My coaching prediction

Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo

Off Coord: Robert Anae

Def Coord: Kalani Sitake



I think Jason Beck and Mark Autuaia might be the only other offensives coach to stay. But I could see Holliday and Tujague staying since they were brought in by Aane 2.0.



I think Steve Kaufusi stays and Paul Tidwell as well. I don't think Nick Howell or Kelly Poppinga stick around.

I think it will be Kalani Sitake as HC. I love Coach Ken Niumatalolo but the system they run at Navy does not fit BYU's... I could be wrong.

SpiffCoug wrote:
Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo

Off Coord: Robert Anae

Def Coord: Kalani Sitake



I think Jason Beck and Mark Autuaia might be the only other offensives coach to stay. But I could see Holliday and Tujague staying since they were brought in by Aane 2.0.



I think Steve Kaufusi stays and Paul Tidwell as well. I don't think Nick Howell or Kelly Poppinga stick around.

I would have no problem with this staff, but I would be very surprised to see both Niumatalolo and Sitake come on board. Whatever happens, I hope it happens sooner than later, and that it isn't Anae for the sake of convenience. If the powers to be believe that Anae is the best man for the job, then I am willing to be open minded and willing to see what he can do...at least until the first game ;)

Well, this staff would certainly get the all-important blessing of Vai Sikahema...

I could live with what would be a serious Poly Pipeline, as Spiff indicates.

If ken could live with Anaes system, i suppose i could live with that. I think ANaes system is better than the wishbone. But the wishbione predates Ken N, so is Ken really a wishobne guy before Navy???

At any rate, free Bronco now.

SpiffCoug wrote:
Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo

Off Coord: Robert Anae

Def Coord: Kalani Sitake



I think Jason Beck and Mark Autuaia might be the only other offensives coach to stay. But I could see Holliday and Tujague staying since they were brought in by Aane 2.0.



I think Steve Kaufusi stays and Paul Tidwell as well. I don't think Nick Howell or Kelly Poppinga stick around.

I think Mark Atuaia stays for sure, as well as Kaufusi and Tidwell. I see them as BYU guys, not necessarily Bronco guys. I think Beck stays as well. Though he has ties to Bronco, I think he really loves coaching Mangum. You can see his loyalty is to the Y and to the great kids he is coaching.



As for Anae, I think the only way he stays is as head coach. Otherwise, I think he goes with Bronco. Unfortunately, you know Bronco is going to take Weintrich with him, as well as Holliday, if Anae goes with him. TJ I would guess is up in the air, because he was really a LaVell guy. He may stay with BYU, and I hope he does.



This is all a mess and serious distraction in what would have set up as an awesome bowl opportunity...if everyone wasn't completely distracted.

With the exception of Andy Reid, Ken N is head and shoulders above every other candidate as far as I'm concerned. With anyone else, it would feel like a huge downgrade. This (with the exception of Sitake) would make me a happy Cougar.

SpiffCoug wrote:
Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo

Off Coord: Robert Anae

Def Coord: Kalani Sitake



I think Jason Beck and Mark Autuaia might be the only other offensives coach to stay. But I could see Holliday and Tujague staying since they were brought in by Aane 2.0.



I think Steve Kaufusi stays and Paul Tidwell as well. I don't think Nick Howell or Kelly Poppinga stick around.

This would be solid.



Niumatalolo's experience with the triple option would not be a hinderance; Dr. Anae would still be OC and run his offense. Niumatalolo's experience running a national program and recruiting at a unique institution would provide tremendous value. I think he would perform better as the spokesperson for BYU football than Bronco.



I'd love to see Chad Lewis and Ty Detmer as position coaches on the staff.

As an after thought to my earlier post, if Jason Beck leaves with Bronco, John Beck would fill in nicely as a QB coach.

SpiffCoug wrote:
Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo

Off Coord: Robert Anae

Def Coord: Kalani Sitake



I think Jason Beck and Mark Autuaia might be the only other offensives coach to stay. But I could see Holliday and Tujague staying since they were brought in by Aane 2.0.



I think Steve Kaufusi stays and Paul Tidwell as well. I don't think Nick Howell or Kelly Poppinga stick around.

I would be happy with this with the exception of Sitake. I would rather have Nick Howell then him. Howell's 2014 defense was not as bad as Sitake's OSU defense this year. Bronco Mendenhall proved that a good defensive coordinator can field a good defense even when it is down on talent so I don't buy the argument that Sitake struggled this year because of talent. I think that his defenses were good at Utah because of kwhit and not because of him. If he were a good dcoordinator, his defense at OSU would have kept them competitive until the offense could come around. They were giving up 50 points per game this year to bad teams.

Well, with those coaches, if nothing else BYU would get just about every Poly player it set its sights on.



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http://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2015/12/5/9853842/byu-coaching-search-ecu-ruffin-mcneill-defensive-coordinator-assistant



Ruffin McNeill for DC?

Cougs_Rule wrote:
I could live with what would be a serious Poly Pipeline, as Spiff indicates.

If ken could live with Anaes system, i suppose i could live with that. I think ANaes system is better than the wishbone. But the wishbione predates Ken N, so is Ken really a wishobne guy before Navy???

At any rate, free Bronco now.

I believe he played qb for Hawaii in college when they ran a wishbone offense.



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Pretty sure Ken would only come if he had complete control of his staff, which makes this prediction laughable. ...especially the part where Sitake takes a huge pay cut to work with someone he's never worked with.



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The coach would have complete say in his staff. I think he would keep some of the current coaches.

It would be foolish NOT to consider Bevell ... even though I doubt it has any likelihood, but it has been confirmed he's talking to BYU

http://www.fieldgulls.com/2015/12/7/9866880/darrell-bevell-byu-candidate-seahawks



And one report says Sitake is very interested:

http://www.tornbysports.com/kalani-sitake-to-byu/

I hope it's Anderson. He has built the Stanford recruiting model that is currently kicking the trash out of the entire Pac 12.



I think it's silly to think that any coaching group will get any poly they set their sights on...USC is still USC, Stanford is still Stanford.



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I saw that Kalani Sitake makes 800k plus as the DC at OSU. Going to BYU at the DC would be a downgrade in his HC career ladder as well as his pay.



How in the world could Byu pay for Anae, Sitake and Ken N?