Comments about ‘BYU football notebook: Cougars struggling vs. quality teams’

Make that 4-6! GOOOOOO UTES!!!!

Seems to me like the same old story, but what it really is, is excuses. They cougars use to really on great quarterbacks to win games and now they rely on running backs. When will bronco realize you can't have a one man team? As a fan, I think it is time for him to step down, be a defensive coach and lets find someone who can MOTIVATE a team to win.

With this year's Utah team? Be serious.

Pound the ball on the ground with Unga and our other RB, HB, etc. Until they can stopt them!

Ummm .... we need to execute better

Ummm .... we need to be more focused

Ummm .... we need to have better intensity

Ummm .... we need to be fully invested

Ummm .... we need to remember FB is 5th or 6th, or really wherever the young man feels like putting it.

Ummm .... we need to come back and be better

Ummm .... we need to cut down on penalties

Ummm .... we need to schedule 1 for 1 with the BCS boys

Ummm .... we need to quit making 27 fixable errors per game

Did I miss anything?

Anyone that complains about Byu Football, it shows your level of education.

You can't win with (2) fullbacks that have no speed.
You can't cover top flight receivers with 5'6" cornerbacks. There are no Hobbits in Division 1 football.
The quarterback has stats because the team is built around him. He is not a winner. Just another seemingly nice guy that's a quarterback.
Size/speed/skill wins. When you have more players on the field with all three your chances of victory improve dramatically.
The Happy Valley Gravy Train doesn't have enough of these players.

If Mendenhall was willing to face reality he would see that his excuses will never merit the fact that as a coach he lacks the excitement or involvement needed to get players up and prepared for a game. Just watch him on the side lines - folded arms, no demeaner or anxiety or excitement, no interaction with coaches or players for good or bgad jobs done. LaVell Edwards earned the right to be that way, but Mendenhall has not so the buck stops with Mendenhall. A nice guy but I am beginning to wonder about his REAL coaching abilities. Nice guys always come in second! Winners get seriously involved with players, coaches and team performance.

If Mendenhall cannot figure that out real soon perhaps a head coach change is required - How about one of those NFL coaches who previously coached at BYU - what a change that would be!

I love how everyone loves Bronco because he is such a great coach at 10-2 every year... Does anyone know his record VS. ranked teams in his time here?? He is 4-12 VS. ranked teams... Argue that.

Hey, lets hire Stephen Covey! Great Idea!

Exactly how many division one football games have you coached? Jr. College? High school games? Shall we try little league games? Thought so. Go back to your nintendo, gamecube or PS2 where you got all your experience. Critic's are usually legless men who teach running.

"We need to...force our execution to hold at a higher level."

What does that even mean, Bronco? No more Covey-management techniques and jargon. It's football!

There was a time that BYU fans had class. I will take that any day. Here we have a coach and program that wins in double digits every year and we have complainers. We have done well against TCU and Utah in the last few years and will in the future. The program has beaten BCS teams and will continue to. The team is much better than some of it's classless fans.

BYU is 4-5 against TCU and Utah.
TCU is also 4-5 against BYU and Utah.
Utah is 5-3 against BYU and TCU.

The point is that there are three pretty even teams atop the MWC.

So now we can wait for the article about TCU struggling against good teams.

That is the record BYU, TCU, and Utah will have against each other over the past five seasons when this season is over. So according to this article BYU, Utah, and TCU all struggle in big games. It's called parity.

BYU has the talent. BYU has the resources. BYU has a "good" coach. What BYU doesn't have is an "excellent" coach. I know BYU fans are going to hate this, but if BYU had a coach similar to Urban Meyer, there is no doubt in my mind that BYU would be a BCS team and a national contender EVERY single year.

"Excellent" coaches are difficult to find and BYU has very selective religious requirements for their coaches which narrows the field down to only LDS. Maybe BYU needs to start expanding it's coaching pool and coaching options.

I know that many BYU fans are going to be upset that a Ute fan is even commenting on this BYU story. However, I just want to say that I have started to pay attention to BYU's talent this year (I even went to my first BYU game). I hate to admit it, but BYU probably has more talent than any other team in the MWC. I personally don't feel that talent is being used to its potential by your coach. There is absolutely no reason that BYU shouldn't be ranked in the top 10 year in and year out with their talent. I would tend to lay the blame with the coaching staff and/or their coaching philosophy. There are many BCS teams that would love to trade their players for BYU's players and I bet they would coach BYU better than it is being coached. Just my 2 scents.

Come on "Uncle Reality". BYU doesn't currently nor will it ever have the athletes to compete on a national scale. Cougar fan should just be happy winning the MWC once in a while and being able to beat Utah and TCU when they have a down year. Those are the facts, as tough as it is for Cougar fan to realize. Forget the dream of a BCS berth and keep that MWC championship in mind.

Bronco is fine. The talent level is not much different than when Crowton was coach. Considering the talent they have and will have, BYU is doing exceptionally well. I do wish Bronco would not be so predictable in both his defense and play calling. BYU might be a victim of its own system. Execution is very important. But if the other team executes equally well, then the outcome falls back on talent and how the ball bounces. But surprise can compensate for lack of talent. Ask Boise State. Another thought, put one of the speed guys at running back occasionally. Power is good and Harvey is amazing. But adding a speed back would help Harvey and add more options.

There is no way that the church will select a coach other than one that is a member of the church. It just will not happen. The twelve apostles selected Bronco with one interview. Other coaches that do not share the beliefs can be selected as assistants but I can guarantee they will not select a head coach other than a member of the LDS church with a Temple Recommend. Plain and Real!