You simply cannot please everyone. Every single season some outstanding players leave programs on less than great terms, even those led by phenomenal coaches.

And love Pope or don’t, he was very successful at BYU. He also had his own little cadre of harsh critics in the Utah basketball scene that sniped at him incessantly, even having some success at deterring recruits.

If we’re going to be in the game of big-time recruits, we’re also signing up for some very vocal dissidents, some of whom will have big platforms. You’d hope we can keep this to a minimum. I think a coach like Young will handle things better than most, but it’s going to happen. The Catchings fam may simply be the first salvo.