I work with a guy who went to BYU and is a big basketball fan. We were discussing the Pope hire this morning and he shared his thoughts. He hated that he lost Pope to us. He said he has a huge personality and great offense, and thinks he'll be able to recruit at a high level here. He brought up the restrictions he had at BYU when recruiting. He said they recruit the best Mormons and then fill it out with other guys who fit the mold of the Mormon religion but he can't go out and get anyone he wants.
He said last year they were not supposed to be good but surprised everyone. Still, 21-11 and fifth place in the conference is not acceptable here. Their defense was terrible too. He agreed with me this shouldn't have been our 2nd or 3rd call. But overall he thinks Pope is going to kill it here. I'm not in agreement there but I'm going to see what the roster looks like and give Pope a shot.
He said last year they were not supposed to be good but surprised everyone. Still, 21-11 and fifth place in the conference is not acceptable here. Their defense was terrible too. He agreed with me this shouldn't have been our 2nd or 3rd call. But overall he thinks Pope is going to kill it here. I'm not in agreement there but I'm going to see what the roster looks like and give Pope a shot.