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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
I think Rose screwed up with FBIV. FB was in Rose's doghouse for far too long for reasons unknown. And you knew that he had to be steaming watching these unathletic no-defense trash players get serious playing time. Like Nixon. SLTrib is reporting that FB leaving is a surprise to the staff. Not a surprise to me. He felt like he got screwed and he gone.
Nielson on the other hand was reportedly urged to transfer. Let me give Coach Rose a tip. If your recruit can't run with normal form, he's no good. The guy is so unathletic he can't even run properly. Another recruiting fail of bigs from Rose (I'll toss Worthington in the junk pile as well. Along with Nixon, who played the 4 at times).
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I liked Bartley, but on offense I often felt like it was a success if he had the ball and didn't lose it. He never quite got the offense when pretty much everyone else on the team did. He was a good defensive player which is why he did get playing time the second half of the season, and clearly the reason why he was in there. Also, I think the Trib is full of it and trying to stir things up for clicks on their articles. Rose was talking last week about changes to the roster that were about to come. I don't believe it was really a surprise, especially with having Pope leave to UVU. And there just wasn't enough room for Neilson. There was definitely a recruiting gap that occurred while Jimmer was here, especially among the bigs, of which Neilson was a part. But I believe we'll soon see that issue has been corrected as those players start coming home from missions.