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Monsons Article on Bronco

by pjmuli · 9/15/2010

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beauso79
Totally agree here:



"Mendenhall’s allowing his assistants to bench the freshman after throwing an interception at Air Force was ludicrous. If there’s a time not to bench a young player, it’s right after he makes a mistake. It’s like Jerry Sloan benching a rookie for missing a three-point shot. The importance of confidence, remember? He’s got to play through it."
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MJCOUGAR
It was harsh but basically true. And no I am not calling for Bronco's head or Anea's. Mistakes are going to happen. Judgement and consequence should be for how they respond/fix the mistakes.
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CannonCougar85
Monson is a tool and all he does is try and kick a team when they're down. It's his calling card.

I respond to Monson the same way Boylen did to Monson:



"Nice of you to show up."
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CannonCougar85 wrote:
Monson is a tool and all he does is try and kick a team when they're down. It's his calling card.

I respond to Monson the same way Boylen did to Monson:



"Nice of you to show up."


I agree. But in this article, I think he nailed it, whether or not we want to hear it.
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Guest
In my leadership training, acquired at BYU, I was taught to develop your followers to the point where they had the motivation, tools, and abilities to make decisions. Then turn over decisions to them and allow them to make and own those decisions. Bronco is the ultimate leader and although it isn't what Monson or the rest of us would have done, it actually may have been the right decision to let Anae make that decision alone.



Of course the 2nd half of this is for Bronco and Anae to sit down and discuss the decision that was made, it's consequences, both good and bad, and also other potential outcomes, so that both can grow in their respective leadership. I fully believe that this is what happened this week.



Real, true leadership is incredibly difficult because of the fact that it requires you to give up control.
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Guest
and ps. Monson is a tool.
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snoscythe
LOL. This is just the typical Monson douchebaggery. The only thing that has changed is the fan-base sentiment. For once, the fans are so besides themselves and irrational in their absolutes that Monson can speak to their souls.
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frdbtr
hawkwing wrote:
In my leadership training, acquired at BYU, I was taught to develop your followers to the point where they had the motivation, tools, and abilities to make decisions. Then turn over decisions to them and allow them to make and own those decisions. Bronco is the ultimate leader and although it isn't what Monson or the rest of us would have done, it actually may have been the right decision to let Anae make that decision alone.



Of course the 2nd half of this is for Bronco and Anae to sit down and discuss the decision that was made, it's consequences, both good and bad, and also other potential outcomes, so that both can grow in their respective leadership. I fully believe that this is what happened this week.



Real, true leadership is incredibly difficult because of the fact that it requires you to give up control.


Very good post. What do you think would happen if Bronco publicly showed up his O coordinator and forced him to play Heaps? It shows a complete lack of confidence in him. I am sure in the coaches meetings, Bronco let Anae know his feelings which is behind the scenes where they belong. Monson is an idiot. I admit I didn't read the article and I will not read it. I quit reading Monson's articles years ago and I will never read another one.
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CougarPeasant
frdbtr wrote:
In my leadership training, acquired at BYU, I was taught to develop your followers to the point where they had the motivation, tools, and abilities to make decisions. Then turn over decisions to them and allow them to make and own those decisions. Bronco is the ultimate leader and although it isn't what Monson or the rest of us would have done, it actually may have been the right decision to let Anae make that decision alone.



Of course the 2nd half of this is for Bronco and Anae to sit down and discuss the decision that was made, it's consequences, both good and bad, and also other potential outcomes, so that both can grow in their respective leadership. I fully believe that this is what happened this week.



Real, true leadership is incredibly difficult because of the fact that it requires you to give up control.


Very good post. What do you think would happen if Bronco publicly showed up his O coordinator and forced him to play Heaps? It shows a complete lack of confidence in him. I am sure in the coaches meetings, Bronco let Anae know his feelings which is behind the scenes where they belong. Monson is an idiot. I admit I didn't read the article and I will not read it. I quit reading Monson's articles years ago and I will never read another one.


I agree with both posts. Bronco put the responsibility on Anae and Doman. Bronco won't question their decisions in public, but I am sure he will have them explain themselves in private and he will advise them what he would have done in that situation, whether it was the same or different. Anae and Doman will also learn from the AFA debacle and move forward.



And as has already been pointed out, Monson's a douchebag.
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Cougs_Rule
Monson is a bottom feeder, a one-trick pony. And he feeds off of a loser readership and loser fan-base that feeds off of any anti-byu stuff.

He's worse than patrick kinahan.



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Italics
I can't believe all of you are trashing the prophet like this. I'm disgusted.
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frdbtr
Italics wrote:
I can't believe all of you are trashing the prophet like this. I'm disgusted.




:lol: two prophets for that matter.
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dmcougar wrote:
Monson is a bottom feeder, a one-trick pony. And he feeds off of a loser readership and loser fan-base that feeds off of any anti-byu stuff.

He's worse than patrick kinahan.



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Monson is a pile. I speak from personal experience. He's an arrogant, back stabbing jack-ass. He's so far below a bottom feeder - screw the puke!!!
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pjmuli
snoscythe wrote:
LOL. This is just the typical Monson douchebaggery. The only thing that has changed is the fan-base sentiment. For once, the fans are so besides themselves and irrational in their absolutes that Monson can speak to their souls.


This sweeping statement just reeks of exaggeration and falsehood. To be more specific, I don't know that the fan base is being irrational.



Most of Monson's points have been echoed by many credible fans on this board as well as a diverse set of reporters, former players, and coaches. While the way in which his message has been configured is inflammatory, the content or substance of his points probably resonate with many rational fans.



Most of me agrees with Bronco that the criticism of fans is directly correlated to their level of education in football. However, as has been stated several times over, some things are just obvious. I think the sharpness of Monson's words reflect how bluntly obvious some of the issues with a two quarterback system are...and while I may have stated it differently, I basically agree and could add a couple more points.
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Cougarbib
One of the Daily Herald writers went back and watched the game tape Wednesday and gave an assessment based a bit more in objectivity and rationality. From it, one could develop a little optimism, yet stay grounded in reality.



The OL, the supposed strength of this team, did not show up. There were 6 false starts that helped kill drives. I also recall an illegal snap call. The center was worked and did not handle AFA stunts and twists and the QBs did not have the protection they needed. Inexperience at center is what allowed us to beat Oklahoma last year. Hopefully this can be fixed but may explain why the more experienced QB who could perhaps scramble out of a lack of protection and who wasn't the future of the program taking such a pounding, was played in the 2nd half. Matt Reynolds was sick. That can be fixed. Maybe our guys get better protection. AFA was creating pressure with 3 and 4 man rush which allowed them to drop back 8 and smother the run and pass.



OC could have scored three TDs and kept us in this shootout. JJ's fumble was his to recover and he dropped two passes in the end zone. Maybe this can be fixed or some other receiver can get more reps.



If our punter can punt like week 1 instead of making 1 and 12 yard punts, AFA would have had more opportunity to make mistakes or stall drives and the D would have more chances to stop them as with UW. He was less harsh on the D and credited AFA for great blocking on the corners.



AFA was a special case and not all of the D players were prepped due to limited reps. FSU is more like UW and everyone should be ready to contribute on defense.



Receivers, another supposed strength of this team have not stepped up. Maybe this will be there week. Hopefully Nelson got most reps in practice this week to work on timing. Keep in mind, that during camp, Heaps got most of the work with the 1s and should have been more in synch with them in week 1 and 2, but wasn't. Maybe we see better timing and better focus by the receivers. Maybe we figure out how to get the ball to Jacobsen.



Maybe JJ hangs onto the ball better.



This is a very inexperienced team and inexperienced teams get rattled on the road and especially against good teams. Hopefully, this 2nd road game will be less unsettling. But Doak Walker with an incredible size and rabid tomahawk chop fans will be daunting. Fans need to be realistic and patient in their expectations of this team.



Linebacker, defensive line, safety, center, rb, fb, QB, and especially te will continue to suffer from inexperience for a while. That is our reality - so prepare to deal with our reality.



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CannonCougar85
pjmuli wrote:
LOL. This is just the typical Monson douchebaggery. The only thing that has changed is the fan-base sentiment. For once, the fans are so besides themselves and irrational in their absolutes that Monson can speak to their souls.


This sweeping statement just reeks of exaggeration and falsehood. To be more specific, I don't know that the fan base is being irrational.



Most of Monson's points have been echoed by many credible fans on this board as well as a diverse set of reporters, former players, and coaches. While the way in which his message has been configured is inflammatory, the content or substance of his points probably resonate with many rational fans.



Most of me agrees with Bronco that the criticism of fans is directly correlated to their level of education in football. However, as has been stated several times over, some things are just obvious. I think the sharpness of Monson's words reflect how bluntly obvious some of the issues with a two quarterback system are...and while I may have stated it differently, I basically agree and could add a couple more points.


I think all sno was saying was that Monson puts out this kind of garbage on a weekly basis. Articles ripping into fans, coaches, players, administrations, etc, are the norm for him. He kicks them when they are up and kicks them even harder when they are down. It just so happens that a majority of the fan base happens to agree with him this one time.



This is the guy that published an article about Collie right before the Super Bowl that basically said that Collie was regretting his "Magic Happens" comment. Collie himself or anybody close to Collie was not quoted in the article. See the "kicks players when they are up..." comment above.
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