Bye Bye Dayan Lake......

DB Dayan Lake just decommited per Doug Kimmel on Twitter......I mean would you want Howell as your coach?

This is not good. Lake is hoping for an offer from Utah or Az St. - perhaps both.

You don't stay committed to a school for nearly two years and then two weeks before the signing day have a change of heart just because you want to go somewhere else.



Just my uninformed guess, but I think something happened here. Possibly grades or honor code related.



Or if he is hoping for an offer from another school, perhaps those schools got in his ear that he may not survive at BYU academically or socially and then he's lost a year.

Dayan Lake made a curious comment -

"I didn't feel like things with BYU were really working out. I am still tripping there January 30th and am open to recommitting, but I want to see what else is out there."



My question is - exactly what wasn't working out? The Coaching Staff didn't call, txt, Twitter, and email him enough? I doubt it. More than likely it's the tough academic and HC requirements that are giving Dayan pause. I hope Dayan re-commits.



He's a quality athlete. We always need speed in our secondary. Lake has both size and speed. He's 5' 11" and runs the 40 in 4.39. He would be a huge contributor.

beauso79 wrote:
DB Dayan Lake just decommited per Doug Kimmel on Twitter......I mean would you want Howell as your coach?

As a position coach, Howell has shown that he can turn non-D1 athletes into a pretty dang good secondary, now as a defensive coordinator on the other hand...

He's a quality kid, he can fit in. It's a good sign that he will take his trip. I have not given up hope yet. If he comes he will see the field his freshman year.

Key point - he is still tripping to BYU on 1/30 and is still open to BYU. He hasn't closed the door and G. Martzen mentioned several recruits would be making trips. They are OK with this and the Kona Schwenke policy is not in place.



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byucougar1 wrote:
Key point - he is still tripping to BYU on 1/30 and is still open to BYU. He hasn't closed the door and G. Martzen mentioned several recruits would be making trips. They are OK with this and the Kona Schwenke policy is not in place.



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A couple of things. The Kona Schwenke policy was only in place because he decided to trip later at a point where BYU couldn't contact him after his trip.



And 2, Dayan Lake's main recruiter is/was Howell and they apparently have a great relationship.

Lake is a little late in the process, hoping some big time schools held a schollie for him, when he's been committed for about 2 years.

hawkwing wrote:

DB Dayan Lake just decommited per Doug Kimmel on Twitter......I mean would you want Howell as your coach?

As a position coach, Howell has shown that he can turn non-D1 athletes into a pretty dang good secondary, now as a defensive coordinator on the other hand...

Which non-D1 athletes did he turn into a good secondary as a position coach?

Can we stop automatically thinking it "must be an HC issue" when a young kid decides not to come to BYU?

Ddawg wrote:
This is not good. Lake is hoping for an offer from Utah or Az St. - perhaps both.

UT is pretty risky when you have not a clue who the DC is...And ASU...well anyone who wants to wear the butt-ugliest uniforms in the history of uniformology...all I can say is bless them.....

BlueIsBetter wrote:
Can we stop automatically thinking it "must be an HC issue" when a young kid decides not to come to BYU?

No, because it is routinely a reason. And it's a valid reason. And for a kid who is committed for over two years to come to the school, it's a logical conclusion that something has happened to force a change.



BYU and it's lifestyle isn't for everyone and it's better for a kid (and BYU too) to realize that before coming than after arriving.



We don't know if Dayan has HC issues. But my guess is either grades or HC.

Maybe he really, really, really wants to grow a beard...

Schmoe wrote:
Maybe he really, really, really wants to grow a beard...

He can now do that if he becomes Muslim. ;-)



No. But seriously,HOWELL was decent as a DB coach. DBs suffered when his attnetion was drawn to the whole D.

SpiffCoug wrote:

Can we stop automatically thinking it "must be an HC issue" when a young kid decides not to come to BYU?

No, because it is routinely a reason. And it's a valid reason. And for a kid who is committed for over two years to come to the school, it's a logical conclusion that something has happened to force a change.



BYU and it's lifestyle isn't for everyone and it's better for a kid (and BYU too) to realize that before coming than after arriving.



We don't know if Dayan has HC issues. But my guess is either grades or HC.

Well, he wouldn't be the first to have a problem with HC. Derek S doesn't like him either. ;-)

Reports are saying this is related to grades. Grades just came out at his high school. Not sure on the chances to fix it before Fall term.

BlueIsBetter wrote:

beauso79 wrote:
DB Dayan Lake just decommited per Doug Kimmel on Twitter......I mean would you want Howell as your coach?

As a position coach, Howell has shown that he can turn non-D1 athletes into a pretty dang good secondary, now as a defensive coordinator on the other hand...

Which non-D1 athletes did he turn into a good secondary as a position coach?

PoVey for one...



Just messin' with ya. ;)

Well if he gets into utah (assuming he gets an offer), we'll know it's a grades issue.



If he goes to ASU (assuming he gets an offer) we'll know it's a HC issue (no good lookers at utah).



;)

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Welcome back. Glad to hear.



I would rather see a kid decommit and see what is out there, than to either go behind the coaches backs and keep talking and lose the offer or regret the decision and leave, then regret leaving.



Go Cougars.



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