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BYU football: Timpview's Crichton commits to play for Cougars
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He is the Slick Willie of the collegiate ranks (Oregon writers gave him that name). We don't need one more silvery tongue devils promising the world our kids, who want all their lives to go on missions, to have Pete or Gary separate them from that dream. Pete claims he'll work around the mission, but the kids never leave knowing they can't come back, despite his promises.
It looks like Timpview and Snow College has taken the place of Ricks as BYU's farm team. Closer to home anyway. And I don't get why people continue to rip Crowton. He is a good man who decided on a strategy to recruit athletes rather than mission bound Eagle Scouts exclusively and yes it backfired but he never intended that. He is now just doing his job as one of the top OCs at one of the top universities. Are you going to rip Chow the same way when he uses his local ties to steal a 5 star recruit out of BYU's backyard?
Let's get one thing straight. Crowton was a not so welcome "inserted wannabe".... where Chow was the obvious Heir Apparent.......during an Atheletic Director transition that was and still is, not too highly thought of in these parts. Yes Crowton is a good man but his vision was not conducive nor was it complimentary to the Church's or Lavell Edwards vision regarding the missionary player. BYU just wasn't the place for him.........unfortunately, it should have been for Norm Chow....but thanks to a certain Athletic Director....well thats just the way it is water uder the bridge.....the bright side is that we have Brononco Mendenhall and a return to including an reserving space for the missionary player. We have a very good team going into the upcoming season and Mendehall has even given up the Defensive reins........All in all things are really looking up...........and Crowton as good as he might well be will never be in the same class as Chow.
Yes I know it's Bronco not Brononco and under and not uder....thanks for your concern ...I corrected my own mistakes.
BYU, the hometown school, is then get "stuck" with a higher level of excellent players who, for whatever reason, didn't go to the BCS school.
BYU should just keep working on its own program, making it more attractive in all ways, both in fielding competitive teams and keeping the spiritual focus that attracts students from all over the world to come there.
Now, Bronco should absolutely after those top players, and do everything he can to get them to play at LES. But it really is not the worst thing when a Utah player goes to play for the national championship team.
PS. watch out for UNI!
Chow's real problem is that he's so good that Head Coaches who seemingly are always portrayed by the media as the real understudies and Chow the master, fear for their jobs, so like Pete Carrol at USC they fire him........Pete's mighty lucky that Chow had a lot to do with Steve Sarkesian (a Chow Protoge) being there.
Tui....welcome to the program!!!!
You"re right as much as many of us would have liked to have had Norm Chow. as a H.C...... we now have a very good coach in Broncho Mendenhall and a strong team going into the 08 season. Though I am one of the dislikers of the Fehlberg era, it is time to put it to rest....although it doesn't hurt to review history and hopefully not repeat it.
Bronco will get the players HE wants, that WANT to be at BYU. If a player is swayed to go another direction, so be it. His heart is not fully committed to the BYU Legacy.
BYU will be fine for every recruit that decides to go elsewhere.
Go COUGS!
It would no longer be a choice between BYU for the mission, etc. or USC for the B(C)S. Then more of these 4 and 5 star recruits from Utah would be happier to stay local.
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