BYU Football 2021

[Iceaxe]

This is huge... not just for BYU, but for college football in general... this is a game changer...

BYU's landmark NIL agreement

https://www.deseret.com/2021/8/12/22622671/byu-landmark-nil-agreement-got-a-ton-of-national-attention

[Scott Card]

Yep, I'm proud of my Cougars. :2thumbs:

[Sandstone Addiction]

Sounds like BYU going to the Big 12 is a done deal?

If I heard correctly, that would be all sports as well? That would be a huge step up for basketball! Nice!

[Iceaxe]

Joining the Big 12 would be a big step up for BYU all the way around.

Last time around the LGBTQ community came out in force against BYU joining and was a big reason an invitation was never presented. This time around the LGBTQ community is mostly silent, I'm just curious why the difference.

[Iceaxe]

It's been a huge weekend for the Cougars...

[rockgremlin]

It's been a huge weekend for the Cougars...


I think their Big 12 invitation contributed to their win. They couldn't very well get invited to a big boy conference and then turn around and get spanked yet again by an average Pac12 Utah team, now could they?

[Scott Card]

Yep, it is good to be a Cougar! I was at the game and this was the second most engaged crowd that I have experienced in the stadium (LES). The only other time I have experienced a crowd like the one on Saturday night at LES was when BYU and Ty Detmer beat then #1 ranked Miami. It was good to yell, jump around and just plain cut loose with 63K fans. The 9-11 tribute was very well done and there was even a flyover. Nothing sounds more like freedom to me than the sound of our awesome air force jets roaring overhead.

[rockgremlin]

BYU: 3

The"mighty" Pac12: Zero

[Iceaxe]

Zach Wilson on pace to throw 76 picks this season...

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210919/f4e5bc58857a9fe3b953bc5a27d91944.jpg

[Scott Card]

^^^^^ Oh boy, I hope not!

[Iceaxe]

Has anyone else noticed.... if BYU can get by USC in November they will win the PAC 12 South and should get to play Oregon to see who goes to the Rose Bowl.

[oldno7]

BYU is headed in the right direction, the pac-12 is not.

[Iceaxe]

And the dream hits a wall in Boise State.

[gholt]

Cfp for BYU hopeful fans ended,

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[Iceaxe]

Cfp for BYU hopeful fans ended,

Yup, witb one lose the next stop is the WhoGivesAShit Bowl. The Big 12 can't come soon enough.

[Scott Card]

Gratefully, I was enjoying Teton National Park and missed that game. Ugggg.

[Iceaxe]

Baylor welcomes BYU to the Big 12.

[Iceaxe]

Say goodbye to Sitake.... if offered the job he'll make more in one year at Washington than he does in 5 at BYU.

BYU doesn't pay their coaches anything close to market value.


https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/14/22782398/will-kalani-sitake-be-a-serious-candidate-for-the-washington-job-byu-cougars-college-football

[Scott Card]

I don't know. He seems to have convinced the powers that be of some significant changes in pay, particularly to take care of the assistants. Also, I genuinely believes he likes it at BYU.

[Iceaxe]

I don't know. He seems to have convinced the powers that be of some significant changes in pay, particularly to take care of the assistants. Also, I genuinely believes he likes it at BYU.Sitake makes $1.5 million. Whitt makes $5 million.... Chris Peterson made $5 million a year at Washington and is what I'd expect Washington to offer a proven head coach.

$1.5 is not what you pay a winning coach in a P5 Conference, which is where BYU is headed. BYU has always greatly underpaid its coaches. It was a big reason Whitt chose Utah over BYU.

There is being happy with your job, and setting your entire family up for life and $5 million for 5 years does that. At some point you owe it to your family no matter how happy you are at your current job.

[Scott Card]

Where are you getting your intel on Sitake's salary? Since BYU is a private organization the salary numbers aren't announced. I do believe (based upon very good info) that his salary is also supplemented by private donors, again a number that is not public.

[oldno7]

So did you use yours as a charitable writeoff last year?:mrgreen:

[Scott Card]

:roflol:What I donate to coaches salaries is included in the price of my ticket. :haha:

[Iceaxe]

The Oregon Ducks are now looking for a new coach and Sitake's name is on the list. The Ducks would be a difficult job to turn down if offered as it's probably one of the top 10 programs in the country and doesn't need to go through a rebuilding process.

[oldno7]

BYU had a very good season, destroyed the PAC 12 and gets rewarded with the turd bowl.

Independence:crazy:

[Scott Card]

Yes, I am one who is very glad we will be joining the Big 12.

[Scott Card]

The Oregon Ducks are now looking for a new coach and Sitake's name is on the list. The Ducks would be a difficult job to turn down if offered as it's probably one of the top 10 programs in the country and doesn't need to go through a rebuilding process.

My belief is that Kalani wants to stay at BYU and that BYU will compensate him. Now, BYU won't ever match what Oregon has to offer, but I just don't see Kalani moving on quite yet. I think he really likes being at BYU, feels like there is work still to do and from all I have heard Kalani is not as money/reputation driven as other coaches. Again, I do believe with BYU money and private donors, Kalani and his staff will be compensated to their satisfaction. There has been enough chatter about coaches compensation that I believe BYU got the message. Just my 2 cents (with a little inside info :))

[Iceaxe]

The ducks just offered Cristobal $85 million to stay...

$8.5 million a year for 10 years....

That kinda makes Sitake's $1.5 million a year (a little inside info) look like chump change. BYU is going to have to up their game sooner or later.

Cristobal is undecided on Oregon or Miami.

[Iceaxe]

Cristobal is gone to Miami.... but the big news to BYU fans is that Sitake is in talks with the Ducks about becoming their next head coach.

BYU and it's donor's had better get their checkbooks out. I don't think BYU has to pay Duck type money to keep Sitake, but they will probably at least need to double what he makes now.

[Iceaxe]

Good news for Breed M' Young....

[emoji815] BYU coach Kalani Sitake interviewed with Oregon on Wednesday. I didn’t get the impression the Ducks were wild about this one. The whisper is that either Sitake didn’t interview well or expressed some hesitation about leaving BYU. I would be surprised if he’s the pick for this reason but we’ve seen stranger 180-degree twists. (A note... the Oregon legislature passed a law in 2009 that requires the state’s public universities to interview a qualified minority candidate before making a hire. Sitake, who is Tongan, fulfills this requirement.)

[Scott Card]

Here you go, Ice.

BYU agrees to 'unprecedented' contract extension with Kalani Sitake through 2027 season

https://www.ksl.com/article/50309635/byu-agrees-to-unprecedented-contract-extension-with-kalani-sitake-through-2027-season

[Iceaxe]

Great for BYU and great for Sitake. I assume "unprecedented" is code for a whole lot more money than he was making.

[Iceaxe]

Kalani Sitake's new contract shows BYU is ready to play with the big boys.

https://www.deseret.com/2021/12/10/22828046/byu-football-coach-kalani-sitake-salary-contract-increased-message-cougars-spending-more-big-12