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Old 10-30-2008, 05:44 PM   #31
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Are you a sports fan? Do you actually listen to Bronco talk? It's pretty obvious to those that follow his public speaking: radio interviews, CC talks, fireside talks, etc. He's got a chip on his shoulder towards a large portion of the fan base.
Doesn't everyone have a chip on their shoulder towards BYU's fanbase. Even BYU fans do.

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Old 10-30-2008, 05:51 PM   #32
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% of non-LDS players is down drastically.
Evidence that Bronco's recruiting approach is yielding lesser players than otherwise may have been committed this is most certainly not.


In fact, evidence supports the idea that A) LDS athletes as a whole are improving, and B) % of contributing non-LDS players who DO commit is (and always has been) extremely low.
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Old 10-30-2008, 06:00 PM   #33
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Bronco's been awesome. My complaint in this thread is primarily his personality which is very fan-unfriendly. He knows what the fan wants to hear and he says the exact opposite almost to piss the fan off and teach him who's boss. Whatever, I guess I can deal.

Complaint #2 is that he actually believes what he's saying and isn't interested in recruiting better athletes. The evidence on that is unclear, so I won't hammer him on it.
I disagree. I love the way Bronco responds to questions & the way he frames his delivery. To me, he's very fan-friendly, from his approach to media access to his willingness to respond to fan questions in a thoughtful way. I also very much appreciate that he doesn't talk a bunch of shit (insert your favorite Whittingham-ism from his first three years here) just to make some fans happy. He's honest...almost to a fault.

I think the real issue here is that his approach and/or personality don't agree with you personally. That's fine, and feel free to voice your opinion as such. Just don't lump me & the hundreds of thousands of fans like me into your group of "fans he says the exact opposite almost to piss the fan off."
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Old 10-30-2008, 06:47 PM   #34
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Stupid Bronco. He thinks he's the head coach.
Bronco is the first counselor, right? God is the coach.
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Santos has more chips and more shoulders than Bronco ever will.
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Old 10-30-2008, 10:37 PM   #36
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Bronco is the first counselor, right? God is the coach.
That's funny.
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