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Vol. 38, Issue 3, August 20, 2018
Follow the Money
There was plenty of speculation in the investigation of the Watergate break in a few decades ago that “Follow the Money” was said by “Deep Throat”.
Jack Ryan, the fictional spy/CIA analyst/tough guy character who will be seen later this month in a new series on Amazon Prime, also is quoted in the promo trailers that he “just follows the money”.
Thanks to some very good work by Mitch Harper, we too can follow the BYU football scholarship money. It’s an interesting read and well done by Harper.
Wouldn’t we love to know what coaches say privately about the coaching peers?
I would. That’s why I suggest you Click here.
Could Nick Saban Win at BYU?
Which Came First? The Chicken or the Egg?
Is it players or coaches that win football games? If you read the CBS article above about coaches rating other coaches anonymously, you saw this said about Nick Saban, the former coach at Michigan State, LSU and now Alabama.
"If you had the No. 1 recruiting class in the country every year [you'd win like Nick Saban]. He shows up at every single game with a better roster than the teams he 's playing. … If you count cheating and getting the best players in the country as part of running a program, he's the best in the country. It's like saying an NFL coach is the best coach in the league if he gets 25 first-round picks every year."
If you have read my letter for a few years, you know that I personally think having good players is better than having good coaches.
I may be wrong. This BYU season will let me know if I am right or wrong when it comes to coaching vs players.
I don’t see any major improvement in the talent level at BYU with a few exceptions. The biggest exception may be Zach Wilson at quarterback, if he can play like he is being touted.
I’m extremely interested in the comparison of offensive staff resumes between last year and this season. I’ll be interested to see if it makes a difference.
Here we go. Old Coach New Coach
Ty Detmer/Offensive coordinator/QB Coach
Coaching Experience
- BYU, Offensive Coordinator (2016-17)
- St. Andrews Episcopal School, Head Coach (2011-15)
Jeff Grimes/Offensive Coordinator
Coaching Experience
- BYU, Offensive coordinator (2018-present)
- LSU, Run game coordinator, offensive line (2014-17)
- Virginia Tech, Run game coordinator, offensive line (2013)
- Auburn, Offensive line (2009-12)
- Colorado, Assistant head coach, run game coordinator, offensive line (2007-08)
- BYU, Offensive line coach (2004-06)
- Arizona State, Run game coordinator, offensive line (2001-03)
- Boise State, Offensive line (2000)
- Hardin-Simmons, Offensive line (1998-99)
- Texas A&M, Graduate assistant (1996-97)
- Rice, Graduate assistant (1995)
Aaron Roderick/ QB Coach-Passing Game Coordinator
Coaching Experience
- BYU, Passing game coordinator (2018-present)
- Utah
- Co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks (2015-16)
- Passing game coordinator, quarterbacks (2014)
- Passing game coordinator, wide receivers (2012-13)
- Co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers (2010)
- Wide receivers (2005-13)
- Southern Utah, Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, recruiting coordinator (2003-04)
- Snow College, Running backs (2002)
- BYU, Graduate assistant – linebackers (1999), receivers (2000-01)
Coaching Experience
BYU, Running Backs Coach (2016-present)
AJ Steward/ Running Back Coach
Coaching Experience
- BYU, Running backs (2018-present)
- Rice
- Running backs (2014-2017)
- Graduate assistant (2012-13
Ben Cahoon/Wide Receiver Coach
Coaching Experience
· 2011-2012 BYU receivers coach
· 2016-present BYU receivers coach
Fesi Sitake/Wide Receiver Coach
Coaching Experience
- BYU, Assistant coach (2018-present)
- Weber State
- Offensive coordinator (2016-17)
- Passing game coordinator, wide receivers (2014-15)
- Southern Utah,
- Passing game coordinator, wide receivers (2013)
- Wide receivers (2012)
- Student assistant – wide receivers (2011)
Mike Empey/Offensive Line Coach
Coaching Experience
- BYU, Offensive line coach (2016-17)
Tight ends coach (2001-04)
Offensive tackles and tight ends coach (2000)
GA (1994-96) - Snow College, Head coach (1999)
- UNLV, Tight ends coach (1997-98)
- American Fork High School, Offensive coordinator (2012-14)
Ryan Pugh/Offensive Line Coach
Coaching Experience
- BYU, Offensive line (2018-present)
- UT-San Antonio, Offensive line (2016-17)
- LSU, Graduate assistant – offensive line (2015)
- Cincinnati, Graduate assistant – offensive line (2014)
- Virginia Tech, Graduate assistant – offensive line (2013)
- Auburn, Graduate assistant – offensive line (2012)
Steve Kaufusi/Defensive Coach
Coaching Experience
2002-2018 BYU defensive line coach; 1997-2001 defensive ends coach at Utah; 1995-1996 defensive line coach at Utah; 1994 graduate assistant at Utah.
Preston Hadley/Safeties Coach
Coaching Experience
- BYU, safeties coach (2018-present)
- Weber State, secondary coach, recruiting coordinator (2016-2017)
- Santa Ana College, cornerbacks, kick/punt return teams, recruiting coordinator (2015)
- BYU, graduate assistant - defensive backs, wide receivers (2013-14)
We will soon find out if it is players or coaches, chicken or egg, Saban or Sitake. It should be an interesting season.
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