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Let’s see if leadership at the U can bring this baby to bed. I am hopeful, but I’m also anxious to see this thing get done.

There are a lot of ways that this could go wrong, having a popular, famous alumnus take over the head coaching job. There are probably more examples of this failing than examples of this working, but I think the dynamics of this one lean it in Utah’s favor for it being a successful job.

I genuinely think Alex Jensen is one of those guys who could coach any team at any level to its highest point. I have no doubt that he can do his part. The question is if the pieces surrounding him like the the A.D., the administration, the boosters, the fans, and the students can all do their part as well. That is half of the equation, and frankly possibly the bigger half.

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I think so. I hate to say it, and I have no beef with Smith. But his tenure has felt lackluster from the jump. I don’t know why, but the hiring felt anticlimactic, and it just seemed to limp along from there. Even the LK era had it’s fair share of juice and excitement before the wheels came off mid era.

But Smith never really generated any excitement for hope for the future. No exciting recruits. No awe-inspiring transfers (even thought D. Smith became must-see TV). Then getting stripped of Burgess and Keita just felt emasculating. If you told me 25 years ago that BYU would be clowning our basketball program these day’s I’d have thought you were high on meth.

We’ve gotta get our mojo back and I think Jensen with the right staff and our boosters pushing from behind that can happen.

Now let’s go lock up Jensen, steal Chandler from Pope, land a few studs, and make the Big 12 hate us more than they already do!

GO UTES!!

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Interesting. Like the poster above says, from your kb to God’s ears.

I feel like when the next big shakeup happens Utah is going to barely make or barely miss the P2 or whatever the condensed field is called. A close shave either way.

The big buzz as of late has been FSU/Clemson to the B12. I’m having a hard time seeing that. I think it’s saber rattling that neither P2 wants them, but I also can’t see either one letting them slip to the B12. The P2 also has little reason to let the B12 get any more powerful or legit. (Though, the only way for the B12 to join the ranks of the P2 and be a legit P3 would be to somehow woo ND first and Clem/FSU second).

If we can slide into the B1G with an ND/Stan wave, that would be the biggest thing that has happened to our school, possibly ever. Surpassing Rose Bowls.

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It really is a good gig. Sitake should take it.

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Honestly, THIS is the honeymoon for BYU and their basketball success.

Think about it.

When have they EVER paid off on the hype they build up. They NEVER do. BYU can’t have nice things and that’s why they build up hype and live off ’84 because that’s kinda all they’ve got. Their restrictions as a church school really put a cap on how far they can go particularly in the money sports.

Now, I’m not taking away from what they’ve done since hiring Young. Their recruiting has looked unlike anything I’ve ever thought was possible for them. But they are at the base of a mountain they’ve never really climbed. If they climb it I’ll give them their kudos.

But this is the “Quest for Perfection” fan base. They talk big. And they fizzle out eventually.

I’ll bet this basketball team they’ve assembled will do pretty well by their standards. But have you seen their standards? No Final Fours. Ever. And they still won’t do that. And they may up their Sweet 16s to something more than once every 30 years. Good for them. But they’re not about to become “Duke of the west.” So everyone needs to chill.

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You do you, man. But this is a ridiculous take, IMO.

Ryan is a billionaire…with a “B.” Your boycott, or any collective boycott, would not put a dent in his fortune. Do I wish the Utes had a billionaire bankrolling athletics like a Smith or Uncle Phil? Of course! We had Jon Huntsman and he’s gone.

So, if turning your back on Jazz and the hockey team make you feel like you’re really sticking it to BYU, go ahead.

For me, life it too short not to just sit back and enjoy the two pro teams we have in this market along with the Utes. I’m super grateful that there are guys like Larry Miller and Smith with vision and a love of sports like I have who are willing to put their fortunes behind things that are fun for this community.

Now, if we can just get the MLB to SLC I think we might just have the perfect sports market in this country.

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I’ve always thought Jonnie woudld be a good option, but it was interesting to hear Josh Grant’s opinion on that. He said something to the effect of “he’s just a developmental coach” which sounds good to me, but I guess he’s saying that Bryant is a little light on the X’s and O’s.

Of course Jensen is the best option though. He’s option 1, 2, and 3. If they whiff on him this time I’ll not be stoked. And I hope the U did their due diligence testing the waters with Alex before they cut Smith loose.

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Agreed. I can’t help but think that it’s the former, because the rest of what he’s saying makes too much sense. He knows it. I know it. We all know how Ute mbb becomes successful, and we all know it’s not going to work when the recipe is ignored.

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Or, the reason is that there is one candidate. We all know who that is. And the boosters basically said “We’ve seen enough. Smith is done. Here are the keys to the Brinks truck. Now, Harlan, go get the guy you were supposed to get last time so he can come in asap and keep as much of what’s worth keeping as possible.”

I feel bad for the boys currently on the team, but their loss (which is as much on them as it was on CS) put the final nail in the coffin for this season’s NCAA Tourney prospects. It’s over. Not only that, but the Dallas Mavericks are in disarray after they traded Luka. NOW is the time to go get Jensen. Quit screwing around and go get the right guy.

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