Reader comments
BYU football: 2010 commitments

61 comments   |   Read story

TheHailstorm | 11:19 p.m. July 6, 2009
Woo- Hoo , only 5 scholarships left for the RM's , Transfers, Seniors in high school, and JC's. The cupboard is almost bare. But a better cliche is haste makes waste.
Not one DB | 11:47 p.m. July 6, 2009
The Cougars will continue to get blown out by teams that can throw the ball.
wer | 12:07 a.m. July 7, 2009
Always the naysayers, just like little dogs that want to yap at the wheels of passing vehicles.

Get a life.
Comments continue below
Sampson?? | 12:22 a.m. July 7, 2009
The brother of a Utah player?? ha ha ha ha ha

Oh I can here it now coming from the Utah fans "We didn't offer him and never wanted him"

Wow you would think that #2 ranking would have made the program a little more marketable??
BYU fan | 1:26 a.m. July 7, 2009
Re: TheHailstorm ... you are not taking into account any players from this class that leave on their missions prior to enrolling. Most likely, more scholarships will be avail than 5.

Re: Not one DB ... maybe you should look more closely and see that there is one DB in the list.
Confused! | 2:39 a.m. July 7, 2009
Can anyone explain to me how this scholorship thing works? What happens if these players get seriously hurt during their senior seasonsand can't play for a few years? Or if they turn out to play terrible their senior year? Also are these scholorships reviewed every year? What about a player that dosen't perform on the field the first few years at BYU? Can they pull his scholorship? I know of some players that have scholorships that didn't even make the practice squad last year. What about them? Help
Ernest T. Bass | 8:17 a.m. July 7, 2009
There just so dang good.
re confused | 8:18 a.m. July 7, 2009
scholorships are reviewed each year. They are not a 4 year deal, but a one year deal that can be renewed each year if the school chooses. So if any of these verbal recruits does not pan out, the scholorship will be re-assigned. By the way, none of these have signed a letter of intent. That is the official commitment. These are all verbal soft commits that until national letter of intent signing day, they can change their minds and go elsewhere. So a scholarship is a 1 year at a time deal and can be pulled and used on another player for any reason the school wants to.
Bob in line | 9:03 a.m. July 7, 2009
Do my eyes deceive me?

Every year for many, many years we have a weak spot: Defenseive backs. As I look through this list I see the one kid from Massachusetts. That's it!

Ug! This means that sometime in about 4 or 5 years we will have a solid crew of players with walkons manning the defensive backfield...again!!

Say it ain't so!
The jealousy | 9:10 a.m. July 7, 2009
from little uties is most amusing. Trying to spin the cougars dominance in recruiting as a bad thing. No wonder they never seem to understand that the Cougars have a national recognized program while the uties are still a regional one.
re: bob in line | 10:06 a.m. July 7, 2009
BYU has some DBs that are coming in from JCs (Aguirre, Logan, Eason) that have already signed. Plus, they have some RMs (e.g. Buckner, Comer) and Redshirts (e.g. Nicholson) and those already playing. While I still think it would be good to sign one, maybe two more DBs, they are not as bare as you might believe. BYU has got a good amount of safeties that have signed in the last classes, leaving only 2-3 CBs at most that you would want to sign per class. BYU has been trying to get more athletic DBs to verbal, but Jordan Johnson is the only one that has so far.
Sampson | 10:28 a.m. July 7, 2009
I am sure Bryan would have gone to Utah if they would have offered him.
Re:Sampson??  | 11:17 a.m. July 7, 2009
It is simple really. Most Utah fans know that there is at least one position that BYU will always out recruit, and that is TE. Pitta was one of the leading receivers in the country while Colt had very few yards. It is not a big deal to lose a TE to BYU in my opinion. Their scheme is a dream come true for someone in that position. Utah recruits more traditional TE's that mostly block. It is not that glamorous, but it is what most TE's end up doing in the NFL. Unfortunately, that is where I think Pitta will fall short in the NFL. He has great hands, but doesn't have the size to block the way he will be needed to on most plays. It is too bad, he is probably the person that I would most like to see succeed on BYU's team. Seems like a good guy.
You never know though, he could be great like USU's Cooley. "Captain Chaos" is a total stud.
sweet! | 11:19 a.m. July 7, 2009
Looks like a strong team being put together.
slow | 11:37 a.m. July 7, 2009
so Bryan will be a BYU stud because u didn't get around to recruiting yet! What is wit's handicap now?
re: Jealousy | 11:40 a.m. July 7, 2009
Yes us Ute fans are jealous of the Cougars.

48-24 - Why couldn't we be on the losing end of that.

Vegas Bowl - We'd rather lose the Vegas Bowl than get to play Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.

So sad. Even as BYU signs a nice class of recruits Cougar fans can still only think about the Utes and their accomplishments.
Hahahahahaha! | 12:44 p.m. July 7, 2009
Dear BYU,

Your commitment list is pathetic.

Love,

Oklahoma Sooners
enough scholarships | 1:37 p.m. July 7, 2009
of the 20+ recruits that will be coming in for 2010, I'd say 15 of them will go on their missions the following year freeing up 15 scholarships for returning missionaries... it's a process BYU has perfected...
Anonymous | 2:09 p.m. July 7, 2009
Dear Oklahoma,

5 Strait BCS losses! Nice work Stoops

1 Thanks to us, also enjoyed the USC stomp was well.

Signed,

Boise State Broncos
Dear BYU-From the Las Vegas Bowl | 2:47 p.m. July 7, 2009
We scheduled another high school team for you to play in December, but after last year we don't know if you can handle it. You currently have a 2 game losing streak, which may go to 5 or 6 before you play Utah State. Your fans will then start chanting "BCS", will hold up the 1984 trophy, and will blame the refs, the polls, the new grass, and anything else you can think of to explain the nightmare season. We'd like you to get a mental evaluation before we renew your contract.

Signed,

Las Vegas Bowl
Dear BYU from the BYU Bookstore | 2:54 p.m. July 7, 2009
Dear BYU,

What would you like us to do with all these boxes of Quest T-shirts leftover from last year?

We tried adding "Quest for the Nightmare to End" for this year, but it looks like you may not get your first win until October.

So we tried adding "Quest for the Las Vegas Bowl" but they contacted us and said you are bringing down the quality of the game.

Signed,

Bookstore

Re: 2 :47 p.m. | 3:11 p.m. July 7, 2009
The Utes will be lucky to get to the Humanitarian Bowl this year after loosing their starters.

Utes keep ripping on the Vegas Bowl but they won't even get consideration for it the next 5 years and wish they would.

Can football season start? I can't wait for the Ute fans to shutup after they loose to UNLV and Air Force and go back to being what they really are.
Anonymous | 3:22 p.m. July 7, 2009
Dear Utah,

Where was all the fan support at the Sugar Bowl? For the biggest game in Utah history you would think more people would make the trip.

Signed,

Sugar Bowl Committee

ps. Try not to repeat the 2005, 2006, & 2007 seasons before you have another successsful season. At least the Armed Forces Bowl and Poinsetta Bowls enjoyed your 5000 fan presense at those games. UNLV still enjoyed the shutout.
Re: Anonymous | 4:30 p.m. July 7, 2009
I have an honest question for BYU fans. Would you trade the last four seasons that you have had for the last four seasons the Utes have had?
I honestly don't think there is a single Ute fan that would trade those time spans. That smack was good last year, but really doesn't phase Utes right now. Attendance smack is the lowest form of trash talk.
I don't really know where you got the attendance from. The Utes had a pretty decent turnout for the Sugar Bowl considering the huge expense it was. Driving to Vegas in December is much cheaper than New Orleans for New Years.
I hope to hear some legit responses to the question though.
JPG | 5:26 p.m. July 7, 2009
Re:anonymous. NO THANKS on that trade. 2005 was a toss up BYU 6-6; Utah 7-5. But since then BYU 11-2; 11-2; 10-3 - Utah 8-4; 7-5; 13-0. Admittedly Utah had a tremendous year last year; I enjoyed the Sugar Bowl as much as any game all year but one year does not a program make and the three years prior to that were mediocre at best. During that same time period for BYU - 2 conference championships and serious contention for a BCS berth each of those years.

Last didn't end as we had hoped but my expectations for the coming year are for another great year. BYU's best years have been when they were led by a Senior QB - Hall's produced two excellent years and should have a great Sr. year and with his supporting cast it should be a very fun offense to watch. The defense brings back a ton of experience in the front seven and the DBs should at least be better with several new faces.

I might trade our last year for your last year but no way for all four or future years.
Re: Re: Anonymous | 5:34 p.m. July 7, 2009
Ha, that's funny I was going to ask the Ute fans a similar question.

Let's compare:

option 1: terrible season, terrible season, terrible season, good season, terrible season, terrible season .......

Option 2: good season, good season, good
season, good season .....

Consistency builds great programs!

That's okay, you can always go to your bookstore and read about Utah's 2 "wonder years"


Honestly, which one would you choose?

Consist
Re:The jealousy | 9:10 a.m.  | 6:00 p.m. July 7, 2009
Keep talking up those recruits BYU fans...if your team fails to deliver will you have only one person to blame. You think you have the players but you fail to understand that is only part of the equation. The bigger question is...can Mendenhall develop them???
Adam | 6:05 p.m. July 7, 2009
Re: Utah Fans

Utah has had a great run the last four years. Would BYU trade two victorious trips to BCS games for Utah's last four years? I think the answer is obvious. However, before BYU or Utah fans get too full of themselves, they should remember that last season for Utah and 1984 for BYU could have turned out very different. Last year, Utah was outplayed at home by Oregon State. Oregon State was coming off a huge victory the week before against USC and, if you are honest, Oregon State was the better team in that game. Not too impressive. Second, I thought TCU was better than Utah when Utah played TCU at home in a very close game. With a few different bounces and calls Utah could have lost both games. The same can be said for BYU's 1984 season which had several close calls including the finish against a so-so Michigan team. In other words, if you look closely, your team is usually not as good as you think, and you are only as good as your last victory. But I'm glad that BYU gets Utah and TCU at home.
Re: Re: Re: Anonymous | 5:34 p.m | 6:20 p.m. July 7, 2009
I'd like to respond to your post but quite frankly, I am rather mystified by your options. Not to nick pick you but...Option 1: has 6 assessments, Option 2: has four assessments. What is the message you are trying to convey? Simply put...what are you talking about??

My hope is that you are a high school student and not out trying to earn a living for your family.
Re: Adam | 6:05 p.m.  | 7:38 p.m. July 7, 2009
Interesting opinion. You do realize that the several close games BYU had last year could have easily ended differently. So much for consistency.
the future | 9:29 p.m. July 7, 2009
I'm really looking forward to when the Utah 2010 recruits are playing the BYU 2010 recruits. I just can't wait to hear the announcer shout "BYU intercepted by Joseph Smith for the second time this game!" It's gonna be truly sweet.
What's the point? | 9:35 p.m. July 7, 2009
I want to know how many BYU fans ever read an article about UofU football...I frankly really don't care enough to read them. I can honestly say I have never read a single UofU football article. And then to comment on an article that isn't even about your team. Ute fans, cheer for your team, don't cheer against BYU. Totally pointless...
BYU are always | 6:48 a.m. July 8, 2009

Utah's little brothers down south --LBDS
Anonymous | 7:07 a.m. July 8, 2009
All these comments about how every year the BYU recruiting class is the best ever amuse me. Isn't that just as it should be? A good coaching staff who is doing it's job will be striving to make each year better than the one before. The BYU staff should be congratulated for their success in that area. Keep it up!
Jimmy | 7:52 a.m. July 8, 2009
Heaps drops back.
He looks, steps up in the pocket. Rifles the pass.
Caught by Joseph Smith!
He dodges, he weaves.
Touchdown.
re: 3:22PM | 7:53 a.m. July 8, 2009
Dear Brigham Young University

Honestly, we've never even heard of you. Are you a Division I football program? We heard your name come up last January in conversations with Utah Ute fans, but still have no idea who you are. Obviously we know who Utah is, and even the Hawaii Rainbows made the trip here once.

Sincerely,

Sugar Bowl Committee
re: 5:34PM | 7:55 a.m. July 8, 2009
This is how BYU fans try to hide their jealousy of Utah's success.

They call Utah's undefeated, Sugar Bowl winning season "good," the same classification they assign to BYU's season of 2, 2, and 3 losses.

There is a wide gap between "good" and GREAT. I believe the gap was about 48-24 in fact.
Trade | 7:57 a.m. July 8, 2009
Why would BYU trade their good seasons for Utah's GREAT seasons? They are already getting a nice piece of the BCS money pie. Their big brothers up north have redistributed over $1,000,000 to the TDS with their two BCS wins.

BYU hypes their team in the summer, then watches their rival accomplish their hopes and dreams, but in the end they are being handed millions of dollars from the Utes.

Pretty sad assessment of the BYU program.
re: JPG | 8:02 a.m. July 8, 2009
"I might trade out last year for your last year"

Yeah, this coming from the team who printed the infamous "Quest For Perfection" shirts last summer. You "might" trade seasons with the Utes? Really? I think you, other Cougar fans, Donko, and every player on that team would trade anything they have to get a piece of the Utes BCS success. Obviously it's something you covet, as proof exists in the silly shirts you still wear.

What am I saying, BYU is already getting a piece of Utah's BCS success, about $1,000,000 worth. How does it feel to get handouts from your rival?
jefe57 | 10:47 a.m. July 8, 2009
The Utes attendance may not have been good at the Sugar Bowl, but considering the distance and expense it wasn't all that bad. BYU put in the same situation may have done slightly better due to church member interest in the South. Just my opinion Utes. I don't think Ute attendance at the Sugar Bowl was anything to hang your heads about. Those that attended certainly got their moneys worth.
Trading | 11:37 a.m. July 8, 2009
Thanks for some of the responses even though some of you got the numbers wrong (JPG, I'm looking your direction). I also think that some of you are fooling yourself if you wouldn't trade that. If I put the number of 5 years instead of four, would you trade? I posed the question of four years to a BYU friend of mine right after the rivalry game (before the Sugar Bowl win), and he basically said, "how could you not want the Utes seasons over the Cougs". I think he was being honest (he was in an emotional state though, because his team had just gotten their hats handed to them a few hours earlier).
I will congratulate the Cougars on 3 impressive seasons. But, I would honestly take three 8-5 seasons to get to an undefeated season, over consistently good, but no outstanding seasons. You can make an argument against it, but in my opinion, you would be fooling yourself.
Oldschool Fan | 3:39 p.m. July 8, 2009
Sorry to interrupt all the rivalry blather, but can I make a comment about the actual article? I would love to see some height, weight, 40-speed info, etc. on the players. I know it might (heaven forbid) take some non-internet research, but that's what I'd like to see in an article.
36-3 | 4:45 p.m. July 8, 2009
Give it up Utah, Boise State is going to the BCS, and you're not. Good luck beating Oregon in Eugene, we did it, but you won't.
re: 36-3 | 7:50 a.m. July 9, 2009
How about 17-16. Your undefeated teams can't even beat the SECOND place MWC team. Pathetic.

And that win in Oregon last year? It was very similar to BYU's exciting win versus UCLA in the Vegas Bowl two years ago. They managed to outlast a team who was down to their 4th string QB. Just like the mighty Broncos did in Eugene last year.

BCS trips:
Utah - 2
BSU - 1
BYU - 0

The Broncos are right behind the Utes, one step ahead of the Cougars.

Know your place. Then trash talk.
36-3 | 8:14 a.m. July 9, 2009
Sorry Utes, no phantom pass interference calls this year (Oregon State and TCU), you'll have to win your big games straight up. By the way, guess who was president the last time Utah beat BSU. I'll give you a hint, his wife's name was Nancy, and she was big into astrology.
Don't you think it's kinda weak to use TCU to bolster your weak self esteem. Wierd.
Thank goodness... | 9:54 a.m. July 9, 2009
I don't live in Utah. If I had to hear from every Ute about Utah's dream season in every article written in every paper, I'd slit my wrists. Thank goodness they won't have anything to say this year.
phantom pass interference call? | 11:37 a.m. July 9, 2009
So a guy takes a defenders head off and gets called for it and it's a phantom PI call? And it was Pac-10 refs by the way that made the call, so you can't call it home cooking. Here's a thought, if the refs had let TCU get away with as much interference on Boise as they did against Utah, TCU would have beaten Boise State by 21 instead of 1.
re: 36-3 | 1:56 p.m. July 9, 2009
Facts are facts. BSU lost to the second place MWC team last year.

They also beat Oregon who had a walk-on playing QB due to injury.

Try stepping up from JV football in the WAC, then you can talk smack.

BYU Fan who... | 2:13 p.m. July 9, 2009
... cheered for Utah in the Sugar Bowl!

Honestly, I get so sick of the back & forth between Utah & BYU fans!

U of U's President and Head Football Coach and a couple position coaches graduated from BYU.

BYU's Legendary Offensive Coordinator Norm Chow played for Utah.

U of U was founded by Brigham Young!

BYU- one NC one Heisman winner

Utah- Two BCS bowls, one #1 draft pick

So... can't we simply conclude that we have two great programs??

Why all the fighting, aren't we brothers after all?
re:BYU Fan who...  | 2:43 p.m. July 9, 2009
AMEN!

Add your comment

Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, off-topic, misrepresentative, more than 200 words or containing URLs will not be posted.

Words Remaining

E-mail address: For internal use only. We may want to contact you to publish your comment (not your e-mail address) in the newspaper or for a separate story idea.

previousnext

Latest comments

Gifts for gamers

There are some games I love not on your list. Arkham Asylum for one.

Daughter: Mitchell fed me my pet

Our parents made my brothers help kill and clean our rabbits before we ate...

Why would you keep it open? I would understand if there was a lot of amazing...

The government will run our health care well? Read Reader's Digest, November...

BCS stable at top, Y. up to 14

TCU stomped on the MWC so they are naturally ready to crush Florida, Alabama...

Jazz win 6th in 7 games

could you understand Dave Locke any more than my mom does and she is not even...

Notre Dame fires Weis

Attending the ND/BYU game 3 years ago in south bend, a couple of things stuck...

I missed the game, actually i heard a little bit of Locke on the radio (man...

Hall's pain reflects self-betrayal

quotes were good: Article was dumb and unnecessary.

Understanding translation process

I believe the art depicting Joseph looking at the plates may possibly be...

Advertisements