3:56pm

Yeah, Smith's deal is $2.1M/yr + incentives

krindorr

Mar 27, 7:20pm

RE: Report from USU insider

DoctorEvil

Mar 27, 12:30pm

Are they actually serious? In what world is USU a better job than a BIGXII BYU?

arcawley

Mar 27, 12:31pm

Too much downstream residue in that Ogden water...

BYUtka

Mar 27, 12:32pm

3 and 4 is laughable.... 1 and 2... I've heard those from other sources as well...

Coug

Mar 27, 12:33pm

3 isn't laughable. Why wouldn't they be considered?

RGGeemer

Mar 27, 12:39pm

I mean... I'm sure USU considered Nick Saban for the Head Football coaching job too

Coug

Mar 27, 12:43pm

They would be considered in the same way that your average CBer would consider dating a model. There is no reciprocal

Still Open

Mar 27, 12:43pm

If I had to bet right now... USU is trying to hire Chris Burgess right now

Coug

Mar 27, 12:48pm

It would be nice for Chris to get some D1 head coaching experience

BYU Fan

Mar 27, 1:48pm

"get little to nothing in return" I take it you havent seen his paycheck.

Longseason

Mar 27, 12:49pm

That pay is significantly less than what most coaches make for less the work it takes to recruit...

Coug

Mar 27, 1:00pm

Still worth it. I would take it no questions asked.

Longseason

Mar 27, 1:23pm

One data point is not conclusive. Let’s see what happens this offseason

wisconsincougs

Mar 27, 2:46pm

See, this stuff really makes me wonder about my dedication to BYU Sports;

BlueFever

Mar 27, 1:04pm

This glass half empty look at the season and recruiting is silly:

cantwearred

Mar 27, 2:38pm

Pope desperately wanted out a couple years back. That’s changed and it would

Forbidden Fruit

Mar 27, 12:36pm

If he desperately wanted out, why is he still there?

ochobeeguy

Mar 27, 1:52pm

Things changed, hasn’t found the 8

Forbidden Fruit

Mar 27, 2:11pm

Can't be that desperate then, and what is the 8?

ochobeeguy

Mar 27, 3:56pm

An 8/10 in “attractive school or opportunity”

Saxa

Mar 27, 4:50pm

A couple years back? He had just gotten here hadn’t he?

ColonelMustard

Mar 27, 3:16pm

Employed Power Conference coaches who are not on the hot seat don’t take a step

rivercitycoug

Mar 27, 12:45pm

Here's a more reality based thread.....

mokelembembe

Mar 27, 12:45pm

USU is in Logan not Ogden

MadHawaiian

Mar 27, 12:46pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

Coug

Mar 27, 12:49pm

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Mostlyaccurate

Mar 27, 12:49pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

Kilgore Trout

Mar 27, 12:50pm

are you sure?

runnincoug

Mar 27, 12:50pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

Longseason

Mar 27, 12:50pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

kansascougar

Mar 27, 12:56pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

Texas Hammer

Mar 27, 1:01pm

The MWC commissioner disagrees

puntersarepeople

Mar 27, 1:01pm

I think you are confusing it with Weber State.

BYUtka

Mar 27, 1:06pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

WJCougar

Mar 27, 1:14pm

This is the joke that keeps on giving. It’s been out there for so long

BlueDiver

Mar 27, 1:18pm

So does everyone not living in Ogden.

Archaea

Mar 27, 1:25pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

Swag Kazekage

Mar 27, 1:20pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

NorCal_Coug

Mar 27, 1:28pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

gmoney7

Mar 27, 1:29pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

kimdaddy35

Mar 27, 1:40pm

Bro…

ochobeeguy

Mar 27, 1:51pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

Kylester

Mar 27, 2:06pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Mar 27, 2:07pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

Shut_up

Mar 27, 2:34pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

Ungoy

Mar 27, 2:41pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

MasterOfMyDomain

Mar 27, 2:46pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

porl thompson

Mar 27, 3:47pm

It moved from Preston to Ogden a while ago.

VenomFarmer

Mar 27, 6:23pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

TheLoneCougar

Mar 27, 10:07pm

RE: USU is in Logan not Ogden

crablegs

Mar 28, 2:51am

TIL USU has a fan board

goidcougs

Mar 27, 12:50pm

RE: Report from USU insider

Marc Spector

Mar 27, 12:52pm

I love it when Utahns limit BYU to just Provo.

Avery

Mar 27, 12:52pm

I call BS

BYU4eVeR

Mar 27, 12:53pm

Read the link

BYUheaven

Mar 27, 1:00pm

It takes a full page and a half for someone to tell them they’re idiots and then

DiamondMo

Mar 27, 1:06pm

Pope’s wandering eyes could be very true.

CallSign

Mar 27, 1:12pm

RE: Report from USU insider

thewaterboy

Mar 27, 1:13pm

Wrong, wrong, wrong. Troll warning.

Elvis

Mar 27, 1:33pm

Wow. I’m not even sure how to react to that

provoprodigy

Mar 27, 1:40pm

So what you are saying is

unctoothman

Mar 27, 1:53pm

Oh, wow. They're actually serious. They've been sniffing too much cow manure.

volleyjiver

Mar 27, 2:10pm

I think there’s a reality problem in Logan. They probably think they’re

First-n-10

Mar 27, 2:18pm

Timely comedic interlude. Thanks, we needed a good laugh.

Les IsMore

Mar 27, 2:30pm

Holy moley. I had no clue how delusional they were up in Ogden.

Dwide_Schrude

Mar 27, 2:38pm

This is great. I had no idea they even had a fan board, let alone how much they

stenso

Mar 27, 3:31pm

The only thing the USU insider said was that they reached out to Pope and Madsen

jmorrrrr

Mar 27, 3:48pm

Interesting interpretations...because that's not what it says at all.

jackcrack7

Mar 27, 3:52pm

They are full of their own byproduct.

NWCoug

Mar 27, 4:04pm

Classic drive by troll post.

Spiff

Mar 27, 5:11pm

😂 fun reverse post

BYU Grounds

Mar 27, 9:10pm

The good thing is he is not going to USU. He's not even considering it at all.

dodgersjazzcougs

Mar 28, 6:18am

I went and read the threads....

Fido

Mar 28, 9:43am

RE: Report from USU insider

72PONY

Mar 28, 10:18am

RE: Report from USU insider

Dat_rmishner

Mar 28, 12:14pm

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